Frostrail Weapons — Guns, Stats & Crafting

How weapons work

Lead designer Ez Jämsen describes Frostrail as guns-first rather than melee-first. Pistols, shotguns, rifles, and machine guns form the announced firearm families, with basic melee available earlier and a secondary melee action on ranged weapons.

Ammunition is framed as a valuable resource, so the official design messaging treats combat as a serious cost rather than an unlimited shooting gallery.

• WWI-influenced firearm direction
• Crafting is planned for all guns
• Modular parts and weapon-modifying stations
• No reliable public damage comparison yet

Crafting & modifications

The developers say firearms are craftable and modular. In the official Assembly Station screenshot, the Bolt-Action Rifle uses interchangeable stocks and displays a concrete assembly requirement: slag metal ×5, wood ×3, and cloth ×2.

That screen lists Wooden, Padded, and Bare Bolt-Action Rifle Stock options. The selected Padded stock weighs 0.3 kg and shows +0.0% recoil and +0.0% stability in that captured build.

Weapon crafting

Part of the current design

Named UI

Assembly Station

Visible stock options

Wooden / Padded / Bare

Exact public recipe

Bolt-Action Rifle screenshot only

Archived pre-alpha modular weapon screen

The 2025 official reveal trailer briefly shows an unnamed modular firearm with a prototype stat panel. The screen records damage, fire rate, clip size, spread, stagger, projectile, recoil, and stability values from that early build.

The same interface contains internal parameter labels and placeholder copy, so the weapon has not been assigned a public name here. These figures document Frostrail's development history; they are not current balance data and should not be used for weapon rankings.

Damage

10

Fire rate

5

Clip size

38

Melee / projectile stagger

20 / 20

Barrel spread

0.1

Projectiles

1

Recoil / stability

−0.2 / 0.18

Build

2025 pre-alpha — not current

Closed Beta: how new evidence is checked

Frostrail's announced Closed Beta window ran through September 7, 2026. FakeFish permitted recording and streaming during the event, so a readable in-game weapon card can support a build-specific entry when its capture date and context are retained. A weapon name, player claim, or tier-list ranking without a checkable screenshot or video is still not enough to establish a number.

Beta window

August 31–September 7, 2026

Recording and streaming

Permitted — no NDA during Beta

Verified current stat cards

Bolt-Action Rifle screenshot set

Other weapon numbers

Not yet verified

How current are these weapon stats?

The visible Bolt-Action Rifle values come from a newer official Assembly Station screen. The unnamed firearm values come from the older 2025 pre-alpha reveal and are kept separately. Both explain the weapon systems, but neither is a final balance promise.

• Prototype weapon names are not invented
• Current and archived screenshot values stay separate
• New build values should replace older numbers, not sit beside them

More named weapons in community Beta records

The community database names a Magazine-Fed Pistol, Primitive Club, Scrapper’s Club and Hand Grenade. These expand the known names beyond the two rifles, but do not establish that every item is available in the October demo. Their build number and in-game capture still need checking.

• Listed values are community Beta records, not final balance
• Rifle recipe and raw parameters are kept on the Pipe Rifle entry
• Check item names and material quantities in your current build

Magazine-Fed Pistol

Projectile damage 15; Metal Ingot ×4

Primitive Club

Melee damage 10; stagger 20; Log ×1

Scrapper’s Club

Melee damage 15; stagger 25; Primitive Club ×1 + Metal scraps ×1

Hand Grenade

Stack limit 24; blast damage unverified