{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7c9f44cbe89997d974372beb","clusterId":"c_d9262a4787226357dbf1d133","slug":"satisfactory-announces-first-paid-dlc-core-values-expansion","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Satisfactory Announces First Paid DLC Core Values Expansion","summary":"Coffee Stain Studios and Coffee Stain Publishing opened the store page for Satisfactory's first paid DLC, Core Values Expansion, on September 30, 2026. The expansion is set beneath the surface of the main game's planet, MASSAGE 2(A-B)b. It adds new resources, plants, and animals, plus new production lines and factory buildings. The release date and price are undecided. Game director Emmet Burke said during The Big Break Showcase 2026 that the release will not come this year at least. The DLC brings a story separate from the main game, hostile and friendly cave creatures, and new facilities, equipment, and research. Ceilings underground may impose height limits on construction. A trailer showed a one-eyed cat-like animal, grasses, flowers, and insect-like creatures. The PC store page is live on Steam and Epic Games Store, and the console page will follow later.","whyItMatters":"Core Values Expansion arrives after more than five years of free updates and a 2024 full release, so the paid DLC tests whether Satisfactory's large audience will pay for content beyond the free update model.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCoffee Stain Studios announced Core Values Expansion during The Big Break Showcase 2026, an information program that also carried a developer interview. The expansion\u0026#39;s underground setting, the planet MASSAGE 2(A-B)b, has an environment different from the surface. The DLC adds a story separate from the main game, new factory facilities, equipment, and production lines, and its cave biomes mix hostile creatures, friendly creatures, and feline animals. A trailer showed a one-eyed cat-like animal, with grasses, flowers, and insect-like creatures nearby. Game director Emmet Burke said the focus is on developing Core Values and that more free updates are planned after it. The PC store page is live on Steam and Epic Games Store, and the console store page will be published at a later date. The DLC is planned for simultaneous release on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with date and price undecided. Steam user reviews stand at 97% positive from roughly 240,000 reviews, and peak concurrent players have exceeded 20,000.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Core Values Expansion adds ceilings. Underground building may require designs different from anything Satisfactory players have made on the surface.","twitterPost":"Satisfactory's first paid DLC goes underground, and it will not arrive in 2026. Director Emmet Burke says the focus is on Core Values, with more free updates still planned.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Satisfactory has its first paid DLC. Coffee Stain Studios announced Core Values Expansion at The Big Break Showcase 2026, with an underground setting on MASSAGE 2(A-B)b and no release date yet. The PC store page is live, and the console page follows later.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260930e\",\"title\":\"Factory-building game Satisfactory announces its first paid DLC, the large expansion \\\"Core Values Expansion\\\". The next setting is beneath the planet's surface, with new resources, flora and fauna.\"},{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260930-470740/\",\"title\":\"Hit factory-building open-world game Satisfactory announces first paid major DLC. 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