57 Studios™ started as a logo on some math homework and became a roleplay world, a mod catalog, a racing team and a community of hundreds.
The milestones, in order.
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The studio's beginnings
The founder began moderating and then running Unturned servers, starting the lineage that became Argonic Studios and then 57 Studios.
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Slavs Network, an early server
An early Unturned server, Slavs Network, was co-founded. It closed within two months over running costs and low population.
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Argonic Studios
The name that came first. Argonic Studios was the map and server project everything since grew out of.
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57 Studios is born
The studio takes the 57 Studios name. Early servers and maps follow through 2021 while the identity, the red and the mark, takes shape.
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The Washington map begins
Work began on the Washington map, which carried the studio's roleplay servers through its early years.
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Gold RP
The founder helped run Gold RP, a roleplay server.
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57 Studios Rebooted
The studio relaunched as 57 Studios Rebooted after activity had declined.
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Dragon RP partnership
57 Studios partnered with another Unturned roleplay server, Dragon RP.
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57 Studios becomes 57 Studios™
A restart with a clear direction: one studio, one brand, building its own roleplay world rather than running someone else's.
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Dragon RP joins the 57 Studios™ family
Dragon RP completed its merger into a wholly owned subsidiary of 57 Studios.
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The new era: 57 Studios™ launches
57 Studios™ launched as the new era: a roleplay project on a map built where distance means something. ALPHA was its first phase and first paid rank.
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Fox Hosting partnership
The studio partnered with Fox Hosting, announced the same day as the ALPHA phase.
/Site
57studios.net
The domain is bought and the first site goes up a week later.
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Rubber Duck steps down as Co-Owner
Rubber Duck stepped down as Co-Owner.
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Cory joins as Co-Owner
Cory joined the studio as Co-Owner.
/Server
BETA
ALPHA became BETA, a new paid rank rather than a new server. A public Q&A on release day, the map trailer the same week.
/Racing
LVR Cup season 10 champions
57 Studios™ Racing wins season 10 of the LVR Cup, the first racing title for the studio's team.
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PVP server
A 5x Washington PVP server opened alongside the roleplay project, run with Vexitrum. The only game server launched after 2022; it ran a few weeks.
/Mods
The first mod: Clothing Pack
227 custom clothes for the in-game brands, the first 57 Studios™ pack on the Steam Workshop. The Drug Pack follows two weeks later, then Mining and Tool in July: five mods by the end of the year.
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The PVP server is scrapped
The PVP server, the only game server the studio actually launched after the 2022 announcement, was taken down after a few weeks.
/Community
One year, 400 members
The community's first anniversary. Day-one members receive the Early Supporter role.
/Mods
The Drug Pack releases
The studio released the 57 Studios™ Drug Pack on the Steam Workshop.
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Clothing Pack: Golfing Update
The Clothing Pack's Golfing Update added golf wear.
/Community
500 members and the ranks
The permanent rank ladder, VIP through GOD, replaces the one-off launch ranks, and the store opens the same day.
/Mods
Drug Pack: Storage Update
The Drug Pack's Storage Update added bulk storage for its products.
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Clothing Pack: Designer Update
The Clothing Pack's Designer Update added a run of new streetwear.
/Server
Bisect Hosting
After trying many hosts, the servers moved to BisectHosting and the studio became a partner.
/Mods
Drug Pack: Dryer Update
The Drug Pack's Dryer Update added a multi-step drying process and 82 new items.
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Clothing Pack: Backpacks/Hats Update
The Clothing Pack's Backpacks/Hats Update added backpacks and hats and made the pack work on servers.
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Clothing Pack: Military Backpacks Update
The Clothing Pack's Military Backpacks Update added military-style backpacks.
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Clothing Pack: Doug Dimmadome Update
The Clothing Pack's Doug Dimmadome Update added a full Doug Dimmadome outfit.
/Community
750 members
The year-end recap: from under 200 members to more than 750 in twelve months, with five mods shipped.
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The soundtrack
"Insanities Peak", the 57 Studios™ theme by Tim, The Little Music Fox, premieres on YouTube in a main and an 8-bit version, and reaches Spotify in March.
/Racing
LVR Cup season 11 champions
57 Studios™ Racing wins season 11 of the LVR Cup at the Circuit of the Americas finale, the team's second title.
/Mods
Mining Pack: Storage Update
The Mining Pack's Storage Update added crates for storing what you mine in bulk.
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Clothing Pack: Summer Update
The Clothing Pack's Summer Update added summer wear.
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The Furniture Pack releases
The studio released the Furniture Pack, a collaboration with OGN.
/Community
Two years, 900 members
The second anniversary. The Furniture Pack had landed four days earlier; the License Pack follows in July.
/Racing
Four Hours of Le Mans
57 Studios™ Racing fields two cars and five drivers in LVR Cup season twelve's endurance race. The season ends with both 57 Studios teams tied for first on 59 points, four clear of CBT and LVR in joint second.
/Mods
Furniture Pack: Painting Update
The Furniture Pack's Painting Update added paintings and more decor.
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Clothing Pack: Halloween Update
The Clothing Pack's Halloween Update added Halloween costumes.
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Steam briefly removes the mods
Steam removed the studio's mods without a stated reason. They were restored and updates continued the next month.
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Tool Pack: Christmas Update
The Tool Pack's Christmas Update added holiday gifts.
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Furniture Pack: Chair Update
The Furniture Pack's Chair Update added a range of new chairs.
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The Hollywood Signs Pack releases
The studio released the 57 Studios™ Hollywood Signs Pack.
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License Pack: Expansion Update
The License Pack's Expansion Update added more IDs and licenses.
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The mods leave the Workshop
The studio announces the removal of every 57 Studios™ mod from the Steam Workshop, carried out between 20 and 26 May 2025. The Furniture Pack, the last public item, follows on 12 February 2026. No licenses are granted.
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A new 57studios.net
Rebuilt from the ground up on the studio's own design language, with the map's best shots front and center.
The next chapter is written on the Discord first. Come and watch it happen.
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