Forget the crossword. You work your way backwards. The society pages are devoted to Mr L_______'s latest birthday party. A Feuding Widow is looking for someone to prosecute after finding her detached townhouse up in the Flit. And the front page: HELL IS MISSING. 

Hell is Missing. And that may be the least of your worries this Estival. 

Estival will start on Monday July 28th, and will end when you're finished with it. It'll remain open for at least a few days after its conclusion for you to catch up and pick up any last rewards. 

What is Estival?

'Hell is Missing' is Fallen London's summer Estival for 2025, beginning on the 28th of July. It's a free, limited-time mass-participation event, open to players of all levels.

Our annual summer festival is different to all others in Fallen London; it changes every year, both mechanically and in theme. In previous years we’ve excavated holes all over London (unlocking new activities), raised a Museum which became a permanent location in the city, warred with Starved men from the Roof, and staged the Coilheart Games.

New Items and Equipment

Items from previous summers will be available again, alongside five new items of equipment to collect. These can be purchased with Estival Tokens, the currency of our summer events. You'll receive 30 Estival Tokens for free this year, and more can be purchased for Fate. As always, you will be able to use any Estival Tokens left over from previous years.

Finally, there'll be several unique qualities and items of equipment that can be earned by participating in this year's Estival storyline.

Expect this year to work a little differently from previous Estivals – which is to say: leave your expectations at the threshold. We don't want to say too much more – Monday's newspaper will reveal all.

As a reminder, Fallen London will be down for scheduled maintenance today, the 24th of July, for about an hour starting at 2pm BST. All shall be well.