Sources, updates and coverage.
Current edition
Early Access · released on Steam October 22, 2026 · Hotfix 0.1.7 (November 6) is the latest and warns that saves from earlier versions may not work; 0.1.3 and 0.1.4 also warn of crashes/corruption with older saves · official sources checked November 6, 2026 UTC · gameplay not tested by Kingy. 6 guides and 8 connected entries. Research checked 6 Nov 2026; article edit dates are recorded separately.
What still needs work
- Written from the linked official material. Kingy has not independently played or benchmarked this build.
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How updates are reviewed
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Source ledger
Hotfix 0.1.7 – Gameplay Improvements & Bug Fixes (Steam patch notes) ↗Seventh patch, posted November 6, 2026 (posted twice with the same text; the other copy is gid 1848664643345186): enemy-territory warning, more deer, an extra starting soda can, a new opening tutorial, larger sticks and more sticks from bushes, a new keyboard input option, fixes for keyboard settings not applying, Latin American Spanish crafting quantities and a misplaced Save label in the crafting guide; warns that saves from previous versions may not work as expected.Official · checked · published 6 Nov 2026
Hotfix 0.1.6 – Gameplay Improvements & Bug Fixes (Steam patch notes) ↗Sixth patch, posted November 2, 2026 (posted twice with the same text): more hunger from bird meat, shorter nights, more sunny weather, crafting-guide marks for single-use tents and save items, axe icon for harvesting animals, engine parts as vehicle loot; fixes for hides, house doors, log-cart logs, metal-holder metals and ladders vanishing after a load, invisible ladders, a repeating tutorial and an error joining a session.Official · checked · published 2 Nov 2026
Hotfix 0.1.5 – Gameplay Improvements & Bug Fixes (Steam patch notes) ↗Fifth patch, posted October 30, 2026 (posted twice with the same text): shorter eating animation, less frequent rain, easier-to-spot logs, cooking progress bar, low-health HUD, crafting key prompts, and fixes for raised foundations, a vanishing sea, trees that would not fall, sleeping or saving mid-craft and campfires that would not light; Spanish and Chinese text fixes.Official · checked · published 30 Oct 2026
Hotfix 0.1.4 – Bug Fixes & Gameplay Improvements (Steam patch notes) ↗Fourth patch, posted October 28, 2026 (posted twice): coastal rock fixes, chest fixes that apply only to new games, distant NPC gunshot audio, hunger and thirst warnings, meat dryer and trader fixes, tougher crafted structures, and a repeat warning that older saves may crash or corrupt.Official · checked · published 28 Oct 2026
Hotfix 0.1.3 – AMD Fix, Gameplay Improvements & Bug Fixes ↗Published 0.1.3: AMD white-screen, survival/inventory/building changes and fixes. Explicit warning that saves from earlier versions may crash or corrupt after updating. No Kingy fix, save migration or recovery test.Official · checked · published 26 Oct 2026
Steam store and Early Access information ↗Steam checked October 22, 2026 at about 19:00 UTC: available as an Early Access game, Windows only. The developers' Early Access notes give a plan of about one year, not a fixed deadline, and list planned additions. Announced features and PC requirements are not independent playtests.Official · checked
Official developer announcements ↗Official Steam announcement feed checked October 25, 2026: the latest posts are Hotfix 0.1.2 (October 25, posted twice with identical changes), Hotfix 0.1.1 (October 24, posted twice) and the October 22 launch post. No official known-issues post yet.Official · checked
THE DEAD WE KNEW IS OUT NOW! (Steam launch announcement) ↗Launch announcement posted October 22, 2026 at 17:04 UTC: the game is available on Steam, solo or co-op for up to four players. No patch notes or known issues listed.Official · checked · published 22 Oct 2026
HOURS LEFT. ARE YOU READY? (developer launch-day note) ↗Developer note posted October 22, 2026 at 13:56 UTC: apologises for slow replies before launch and says the team will now follow the Steam discussions and post progress updates. No technical details.Official · checked · published 22 Oct 2026
Hotfix 0.1.1 – Gameplay Improvements & Bug Fixes (Steam patch notes) ↗First patch, posted October 24, 2026 at 08:54 UTC (an identical copy went up at 08:08 UTC): longer days and brighter, shorter nights, coast exits, boarding ships from the water, backpack icon after death, slower energy drain, ESC closes menus, building placement counter, extra starting shotgun and ammo, fixes for deaths while driving the wood cart or swimming, quieter opening cinematic.Official · checked · published 24 Oct 2026
Hotfix 0.1.2 – Gameplay Improvements & Language & Bug Fixes (Steam patch notes) ↗Second patch, posted October 25, 2026 at 01:34 UTC (a copy with the same changes in a different order went up at 01:32 UTC): shorter vehicle-looting and drinking animations, health mushrooms restore health, deer give 3 meat, more cloth at some locations, red low-health bar, weaker wolves and zombies, tougher iron sheets, and fixes for a co-op partner's backpack icon, looting engines from vehicle roofs, see-through vehicles while looting, brightness settings and Chinese text.Official · checked · published 25 Oct 2026