
🛠️ Hydroneer update history
Official announcements the developer posts on Steam—patches, new content, and events—sorted by date. Click a title to read the full post.
May 2026
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5/8Fri🛠️ Patch / update[Update] Hydroneer Mega-Optimization
A Huge Optimization Update Has Landed!This update includes optimizations across the board - these touch on multiple elements of the game. From improvements to performance in specific areas of the worl…
March 2026
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3/2Mon📢 AnnouncementHydroneer is coming to Consoles!
TL;DR at the bottom! As some of you may know after we finished Hydroneer in April 2024 we've been hard at work on our next game, Die Trying. Since we're a tiny team, even whilst working on Hydroneer w…
August 2025
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8/15Fri📢 AnnouncementWe're helping to bring 'Backseat Drivers' to the finish line!
We've always been interested in helping indie games, giving up-and-coming titles advice and support throughout their development, so when we learnt about GhostJam Games (Creators of 'Backseat Drivers'…
June 2025
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6/19Thu📢 AnnouncementONE MILLION HYDRONEERS
Thank you for ONE MILLION HYDRONEERS!From the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! When I started developing Hydroneer as a solo developer back in 2019, I never imagined thi…
May 2025
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5/9Fri📢 AnnouncementAnnouncing our next game: Die Trying
In April 2024, we released 'Hydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus' DLC to mark us finishing Hydroneer. We spent four years since it's 2020 launch updating it with free major updates, a complete rewrite of …
March 2025
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3/10Mon🛠️ Patch / update v3.0.9[3.0.9] - Save corruption fix!
We've been facing a problem for a long time now where in extremely rare circumstances some players have their save file corrupted. This has been a very hard bug to fix as it is impossible to reproduce…
June 2024
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6/4Tue🛠️ Patch / update v3.083.08 Patch
--- Changes - Logic Content Reader now reads the quantity of uses the Logic Spanner Hurling Unit contains. - Logic Content Reader now reads the total weight of shard bar(s) in a pressure tank. - Sickl…
April 2024
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4/23Tue🛠️ Patch / update v3.0.73.0.7 Patch
--- Fixes - Drop Target now appears under the item you're "freeplacing"/"precision placing". - Fixed issue where drills with speed buffs would actually output less than their slower counterparts. - Bo…
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4/15Mon🛠️ Patch / update v3.0.63.0.6 Patch
--- Fixes - Removed issue where sometimes the DLC will fail to install correctly. - Improved reliability with hand sorters while sorting items. - Fixed issue where NPCs no longer walk around. - Fixed …
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4/10Wed🛠️ Patch / update v3.0.53.0.5 [Bug Fixes]
--- Fixes - 'Save Raw Resources' toggle in gameplay settings no longer affects Hardstone Blocks. - Removed issue with steam cloud not saving correctly for DLC save files. - Crafting a T1 Ice Shovel no…
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4/7Sun🛠️ Patch / update v3.0.43.0.4 [Mini Patch]
We're continuing our mission to put out smaller patches effecting the most common/problematic issues. - Ore Mines and Construction Stores no longer have a rounding error causing them not to be built e…
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4/6Sat🛠️ Patch / update v3.0.33.0.3 Micro Patch
- Coins no longer get stuck inside carts if they're a single coin mesh. - Added icons to store construction boards to aid in readability and prevent mis-communication to languages that use non-english…
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4/6Sat🛠️ Patch / update v3.0.23.0.2 [Day one patch, part 2]
--- Fixes - Purchasing the Lava Bike will now trigger the Steam achievement. - Completing the lap time on Mots island in under 1:11 will now trigger the Steam achievement. - Removed issue where multip…
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4/6Sat🛠️ Patch / update v3.0.13.0.1 [Hour one patch]
We've created a quick patch in the first hour to remove some issues: --- Fixes - Removed issue where out-dated mods were causing the game to not launch. - Removed issue where players were unable to pi…
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4/6Sat✨ New contentHydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus DLC (OUT NOW!)
Purchase the DLC here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2659380/Hydroneer_Journey_to_Volcalidus/ Tip: To get to Volcalidus, take the ship from Bridgepour harbor. You can either start a new game or u…
Source: official Steam announcements (updated every 6–24 hours). Titles and summaries are copyright of the original developers.