🛠️ Wayward 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.
July 2026
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7/10Fri🛠️ Patch / update v5Cursebreaker Update #5
Hope you all had a great Summer Sale! While we are busy working on the next major update, we thought we might split off some of the changes/improvements and bug fixes into a smaller update that you se…
April 2026
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4/13Mon🛠️ Patch / update v4Cursebreaker Update #4
Good day (night?) all! We have another smaller update ready for release today. We wanted to get this one out a bit quicker to fix up some recent performance issues that have been widely reported, but …
March 2026
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3/23Mon🛠️ Patch / update v3Cursebreaker Update #3
We have a new release filled to the brim with bug fixes and some improvements/additions to the curse system. Hope you enjoy! Bonus Promo: The Steam Spring Sale has sprung! Wayward is currently -25% of…
December 2025
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12/21Sun🛠️ Patch / update v2Cursebreaker Update #2
Only a few days remain until the big day, but who cares about that? We have an early update gift for you instead! In this update, we focused on improving lots of areas of the game and smoothing out so…
October 2025
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10/29Wed🛠️ Patch / update v1Cursebreaker Update #1
It's patch night! After our launch on the weekend, you all have discovered quite a few issues. The release tonight will hopefully address some of the bigger ones, with more on the way. Keep 'em coming…
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10/26Sun✨ New contentMajor Update "Cursebreaker" Released
Over the last year, our so-called “minor” updates have been anything but small, so we thought we might try something a bit different this time around; instead, focusing on a special seasonal theme in …
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10/19Sun📢 AnnouncementTesting Underway!
Testing is now underway for our next major update. You know what that means! It means taking a stroll over to the "Betas" section in Steam under Wayward and switching it over to the "Development Branc…
August 2025
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8/17Sun🛠️ Patch / update v6Runekeeper Update #6
Hey all, Tonight, we have a patch ready that fixes that pesky invoking bug among lots of other small fixes and improvements. As per normal, there are also a few new things thrown in for good measure. …
July 2025
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7/1Tue🛠️ Patch / update v5Runekeeper Update #5
Today, we are releasing a small-ish update focused on bug fixes primarily, but also improving some user experience items and addressing some common complaints.More to come as always! Bonus tip: Waywar…
May 2025
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5/13Tue🛠️ Patch / update v4Runekeeper Update #4
We're starting this week off with the long-awaited Runekeeper Update #4. In this update, you'll find tons of bug fixes of course, but also some brand new systems/content and many improvements as well.…
December 2024
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12/28Sat🛠️ Patch / update v3Runekeeper Update #3
Hello there, I hope you all have enjoyed/are enjoying your holidays! We have another batch of fixes and improvements ready for tonight. Thank you all for your reports and for helping us diagnose and t…
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12/23Mon🛠️ Patch / update v2Runekeeper Update #2
Today we have a patch ready that will hopefully give you all some extra cheer to start off the holidays with plenty of bug fixes and improvements! As always, let us know if you spot any other issues! …
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12/18Wed🛠️ Patch / update v1Runekeeper Update #1
Tonight we are releasing a small patch to address some of the issues found so far in Runekeeper. More to come as always after a big major update! Bonus tip: You can combine items into stacks within yo…
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12/15Sun✨ New contentMajor Update "Runekeeper" Released
Welcome to "Runekeeper", the biggest update to date! If you have been following along through the updates and newsletters, you will know that through many iterations and scraped ideas, we finally have…
October 2024
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10/16Wed🛠️ Patch / updateDevelopment Branch Update (Part 2!)
As described in the latest newsletter, the development branch has been out for quite some time now, but we were waiting on addressing some issues before announcing an update in this post. The creature…
Source: official Steam announcements (updated every 6–24 hours). Titles and summaries are copyright of the original developers.
