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STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions — patch notes and updates

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STARSEEKER 1.3.3 Hotfix Patch Notes2026-10-16Congratulations on completing the Identity Crisis Community Challenge! Great work, everyone. There's still time left to earn some stretch goal rewards, so keep turning in any Lost IDs you find. And don't forget to also share your Fashion Seekers submissions before the submission period ends this weekend to lock in your participation rewards.A few troublesome bugs have popped up following the release of the Laser Array Update, so we're issuing a few bug fixes.PATCH 1.3.3This hotfix addresses a crash that was affecting some players when trying to play the Uplink Voidbreak Offensive. We also saw the tragically comical videos of Astroneers gettin
Fashion Seekers: Spooky Edition Contest!2026-10-08Welcome to a new Fashion Seekers community contest! As an Astroneer of the ESS Starseeker crew, you're cordially invited to show off your spookiest spacesuit fashion! FASHION SEEKERS?Not long after the launch of STARSEEKER Early Access, we ran a small fashion contest for the community on our Discord server, and it was a ton of fun! We saw some amazing and very creative submissions that stretched the versatility of the game's suit Customizer beyond even what some of the folks who made the game thought was possible.With that in mind, we want to do it again! And this time, we've got a few more bells and whistles, including a Log-In reward around
UPDATE 1.3.0 – Laser Array2026-10-07Welcome, Astroneers! As promised, we've got a new Major Update building on the big changes we started to introduce to the game in the Voidbreak Update back in September. We've added a new co-op Offensive that features a BIG LASER, as well as the ability to use Voice Chat with your Squad!Add to that a spooky log-in reward for October, a new fashion contest, changes to get rid of Gear breaking, and bringing back past community events, so there is plenty to cover. Let’s get into it.STATE OF THE GAMEIf you just joined us, we want to make sure you understand how much of the game has changed since the early access launch in June. There are several
Regions of Tephra – The Fungal Depths2026-09-03New Landing Sites are now available in the Fungal Depths Region, where strange readings have been recorded in the caverns. Whether you’re looking to head out on a Free Roam Expedition to gather cave supplies or prepping for a Voidbreak Offensive, this intel should be valuable. Suit up and get ready to delve into the depths!THE FUNGAL DEPTHSThis Region opens up Expeditions to a sprawling underground cavern system comprised of hard and rocky terrain that is slow to deform without Utility Mod upgrades. Many bioluminescent fungi and flora populate the area, which almost make up for the lack of light from the surface.Preliminary scans have reveale
UPDATE 1.2.0 – Voidbreak2026-09-02We’ve been teasing big changes coming to STARSEEKER, and the Voidbreak Update is the first major step toward these changes! In addition to opening new Landing Sites in the Fungal Depths Region and starting a new Region Rally today, we’ve also introduced our first two Voidbreak Offensives, activities in a new cooperative game mode! Keep reading to learn about the new antagonistic forces of the Void you’ll be facing as well as more changes coming to the game in future updates.STARSEEKER'S FIRST MAJOR UPDATEThe Voidbreak Update is a Major Update for STARSEEKER. We’re addressing feedback about the game and making significant changes to its core d
STARSEEKER 1.1.1 Hotfix Patch Notes2026-08-13Congratulations to all Astroneers aboard the ESS Starseeker for not only completing the Life's a Beach Region Rally but even completing the first stretch goal! We have another Community Challenge that's currently underway, so have a look!A few troublesome bugs have popped up following the release of the Sinking Reef Update, so we're issuing a few bug fixes and changes to address them.PATCH 1.1.1 This Hotfix addresses some funkiness that was happening for a number of encounters during Expeditions. Bog Hounds should no longer attack you telepathically or in ghostly invisible forms. Hazards and wreckage should also be responsive again. We also a
Pulp Friction – Lord Carota Does Diplomacies!2026-08-12After a few days of having some fun in the sun exploring the Sinking Reef, Astroneers should be feeling nice and recharged. So, isn't it great timing for Ensign Carl to suddenly make it back to the station with a bundle of rowdy Carrotlings!?Get the lowdown on this new Community Challenge so you can come in nice and prepared for some Carrotling mayhem.Ensign Carl could use some help Hiya! Mr. Jupiter wants us to make buds with Carota, and that's one thing I know heaps about. I could handle it on my own, but the Cap doesn’t think I can do it solo, so I guess we're partners. "PULP FRICTION" COMMUNITY CHALLENGEFor the duration of this new Commun
Regions of Tephra – The Sinking Reef2026-08-06Thanks to the intrepid exploration of all Astroneers, new Landing Sites have been made available in the Sinking Reef Region! New Missions are already being issued by Crew Members itching to hear about what discoveries lay within this unfamiliar corner of the planet. Suit up for your next Expeditions and be ready to get wet!THE SINKING REEF This Region opens up Expeditions to a heavily eroded ocean front. The Sinking Reef is characterized by coral structures jutting out from the ocean floor that skirt beaches and create impressive surface structures to explore.Preliminary scans have revealed landmarks that may be worth exploring. In addition t
UPDATE 1.1.0 – Sinking Reef2026-08-05We’ve got a new STARSEEKER content update for you all! This update is packed with new content: A new Region, new unlockable Gear Blueprints, Crew Member Missions, and lots more. In addition to the aforementioned content, this update marks the start of the "Life’s A Beach" Region Rally, with new splashy cosmetic rewards to unlock. Keep reading to learn more about it.To help break down this update for all the visual learners out there, Joe’s got an overview of some of the biggest new additions as well as some news on what's coming next in a handy video.Developer Update We also recently shared a Developer Update on the game's ongoing Early Acces
STARSEEKER Developer Update #1 – The Enemy Is At The Door2026-08-04Hey all! Joe here with a developer update! It has been only two weeks since our last game update, but enough has happened behind the scenes that we wanted to bring you all up to speed on the things that are coming to the game.ICYMI – STATE OF THE GAMEAs Adam mentioned in ‘State of the Game’ a few weeks ago, (watch above) we took your feedback to heart and immediately got to work on making big changes to the existing plan to double down on the areas where you are having fun and pull back on the places where you gave us good feedback. We are not quite ready yet to put out the fully revamped roadmap, but I do have some cool updates I want to sha
STARSEEKER 1.0.10 Hotfix Patch Notes2026-07-27We're a few days into the State of Flux Community Challenge and Astroneers are doing a great job at supplying the ESS Starseeker with precious Astral Flux fuel!That said, a couple of issues have come to light since this release, so have a look below at how we're addressing them.Get Fluxed Palette RewardNormally, players should be earning the Get Fluxed Palette for completing all of Blandrew's Missions, but a bug is preventing this from happening. In response, we will be granting this Palette to all players who completed these Missions with the release of our next content patch.For now, aim to complete all Missions as normal if you want to ear
UPDATE 1.0.9 – Astral Flux2026-07-22Our first content update for STARSEEKER is now available! In addition to various improvements and bug fixes, we’ve started the new State of Flux Community Challenge with some cool cosmetic rewards to unlock, as well as the new limited time Field Ops: Drilling event to help you all make progress together. Before digging in (pun intended), we have some updates to share on the STARSEEKER Early Access development plans.WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TOIt’s now been over a month since STARSEEKER launched in Early Access, and there have been many lessons learned as well as feedback for us to take in. Creative Director Adam Bromell is tackling some of these t
Felix has Arrived!2026-07-15We’re fast approaching our first content update for STARSEEKER next week! This is bringing some fun content and good improvements, partly based on player feedback and bug reports. Some content is shifting around compared to what was shown in our first Roadmap, and we’ll have more news to share on that soon. In the meantime, the ESS Starseeker has a new visitor for you to meet.Some of you may have heard rumors here and there about Felix, wondering who they are and where to find them. This enigmatic merchant comes and goes at their leisure, and this is the first week you’ll be able to find them on the station!WHO IS FELIX?That’s a really good q
STARSEEKER 1.0.8 Patch Notes2026-06-24Greetings, Astroneers! We have another patch out today to get some more bug fixes and improvements added. In addition to this, we’re granting a missing reward some players have been reporting.MISSING BACKPACK V3 We’ve seen players reporting not getting their Backpack V3 reward by completing the “Dig Deep” Mission from Captain Jupiter, and we have a fix for that going out today alongside this patch. For all affected players, you should look at your INBOX once you log back into the game to claim this missing reward. We’ve identified the cause of this issue and it shouldn’t be a problem moving forward. ICYMI: TANGLE UNLOCKED!That’s right, our fi
Regions of Tephra – The Tangle2026-06-22Great job, Astroneers! You’ve all worked together toward a common goal for the good of the whole crew and unlocked new Landing Sites on Tephra, directly in the Tangle! Crew Members are already eager for us to report as much as we can about what surprises this new corner of the planet might reveal, so it’s a great time to go on an Expedition!THE TANGLEThis Region opens up Expeditions to a dense jungle area with a centralized plateau that’s characterized by its network of waterfalls and the small cavernous chambers that run throughout it. In addition to the hazards you might already be familiar with from the Wetlands, new creatures stalk the Re
STARSEEKER 1.0.7 Patch Notes2026-06-15Hello, Astroneers! We hope you’ve been having fun with STARSEEKER over the weekend. We’ve got a new Patch with some performance and stability fixes we wanted to get quickly into the game, and also some answers to share for some recent community questions. Over the weekend, Creative Director Adam also shared another update on behalf of the team that’s worth a read, if you haven’t seen it yet. CROSS-PROGRESSION WHEN OUT OF PARITYIn our previous Patch Notes, we called out that the Patch will take a bit longer to go through certification on Nintendo, leaving the system temporarily out of version parity. We shared a warning about issues that may b
Day 2 Recap - A message from the team!2026-06-13STARSEEKER has been in your hands for a couple of days now, and we have spent a lot of that time reading and hearing from so many of you. The reviews, the threads, the videos, the comments under the videos, Discord, everything. A launch is the moment you find out which parts of what you built landed the way you meant them to and which parts didn’t. Some of what we have heard is hard, and some of it is fair, and the fair parts are the ones I want to talk about here. This is not a full accounting of everything. It is the handful of things that came up the most, where I think you deserve a straight answer from us rather than silence or a defensi
STARSEEKER 1.0.6 Patch Notes2026-06-12STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions is out now and it’s been exhilarating to see so many Astroneers jumping into their own Expeditions! As can happen with new game launches releasing simultaneously across multiple platforms, we experienced some extended server downtime on launch day, but we’ve had servers back up and seem to addressed those initial troubles. We apologize for the inconvenience and really appreciate everyone's patience while we smoothed out the launch day bumps. To help make up for that lost time, we have sent a special gift to everyone’s in-game INBOX with the following items: 300 Credits500 BytesPower Mod V1Stamina Mod V1This b
STARSEEKER Is Out Now!2026-06-11STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions is now available on Steam, the Xbox for PC App, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2 in Early Access! We’re both incredibly excited and terrified... Terrixcited! No, that doesn't work, but you get the point.If you’re jumping into the game for the first time, then make sure to check out our New Cadet Primer so you start off on the right foot. And we still have a lot of fun stuff going on to help celebrate the launch! Check this guide so you don't miss out on anything!A RETROSPECTIVE ON HOW WE GOT HERE System Era’s Creative Director, Adam Bromell, has been dreaming about bringing STARSEEKER to
ESS Starseeker New Cadet Primer2026-06-09Greetings, cadet! If you’re reading this, then it means you must be a new recruit of the ESS Starseeker. This vessel is a state-of-the-art space station with advanced space travel capabilities created by EXO Dynamics and entrusted to the heroic Action Science team of the Fronteer Force.Your job is to serve as the boots on the ground for the station’s planetary Expeditions, forwarding the goals of the crew's mission, so let’s run you through the basics.JUMPING RIGHT INAll Explorer Class Astroneers must undergo basic training, even if it's just a refresher. A standard athletics course, scanning new discoveries, harvesting resources with your tr
Guide to the STARSEEKER Launch Week!2026-06-08We’ve got plenty of surprises and fun goodies for you to seek out this week! But let’s start by sharing the exact release time we’re targeting, so you can mark it on your calendars.STARSEEKER RELEASE TIME STARSEEKER is releasing June 11th at 10 AM, Pacific Time. You can use a time zone converter to translate to your local time zone or refer to the map we’ve provided above. We can’t include every city in the world, but these should be representative of various time zone ranges that might be closest to you. Wishlist the game so you get a reminder at launch!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ Wishlist STARSEEKER on: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Steam – XBo
Join the STARSEEKER Network Test on June 5th!2026-05-28STARSEEKER is only a couple of weeks away from launching in Early Access, so in order to help us test the game’s servers we’re doing one final playtest! Starting Friday, June 5th, at 8:00 AM PT, the STARSEEKER Network Test will be open to all players looking to try it out for free! If you like what you see, don't forget to wishlist the game! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ Wishlist STARSEEKER on: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Steam – XBox – PlayStationHOW TO PARTICIPATENo registration is needed this time, simply look for the “STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions \” App on the digital store of your platform of choice: Steam, PlayStation Store, Microsoft
Building the ESS Starseeker | SES Field Report2026-05-22The System Era team has been hard at work making the ESS Starseeker a special place at the heart of the STARSEEKER experience. The team covers inspirations, challenges, and lots of details about what it took to build Astroneer's home in the stars.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wishlist STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions⠀⠀⠀
STARSEEKER Releases June 11th in Early Access!2026-05-21That’s right! We’re less than a month away from opening up STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions to the world! To share the hype, we whipped up this fun new trailer. We’re incredibly excited (and wonderfully terrified) to let the world get its hands on STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions! We can now announce that the game is releasing June 11th on Steam, the Xbox for PC App, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2 in Early Access. WHY EARLY ACCESS?When our first game, ASTRONEER, first released in Early Access, it was still in a Pre-Alpha stage of development with lots of rough edges. It took years from that launch for the game to reac
STARSEEKER Open Beta starts April 30th!2026-04-27STARSEEKER’s first open playtest is coming up! Starting Thursday, April 30th, at 8:00 AM PT, folks who have already signed up via First Look will get to participate in the Beta playtest. In case we hit a player limit and you don’t want to miss out; make sure you sign up in advance to guarantee a spot! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sign Up for the Open Beta!This will offer an opportunity for everyone to play a slice of the full game, meaning that some of the narrative, events, progression, items, and available planet surface regions to explore will be held back so we don’t spoil all the fun for the game’s proper launch. And while we’re getting clo
Open Beta Available April 20262026-04-09Developed by System Era Softworks and published by Devolver Digital, STARSEEKER is an all- new game set in the Astroneer universe - and you can experience its multiplayer planetary expeditions for yourself in the game’s next open beta coming soon.Sign up now for the open beta, available on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation 5, at starseekergame.comIn STARSEEKER, players can team up online, tool up with an array of high-tech gadgets, and embark on exciting missions where they’ll face off against the unknown perils of deep space, including all manner of strange flora and fauna. It’s the fauna that are the focus of this brand new trailer – specificall
Big Thanks for a Mega Launch! – SES Community Update NOV.252025-11-26Set your Megastructure projects aside for a few minutes to join us in looking back at the big week we’ve had since the launch of the Megatech update.YOU Made it Mega!Ever since we announced the Megatech update, we’ve been both humbled and excited by the overwhelming reaction we got from you, our community. Our goal was to make something that the ASTRONEER community could sink its teeth into and add new dimensions of fun to the game, and judging from your enthusiasm it seems we must have done something right!Since the launch of Megatech last week, we’ve had over 100,000 new players (And that’s on Steam alone) jumping into ASTRONEER for the fir
Droppin’ Tethers - SES Community Update OCT.252025-11-03The end of 2025 is fast approaching already, but we still have some exciting updates coming down the road. Let’s start by getting you caught up.In Recent NewsIt’s been a busy few weeks! Following the STARSEEKER Direct, we’ve continued to be hard at work on putting the finishing touches for the upcoming ASTRONEER: Megatech DLC and its accompanying free update.In fact, last week we shared a thorough breakdown of the content you can expect to find in both the paid DLC and free update, including its November 20th release date! If you were holding out until you learned more about what this DLC entails, then we hope this new info proves sufficientl
First look at STARSEEKER and new Megatech details!2025-10-07Today we finally broke our vow of silence (blame it on sound not traveling through space), we hosted our STARSEEKER Direct livestream to deep dive into what kind of game STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions will be and even had a “one more thing” moment to share more details about ASTRONEER’s Megatech DLC. There’s still much work left to be done, but we’ve just been too anxious to share it with you all! Bear in mind, though, that some things are still works in progress and might change between now and launch.STARSEEKER Gameplay RevealIf you haven’t had the chance to watch the STARSEEKER Direct yet, you can watch the full VOD on our YouTube chann
Save the Date for the STARSEEKER Direct! - SES Community Update SEP.252025-09-30It took us a bit to switch gears back into normalcy after our showing at PAX West, but we were just warming up!In Recent NewsSince our previous Community Update, we had an exciting announcement for ASTRONEER with our upcoming Megatech DLC, the second major expansion for the game! This will also be accompanied by a FREE Major Update, both of which will add new large-scale tech that puts the MEGA in Megatech. Read up on the full announcement here if you haven’t already, and don’t forget to Wishlist!But that’s not all we announced, we also shared that we’d soon be running a special STARSEEKER Direct livestream to finally give everyone a proper l