The Tribe Must Survive — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Fire Automation Update (v1.3.5) - Patch Notes | 2025-12-04 | Hey Tribe, here is the next patch to end the year with some additional improvements! NEW Fire AutomationMoved the ‘Nighthorn automation UI’ into a new tab in ’The Fire’ windowAdded the new ‘Fire automation UI’ that allows you turn it on and off automatically, simultaneously to how it works for the Nighthorn. You can adjust these setting for each individual Fire and Beacon, to make sure your have full control over where the lights are on at any given time of the day. This is a feature that has been requested by many, and will allow you to save Wood during the day. Just make sure to keep an eye on your Tribe's Fear as, even during the day the l |
| In-Shock Update (v1.2.10) - Patch Notes | 2025-08-13 | Hey Tribe, Here is the first small patch in over a year. We hope you like the changes as much as we liked working on them! You might wonder why it took us so long, but that is a longer story for another day.Due to our friends at Starbreeze (who were the publisher until recently) we got the publishing rights back a few month ago. We are of course very excited about that and grateful for all their efforts over the last years. Thanks again SBZ! While we can’t promise too much right now, we hope we can ship more of these small patches over the next months, to make use of all the feedback we have gotten from all of you, and to get TTMS closer to t |
| 30% Discount in the Swedish Midsummer Sale | 2024-07-16 | A long and hot summer needs it's cooldown periods. A perfect opportunity to dive into the darkness of The Tribe Must Survive. To help you guys prevail, we've joined the Swedish Midsummer Sale, where our hardcore colony survivor is now on 30% off. If you have it already and love to save tribe members, tell a friend to snag it before they die of dehydration in the sun! |
| The Tribe Must Survive: Now 30% off | 2024-06-27 | Tired of summer? We've got something that will refill your need for the sun to rise. The Tribe Must Survive, our Lovecraft-inspired colony survival is now 30% off! Just two weeks ago we launched the Explorer Update, adding a more relaxed game mode that lets you take on the darkness at your own pace. In addition we added 15 new achievements, many of them focusing on what the community has named the "Impossible Strategies", seemingly contradictory ways of completing the game that only the most skilled players would dare to try. If you already part of the game's community, this is the perfect opportunity to spread some dread to your friends. Che |
| Explorer Update (v 1.1.7) - Patch Notes | 2024-06-13 | Tribe Leaders, We seriously consider all the feedback we receive when planning our updates. Much of the feedback we have gotten since launch was about the game being too hard and sometimes even frustrating for new players. At the same time we also see that there are a number of players that have become incredibly good at the game, to the point where they have beaten all Challenge Levels and Achievements, and have Tribes with hundreds of Members and thousands of resources. So we decided that with today’s Explorer Update we should make the game both easier and harder! To achieve these mildly paradoxical goals we have introduced a new game mode, |
| May Patch v1.0.18 - Patch Notes | 2024-05-31 | Hello Tribe Leaders, Thank you so much for your support and attention to the 1.0 Release last week! It has been incredibly heart-warming to see your reactions to the game, figuring out strategies to persevere through the endless calamities that befall the Tribe Members. For this week, we proceeded with some fixes to improve the overall experience. Here is what you can expect from today's update. Patch Notes Quality of Life improvements: Added linking between agents and buildings, making it possible to navigate from a selected Building to the assigned Tribe Members and vice versa. Resources (Stone, Ore, Animals, Ruins, Meds) are now selectable |
| The Tribe Must Survive 1.0 is HERE! | 2024-05-23 | Tribe Leaders, You have survived through endless dark nights, overcome disasters and kept the fire alive until the new dawn. The day has come… The Tribe Must Survive 1.0 is out now! We’re eternally grateful for those who joined us in our Early Access stint and equally grateful to anyone joining us today. It’s been a journey beyond our wildest expectations, and we’re thrilled to finally be able to launch the game with all of you. For the 1.0 release, we’ve made several significant changes to the game including adding in-game objectives, roguelite mechanics to unlock between games, and even a challenge mode for those tribe leaders who remain un |
| Tomorrow’s the Day! | 2024-05-22 | Tribe Leaders, The sun is about to rise, hope is on the horizon! - The Tribe Must Survive team |
| 2 Days to Go! | 2024-05-21 | Tribe Leaders, The sun rises on our 1.0 launch on May 23rd. In just two more days, we’ll be celebrating the full release of The Tribe Must Survive. Join us to celebrate the dawn of our game! - The Tribe Must Survive team |
| Developer Deep Dive - 1.0 Progression | 2024-05-17 | Hey Tribe Leaders, It’s time to gather around the safety of the campfire and let us share some stories with you about the future; specifically one big change that is coming with the 1.0 version of The Tribe Must Survive, which is set to release May 23, 2024. In this Developer Deep Dive, we want to take the time to highlight one of the extensive changes coming to the game. The team has been hard at work refining the game based on community feedback from the Early Access phase, so we wanted to share that with you all. If this is the first time you’re checking out The Tribe Must Survive, don’t worry, because we also want to make sure you’re able |
| May Hotfix - v0.43.5 | 2024-05-03 | Tribe Leaders, Thank you so much for your support and attention to the latest update, we are so excited to see the positive reception of the improvements we are making. As always your feedback is really appreciated in helping us build the best possible version of the game! Here are the fixes we have implemented based on the issues you have flagged: Fixed an issue where players with old save-games might not be able to load into the new version Fixed an issue where Tribe Members could starve even if there is food available. Base on your Feedback we looked into the various edge cases in the Tribe Member behaviour again and found the case where t |
| The Tribe Must Survive - 1.0 Release Date Announcement! | 2024-05-02 | Tribe Leaders across the world rejoice! The humble tribe that is our studio can at last announce that “The Tribe Must Survive” will be released in 1.0 VERY soon! The 1.0 of the game will be released after a short Early Access period on May 23rd. We’ve made several improvements to the game as part of its release, and we’re honored to have you alongside us on this journey, thank you! If you haven’t already, pick up “The Tribe Must Survive” from the Steam store page, or if you have, perhaps gift it to a close friend? Remember; whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survive! - The Tribe Must Survive Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729940/Th |
| May Update - Patch v0.43.4 | 2024-05-02 | Tribe Leaders, A new dawn breaks over your tribes, and with those first rays of sunlight comes hope - and a patch. The hope, you’ll have to manage on your own, but for the patch notes, we got your back. This update focuses heavily on replayability and balancing difficulty throughout the game’s acts. We’re just one more month away from the full release and are so excited to have you with us this far on our journey. Make sure to check in on the game and get a feel for all the changes before the 1.0 release! Without further ado, let’s have a look at the changes coming in the May update. Patch Notes Discontent & Tribe Growth A series of act modif |
| Price increased for 1.0 | 2024-04-12 | Tribe Leaders, As previously mentioned when talking about the Supporter Bundle and the Lovecraftian Sale, the price for The Tribe Must Survive would increase today in preparation for the 1.0 release of the game. Starting today, the game will be available for $24.99. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729940/The_Tribe_Must_Survive/ You can also get the Supporter Bundle for $31.98. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/38925/The_Tribe_Must_Survive_Supporter_Pack/ We hope as many of you as possible were able to get it during the sale, we look forward to showing you all our coming improvements! Remember; whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survi |
| April Update - Patch v0.42.3 | 2024-04-04 | Tribe Leaders, As your tribe members eagerly await the dawn, we wait with bated breath for the full release of The Tribe Must Survive. While we endure that wait, we have a new update to improve your tribal life. This update will have added some difficulty into the game, but we have also focused on better-explaining systems and features, making the game more fair and intuitive. New Fear and Fire settings make related mechanics more fun to play. You can speed up the removal of Shock from tribe members, if you can afford the wood. Per community request, added resource consumption information showing them above the stockpile and granary. We’re ma |
| 25% off in the Lovecraftian sale | 2024-04-04 | “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” H.P. Lovecraft It’s hard to reconcile that H.P. Lovecraft never saw any great popularity or fame during his lifetime when you know the impact his work has made on the modern world. Consider what he’d think to have your name synonymous with a whole genre of entertainment across games, books, and TV. To have inspired enough creators to allow a themed sale on the most prominent games platform in the world, one wonders what he may think. One thing you should not be wondering about is whether or not The Tribe Must Survive will b |
| Development Roadmap | 2024-03-14 | Gather around the fire, Tribe Leaders! We want to start by thanking you all for the amazing support you’ve shown us during the Early Access period! The tribe continues to grow with the game currently sitting at a Very Positive review score on Steam, and we’ve already received some great feedback via Discord, the Steam forums, and our social channels. As you are now part of our burgeoning tribe, we wanted to let you in on the plans for the 3 updates ahead of the 1.0 launch. While these updates will each have a focus, they will also contain several smaller fixes and adjustments reported by the community so far. Some notable changes are: March U |
| Patch v0.41.1 | 2024-03-14 | Tribe Leaders, We're excited to share a glimpse at the roadmap for what lies ahead for the Tribe Must Survive. Check out this post to read all about it. If you're more interested in the changelog for today's patch, keep reading here. The team has made adjustments to the "In-Shock" state to make it less confusing for new players. This means tweaking the Fear values and also making it a Perk so it's easier to find out what is going on when clicking on the affected Tribe Members. We have also adjusted the chance of death by the "Starving" Perk, so tribe members won't perish when the Food Need drops to -3. This should ensure that Tribe Members do |
| The First Survivors Tribute | 2024-03-08 | Hello dear Tribe Leaders, The Tribe Must Survive has now been available in early access for just over two weeks(!!), and within just a few days we were able to see that several players had already been able to accomplish the incredible feat of keeping their tribe alive for 100 days. We made an announcement saying we want to recognize and honor these players, and we received several submissions here, via our Discord server and via our email. We've gone through all of the submissions and checked their legitimacy, and we're now ready to reveal what we've worked on; The First Survivors Wallpaper To download your own version of this wallpaper, che |
| Dev Journey - The Making of The Tribe Must Survive | 2024-03-01 | Tribe Leaders, We hope you've had an excellent first week of Early Access with our game, we have certainly enjoyed reading your stories of survival and going through your feedback. We're also very grateful to all of you who have already managed to survive for 100 days and have submitted your usernames to us, we'll come back with an update on that initiative shortly! For today we'd like to invite you to take a peek behind the curtains, and hear from the dev team themselves about the dev journey we have taken to create this world of wonder and suspense. You can check out the YouTube video, linked below. We thank you for your support so far, kee |
| Patch v0.40.9 | 2024-02-27 | Tribe Leaders, It's been great to see the reactions from all of you who have checked out our game so far. We do our best to read everything posted to both Steam and Discord, and are ready to give you the first patch addressing some of the bugs and feedback we have seen so far. We'll keep working on improving the game leading up to the full release, so please keep sharing your thoughts and let us know what you'd like to see us address next! Patch notes - v0.40.9 General Fixed a bug where tribe members were not dying to "Shadow death" Fixed a bug where trade routes could break depending on passengers Technical performance improvements for large |
| A Tribute to the First Survivors | 2024-02-26 | Hey Tribe Leaders and budding survivors, It's been a great few days since our Early Access release, and we're really happy to see that several people have already started to lead their tribe to survive through all of the trials from day 1 to 100! We want to recognize and honor the first group of early pioneers who have successfully braved the long nights and overcame the disasters arrayed against them by including them in a tribute. Have you survived for all 100 days? Well, here's your chance to have that bragging right. Whether you've achieved this milestone, or maybe you're now motivated to try it, this is your time! To be part of this init |
| Hotfix v0.40.6 - MacOS Only | 2024-02-23 | Update v0.40.6 MacOS Applied hotfix to address crashing that was only reproduced on MacOS Note: We have decided to release v0.40.6 on MacOS early to try and address a crash that occurs. In future we will endeavour to maintain version number parity between Windows and Mac versions. |
| We Are Out Now in Early Access! | 2024-02-22 | Tribe Leaders! Can you keep the fire burning and lead the tribe to survival? Or are they doomed to eternal darkness? The Tribe Must Survive launches on Steam Early Access today! Purchase now for an unforgettable tribal survival experience in a Lovecraftian Stone Age! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729940/The_Tribe_Must_Survive/ |
| Survive with the community | 2024-02-09 | We're excited to share that we will be hosting another stream, this time with one of our Starbreeze Partners; cdawgg_. She will be checking out the Steam Next Fest demo and showcasing do's (and maybe some don'ts) on how to make sure your tribe will survive. She will be broadcasting to our Steam page, as well as her own Twitch channel. https://www.twitch.tv/cdawgg_ If you like what you see, remember to wishlist and follow our game from the Steam store page |
| Survive with Almir | 2024-02-05 | Steam Next Fest is upon us, and Starbreeze's very own Almir will be showcasing how he manages to keep his tribe alive. If you have been checking out our demo and want to learn new tricks to elevate your own adventures, or simply want to check out some live gameplay before checking out the demo, this stream will be able to offer what you're after. Tune in tomorrow to Survive with Almir, the stream will also be re-broadcasted on our Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/StarbreezeEntertainment And if you haven't wishlisted The Tribe Must Survive yet, what are you waiting for? |
| We are participating in Steam Next Fest! | 2024-02-02 | Dear aspiring Tribe Leaders, We are very excited to share that we will take part in Steam Next Fest 2024! This means that we will have a free demo available to download directly from our store page, which is already available starting today. Now is the perfect opportunity to get hands on with our game, before we release into Early Access later this month. We will also host developer streams throughout the week. Stay tuned to learn more. And if you enjoy our demo, please remember to wishlist our game, and follow us on social media. |
| The Tribe Must Survive is heading towards Early Access | 2024-01-17 | Hello Tribe Leaders, Today marks a very big milestone for us as we are ready to announce that The Tribe Must Survive will be releasing in Early Access on Steam on the 22nd of February, for $19.99! While we have received a lot of great feedback during our playtests so far, we think the right choice for the game is to launch in early access and spend the first few months to fine-tune the game balance as well as act on feedback from the community. We believe this will lead to the best possible version of the game to release during Q2, with even more planned content! In case this is your first time seeing an announcement from us; The Tribe Must S |
| The Tribe Must Survive: Playtest 3 | 2024-01-10 | Hello Tribe Leaders, Happy New Year, we hope 2024 has started off well for you all. 2024 is going to be a great year for The Tribe Must Survive, more news on that coming soon. However, right now we want to invite you all to another playtest and to help shape our game by submitting feedback on your experience. How to join the playtest You can get access to our playtest by joining our official Discord community! Visit our Gleam campaign, and verify that you're a Discord member, and Gleam will immediately give you a Steam key to redeem for instant access. The Gleam campaign can be found here: https://gleam.io/BXTbo/the-tribe-must-survive-playtes |
| Dev Blog, December 2023 - Our spin on the 4X genre | 2023-12-15 | Hello aspiring Tribe Leaders, One of the biggest inspirations for The Tribe Must Survive is the 4X strategy genre and its core elements: Explore, Expand, Exploit and Exterminate. However, we have added our own special spin on how Extermination works within the game. Though the game doesn’t have combat, there are threats that rise from within the Tribe and threaten its existence. In this Dev Blog, we want to tell you a little bit about The Tribe Must Survive’s spin on the tried and true 4X design pillars. Exploration As highlighted in our earlier Dev Blog, exploration happens through Journeys launched from the Tribe’s Explorer Platforms. Journ |