Polylithic — 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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| Version 1.0.5 | 2026-10-30 | Oh boy...You may have seen my post about my mental health and how I really need a holiday... Well, then I read about your struggles and told myself... not on my watch. Depression can wait. Players need an option to disable chromatic aberration and pick up stuff from the ground instantly, so this update brings just that, plus plenty of fixes, new features, and quality-of-life improvements. Enjoy!Joking aside, Tomas and I are doing our best. This little game is a labor of love, and your support means a lot. Come talk to us here or on Discord. We’re listening. ❤️Release Notes: 1.0.5Added a setting option to disable Chromatic Aberration.Added a s |
| Steam Autumn Sale + Version 1.0.4 | 2026-10-01 | UNGA BUNGAPolylithic 1.0.4 is here and on sale during the Steam Autumn Sale, October 1-October 8. If it were any cheaper, it would practically be stealing. Release Notes: 1.0.4Added Move Tool. Allows moving or removing objects placed by the player.Added Butchery workstation.Updated Russian translation thanks to Scarab-Phoenix.Updated village strorage visuals for 2nd era.Fixed item breaking sound.Fixed hut loading bug.Future Update: Big new content I’m planning something special for the end of the technology tree: a brand-new type of monument, the Shtchuglas Ark.Players will work together to build the Ark, gather the resources needed for the j |
| Version 1.0.3.3 | 2026-09-19 | Release Notes: 1.0.3.3Bears, Bisons, Aurochs, Sabertooths, hostile Wolfs/Hyenas and Mammoths can now swim.Improver NPC projectile shooting aim.Axes no longer classified as Chopper tool.Change some recipes to use Axe durability instead of Chopper.Fixed "Lost" quest problems with wolfs.All object with inventory(except village storages) will eject items upon being destroyed.We Want to Hear From You! Your feedback is vital to shaping the Polylithic world. Join the conversation on any of these platforms: Polylithic Steam CommunityPolyperfect DiscordPolylithic X |
| Version 1.0.3.2 | 2026-09-10 | Release Notes: 1.0.3.2Added Take All button to migration pile inventory.Improved chunk generation/loading in Sandbox.Fixed terrain generation in Sandbox creating holes between chunks.Fixed new items(Hay) not unlocking when playing old save.Fixed house platform icons.Fixed missing Glutton NPC in Campaign.We Want to Hear From You! Your feedback is vital to shaping the Polylithic world. Join the conversation on any of these platforms: Polylithic Steam CommunityPolyperfect DiscordPolylithic X |
| Version 1.0.3 | 2026-09-08 | AhojWe’ve released another update that should improve the game. This was only possible because of your excellent feedback and reports, and we are truly thankful. Release Notes: 1.0.3Added an option to share map markers in multiplayer.Fixed another bug that caused you to be unable to interact or change the hot bar after eating food.Fixed NPCs getting stuck swimming in water.Fixed "For Wood" quest for old saves.Fixed the Hay item and all connected tasks and recipes.Fixed the ability to destroy curved fences.Fixed migration pile inventory deleting items.Fixed a bug that caused the cursor to disappear in the main menu.Fixed the fire-keeping task |
| Version 1.0.2.3 | 2026-09-04 | Release Notes: 1.0.2.3Dead animals now float in water.Updated Italian translation.Lowered music volume in the main menu.Fixed a bug that caused modular houses to be (un)loaded incorrectly.Fixed issue with tribe members living in huts without a bed even when other huts were available with free beds.Fixed unfinished chunk unloading.Fixed Take All button not working for connected players.Fixed Take All button not transferring clothes.Fixed issue with closing inventory when taking last item from dead body.Fixed connected players not being able to control companions.Fixed issue with being unable to give companion commands.Fixed bug that prevented |
| Version 1.0.2.1 | 2026-09-02 | Release Notes: 1.0.2.1Fixed issues where houses and beds didn't load correctly.Added a button to transfer all items from a dead body.Improved crafting UI.Items can be added to/removed from the crafting queue in bulk.Shtchugla is no longer levitating.Fixed UI scaling in Add Task window.Fixed quests requiring animals to be placed in their housing (will require placing the animal again).Increased speed of cooking.Reduced aggressive animal spawning.We Want to Hear From You! Your feedback is vital to shaping the Polylithic world. Join the conversation on any of these platforms: Polylithic Steam CommunityPolyperfect DiscordPolylithic X |
| Polylithic on Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest 2026 | 2026-08-31 | Hey everyone! Polylithic is taking part in Steam's PvE Survival Crafting Fest 2026!If you've been thinking about trying the game, this is a great time to jump in. Polylithic is 35% off during the Fest, from August 31 to September 7.For anyone new to the game, Polylithic is a Stone Age survival game where you gather, hunt, craft, build your settlement and slowly guide your tribe from the Paleolithic towards the Neolithic age. You can play solo or with up to 9 friends in co-op, explore the world, hunt prehistoric animals, tame companions and deal with rival tribes along the way.I've also pushed out several patches recently, so the game has alre |
| Version 1.0.2 | 2026-08-31 | AhojWe’ve released another update that should improve the game. This was only possible because of your excellent feedback and reports, and we are truly thankful. If you enjoy the game, please leave an honest review. Reviews are incredibly important and help the game survive in the wild. Every review helps more people discover it, and it genuinely means a lot to me.If something is broken, weird, or just plain stupid, please reach out! Send me a message, report the problem through our Bugs and feedback discussion board on Steam or Discord, yell at the mammoth, whatever works. I’m ready and here to fix things. What's ahead?I’m going to fix as mu |
| Vetsion 1.0.1 | 2026-08-29 | Ahoj We’ve released an update that should improve the game. This was only possible because of your excellent feedback and reports, and we are truly thankful. If you enjoy the game, please leave an honest review. Reviews are incredibly important and help the game survive in the wild. Every review helps more people discover it, and it genuinely means a lot to me.If something is broken, weird, or just plain stupid, please reach out! Send me a message, report the problem through our Bugs and feedback discussion board on Steam or Discord, yell at the mammoth, whatever works. I’m ready and here to fix things.What's ahead?I’m going to fix as much as |
| Version 1.0.0.25 | 2026-08-27 | Release Notes: Added Korean translation thanks to RockDam.Back.Decreased the number of bears in Campaign.Increased the spawn rate of twigs in Campaign.Fixed Bison attack audio.Fixed boat animations in Multiplayer.Fixed boats falling through terrain when unloading chunks.Fixed adding new tribe members.Reduced the frequency of idle sounds made by tamed companions.Some tribe milestones are now granted to all online players.Increased tribe member productivity at low happiness levels.Fixed the Build Camp Center milestone not being granted to all players.Fixed reviving tribe members and looting dead players.Fixed an issue where the attack direction |
| Version 1.0.0.24 Fix | 2026-08-25 | Fixed a bug in multiplayer mode that prevented cutting down trees and attacking animals for client. |
| Polylithic 1.0 is here | 2026-08-25 | UNGA BUNGA BUNGAThank you so much for sticking with me and supporting the game. Seriously. You’re awesome. Now I have three very important tasks for you:Download the game! Gather your tribe, grab your club, and go.If you enjoy the game, please leave an honest review. Reviews are incredibly important and help the game survive in the wild. Every review helps more people discover it, and it genuinely means a lot to me.If something is broken, weird, or just plain stupid, please reach out to me! Send me a message, report the problem through our Bugs and feedback discussion board on Steam or Discord, yell at the mammoth, whatever works. I’m ready a |
| 14 days to release! | 2026-08-11 | Ahoj,Only 14 days left until the 1.0 release. I have to say, I understand the excitement. Trust me, nobody is more excited than I am to finally release the game after 6 years!If you still want to play before 1.0, I strongly recommend switching to the beta version. It is now as close to the final 1.0 version as possible, with far fewer bugs. I've also added a button to the main menu to make switching to the beta easier. If you're worried about spoiling the experience before release, don't. There are still a lot new things that I'm keeping for 1.0. More info about the Beta here: We're getting really close now. Please let me know if you're looki |
| Beta Version Update | 2026-07-23 | Hello, friends and players! We’ve released an update that should improve the game. It was only possible because of your excellent feedback and reports, and for that, we are truly thankful. And again, please bear with me as I roll this out, and help us make Polylithic better by reporting any bugs or issues on the Discord. Join Beta Release Notes: 1.0.0.17 BetaImproved predator behaviorIncrease Sabertooth healthUpdated easter eggFixed destructible cacti in the PrologueAdded support for Steam on-screen text input with GamepadI Want to Hear From You! Your feedback is vital to shaping the Polylithic world. Join the conversation on any of these pla |
| Polylithic | Release Date Announcement Trailer | 2026-07-21 | Hello, fellow tribe members! After lots of questionable choices, and way too much coffee...Polylithic 1.0 is coming on August 25th! It's honestly a bit surreal to finally write those words. When I started this project, I just wanted to make my first proper video game using assets I had been creating for game developers and to show them it was possible. ..well, kinda is. As first-time game developers and total noobs, my friends and I made a lot of decisions at the start that we may not have made today, decisions that bit us like a sabertooth. But here we are, and to those who stuck with me this long, thank you. Seriously. In case you missed ou |
| Beta Version Update | 2026-07-11 | Hello, friends and players! We’ve released an update that should improve the game. It was only possible because of your excellent feedback and reports, and for that, we are truly thankful. And again, please bear with me as I roll this out, and help us make Polylithic better by reporting any bugs or issues on the Discord. Join Beta Release Notes: 1.0.0.16 BetaAdded UI scalingAdded new clubsOptimized settings for Steam DeckFixed companion icon disappearing when loading saveFixed the tooltip going out of screenFixed Milestone chat descriptionsFixed adding tribe members in CampaignFixed tamed animals' soundsFixed cooking UI bugFixed Clay Vessel c |
| Polylithic: 35% Off in the Steam Summer Sale! | 2026-06-25 | Polylithic is 35% off in the Steam Summer Sale, June 25 to July 9. Grab your copy and check out other great indie games on sale during the Summer Sale to add to your collection. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839060/ |
| Beta Version Update | 2026-06-24 | Hello, friends and players! We’ve released an update that should improve the game. It was only possible because of your excellent feedback and reports, and for that, we are truly thankful. And again, please bear with me as I roll this out, and help us make Polylithic better by reporting any bugs or issues on the Discord. Join Beta Release Notes: 1.0.0.15 BetaAdded 3 tamable hyenasAdded the Heel command for companionsFertilizing a field accelerates its growthImproved companions' behavior on low HPImproved performance in the prolog sceneFixed Mufflefoot lying while moving in the prologFixed the tip window when using the controllerFixed saving/l |
| Beta Version Update | 2026-06-20 | Hello, friends and players! We’ve released an update that should improve the game. It was only possible because of your excellent feedback and reports, and for that, we are truly thankful. And again, please bear with me as I roll this out, and help us make Polylithic better by reporting any bugs or issues on the Discord. Join Beta Release Notes: 1.0.0.14 BetaAdded 2 new female heads to the character creatorAdded ability for animal companions to eat/healFixed wolf taming in multiplayerImproved companion wolf behaviorQoL improvements for dropping itemsImproved performance in the prolog sceneFixed campfire UI bugFixed the starting fire bugFixed |
| Beta Version Update | 2026-06-14 | Hello, friends and players! We’ve released an update that should improve the game. It was only possible because of your excellent feedback and reports, and for that, we are truly thankful. And again, please bear with me as I roll this out, and help us make Polylithic better by reporting any bugs or issues on the Discord. Join Beta Release Notes: 1.0.0.12 & 1.0.0.13 BetaAdjusted axe animationsAdded hole trap bait descriptions and hintsAdded more obsidian to CampaignAdded fadeout to some cutscenesBalanced weapon damage to animalsBalanced hunger/health food restore valuesFixed enclosure detectionFixed Stove and Hide rack not counting to unlockin |
| Polylithic Beta Invite | 2026-06-07 | Hey fellow tribemembers.I did not disappear into the void, nor have I been doing nothing. I’ve actually been working hard on a new vision for Polylithic over the past few months. So before anyone types “THIS GAME IS DEAD” in all caps… please allow me a moment 😄 I’d like to invite you to Polylithic Beta What is Beta?A beta is a separate testing branch used for feedback, bug reporting, and iteration before a stable release. You don’t need to join anything external if you don’t want to. The finished, stable version will always be released once it’s ready for everyone. Why should you care? Because now you can officially become a highly respected |
| Version 0.9.4.2 | 2026-02-19 | Fixed gathering resourcesImproved performance on higher View DistanceImproved animal/resource spawning in CampaignUpdated localization |
| Whats happening? | 2026-02-12 | Hello, fellow tribe members!Some of you may have noticed that updates have slowed down lately. The short reason? I’m working on a big update for version 1.0. The longer story: You know that Polylithic was planned to reach 1.0 by the end of 2025. But after reading your feedback, I realized that some of you were expecting something different. To be honest, I don’t want to compete with crafting-survival giants like Valheim or Rust. Polylithic shouldn’t be “prehistoric Valheim.” It deserves its own voice.My team is tiny (basically just me and my friends), but we're doing our best. So please don’t expect AAA-level polish (even though some of you d |
| Version 0.9.4 | 2026-01-21 | Dramatically reduced stutters on AMD CPU and GPU-based systems using DX11 instead of DX12 Reduced pop-in for distant items Adjusted the fade-in behavior for some newly loaded items |
| Version 0.9.3.2 | 2026-01-16 | Hello, friends and players! We’ve released an update that should improve the game. It was only possible because of your excellent feedback and reports, and for that, we are truly thankful. And again, please bear with us as we roll this out, and help us make Polylithic better by reporting any bugs or issues on our Discord. Release Notes: 0.9.3.2The map can now be scrolled beyond the immediate region of the playerTrees and other large terrain objects now fade in when first loadedAdjustments to the Wolf questUpdated credits and logosDrop model tweaksFish can be caught with handsAdjusted the shown entries in the CodexLocalization tweaksEmote menu |
| Version 0.9.2 | 2026-01-07 | Hello, friends and players! We’ve released an update that should improve the game. It was only possible because of your excellent feedback and reports, and for that, we are truly thankful. And again, please bear with us as we roll this out, and help us make Polylithic better by reporting any bugs or issues on our Discord. Release Notes: 0.9.2Clicking on certain selected items in the hotbar will now use the itemFixed axe does minimum damage to trees in certain situationsFixed placement of some items inside village boundsFixes for some achievementsWe Want to Hear From You! Your feedback is vital to shaping the Polylithic world. Join the convers |
| Version 0.9 | 2025-12-17 | Fellow Tribemembers, Winter has arrived, and so has Update 0.9: Frostbite! This patch brings fresh winter, ice, and snow biomes, tons of new features, and the first playable version of the Second-Era Campaign, along with significant performance boosts and quality-of-life improvements. We’re excited for you to jump in, explore, and let us know what you think!New 2nd Era CampaignNew story part is here, along with a new cast of NPCs. Learn how to grow weed, bake bread, or tame and breed animals. Important Note: The Quests are still in progress, so any feedback, bug reports, or ideas will be appreciated. Release notes for 0.9New BiomesNew Weather |
| Version 0.8.9 | 2025-12-10 | Hello, friends and players! We’ve released an update that should improve the game. It was only possible because of your excellent feedback and reports, and for that, we are truly thankful. And again, please bear with us as we roll this out, and help us make Polylithic better by reporting any bugs or issues on our Discord. Release Notes: 0.8.9New minimap data format for better performance in Sandbox, not backwards compatibleAdded passive-progressing workstationsImproved graphics performance of fog in PrologueFixed some bugs in the PrologueField tasks progress properly while in unloaded chunksMany fixes for quests and the mapLocalization fixesW |
| Version 0.8.8 | 2025-12-03 | Hello, friends and players! We’ve got a new update that should improve the game. It was only possible because of your excellent feedback and reports, and for that, we are truly thankful. And again, please bear with us as we roll this out, and help us make Polylithic better by reporting any bugs or issues on our Discord Release Notes: 0.8.8Alternate music for specific biomes and conditionsImproved processing speed when traversing chunksReduced memory allocations when traversing chunksTribespeople follow properly when loading saves and rejoining MultiplayerFixed combat musicEven more quest fixesLocalization tweaksUI tweaksImproved saving speed |