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Game Patch Notes - Version 0.7.12026-08-12Dear players, Thank you for your invaluable feedback. Your input has been crucial in improving the game. We're excited to share this patch, which addresses several issues and introduces some changes. Bug Fixes / Improvements Server browser: fixed an issue where the server list was no longer reachable. Added performance optimization.Day/Night cycle: Admin command fix for time-of-day change sync so day time changes now apply correctly for other players, not just the host. We're continually working to improve the game based on your feedback. Thank you for your ongoing support and patience as we refine the experience. Happy gaming! Markus & Simon
Sandbox Mode and More...2026-02-16Hey Ruins To Fortress players!Version 0.7.0 is out. This update adds Sandbox Mode, a proper Admin Menu, and a bunch of fixes and improvements. Here's what changed.The main addition is Sandbox Mode a new game mode where you can build, spawn items, and explore freely without survival restrictions. There's also a new Admin Menu that gives server owners a proper in-game panel to manage their server. On top of that, we've improved performance and fixed a good number of bugs.Sandbox Mode (New Game Mode)A creative mode you can select when creating a game, alongside PvP, PvE, and DeathmatchOpen the Sandbox Menu with F9Spawn any item from a searchable
Steam PvP Fest Update: Free Skins and Improvements! Version 0.6.02026-02-06Steam PvP Fest Update: Free Skins and Multiplayer ImprovementsWe’ve released a new update with free rewards and multiplayer improvements to celebrate the upcoming event.Free PvP Fest Custom SkinsPlayers who start the game during Steam PvP Fest will receive the following free custom skins:- Golden AK-47 custom skin- Black Hat custom skinThe items are granted automatically when you launch the game anytime from today until the end of the event.Server Browser UpdateA new option has been added that allows hosts to:- Completely hide servers from the public server browserHidden servers will no longer appear in the server list.Steam Friends Integrati
A Festive Thank You to Our Survivors!2025-11-15To all our players celebrating Christmas, the holidays, or simply enjoying a festive season, we wish you warmth, joy, and wonderful moments. And to those who don’t celebrate, we hope you’re having a peaceful and cozy end to the year. We want to take this moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported us, shared valuable feedback, and purchased our DLC. Everyone who launches Ruins to Fortress during the festive season until the end of January 2026 will receive a free skin: the Santas Cap and the Evergreen Shirt. You can also build the Xmas Tree again in your base for a nice decoration touch. We wish you all a happy hol
Major Map, Biome, and Base Deco Update is Out Now!2025-07-04Hey Ruins To Fortress players!Ruins to Fortress is stepping up with its biggest update yet! After the successful Early Access release in December and months of technical fine-tuning, version 0.5.0 brings a massive overhaul to the core gameplay of this 2D survival title.The update consists of multiple major expansions. With New Horizons, the game world has been reimagined: for the first time, players will explore procedurally generated maps, featuring a completely revamped biome system. Eight diverse biomes – from icy tundras to scorching deserts – introduce fresh challenges and strategic depth. Instead of one large island, players will now na
BETA: New Horizons Update is LIVE2025-06-13Hey Ruins To Fortress players!After six months in Early Access, we’re super excited to release our biggest update yet, now available as a public beta! We've dedicated countless hours to rework the system, completely transforming the old hand-placed map into a unique, dynamic world featuring islands with diverse biomes.What Is a Beta?A beta is a test version with new features. Your feedback helps us improve the update before it becomes the main version. We really appreciate your help testing a multiplayer game this size takes a lot of time!How to Join the BetaOpen your Steam Library and right-click Ruins To FortressSelect Properties › BetasCho
Game Patch Notes - Version 0.3.12025-02-25Dear players, Thank you for your invaluable feedback. Your input has been crucial in improving the game. We're excited to share this patch, which addresses several issues and introduces some changes. Special thanks to everyone on Steam Discussions and Discord for testing, reporting bugs, and suggesting improvements. Your support means the world to us! Bug Fixes / Improvements When painting the back wall, the game now highlights areas where painting is possible. Fixed an item duplication bug where quickly moving an item from storage with right-click and closing the inventory at the right moment would create a duplicate. Increased the vertical
Defense Items Update - Version 0.3.02025-02-17Hello everyone, Version 0.3.0 introduces an overhaul of the satoshi mining system, adjustments to electric systems, and exciting new defense items to Ruins To Fortress. Share your feedback in the comments or on Discord, let us know what you love and what could be improved! Highlights New Defense Items: Death Spike: A sharp spike trap that injures anyone who steps on it. Iron Bite: A strong bear trap with reinforced metal teeth, built to wound enemies. Havoc Mine: A pressure-activated explosive that shreds unlucky players who trigger it. Sand Wall: A durable sandbag barrier that shields against bullets and explosions. Bastion: A fortified turr
Game Patch Notes - Version 0.2.12025-01-24Dear players, Thank you for your invaluable feedback. Your input has been crucial in improving the game. We're excited to share this patch, which addresses several issues and introduces some changes. Special thanks to everyone on Steam Discussions and Discord for testing, reporting bugs, and suggesting improvements. Your support means the world to us! Bug Fixes / Improvements Repairing tools and weapons: You can now repair broken tools and weapons. Simply click on the damaged item in your inventory. Repair costs depend on the vending machine price and the item's wear. Payment in satoshi is required near your workbench. Workbench range upgrade
Major Update - Version 0.2.02025-01-17Hello everyone, Version 0.2.0 introduces exciting updates to game mechanics and resource management. Share your feedback in the comments or on Discord, let us know what you love and what could be improved! Highlights Difficulty Settings: A dropdown menu now controls overall gameplay settings, replacing the day/night cycle and outlaw disable options. Choose from the following: Easy: No raids, always daytime, stable resources. Normal: Raids from Day 2, gradual resource decline. Hard: Raids from Day 1, tougher raids, faster resource decline, no respawns or saves. Hardcore: Raids from Day 1, tougher raids, one life, resource scarcity, no respawns
Game Patch Notes - Version 0.1.72025-01-05Dear players, Thank you for your invaluable feedback. Your input has been crucial in improving the game. We're excited to share this patch, which addresses several issues and introduces some changes. Special thanks to everyone on Steam Discussions and Discord for testing, reporting bugs, and suggesting improvements. Your support means the world to us! New Content Serpents Dawn: A Fresh Start for the New Year & Ruins to Fortress! Celebrate Renewal with Stunning New Skins and Exclusive Content (Check out the related news for all the details!) Bug Fixes / Improvements Fixed an issue where NPCs would either continue chasing the player or remain s
Serpents Dawn: A Fresh Start for the New Year & Ruins to Fortress!2025-01-05Greetings, Survivors! The Serpents Dawn Skin Pack is here! This colorful mix of styles, inspired by Chinese New Year, Japanese, and Indonesian influences, breathes new life into Ruins to Fortress. Featuring uniquely crafted skins, this pack lets you express yourself like never before, with every item individually tradable and marketable. But Serpents Dawn isn’t just about aesthetics—it’s a symbol of renewal for us at Nimble Beasts. After addressing major bugs and introducing better anti-cheat measures, we’re now turning our focus to gameplay weaknesses. Expect exciting updates aimed at making the game more thrilling, balanced, and replayable
Game Patch Notes - Version 0.1.62024-12-31Dear players, Happy New Year from the Ruins to Fortress Team! Thank you for your invaluable feedback. Your input has been crucial in improving the game. We're excited to share this patch, which addresses several issues and introduces some changes. We’ve still fixing issues and we will continue working down the list in the coming days and weeks. Special thanks to everyone on Steam Discussions and Discord for testing, reporting bugs, and suggesting improvements. Your support means the world to us! Bug Fixes / Improvements Resolved an issue where items with durability placed in the oven or similar appliances would incorrectly restore to full dur
Game Patch Notes - Version 0.1.52024-12-28Dear players, Happy Holidays from the Ruins to Fortress Team! Thank you for your invaluable feedback. Your input has been crucial in improving the game. We're excited to share this patch, which addresses several issues and introduces some changes. We’ve still fixing issues and we will continue working down the list in the coming days and weeks. Special thanks to everyone on Steam Discussions and Discord for testing, reporting bugs, and suggesting improvements. Your support means the world to us! Bug Fixes / Improvements Fixed an issue where some players could bypass the server password when joining. Try not to set very easy-to-guess passwords
Game Patch Notes - Version 0.1.42024-12-26Dear players, Happy Holidays from the Ruins to Fortress Team! Thank you for your invaluable feedback. Your input has been crucial in improving the game. We're excited to share this patch, which addresses several issues and introduces some changes. We’ve still fixing issues and we will continue working down the list in the coming days and weeks. Special thanks to everyone on Steam Discussions and Discord for testing, reporting bugs, and suggesting improvements. Your support means the world to us! Bug Fixes / Improvements Fixed a bug where repeatedly pressing "use" after dying could result in landing in the water. The Fuse Box menu will no long
Game Patch Notes - Version 0.1.32024-12-25Dear players, Happy Holidays from the Ruins to Fortress Team! Thank you for your invaluable feedback. Your input has been crucial in improving the game. We're excited to share this patch, which addresses several issues and introduces some changes. We’ve still fixing issues and we will continue working down the list in the coming days and weeks. Special thanks to everyone on Steam Discussions and Discord for testing, reporting bugs, and suggesting improvements. Your support means the world to us! Bug Fixes / Improvements Fixed an inventory issue where dragging and swapping clothing items with a custom skin would incorrectly change them to a di
Happy Holidays from the Ruins to Fortress Team!2024-12-24To all our players celebrating Christmas, the holidays, or simply enjoying a festive season, we wish you warmth, joy, and wonderful moments. And to those who don’t celebrate, we hope you’re having a peaceful and cozy end to the year. We want to take this moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported us, shared valuable feedback, and purchased our DLC. Your involvement means the world to us and helps shape Ruins to Fortress into a better experience for all. We also want to address an issue many of you have raised: cheaters. This has been a significant problem that we unfortunately underestimated. While we anticipated
Game Patch Notes - Version 0.1.22024-12-18Dear players, Happy Holidays from the Ruins to Fortress Team! Thank you for your invaluable feedback. Your input has been crucial in improving the game. We're excited to share this patch, which addresses several issues and introduces some changes. We’ve still fixing issues and we will continue working down the list in the coming days and weeks. Special thanks to everyone on Steam Discussions and Discord for testing, reporting bugs, and suggesting improvements. Your support means the world to us! Gameplay & Visual Changes Enable chat functionality while flying a drone or sitting in a boat. Added a suicide button in the main menu. Birds in tree
Game Patch Notes - Version 0.1.12024-12-14Dear players, Thank you for your invaluable feedback. Your input has been crucial in improving the game. We're excited to share this patch, which addresses several issues and introduces some exciting changes. We’ve started fixing issues and we will continue working down the list in the coming days and weeks. Special thanks to everyone on Steam Discussions and Discord for testing, reporting bugs, and suggesting improvements. Your support means the world to us! Gameplay & Visual Changes Wooden club has a new look. The building part pole shows now the correct upgrade costs. The tutorial hint displayed the incorrect key for landing from a drone.
Launch Day Recap: A Big Thank You! Gratitude, Challenges, and Moving Forward!2024-12-14Thank you for playing Ruins to Fortress in its early days! We’re happy to see the game up and running for most player, our biggest fear was things not starting at all. We even peaked at around 400 players! There were some initial issues with the free early adopter skin shirt not dropping, but that should be resolved now. Mago and I had a great time playing on the official servers with the community at the start—about 25 players joined in. It was chaotic (in the best way)! We were impressed by how quickly everyone picked up the mechanics. We’re a small two-person indie dev/artist team, and playing with you or watching your streams has been inc
Exclusive Skins for Early Adopters and DLC Owners!2024-12-13Exclusive Skins for Early Players and DLC Owners! -Available until January 13th, 2025. Early Adopter Bonus: Start the game during the first month after launch to unlock the exclusive Early Adopter Shirt skin as a special thank-you for being among the first to play. Festive Skins for DLC Owners: Players who own the Survivors Pack DLC will receive two festive holiday skins: Santa’s Cap and the Evergreen Shirt. Celebrate the season in style! Thank You for Supporting Us Thank you to everyone who has supported us by finding bugs, helping with translations, and testing the demo. Your contributions mean so much to us. Together, we can make Ruins to
Ruins To Fortress is LIVE!2024-12-13Early Access Launch: December 13, 2024, on Steam We’re excited to share that Ruins to Fortress—an indie passion project by Nimblebeasts, created by Simon (Crimi) and Markus (Mago)—is now available in Early Access! After two years of development, the game is ready for you to explore and help shape as we work toward its full release. Early Access Ruins to Fortress is currently in Early Access, which means some features may still be incomplete or missing, and you might encounter occasional bugs. Your feedback is essential in helping us refine the game and bring it closer to both your expectations and our vision. Join us on Discord to share your
Launch Countdown Begins! Ruins To Fortress Surpasses 25,000 Wishlists!2024-12-07Early Access Release: December 13, 2024 on Steam Content creators can now claim press override keys for early coverage! Linux dedicated server files are ready for hosting companies, communities, and individuals to start their own servers today! Support our free-to-play multiplayer survival journey with the Survivor's Pack DLC, featuring exclusive character clothing, weapon skins, the mystical Shadow Wolf companion, unique fortress customization options, and seasonal event exclusive content - all available at launch! Dedicated Server Hosting Opportunities We're thrilled to announce that Linux dedicated server support is now available for early
Early Access: Launch Trailer Release2024-11-21New Trailer & Updated Store Images for Ruins to Fortress! New Early Access Launch Trailer: Dive into the action with our latest gameplay highlights. Get a taste of crafting, building, and surviving in our pixel art open-world. Upgraded Store Images: Our Steam store page has a new look! Check out the updated visuals that showcase what the game is all about. Mark Your Calendar: Early Access begins on December 13th. Join our community on Discord to stay up to date. Add To Wishlist To Stay Notified Simon and Markus, The Ruins to Fortress team
Milestones: Road to Full Release2024-11-09Ruins to Fortress - Development Roadmap Early Access Launch Launch Date: December 13th Price: Free-to-play throughout Early Access and after full release Expected Early Access Duration: ~12 months Current Features (Early Access Version) Core survival mechanics Extensive crafting system Strategic base building PvP combat with raiding Basic PvE elements Dedicated server support Self-hosted game options Planned Full Release Features Expanded PvP and PvE modes Enhanced gameplay mechanics New areas and biomes (Hint: We are going underground...) Character creation system Additional weapons and items Improve mod support Scale Anti-Cheat System Impro
Demo Deactivation October 1st & Early Access Information2024-09-20Hello, Ruins to Fortress community! We’re excited to announce that the full game is coming soon! As we prepare for the launch, the demo for Ruins to Fortress will be deactivated on October 1st . The demo servers will be shut down as we get ready for the Early Access release on December 13th . Thank you so much for all your feedback and support! We can’t wait to share the full experience with you. Don’t forget, Ruins to Fortress will be free-to-play during Early Access! For streamers and journalists, you’ll be able to request early access keys after the demo is shut down. Thanks again for being with us on this journey. We’re working hard and l
Demo Game Patch Notes - Version 0.2.72024-08-01Dear players, Thank you for your invaluable feedback. Your input has been crucial in improving the game. We're excited to share this patch, which addresses several issues and introduces some exciting changes. Whats new? You can now find Player Drone Pickup Stations, where you can purchase a ticket for 25 satoshi to return to the starting drone. Ruins to Fortress is an indie passion project, and the game is still in development and not yet released. Many things may change before the final release. Certain game or platform features aren't available yet, and you will probably encounter bugs. Feel free to drop feedback on our Discord channel wher
Demo Update, Release - Version 0.2.62024-07-25Dear players, Thank you for your invaluable feedback. Your input has been crucial in improving the game. We're excited to share this patch, which addresses several issues and introduces some exciting changes. Whats new? Added placeable electric items, including Battery, Fuse Box, Solar Panel, Satoshi Miner, Satoshi Mining Rack, Industrial Lamp, Ceiling Lamp, Advanced Planter Box Added item Electronic Scrap to resources Added placeable item Planter Box When the Hammer is selected, items that can be upgraded will be clearly shown via an icon Placeable items can now be arranged more neatly inside the base The build menu for constructing the base
The Road Ahead - Release, Roadmap and Pricing2024-07-10First of all, we want to thank you for 5000 wishlist additions! This means a lot to us and motivates us to keep going. The Open World Survival Crafting Fest and the Steam Next Fest were successful promotional events that brought us many new players who tested our demo. This resulted in many bug fixes, especially in so-called edge cases, meaning errors in situations that rarely occur. We also received many improvement suggestions, which we have discussed both internally and with you. Even though we had a specific internal plan, many goals for the future were still vague. Therefore, we have, together with you, determined which feature packages
Demo Game Patch Notes - Version 0.2.52024-07-02Dear players, Thank you for your invaluable feedback. Your input has been crucial in improving the game. We're excited to share this patch, which addresses several issues and introduces some exciting changes. Community Credits: Special thanks to Scpk for testing and reporting several bugs and improvements. Gameplay Changes and Improvements The Main Menu and in-game user interfaces have been adjusted to a grey tone. Main Menu music has been changed. The pixel font has been replaced with a more readable font. NPCs that are armed can now switch weapons to make close-range melee attacks if the player gets too close. Added a console command for ad