Plentiful — patch notes and updates
Stored observation / content update:
Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Version v82 notes | 2026-11-03 | Caveman Kingdom level now contains gems. |
| Update Notes v81 | 2026-10-30 | 'Carve' can now dig tunnels in any direction allowing for cave building. Water is now multi-layered allowed for underground lakes. Birds introduced in the sandbox levels. 3 stacked blocks provides a perching spot. Rice introduced in Caveman-Kingdom level. Produces a lot of food but has to be in shallow water. Water no longer vaporizes in underground lakes. |
| Striders | 2026-10-11 | A Strider now roams Sandbox Mode. Drag its feet to change its direction, or just put it in silly poses. As your Kingdom Score grows, the Strider evolves into new forms. |
| v80 update notes. | 2026-10-10 | Striders, big wandering creatures, appear in the Caveman Kingdom level. Increase your Kingdom score to evolve your strider. Armageddon power to quickly end the Skirmish level when you have more people. |
| Update v79 | 2026-09-27 | Spring Drop a spring in Sandbox mode and water flows forever New options for the Sandbox levels: Evaporation (by popular demand) Endless disasters Rain on/off Tide Clear map (start from scratch) |
| v78 Improvements | 2026-09-18 | Tweaks for the new Skirmish level. |
| Version 77 | 2026-09-18 | Entirely new Skirmish level. "When 2 Tribes Go to War" Fight the red tribe using land morphing powers. |
| Update notes v76 | 2026-09-08 | Visual effect for Downpour Soundfx for Sandstorm Bug fixed with rain going invisible |
| Update v75 | 2026-09-05 | More Sandbox Powers (Bridge, Sow, Hasten, Direct, Sandstorm) Add 'Kingdom Score' to the Sandbox level (now called Caveman Kingdom) |
| Sandbox Powers Are Here | 2026-08-31 | Sandbox mode now has Powers that let you reshape the world on a grand scale. Carve through mountains, erode the landscape, build walls, plant forests and meadows, drop water, dry out lakes, create volcanoes and lightning. Spawn people and their homes. You can now also select and move up to 40 tiles at once.The new Sandbox mode is also included in the free Demo.Have fun breaking things! |
| Updates for v74 | 2026-08-30 | Sandbox mode now has Powers that let you reshape the world on a grand scale. Volcano, Forest, Carve, Downpour, Wall, Heat, Lightning, Erode, Homes, Meadow, People & Foes. You can now move up to 40 tiles in a single move. |
| Version v73 | 2026-08-01 | Level selection screen received a glow up Starting for new players has 'Sandbox' option (as well as 'Levels') Bats are released from under rocks now and then |
| v72 update | 2026-07-13 | Problem with shelters and rain on Excavation level fixed. Asian language issues fixed. New shortcuts for Creative mode: 'Delete' key removes animal/plant/tree/block/water pointed at. '=' key repeats the last placement action. |
| New Level: Excavation | 2026-07-10 | A new optional level: Excavate a mountain block by block. What lies inside? |
| Update v71 | 2026-07-09 | New optional level: Excavation Remove stone from mountain to reveal a statue New feature: Show rain Catchment Areas In certain levels press 'C' on keyboard to see the catchment area for each lake in a different colour. Useful when optimizing water going into your main lake. New feature: Hoover mouse over people/animals/trees/blocks to get some basic info. Finally an easy way to find out what season a tree fruits in. New editing shortcuts: Press 'Delete' to remove the object pointed at. Press '=' to repeat the last object placement. Works in 'Creative Highlands' & 'Creative Islands'. |
| Update Notes for v70 | 2026-06-15 | Speed optimizations. Faster and more stable frame rate. 'Volcanic Zone' level has been improved. The map is cleaned up and the spiders are now way more fun to play against. It's now called 'Spider Sands' |
| Update Notes v69 | 2026-05-30 | Speeds up pathfinding |
| Update note v68 | 2026-05-29 | Tweaks to the AI in 'Common Cause'. Less interfering with player moves. Fix for hang. Occurring especially in levels with wattles (floating branches) Fix for tree going temporarily invisible |
| New level: Common Cause | 2026-05-25 | |
| Version 67, May 25 2026 | 2026-05-25 | A brand new level with cooperative AI player. It's called 'Common Cause' and replaces the old 'Islands'. (The early level with the 5 pineapples to pick up) |
| Additions for v66 | 2026-05-13 | Fish can now be squished for food Spiders can be killed by trapping them Friendly Scorpion added to editor Better water placement in editor Game pauses when controller unplugged Controller input ignored during steam overlay Gems in endless levels Various bug fixes |
| Plentiful is out now in Early Access | 2026-05-05 | After 3 years of work, it’s finally here.Plentiful is a sandbox where every change has consequences — too many trees drain the water, one spark can burn everything.Shape the land. Push the systems. See what happens. |
| Developer Plays Plentiful — a Nature Sandbox | 2025-11-14 | Here’s my first “developer plays” video for Plentiful — a relaxed look at how you can shape the land, manage lakes, and grow a happy ecosystem.Let me know what you think — I’d love to hear early impressions! |
| Demo v38 is live | 2025-10-11 | |
| Demo v31 dropped | 2025-05-07 | v31 of the demo is now available. A new level has been added that pits the player against a spreading infestation. Defeat the infestation by covering it with stones before things get out of hand. |
| Demo version v25 out now. | 2025-02-17 | Plagues, Famine, Lightning, Volcanoes, Fire, New block types. 5 levels, Hours of world building. Ten languages including Chinese, Russian & Japanese. |
| Demo v9 just dropped. | 2024-11-05 | |
| Demo now available. | 2024-10-13 | A solid demo of Plentiful is now available. It has a quick tutorial and 4 fully playable levels. roughly 3 hours of gameplay. This demo contains all the main gameplay features. Modifiable land Water simulation Procedural trees that grow depending on the environment People and animals Weather Music |