This page lists all Updates posted on Darkwood's official Steam news feed and Steam discussions, with the most recent ones being at the bottom by default.
Note that the Description field is arbitrary and not based on any officially-defined parameter.
Steam Early Access
Darkwood was first released through Steam Early Access on July 24, 2014.
Alpha
The following is a list of all the Alpha versions of the game and news posts regarding the Alpha's progress before switching to the Beta stage.
| Order | Update Title | Time of Posting | Time of Updating | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpha 1.1 | July 25, 2014 | — | Content |
| 2 | Alpha 1.2 | July 28, 2014 | — | Content |
| 3 | Alpha 1.3 | August 5, 2014 | Aug 6 and 8 | Content + hotfixes |
| 4 | Plans for Alpha 2 | August 13, 2014 | — | Preview |
| 5 | Alpha 2 Is Live! | October 30, 2014 | — | Content |
| 6 | Alpha 2 Hotfixes | October 31, 2014 | Nov 2 | Hotfixes |
| 7 | Alpha 2.1 | November 6, 2014 | — | Content |
| 8 | What's Coming in Alpha 3? | December 9, 2014 | — | Preview |
| 9 | Alpha 3 | December 19, 2014 | — | Content |
| 10 | Alpha 3.1 | January 9, 2015 | — | Bugfixing |
| 11 | Alpha 4 | March 13, 2015 | Unknown | Content + hotfixes |
| 12 | Alpha 4.1 Coming This Week | March 31, 2015 | — | Preview |
| 13 | Alpha 4.1 | April 1, 2015 | Apr 3 | Technical update + hotfix |
| 14 | Alpha 4.2 | Apr 10, 2015 | — | Minor content + hotfixes |
| 15 | Alpha 5 News | June 4, 2015 | — | Preview |
| 16 | Alpha 5 | June 12, 2015 | Jun 13 and 15 | Content + hotfixes |
| 17 | Alpha 6 | August 10, 2015 | — | Content |
| 18 | Alpha 6.1 | October 8, 2015 | Oct 9 | Minor content + fixes |
| 19 | Alpha 7 | December 22, 2015 | — | Content |
| 20 | Alpha 7.1 | January 22, 2016 | — | Minor content + fixes |
| 21 | Alpha 7.2 | March 16, 2016 | 4 updates from Mar 17 to 21 | Content + hotfixes |
| 22 | Chapter 2 Progress | June 23, 2016 | — | Preview |
| 23 | Alpha 8.0 | September 30, 2016 | — | Content + hotfix |
| 24 | Alpha 8.0 Hotfix 1 | October 3, 2016 | — | Standalone hotfix |
| 25 | Alpha 8.1 | October 24, 2016 | Oct 25 | Bugfixing + balancing |
| 26 | Alpha 8.1 Hotfix 2 | November 2, 2016 | — | Standalone hotfix |
| 27 | Alpha 9.0 | December 21, 2016 | Dec 22 and 26 | Content + hotfixes |
| 28 | Alpha 9.1 | January 5, 2017 | — | Bugfixing |
| 29 | Alpha 10 | March 25, 2017 | 4 updates from Mar 26 to 30 | Content + hotfixes |
Beta
The following is a list of all the Beta versions of the game before the full release.
| Order | Update Title | Time of Posting | Time of Updating | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beta 1.0 | June 6, 2017 | — | Content |
| 2 | Beta 1.1 | June 7, 2017 | Jun 8 | Bugfixes + minor content |
| 3 | Beta 2.0 | June 29, 2017 | Jun 30 | Content + fixes |
| 4 | Beta 3.0 | July 28, 2017 | — | Content |
| 5 | Beta 3.1 | August 10, 2017 | Aug 11 | Content + fixes |
Full Release
Darkwood eventually left Early Access and became a full game release on August 17, 2017 for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
The following is a list of all the full game's subsequent patch versions.
| Order | Update Title | Time of Posting | Time of Updating | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darkwood 1.0 | August 17, 2017 | — | Release |
| 2 | Hotfix 1 | August 18, 2017 | — | Standalone hotfix |
| 3 | Hotfix 2 | August 21, 2017 | — | Standalone hotfix |
| 4 | Hotfix 3 | August 23, 2017 | — | Standalone hotfix |
| 5 | Darkwood 1.1 | August 28, 2017 | — | Minor improvements + fixes |
| 6 | Darkwood 1.1 Hotfix 1 | September 5, 2017 | — | Standalone hotfix |
| 7 | Darkwood 1.1 Hotfix 2 | September 7, 2017 | — | Standalone hotfix |
| 8 | Darkwood 1.1 Hotfix 3 | September 8, 2017 | — | Standalone hotfix |
| 9 | Darkwood 1.1 Hotfix 4 | September 12, 2017 | — | Standalone hotfix |
| 10 | Darkwood 1.1 Hotfix 5 | September 26, 2017 | — | Standalone hotfix |
| 11 | Darkwood 1.2 | January 22, 2018 | — | Translations + minor fixes |
| 12 | Darkwood 1.3 | August 7, 2019 | — | Translations + fixes |
| 13 | Update 1.4 | December 28, 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 Jan 4, 2024 |
Major QoL update + bugfixes |
Public Testing
Darkwood 1.4
Following the game's official release and patches which ended by the end of 2019, the development of Darkwood 1.4 was then initiated in the early 2021 with the goal of optimizing and polishing the game. Due to extensive changes in the back end of the game, this version was put on the testing branch for the public and can only be accessed from there.
The following is a list of all the available[?] Release Candidates (RC) of version 1.4 public testing. Note that despite being posted on the 1.4 patch notes thread, the Final update post is not part of the testing phase, which ended with the release of RC 30, but instead is a direct hotfix to the official release of Darkwood 1.4.
| Order | Update Title | Time of Posting | Time of Updating | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darkwood 1.4 public testing | January 21, 2021 | Feb 12 to Oct 31, 2021 (Paused) Aug 11 to Dec 29, 2023 (Ended) |
Improvements + bugfixes |
| 2 | RC 11 | — | Feb 12 | Technical + fixes |
| 3 | RC 21 | August 11, 2023 | Aug 29 to Dec 29 | Bugfixing + balancing |
| 4 | RC 22 | — | Aug 29 | Minor improvements + bugfixes |
| 5 | RC 23 | — | Sep 11 | Improvements + fixes |
| 6 | RC 24 | — | Sep 29 | Improvements + fixes |
| 7 | RC 25 | — | Oct 13 | Major improvements + bugfixes |
| 8 | RC 26 | — | Oct 27 | QoL improvements + bugfixes |
| 9 | RC 27 | — | Nov 21 | QoL technical + bugfixes |
| 10 | RC 28 | — | Dec 2 | Bugfixing + balancing |
| 11 | RC 29 | — | Dec 7 | Bugfixing |
| 12 | RC 30 | — | Dec 21 | Technical + bugfixes |
| 13 | Final update | — | Dec 29 | Final standalone hotfix |
Notes
- Unlike other previous update posts, Darkwood 1.4 public testing changelogs can be reviewed in the two posts uploaded on the Steam discussions under the General Discussion tab and primarily the Bug reports / Troubleshooting tab following the resumption of its development.
| Alpha |
Alpha 2 Is Live! • Alpha 2 Hotfix 1 & 2 • Alpha 2.1 Alpha 3 • Alpha 3.1 Alpha 4 • Alpha 4.1 • Alpha 4.2 Alpha 5 Alpha 6 • Alpha 6.1 Alpha 7 • Alpha 7.1 • Alpha 7.2 Alpha 8.0 • Alpha 8.0 Hotfix 1 • Alpha 8.1 (+ Hotfix 1) • Alpha 8.1 Hotfix 2 Alpha 9.0 • Alpha 9.1 Alpha 10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | Beta 1.0 • Beta 1.1 Beta 2.0 Beta 3.0 • Beta 3.1 | ||
| Full Release | Darkwood 1.0 • Hotfix 1 • Hotfix 2 • Hotfix 3 Darkwood 1.1 • Darkwood 1.1 Hotfix 1 • Darkwood 1.1 Hotfix 2 • Darkwood 1.1 Hotfix 3 • Darkwood 1.1 Hotfix 4 • Darkwood 1.1 Hotfix 5 Darkwood 1.2 Darkwood 1.3 Darkwood 1.4 (1.4.2) | ||
| Public Testing | Darkwood 1.4 public testing RC 11 • RC 21 • RC 22 • RC 23 • RC 24 • RC 25 • RC 26 • RC 27 • RC 28 • RC 29 • RC 30 • Final update |
| The latest stable version is Darkwood 1.4.2, released on January 4, 2024. |
| The latest RC version is Darkwood 1.4 RC 30, released on December 21, 2023. |