In-game event2 Apr 2026Patch 9 is OUT NOW for Deathground!Patch 9 is now live for Deathground (Version 0.1.58b) Hi Operatives, we hope you're all doing well. Please see the latest patch notes below as we continue to work on the upcoming and major updates. Thanks again for all of your feedback, support and bug-reporting to help this process. PATCH NOTES: (V 0.1.58b) ⚠ Important: Before launching, please ensure your PC meets the minimum system requireme…
February Development Intel - Inside the Deathground Operatives, we hope you’re all doing well. We know it’s been a little longer than anticipated since our last communication, but since the beginning of the new year the development team has been back at work behind the scenes. This update features just a few of the things we’ve been working on over the past few months, with plenty of effort goi…
Patch 7 is now live for Deathground! (Version 0.1.56b) Hi Operatives, we hope you all had a fantastic festive season and a great start to the New Year! Thank you for jumping into the Epoch story mission and for all the feedback so far. We’ve seen a lot of helpful comments and have a quick patch ready to address some reported issues. PATCH NOTES: (V 0.1.56b) ⚠ Important: Before launching, please…
Happy Holidays all! Firstly, thank you so much to every single one of you who have supported development and the game’s launch this year. It’s genuinely been an absolute pleasure watching your gameplay clips and reading your incredible feedback across Steam, our Discord server and various social media channels. Your support means the world to us, whether it’s purchasing the game or wishlisting…
Patch 6 is now live for Deathground! (Version 0.1.55b) Operatives, we’ve received some strange seismic and electromagnetic fluctuations originating from under the ‘Mission Control’ building. Look, I know the Colonel won't authorise any additional reconnaissance in the area, but we can’t ignore readings like this, and I think it’s worth checking out, off the books… Deathground's first story even…
Patch 5 is now live for Deathground! (Version 0.1.54b) Hi Operatives, we hope you're all doing well. Please see the latest patch notes below as we continue to work on the upcoming and major updates. Thanks again for all of your feedback, support and bug-reporting to help this process. PATCH NOTES: (V 0.1.54b) ⚠ Important: Before launching, please ensure your PC meets the minimum system requirem…
Patch 4 is now live for Deathground! (Version 0.1.53b) This past month has flown by! Thank you to everyone for your continued support, feedback, bug-reporting and reviews. We have a very small patch for you while we continue to work on our next major update and new features. PATCH NOTES: (V 0.1.53b) ⚠ Important: Before launching, please ensure your PC meets the minimum system requirements and t…
Patch 3 is now live for Deathground! (Version 0.1.52b) Thanks everyone for your continued support, feedback, bug-reporting and reviews! Just a small update today in time for Halloween but we have some exciting and larger updates coming for you soon. PATCH NOTES: (V 0.1.52b) ⚠ Important: Before launching, please ensure your PC meets the minimum system requirements and that your graphics drivers…
Patch 2 is now live for Deathground! (Hotfix Version 0.1.51b) Thanks everyone for your continued support, feedback, bug-reporting and reviews! The team is hard at work on bugfixes as well as working on many new, highly-requested features and mechanics... See our first patch and important development details here in case you missed it. PATCH NOTES: (V 0.1.51b) ⚠ Important: Before launching, plea…
Hi everyone, just to let you know that Patch 1 is now live for Deathground! (Hotfix Version 0.1.47b) A titanosauric thank you to everyone who’s picked up and played, shared, streamed or fed back on Deathground in the last few days! We are so pleased to finally get the game into your hands and the response has been absolutely incredible! T o view in full size, click here . Firstly, our small but…
Attention, operatives. The day has come! We are thrilled to announce that Deathground is OUT NOW in Steam Early Access! The game is $14.99 / €14.79 / £11.99 with a 15% launch discount. This is your best chance to pick up Deathground at a killer price! The game is $14.99 / €14.79 / £11.99 with a 15% launch discount. This is your best chance to pick up Deathground at a killer price! Help us grow…
What a journey this has been, Operatives. And really, this is only just the beginning. Before we launch, here's a quick FAQ hosted by Jaw Drop Games Artist & Designer, Joseph, who's coming to you (not so) live from the bunker in the heart of the Deathground - so you know what to expect! Oh dear, well fingers crossed that Joseph doesn't get eaten by raptors before he can get back to work on Deat…
Making a real dinosaur from scratch isn’t exactly an easy task, but making a digital one - okay, well that’s perhaps a slightly easier task, but it’s still no walk in the T. rex paddock! So how do you go from idea to concept to creature chasing you down and biting your head off? How it’s made - Deathground Dino edition! The answer is: ‘With the help of some incredibly talented illustrators, art…
WOW! We are thrilled to announce that Deathground has surpassed 300,000 wishlists on Steam ! This is a huge milestone for our team, and we could not have done it without your support. As many of you know, Deathground is an independent game made by a small team here at Jaw Drop Games. It's a passion project for everyone here, and it's been a rocky journey with lots of unexpected hurdles along th…
We’re asked plenty of questions about Deathground every day, often serious and important ones like: “When game?” - “What price game?” - “Roadmap for game?” - and of course “Can I pet the Compy?” The answers to those critical questions are: Deathground is launching on the 7th of October (Finally!) The launch price will be $14.99 / €14.79 / £11.99 ( With a launch discount for two weeks! ) Here's…
People often ask us, “ Hey, what’s the story behind Deathground? Who do we play as, when and where are we, and what are our goals? ’’ and we always tell them the same thing; \ , \ and of course, \ . And that’s for good reason - you’ve likely seen the ‘ AEON technologies group ’ logo around the place, and they’re very secretive about what exactly went on in the complex and why it all went wrong.…
We’ve all got an image of what a dinosaur is supposed to look like in our heads... For some, that’s the ‘ classic look ’ of the towering, scaly reptile with a killer set of teeth - the image burned into our brains by movies, toys and of course, museum displays of the 2000s, which brought dinosaurs to life with scale replicas (pun intended) of what we believed these fearsome and monstrous creatu…
Watch this… That’s right! Deathground is coming to Early Access next week on 7th Oct! Here’s a little breakdown of some of the big FAQs. How much will Deathground cost? Deathground will be launching into Early Access at an initial price of $14.99 / €14.79 / £11.99 . And there will be a discount for the first two weeks! We want to make this game as accessible as possible. We hope that this start…
Watch this… We hope this teaser whets your appetite. Deathground is releasing into Early Access on Steam (PC) in October 2025! Early Access Release Date - October 2025 Now, if you’re all thinking ‘Wait, October isn’t in Q3?!’, well then you’d be absolutely correct! So, why the last-minute shift in the date? Our original target release date had been set for a while, but as we moved closer, vario…
Hey everyone! Before the highly anticipated release date, we have a final gift for you! The operatives roster is expanding! We’re thrilled to announce that two fan-favorite characters are making their way from Kickstarter concept art into the Deathground. And they’ll be available to everyone. That means you’ll now have six unique operatives to choose from at Early Access launch, giving you more…
Attention, Operatives - Stand by for instructions We’re excited to bring you a fresh batch of intel directly from the depths of Deathground. It’s been a little quiet recently, but that radio silence is because we’ve been hard at work during the closed Beta, in preparation for the upcoming launch. Buckle up operatives, things are about to get deadly! Release Date Looming – September 2025 The num…
Clawing Closer We’ve reached a huge milestone: Deathground Alpha is complete! Our Alpha-pledged Kickstarter backers received their final Mission Debrief at the start of this month. They’ve been playtesting all available maps for the Early Access launch, one last time, before we head into our private Beta playtesting period. We’ve got some further fixes and exciting updates to get into the Beta…
Down-low with the Devs In case you missed the Future Games Show Summer Showcase , take a look at some new Deathground gameplay, unseen environments and mechanics - all coming in Q3 2025 for our Early Access launch! Dan, Joe and Sarah also address some community-submitted questions, offering fresh insights into dinosaur threats, map variety and missions. Hit play! New screenshots! Wanted to hit…
New DevLog Episode DevGround Episode 4 is now ready for you to catch up with Deathground's developments! We're breaking into the Biomedical Facility in this latest episode, as well as giving you a little Deathground lore-drop. We’re also giving you a glimpse of some Raptor updates, plus a couple of announcements. Catch up now and hit play! Chapter breakdown: 0:00 Welcome back! 0:16 Break into t…
New DevLog Episode DevGround Episode 3 is now ready for you to catch up with Deathground's developments! In this month’s episode, we delve a little deeper into the Greenhouse map, see some behind-the-scenes of the Brachiosaurus coming to life, and give a little extra insight into the latest character updates, including lore-specific primary loadout items and more. Ready? Hit play! Chapter break…
We'll see you at the Spring Showcase In case you missed our announcement at the end of DevGround Episode 2 , Deathground's DevLog, the game is going to be featured in the Future Games Show later today! The Spring Showcase will start at 1pm PT, 4pm ET, 8pm GMT and 9pm CET , and will be broadcast on Twitch, YouTube, X, Facebook, TikTok, GamesRadar, Steam, Epic Game Store, PC Gamer, IGN, GameSpot,…
New DevLog Episode DevGround Episode 2 is now ready for you to catch up with Deathground's developments! As well as answering some community questions from last month's DevLog, in this month’s episode, we're sneaking into the Agricultural Facility to get a glimpse of the Greenhouse map and more. Plus, a little extra insight into the latest Dino AI tricks and character updates, and make sure to…
We’ve started a DevLog! We've wanted to make more visual and engaging content for some time to help keep you in the loop. We hope this makes it easier to get your Deathground fill! We're switching it up to do monthly public DevLogs to replace written and sometimes lengthy updates. DevGround Episode 1 is here, hit play and enjoy catching up with Deathground's development in less than 5 minutes!…
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