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| Published | Title | Build |
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| Patch 1.1.2: fixes from your reports Patch 1.1.2 is out, with fixes for issues you reported on Discord and in the forums. Thank you, Oji and everyone! Fixes · The third pirate captain contract is no longer abandoned as "too far" the moment you accept it, and a failed contract is now replaced on the mission board. · Coming back to a planet you already scanned shows its "Details" button again. · Pressing 1-4 without any wingman now… | 25686095 | |
| Patch 1.1.1: fairer fights, smarter missile salvos, redrawn stations Patch 1.1.1 is out, a few hours after 1.1. Thanks for all the feedback! Balance · Enemies no longer appear on top of you or inside your view: always at least 24 u away, off screen. · Patrols and pirate raids wait for the current fight to end before they join in. · The Rescue Pod now steps in before a wingman can be kidnapped. · Medium threat now starts after 10 missions, and the difficulty wall… | 25681848 | |
| Update 1.1 "The Frontier Fights Back": pirates, three endings, expeditionsmajor Update 1.1 is out, and it is a massive one: by far the biggest update since launch: more than 400 changes in a week. Thank you to everyone who played, streamed, reported bugs and shared ideas on the forum, on Discord and by mail. A lot of what follows comes straight from you. At a glance · Pirates : a third faction with dens, raids, kidnappings and three captains to hunt down · A new story , to… | 25663017 | |
| Patch 1.0.4: voice acting, a new intro, Russian and Chinese Patch 1.0.4 is out. Thanks again to everyone who reported bugs and shared feedback, on Steam, on Discord and by mail: several changes below come straight from you. Voice acting · The key moments of the story are now voiced: ARIA, Admiral Voss, Ilse, the station operators, galaxy arrivals, the tutorial, alerts, the ending, and mission radio (convoy leads, VIP passengers, rescued captains). · Voi… | 25615073 | |
| Patch 1.0.3: crew, mines and torpedoes, a fairer start, German Patch 1.0.3 is out, and it is the biggest update since launch. Thanks to everyone who reported bugs and shared feedback: a lot of this patch comes straight from you. Crew · Stations now hire pilots, each with one of 20 traits. · Place your crew in any of your hangar ships, including the one you fly. A pilot flying a wingman ship gives their full bonus; crew aboard, and everyone in your own ship… | 25596871 | |
| Patch 1.0.2: gamepad overhaul, finer aiming, a longer tutorial Patch 1.0.2 is out, with a big pass on gamepad play and ship handling, plus a longer tutorial. Gamepad · New button icons (A green, B red, X blue, Y yellow) on menus, prompts, the tutorial, docking and the map. · Menus: LB/RB switch tabs and LT/RT switch sub-tabs. The stick no longer jumps to the wrong row, and focus is no longer lost after switching between keyboard and gamepad. · Docked short… | 25564537 | |
| Patch 1.0.1: hangar fixed, a new hyperspace jump Thank you all for the first days of the 1.0, and for your reports on the forum: most of this patch comes straight from them. Fixed · Hangar: ships can be bought and switched with the mouse again (the ship cards ignored hover and clicks). · Rescue pods: bringing a rescued wingman back to a station no longer puts you in their ship. If it already happened to you, switch back to your own ship in th… | 25552945 | |
| Added support for MacOS - Added support for MacOS - Fixed minor bugs | 22516326 | |
| UI bug fix ui bug fix & minor tweaks | — | |
| Bug fix fixed an inventory bug · added a skip intro and a skip tutorial button in the options menu | — | |
| Big Updatemajor There are too many changes to list them all, but the main ones involve: · New Particle Effects · New Settings Menu · New Hangar Menu (you can now freely switch between all the ships you own!) · New Tooltips · New Context Menu Actions · New Menus UIs · New HealthBars · New Input System · New Gamepad Controls · Greatly Improved Performance · And more... Have fun! | 20867573 | |
| UI & Tooltips Overhaul! Better UI and Tooltips | — | |
| Bug fixes Fixed a bug where you could not trade with stations · Fixed a bug where space tiles would sometimes not load properly | — | |
| Update: Interface Enhancements and Fixes Interface Enhancements and Fixes · Improved fonts and user interface · More mission text variety · Research points bug fixes | — | |
| Ship Upgrades have arrived!major Ship Upgrades You can now spend your research points to upgrade your ship, with 6 different upgrade categories to choose from : New ship control scheme A new ship control scheme is available in the game options menu. When enabled, the ship will move towards the mouse cursor location. | — | |
| Minor update Added backup saves, so corrupted saves should no longer be an issue | 19124516 | |
| Small update New animation for thrusters: all thrusters will now animate based on the ship's speed. · Bug fixes and improvements. | 19109444 | |
| Small update several adjustments to game balance and difficulty · removed a few bugs | 18867471 | |
| Small update Technical optimisations | 18769090 | |
| Massive update for Space Defender!major Infinite Space Thanks to procedural generation, the game universe (space, stations, and planets) is dynamically generated in chunks around the player, making the universe virtually infinite — no more map boundaries! > Performance is improved as only the area around the player needs to be loaded. Improved Enemy AI AI ships dynamically switch between different behaviors, such as: · Navigate · Att… | 18617632 | |
| Small Update You can now reset your game progression from the main menu | 18417065 | |
| New Mission Type: Swarm! I just added a new mission type in the game: Swarm In these missions you face a lot of weak enemies, and try to survive the bullet hell. They are fast paced and fun, I hope you'll enjoy it! | 18409944 | |
| Space Defender - First Update! Thanks to the valuable feedback of our first players, the first patch is here! Here's what's included: · Fixed: "Mission Accomplished" text now displays correctly (no more red text). · Fixed: Buying a ship now properly deducts credits. · Fixed: "Repair Ship" button turns green when available. · Fixed: Added "Energy Too Low" warning and visual feedback. · Fixed: Increased speed for starting ship… | 18363271 |
| Date | Day | Time | Patch title | Build ID | Branch | Depots | Download Δ |
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| 2 Oct 2026new | Fri | 21:16 | Patch 1.1.2: fixes from your reports | 25686095 | public | 2 | — |
| 2 Oct 2026new | Fri | 16:33 | Patch 1.1.1: fairer fights, smarter missile salvos, redrawn stations | 25681848 | public | 2 | — |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Thu | 21:25 | Update 1.1 "The Frontier Fights Back": pirates, three endings, expeditions | 25663017 | public | 2 | — |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Tue | 23:38 | Patch 1.0.4: voice acting, a new intro, Russian and Chinese | 25615073 | public | 2 | — |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Tue | 07:44 | Patch 1.0.3: crew, mines and torpedoes, a fairer start, German | 25596871 | public | 2 | — |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Sun | 19:21 | Patch 1.0.2: gamepad overhaul, finer aiming, a longer tutorial | 25564537 | public | 2 | — |
| 26 Sep 2026 | Sat | 22:19 | Patch 1.0.1: hangar fixed, a new hyperspace jump | 25552945 | public | 2 | — |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Fri | 13:23 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25503308 | public | 2 | — |