Major update31 Oct 2025Update 0.9: Points of InterestHey folks! Finally the new update is now available! But first of all, I'm sorry for the long wait time. This update should have been available much earlier, but unfortunately unexpected personal circumstances led to this delay. But development should now be back on track. In any case, this update introduces a lot of changes, but the main feature of this update are "Points of Interest" which spa…
Hi folks, Finally the new version is ready! This means that it is no longer in a separate beta branch, and we've also updated the store page accordingly. If you're already playing the new version, or if you want to keep playing the old Java version, you can find more information at the bottom of this post. We spent the last year reworking the game from scratch and move it to a new engine. We di…
Hi folks, A new update is available now! It introduces a lot of new content, including various enemies, new animals like wolves, a female character, a map and much more! Enemies This update introduces hostile bandits (which spawn at night) and barbarians (which spawn in arid regions). In addition to this, there are various new monsters which spawn in underground areas: there are firewolves and…
Hi folks, Finally, a new, massive update is available! It introduces new biomes, underground caves, ridable horses, aggressive animals, new items and much more! First of all, the biggest change are the biomes: The game now has two new climate regions (dry and cold region), which consist of 14 new biomes, including deserts, savannahs, tundras, taigas etc. Existing worlds will remain compatible!…
Hi folks, A new update is now available which finally introduces the first animals to the new version! In total, this update introduces 29 different animals as well as different variants for some animals (13 variants in total). This includes male and female animals for most animals as well as cubs. Animals will spawn persistently in unmodified chunks - new animals will also respawn if the anima…
Hey folks, finally the world generation update is available! This is a real game changer, because the game now provides a very varied, randomly generated world. The game now generates various huge islands surrounded by an infinite ocean. These islands contain many details like bays, lakes and mountains. Tall mountain peaks are covered with snow. There are also temperate climate biomes available…
Hi folks, The crafting update for the new version is now available! It introduces loads of new items and objects, a new crafting functionality, iron ore and the ability to smelt it, as well as many bugfixes and other changes! Crafting: It works a bit different compared to the Java version: You no longer have to access a workbench to see the crafting recipes, instead you can access all recipes a…
Hey folks, A new update is ready which introduces Multiplayer. This includes support for Steam P2P (the "Play with friends" option), LAN support and actual dedicated servers. The dedicated server files are also available on Steam (as a separate beta branch on the "Rising World Dedicated Server" app). It was important for us to get the multiplayer feature ready ASAP, because this makes bug track…
Hi folks! Finally the building update is available for the new version! It introduces almost 200 different materials and 27 different construction shapes. Unlike the Java version, there is no longer a distinction between blocks and construction elements. Instead every block can now be freely rotated and resized, which gives a lot more freedom compared to the old version. We've also created new…
Dear Community! We're pleased to announce that the first playable demo of the new version is finally available! It is available as a separate Beta branch on Steam - if you select it, you will still keep the current Java version and the new version will be downloaded into a separate subfolder. This first demo will serve as foundation for future update, and once it's a bit more fleshed out, it wi…
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