Community10 Aug 2026Coder-Gatherer status updateEarly autumn marks the peak of the foraging season in Finland, and being a coder-gatherer by nature, I've find myself quite busy both inside and outside the development chambers. So, here comes a small status update to let you know that blueberries and chanterelles are emerging in harmony alongside lines of clothmaking code, but the former have been the priority for the past few weeks. I'll tre…
Version 3.88 (stable) is now released and live. Here we go releasing a new version which introduces a CLOTHCRAFT skill to make a big difference to character crafted clothing. With this version, all crafting is now pausable, including the making of clothes. With the introduction of the Clothcraft skill, character-made garments are now quality-modified based on your skill level and the raw materi…
Steam Spring Sale 2026 has started and we warmly welcome new adventurers into the far North with a discounted price. You did good tracking to find your way here, now take a look around and follow your instinct. And whether you're just beginning your journey or a long-time adventurer, be aware that there's yet another new UnReal World release coming out next week. Stay tuned. So much for the imp…
Greetings, good adventurers! Yet another year of UnReal World development has gotten going on. Before highlighting the upcoming features, it should be mentioned that Development History page at the game homepage has been also updated, covering now also summaries for the past few years that were missing. You can view UnReal World Development History since 1992 here: As for the year 2026 the big…
With these simple season's greetings I wish all the best for all you good old and brave new adventurers out there! See you in 2026 as the development and all that continues. ...and meanwhile, take an advantage of Steam Winter Sale for a discounted pathway into the far north. Mighty old christmas tree and Sami ( UnReal World creator ) standing strong not too far away from the development chamber…
Version 3.87 (stable) is now released and live. This update mostly deals with improvements to making clothes as we proceed to make the whole process more detailed, realistic and eventually also pausable. The most notable additions on that front in this version are obtaining and crafting sewing needles, and harvesting tendons for sinew yarn making. And more is to come, but that will have to awai…
The days are getting shorter and shorter, and the nights bring freezing temperatures. The mist gathers on the fields and the sounds of departing migratory birds echo in the twilight. That's how it goes in the Far North. That's autumn. And that's alright as the Steam Autumn Sale is on again for the new adventurers to enter UnReal Word for a properly discounted price! We welcome you to take advan…
Summer We're happy for both the summertime and having managed to release a bugfix patch for the significant 3.86 update just in time. See, with this post I'll be leaving for summer holidays and will get back to proper development probably sometime in august. Well, it won't be complete radio silence until then and some rainy days are surely still spent for coding, but all the activity within the…
Hereby version 3.86.1 has been released also for OS X and Linux. This is a bugfix patch fixing the following issues: - changed: fish soup and meat soup portion amounts are now from 1 to 3 This allows one portion of these soups to be cooked also in a birch-bark pot. - fixed: hides being softened disappeared if the process was cancelled before reaching the pausable threshold - fixed: spoiling of…
Version 3.86.1 for Windows has been released. This is a bugfix patch, and the same patch for Linux and OS X releases will follow as soon as possible. The patch fixes the following issues (for Windows): - changed: fish soup and meat soup portion amounts are now from 1 to 3 This allows one portion of these soups to be cooked also in a birch-bark pot. - fixed: hides being softened disappeared if t…
Version 3.86 (stable) is now released and live. For those who were already playing 3.86 beta version there's a fistful of fixes and additions which will be mentioned below together with the full changelog. And for those who are new to this version we'll revise the most notable new features here: New trees and tree species for slender trunks There's quite a lot being done regarding trees and lum…
Version 3.86 has reached the beta stage and is now available as a beta-branch you can opt-into at will. Instructions on how to do it will be explained below in a separate chapter, so read on. Assuming no serious showstoppers are found we're anticipating to come up with stable version within few weeks time. You can find full changelog at the end of this post, and here's brief summary about the m…
Warm greetings and sunny day to all you adventurers out there! It is happening again.... the spring... and Steam Spring sale! So grab your skis, find a nearest village deep in the backwoods, and use your precious squirrel hides to make a good trade, Err, wait, that's how it might go in UnReal World ... in the real world just add UnReal World in your shopping cart for a decently discounted sprin…
You know what... there's smell of spring and new UnReal World release in the air. And come March, I'm hopeful we'll see them both taking place. The most fundamental additions in the upcoming version will concern new trees, raw material wood types and their varied impact on crafting. Let's have a sneak peak at these... Aspen trees Aspen trees will now appear in the game world. These large decidu…
Dear adventurers, once again the year is nearing its end and with these season's greetings we wish you all the best with the festivities and holiday season you might have at hand - and happy new year! With the seasonal sale going we'd also like to warmly welcome all the new adventurers into the Far North. Northern fire works As a seasonal speciality let's share a fresh episode from UnReal World…
Today, on the verge of Steam Autumn Sale, we're most happy to release version 3.85 stable for both the old adventurers already roaming the UnReal World - and for the newcomers who have only now found their way into the far north. Feel warmly welcomed to witness and enjoy yet another UnReal World release! Find the changelog below. Those who have already been playing 3.85 beta will find few fixes…
The time has come for yet another UnReal World version to go live as version 3.85 beta is hereby now released. Being in beta phase it's available as a beta branch you need to opt-into at your Steam Library. This will be explained below. In few weeks time, if no showstoppers are found, we can expect a stable release. With this version we've now accomplished featuring the vast majority of craftin…
Some of you are aware of this already, and for the rest it's time for a little cross-promotion... Ancient Savo , another game by Enormous Elk was recently on Steam. Created by Erkka Lehmus ( UnReal World co-designer ) this open-ended survival and resource management game is focused on raising a family. The game takes place in 1200 CE Eastern Finland, in the pristine woodlands of a region called…
Steam Summer sale lasts for a few days more, so we encourage all the new adventurers to take this advantage of entering into UnReal World with a discounted price. Feel warmly welcomed! The summer and nightless nights in real world do continue for good while longer and although it's been less attractive to sweat inside the development chambers we'll hereby bring you a little summary summary abou…
Steam Open World Survival Crafting Fest 2024 is here ... ... and we welcome you into the far north with a discounted price! In case of UnReal World it's hard to imagine more suitable Steam Fest to participate in. First released in 1992 the game sports more than 30 years of active development with still no end in sight and has got Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition (2019) recognizition for b…
A small patch has been released to fix a few issues as follows: Version 3.84.2 ** Saved characters from version 3.80-> are compatible with this version. ** - fixed: pausable crafting item duplication In some conditions when you finished crafting an item the work in progress item still remained on the ground. - fixed: using TEXTILECRAFT skill displaying corrupt "Command:" prompt, eg. TEXTILECRAF…
A small patch has been released to fix the following issues, which probably occurred only for a subset of adventurers. Version 3.84.1 ** Saved characters from version 3.80-> are compatible with this version. ** - fixed: continuing pausable crafting with inferior tools caused erroneous production times If inferior tools were used to start and continue pausable crafting tasks the remaining produc…
Version 3.84 (stable) is now released and live for all the supported operating systems. Version 3.84 continues the ongoing transition to make all the crafting tasks pausable, features a good deal of related crafting requirement changes, adds BOWYER skill, introduces springs as a new water source and naturally offers a fistful of bugfixes too. In the midst of big changes in regards to pausable c…
A new version is at hand and for starters the Windows build goes live - now . Linux and OS X builds will be released later this week if the workflow goes as expected. Version 3.84 continues the ongoing transition to make all the crafting tasks pausable, features a good deal of related crafting requirement changes, adds BOWYER skill, introduces springs as a new water source and naturally offers…
Springtime is busy time - both out in the nature and inside the development chambers. See, we're preparing for a new version release still this month, so let's have a sneak peek at upcoming features. Pausable crafting proceeding strongly Quite a batch of craftable items will be using the recently featured pausable crafting mechanics allowing player character to have breaks and continue the craf…
A quick hotfix update to remedy occasional lag on zoomed-in maps has been released. This issue was met with version 3.83 most notably on Windows 11 systems. No other changes. Cheers, and happy adventures! ːurw_sageː
Version 3.83 is now released and live! Bugs found during the beta period were very scarce, so for those who were playing the beta version already the changelog doesn't bring any additions. The most notable features in version 3.83 are weapon/tool hafting and the haft wear out mechanics, and pausable arrowmaking and tanning. This version has also undergone upgrade of SDL and SDL_mixer libraries,…
The work with new version, 3.83, is soon finished and we hereby ease the anticipation with an early beta release for Windows. Thus, version 3.83 beta for Windows is now available as a beta branch you need to opt-into at your Steam Library. This will be explained below. Once the Windows version stability is confirmed, wrapping things up for all the supported operating systems will follow and we…
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