Major update13 Aug 2026August Update: Wasteland TraderHey everyone, In this article, we’re taking a closer look at the fixes and improvements introduced since the most recent major update, bringing together the key changes in one place. With the release of the Expedition storyline’s final chapter, we reached a major milestone for Vagrus , but our work on the game continues. Since its release, we’ve been steadily addressing community-reported issue…
Hey everyone, Today’s update brings some tweaks to the recently released Expedition questline’s final chapter as well as further performance improvements and fixes. Before delving into that, however, we wanted to reflect upon the big update and its reception. The response to the final major content update has been truly overwhelming. We've received a great many kind messages over the past few d…
Hey everyone, After a road that was almost as long and arduous as that of Kharandar and his merry band of explorers, we have finally reached our destination: the closing chapter of the Expedition storyline is now available to all owners of At the Heart of Ruin ! The free content is accompanied by a slew of performance improvements and tweaks , which we believe, improve the games significantly.…
Vagri ! Today, we have gathered recent news into a single post, including information on sales, the upcoming final chapter of the Expedition storyline updates, and some cool stuff on DLC Companions’ cosmetics. Let’s dive into that first! Since the release of our second Supporter Pack that provides cosmetics to all Companions, we often get asked if the packs include new apparel for the DLC Compa…
In the video game industry of the last decade or so, it has become increasingly common and appealing to talk about involving players in developer decision making, though what this means exactly can vary greatly between projects. In this article, we’ll discuss some elements related to eliciting, handling, and incorporating player feedback in Vagrus , so if you are interested in how you all had a…
Hey everyone, We released a bunch of fixes for the last update (Expedition Part 3) yesterday, and now we are following up with the list of changes. There is a fair amount of stuff here, many of which were quite nasty, or at the very least, persistent, so we’re glad to have hunted them down. We hope this batch will make the experience much better. Expedition Final Touches With the previous updat…
Hey everyone, This week’s update brings the chunky penultimate chapter in the Expedition storyline – a series of free updates that expand At the Heart of Ruin . The action and the drama really ramps up in this one, and the intrepid vagri accompanying Kharandar’s folks in their journey into the forsaken core of the fallen Dwarven kingdom will have to make some really tough decisions. Although on…
This week, we have two things to talk about that are close to our hearts: we were invited to speak on the Into the Indies podcast , and we’ve just released a brand new update ! Let’s get into the nitty-gritty of both. Into the Indies We’ve had the pleasure of appearing on Indie Game Picks before in the form of a written interview , but this time felt different. In this Into the Indies episode ,…
Introducing the 'Ripped' Supporter Pack — available now! Every character in Vagrus now comes equipped with a perfectly sculpted six-pack. No training required. No exceptions. Get yours today and bring some 'serious' core strength to the Wasteland. #AprilFools
Vagri ! Today, Vagrus – The Riven Realms is on Steam’s Daily Deal , a prestigious spot that games rarely get to occupy, but it also has a new release of cosmetics and a beefy update with the continuation of the Expedition storyline , as well as some extras added to our Patronage Pack and OST. Last but not least, scroll down for a giveaway we’re conducting to get digital keys for Vagrus or its D…
This year marks the fourth occasion of the annual Turn-based Thursday Fest , showcasing some of the best and coolest indie games on the market today. Participating this time are turn-based RPGs, sims, grand strategy games, deckbuilders, 4X games, roguelikes, puzzlers, city builders, and much, much more! You can see a breakdown of some of the most interesting – and scary! – games on offer on You…
We’re back and we've got news to share! First, our ‘Cultured’ Support Pack is approaching its release, and second, we’re updating our official soundtrack (OST) very soon, which will then include tracks from our At the Heart of Ruin expansion. Additionally, we’ll also be updating our Patronage Pack , which will now include wallpaper pieces from Sunfire and Moonshadow, Old Acquaintances, and At t…
February has been busy at the Lost Pilgrims Studios. The last winter month gave us the chance to take the time and dive deeper into the lore relating to the Dwarves of the Riven Realms and their lost culture, but also to bring something new to our audience and prepare for the exciting things coming up in the next few months. The Dwarves of Old We decided to delve deep into the lore of the Dwarv…
Hey everyone, Today we are excited to release part one of our Expedition updates, Journey in the Dark , which picks up Kharandar and gang’s story where we left off in the expansion: the expedition is ready to set out from Dum Garok and they are sending you ahead. Or, down below, to be exact, as the journey in the story’s continuation will take players underground first. We’ll also talk about th…
Hey everyone, This update brings with it the machine translated texts for the entirety of At the Heart of Ruin at last! Thanks to all of you for your patience – we know this took a bit long, but it proved trickier to implement than we had anticipated. Hopefully, now those of you who’ve been waiting for it can enjoy the expansion, too. The update also includes a number of additions and improveme…
Hey everyone, This update not only brings another round of fixes and tweaks, but also adds a long quest called “The Gangs of Varnurud”, changes a location in the expansion, and introduces Fog of War to certain parts of At the Heart of Ruin . Shoutout to Trese Brothers on Cyber Knights: Flashpoint Before getting into 1.260, we’d look to mention our good friends at Trese Brothers, who’ve just hit…
Players’ reactions to At the Heart of Ruin are coming in hard and fast, and we’re delighted to see how our community is interacting with the expansion, providing praise, feedback, and articulate criticism, as well as reporting the bugs they find. Apart from tackling these, we’ve already started planning what follows – more on that later – and tying up some loose ends. It has occurred to us that…
Hey folks! Our friends at MuHa Games just launched their new game Project Thea in Early Access today! It is a dark, post-apocalyptic strategy RPG where you explore the Wasteland, rebuild your colony, craft, cook, and fight weird and wonderful creatures using tactical card combat. If you like games with story choices, survival vibes, Slavic folklore, and retro-futuristic madness, give it a look.…
Hey everyone, While the studio is still trying to recover from the exertion of the last couple of weeks (or months, really) leading up to the release of At the Heart of Ruin , we are patching and updating the game with hotfixes to iron out any outstanding issues. A detailed list of updates and fixes are below at your perusal, but we’ve also started to conceptualize our next cosmetic pack becaus…
We are absolutely stoked to announce that our expansion, At the Heart of Ruin , is finally OUT! As usual for us, the project’s scope was vast, and after putting as much as we could into it, be they stories, features, locations, factions, artwork, enemies, or rewards, we’re proud of what we’ve achieved and excited to see what you make of it! To coincide with the release, we’ve also just dropped…
In this week’s Devlog we would like to discuss how the content was developed for our upcoming expansion, answer some frequently asked questions, share some patch notes and show you a fun interview with Indie Game Picks that is combined with a giveaway. Expansion Content In the leadup to the release of At the Heart of Ruin on the 22nd of October (accompanied by the Ruinous Supporter Pack ), we’v…
In this week’s Expansion Devlog, we’re keen to discuss one of the newest and most exciting features we’re adding to the upcoming expansion of Vagrus : Exploration Encounters. We are also introducing two named characters from the upcoming expansion and inviting you to participate in the giveaways we are running on two of our social media platforms! How Exploration Encounters Came To Be While it…
After over a year of development, the time has finally come to reveal the release date of our most ambitious DLC as of yet: At the Heart of Ruin will arrive on the 22nd of October ! Alongside the expansion, our Ruinous Supporter Pack will also be up for grabs from the same day. At its core, At the Heart of Ruin is a dark fantasy narrative adventure that focuses on a small but dense, multi-layer…
Hey everyone, We are closing off September with another article from our Devlog Series, this time discussing our solution to Cargo “overflow” as well as introducing a new character from the At the Heart of Ruin expansion. We are also revealing a new appearance from our upcoming Ruinous Supporter Pack and sharing some information about the Steam Autumn Sale starting today! Throw-out Revamp for C…
With the day of At the Heart of Ruin ’s release drawing closer and closer, we at Lost Pilgrims decided to focus on a series of devlogs for those of you interested in the gameplay mechanics, artwork, and setting of the expansion. This week, we’ll talk about mountaineering and show off the first Dwarf character and a new Companion appearance! Traversing the Volcanic Wastelands The expansion will…
Today we’d like to introduce one of our upcoming additions to Vagrus , the Ruinous Supporter Pack DLC, a small cosmetic package that gives you Companion skins for supporting Lost Pilgrims. Our art team has been hard at work on it for some time now, and we’re excited to share the cosmetics in more detail soon. You can find its store page here , where all the cosmetics in the pack will appear soo…
Hey everyone, We’re dropping a patch to fix some semi-serious issues while our main focus continues to be At the Heart of Ruin , our upcoming expansion. Here are some teasers before we tackle the patch notes. First off, we’re revealing something that we hope you’ll never have to visit in game: the village the Cleansing Conflagration – the gang of pyromaniacal, murderous scavengers – call home.…
Hey everyone, As you may have noticed, this last month was exceptionally busy for us on the virtual storefronts, especially on Steam, where Vagrus was featured in the Daily Deal program on May 30 (at a staggering 50% discount, the lowest price as of yet), then took part in the annual TurnBasedThursdayFest between June 2 and 9 (with a similarly attractive discount). The festival received a “feat…
Hey everyone, While work on the upcoming DLC (or rather, expansion: At the Heart of Ruin ) is ongoing, the team at Lost Pilgrims is also busy fixing bugs and adding performance improvements. This patch includes several of both, with some added love to controller support. We’ve also thoroughly optimized our asset handling, freeing up a whopping 1.5 Gigabytes of hard drive space. Additionally, Va…
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