Pompeii: The Legacy — New Update & Full Release Date
Greetings, citizens of Pompeii, and thank you for continuing to build this great city with me.
Your support, feedback and patience shape this game every single day.
🛠 Full Release Target — March 2026
Pompeii: The Legacy is steadily moving toward full launch, and Early Access development is advancing at full speed. The current roadmap aims for completion of all core features and full campaign content by the end of March 2026.
Full release will not be the end, just the end of Chapter I.
After 1.0, I plan to continue supporting and expanding the game with:
🎮 Controller & Steam Deck support
🛠 Official modding support
Today's Update — v0.512.1 Patch Notes
This one took a bit longer to prepare, but it brings a lot of improvements:
Gameplay & UI
Fixed wrong icon showing instead of Religion need indicator
Prevented possible crash when exiting the game
You cannot upgrade an Insula without having Tools
Research windows now remembers its scroll position (after load)
Adjusted construction costs of Bathhouse, Apothecary House, Theatre, Arena, and Circus
Denarii tooltip now shows more accurate Denarii value
Fixed laws that were not applying properly
Performance & Behaviour
Polished worker handling in large cities
Improved tax calculation performance
Optimized several dozen textures
Buildings, Audio & Effects
Sound emitters now move correctly with buildings
Smoke added to Baker and Dish Factory
Sheep & pigs sound less frequently and more naturally
Many new building sound effects added:
Sawmill
Reservoir + Water Pump
Quarry / Marble Mine / Iron Mine
Clay + Sand Pits
Pottery / Glassworks / Blacksmith
Charcoal Burner / Carpenter / Brickworks
Rose Garden
Fighting Ring / Martial Arts School
Neptune Temple
Bathhouse
School
Market
Next Milestone — Coming in 2 Weeks
The next update will bring the first major milestone of Early Access, including:
✔ Significant balance improvements
✔ New buildings & gameplay systems
✔ Continued campaign progression
✔ UI & quality-of-life upgrades + general refinement
Thank you once again for playing, for reporting bugs, for pushing me to improve, and for believing in what this game can become. I will keep working, creating, and building Pompeii with you step by step.
Ave, citizens, and onwards to glory.