Game update

All players must be on the latest version to play together

River Drift Playtest · published 2 months ago

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Hello! River Drift is currently undergoing heavy patching and is being updated frequently.

If you can't find your friend's lobby, please close Steam completely and reopen it to allow the game to update.

All players must be on the latest version to play together.

I'll also be adding an in-game message and displaying the current version number in both the hosting and joining lobbies so it's easier to verify that everyone is on the same build.

Enjoy!

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Game update7 Sep 2026Controls Improvements and Swamp Level ReworkHello, River Drifters! I’ve been working hard to get the demo ready for Steam Next Fest! I’ve adjusted the river speed and the raft’s angular damping to make the controls feel more responsive and satisfying! I’ve also been working on the Swamp level, adding new obstacles and reworking the entire level to make it more interesting, engaging, and visually polished! Enjoy! :)In-game event19 Aug 2026Localization & Improvements!River Drift is now available in the following languages: · Simplified Chinese · Traditional Chinese · Filipino · French · German · Indonesian · Japanese · Kazakh · Korean · Malay · Polish · Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal) · Russian · Spanish · Thai · Turkish · Ukrainian · Vietnamese The game's UI has been fully reworked to ensure proper support and readability across all available languages. I…Game update7 Aug 2026Single Player ReworkSingle Player Mode has been reworked! Instead of holding the paddle input, you now paddle by repeatedly pressing the input, just like in Co-op mode. This gives you much finer control over the raft, allowing for better acceleration management, and makes it much easier to free the raft when it gets stuck on terrain. · Single Player paddling animations have also been reworked to better match each…