Status
SteamPeaks
ChartsSalesUpcomingPatchesNewsCalculator
New on SteamEvery app, DLC and depot the minute Steam creates itAppsEvery app on Steam, newest change firstPackagesSubs and bundles, and what each containsDepotsDepots, manifests and install sizesTagsSteam's user tags and the games under themDevelopers & publishersCompanies and their cataloguesTechnologiesEngines, SDKs and anti-cheat found in the filesChange historyEvery PICS changelist as it lands
SignalsNineteen readings of the whole catalogueCompareAny games side by sideRecordsAll-time peaks and the days they were setReportsWeekly and monthly write-upsAlerts & newsroomWatch a game, get told when it movesSteam statusIs Steam up, right nowWeb API explorerTry the endpoints in the browser
NewsSteam's own announcements and the sales calendarCalculatorWhat a Steam account is worth, and its pile of shame
/
Sign in
/
SteamPeaks
The ultimate resource for Steam data.
ExploreChartsSalesSales and festsUpcomingPatchesNewsRecordsTrendingSignals
DatabaseAppsPackagesDepotsTagsDevelopersTechnologiesChange history
ToolsCalculatorCompareSearchAlertsSteam statusAPI
SiteMethodologyFAQDiscordSupportSign in via Steam
Not affiliated with Valve or Steam. Game names and artwork belong to their owners. All times UTC.
PrivacyCookiesFair useStatus
Black ForestNewsMajor Holiday Update
Game update

Major Holiday Update

Black Forest · published 26 Dec 2023, 10:25 UTC · build 12979136

All newsPlayers around this dateRead on Steam

For the holidays, here is a fairly big update with interesting new features for you:

  • New feature: Map editor - currently only 3 maps for trying it out and pretty incomplete. You can make a village with all the buildings in the game, you can NOT at this time make a playable map (with monsters, etc.) - as I said, incomplete, testing, please post feedback to the forum to let me know if it's worth developing further.
  • Fixed the village log notice when a building is finished (it was using the wrong text field, now the text says "construction of a cow pen finished" instead of "construction of a Cows finished" and similar)
  • Fixed: Onion field now available in the tutorial
  • Fixed: Trapper description no longer misleadingly mentions the watchtower
  • Fixed: Rephrased "safe slaughter" to "sustainable slaughter"
  • Fixed: The tutorial "hurry up with the food" dialog should no longer appear if you've already completed that quest
  • Fixed: Requirements display of locked levels is now correctly aligned
  • Fixed: Buildings built in sandbox mode no longer count towards achievements
  • Fixed: Graveyard orientation in Refugee Camp map
  • Visual improvement: Buildings now clear grass and bushes around their location when placed
  • Watchtowers now show their spotting distance when you build them
  • Watchtowers have slightly reduced spotting distances now that it's easy to place them correctly
  • Increased visibility of the bear fireflies
  • Game will no longer advise you to build a steward if the steward building is disabled (as in the first part of the tutorial)
  • Added autopaths to Friedmarkt, Karenfang and Hellhafen
  • Added more text variety and proper translation to monster wound and kill events
  • Added (german) translations to the building descriptions
  • Fixed art style of level selector images
  • Increased grass rendering distance on Refugee Camp map
More from Black Forest

Other announcements

All news
Major update15 Dec 2025The Final UpdateThis is what I expect to be the final update for the game, version 2.5. It contains no gameplay changes, but some Quality of Life updates and improvements: · updated engine/core code · visual improvements to volumetric lights, general graphics, building effects · removed Unity Analytics and privacy screen. I am officially ending support for the game with this patch. If there are serious bugs I…Game update6 Dec 2025Final Update in preview for testingI've uploaded what I expect to be the final update for the game, version 2.5. It's on the preview branch for now, so I can fix any bugs that may have crept in (though there shouldn't be any). Changes: · updated engine/core code · visual improvements to volumetric lights, general graphics, building effects · removed Unity Analytics and privacy screen.Game update5 Oct 2025Bug- and Security-Fix UpdateThis is a small update containing a few internal updates, bugfixes and an important fix for a security issue in the Unity engine.