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Xenonauts 2NewsXenonauts 2 News Roundup at the Hooded Horse August Publisher Sale
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Xenonauts 2 News Roundup at the Hooded Horse August Publisher Sale

Xenonauts 2 · published 28 Aug 2026, 22:00 UTC

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Hello everyone.

The Xenonauts 2 devs have continued developing Xenonauts 2, adding two new updates to the main branch since the last roundup. These updates focus on bringing balance and gameplay changes as well as continuing to fix bugs. If you have missed any of this news, make sure to read the full roundup below.

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Xenonauts 2 News Recap


Full release 7.26.1 brought balance and gameplay changes to Xenonauts 2. Some of the standout changes include an ARES buff increasing its strength to 100. The explosions caused by certain dying aliens will no longer destroy items on the ground. This patch also made some gameplay improvements, like alien spawners on certain missions being permanently revealed after being seen once. There were also some improvements made to the shroud, improving visual clarity when throwing grenades and making it easier to determine when the camera is interacting with tiles on the edge of the shroud.


Full release 7.27.3 is the most recent update to come to Xenonauts 2 and focuses on continuing to bring gameplay improvements and fixing bugs. This patch addresses the laser weapon research entry incorrectly displaying damage in the research screen, and the research tech has been updated. Mods also no longer have a maximum version, as this was causing a lot of confusion in the modding scene. This patch also introduces bug fixes like a bug preventing players from uploading mods to the Steam Workshop via the game and a handful of rare crash fixes.

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In-game event7 Sep 2026Full Release 7.27.7 STABLE Released!Another hotfix has been released onto the main Xenonauts 2 branches for everyone to play. We're hoping this is our final hotfix for this series of builds, as this fixes the two remaining reproducible crashes in the game and has made several improvements to the Mod Manager panel. We are working on a larger update in the background, and we should have some more to say about that soon! Game Update…Game update3 Sep 2026Full Release 7.27.7 Released! (Experimental)This update is only accessible by switching to our Experimental branches ( instructions on how to do so here ). This is hopefully the final build in the 7.27.x series of minor updates and if all goes well we'll release it onto the public branches early next week. Also, we should be putting out a few more details on what we're currently working on in the next few weeks! Bugfixes: · Fixed a crash…Game update24 Aug 2026Full Release 7.27.6 Released! (Experimental)This update is only accessible by switching to our Experimental branches ( instructions on how to do so here ). This is a minor update that is designed to tidy up a few issues with the mod manager panel to make life easier for those working on mods. Bugfixes: · Updated the visuals / layout of the Mod Manager panel to make it easier to use. · The Mod Manager panel now shows more extensive detail…