Early Access
Is Ancestral Players still being updated?
Yes, but updates are hit or miss. Last updated 23 days ago, with about one update every 2 months.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
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About the game
Hurl fiery axes into rivals' faces, fire arrows with surgical precision, or blast your buddies with explosive coconuts. Paint the arena with the blood of your enemies in this chaotic, skill-based PvP shooter where death is your greatest power-up.
- Action
- Indie
AI Generated Content Disclosure
The developer filed this on the Steam store page. It is not a guess by active.games.
I've created the sound tracks using AI.
Update history
Recent updates
Sep 28, 2026 · Patch note
better hitboxes + stuff (opens in new tab)
** gameplay changes ** hitboxes: more precise & generous + take helmet/barrel into account. spear: bigger hitbox + longer hit distance (2m => 2.3m) water: less move penalty in water + allow 3 perfect restitution water bounces brush: wont reset the high tension timer (avoid player collusion reset timer for 1hp loss... true story) ** quality of life ** improv…
Sep 28, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 25580549
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Apr 23, 2026 · Patch note
Minor update (opens in new tab)
Add Gamers Assembly Tournament result + allow anyone to create tournaments (todo configurable)
Apr 2, 2026 · Patch note
Nerfing the camping strat just in case (opens in new tab)
High tension will be x2 faster when 'out of bounds' on high grounds + add a tent icon wall hack. This is to prevent people to hide on rocks behind the map.
Feb 24, 2026 · Patch note
Possible crash fix for some Intel GPUs (opens in new tab)
Some players with Intel Gpus were crashing on startup. I removed the usage of double precisions floats on some shaders (because it is not supported by intel). Should be okay now, sorry for the inconvenience.
Questions
When was the last Ancestral Players update?
Ancestral Players last posted a patch note 23 days ago (Sep 28, 2026: better hitboxes + stuff (opens in new tab)).
How often does Ancestral Players update?
It got about one update every 2 months over the last year and is rarely updated (19/100). 2 of the last 8 months had at least one update day. Gaps between updates are uneven.
Is Ancestral Players abandoned?
No. It shipped a build or patch note within the last 90 days, though updates are hit or miss.
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