
Early Access
Yes, but updates are hit or miss. Last updated 6 days ago, with about one update every 4 months.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs
Oct 15, 2026 · Patch note
v0.2.1 Update (opens in new tab)
This update addresses a rare save corruption issue, mod loader bugs and adds improved handling of expedition party deaths. Changelog Additions - Added handling for total party wipes on expeditions. A message prompt now informs the player about the death of the party before returning them to the home map. Fixes - Fixed mod loader not restarting properly afte…
Oct 15, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 25883833
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Sep 25, 2026 · Patch note
Run and Gun, Custom Starts, Mod Support: v0.2.0 Released (opens in new tab)
The game's first major content update launches today. While the bulk of the work was dealing with tech debt and refactoring systems in need of cleanup, there are several major new features that take advantage of the improved engine infrastructure to do things that would've been impossible on the old base. New AI Framework The AI has been reworked and stream…
May 21, 2026 · Patch note
Version 0.2.0 Progress (opens in new tab)
Hey guys, Let's talk about the upcoming update, new features and some related news. Animation Overhaul To start with, I completely overhauled the game's animation system and changed how animations are controlled under the hood. The old animation system relied on a fixed animation tree and signals from various other systems to transition states, then it woul…
Oct 6, 2025 · Patch note
v0.1.6 Update (opens in new tab)
Minor hotfix update addressing several smaller issues. Fixes Fixed an error that occurred when a portal was destroyed while agents were trying to path through it. Corpses no longer incorrectly show as blobs in the fog of war. Fixed context menu not opening for corpses and storage containers.
Ascent of Ashes last posted a patch note 6 days ago (Oct 15, 2026: v0.2.1 Update (opens in new tab)).
It got about one update every 4 months over the last year and is rarely updated (18/100). 3 of the last 12 months had at least one update day. Not enough of a cadence to call it regular.
No. It shipped a build or patch note within the last 90 days, though updates are hit or miss.
Ascent of Ashes: 3 updates in the last 12 months, avg every 73 days. The chart shows the last 12 months, including months with zero patch notes. Counts are dated patch and update posts, not branch builds.
| Month | Updates |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 1 |