
Early Access
Yes, but updates are hit or miss. Last updated 12 days ago, with about one update a year.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
You were deep in uncharted space on a research mission. Disaster struck. Together with your friends, explore a mysterious asteroid field and mine whatever resources possible to build what you need to survive.
The newest build is on the playtest branch, more than 36 hours after the public branch. Steam's own Early Access notice looks at the public branch and can miss that beta activity.
Oct 9, 2026 · Build
playtest branch build 25822744
Latest build time Steam reports for the playtest branch.
Mar 27, 2026 · Patch note
Build 3.27.2026.1 (opens in new tab)
Hey folks! This is a very small patch to the existing game to avoid conflicts with the upcoming playtest. As a reminder, we've re-built a lot of systems with the 1.0 version - bringing in almost two years of design and technical changes to make Drift become the game it's always been in my head. These changes don't play well if you go back and forth between…
Mar 27, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 22537246
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Mar 27, 2026 · Build
next branch build 22537246
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Nov 27, 2024 · Patch note
Build 10.29.2024.1 (opens in new tab)
This small update focuses on UI issues and small quality of life changes. Fixes the inventory unable to grab focus on Steam Deck after opening it twice Fix beacon icons missing from the configuration UI in some cases Add a new UI to the Long Range Scanning console to delete old results Add the world seed to the save game list Fix the Controls setting page s…
Drift: Space Survival last shipped a build on the playtest branch 12 days ago (Oct 9, 2026).
It got about one update a year over the last year and is rarely updated (9/100). 2 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.
Drift: Space Survival: 1 update in the last 12 months. 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 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 0 |