
Early Access
Yes, but updates are hit or miss. Last updated 49 days ago, with about 3 updates per month.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
The Forever Winter is a tactical shooter where you and your squad must loot the dead to survive beneath gargantuan war machines in a dystopian future of AI automata, cybernetically enhanced soldiers, and endless conflict. Millions of deaths later, the war continues with our latest update!
Sep 2, 2026 · Patch note
Hot-Fix 0.9.5.3 Release Notes 9/2/2026 (opens in new tab)
Hotfix 0.9.5.3 is now live. Version 0.9.5.3 Hotfix Hello Scavs! This hotfix focuses on two specific changes. Hope the week has been amazing so far! Stay frosty. - Fundog Out Changes / Update Details: AI Hearing AI now have less information about the exact location they hear if they aren’t already aware of the noise-maker. The further away the nose, the less…
Sep 2, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 25071553
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Aug 31, 2026 · Patch note
Hot-Fix 0.9.5.2 Release Notes 8/31/2026 (opens in new tab)
Hotfix 0.9.5.2 is now live. Version 0.9.5.2 Hotfix Hello Scavs! More quality feedback keeps coming in from many players. This hotfix addresses these specific issues. Stay frosty out there. - Fundog Out Changes / Update Details: Network Fixed an issue where selecting a host that displayed “-” for ping could potentially cause a crash or bad connection. AI Fix…
Aug 28, 2026 · Patch note
Hot-Fix 0.9.5.1 Release Notes 8/28/2026 (opens in new tab)
Hotfix 0.9.5.1 is now live. Version 0.9.5.1 Hotfix Hello Scavs! Already got some good feedback from many players. As such, here is a quick day-of hotfix for today’s release. - Fundog Out Changes / Update Details: WEAPONRY Fix an issue where firing one weapon could cause many of the recoil systems in the other weapon to become disabled. Fixed issue preventin…
Aug 28, 2026 · Patch note
The Forever Winter - August 2026 Update (opens in new tab)
Hello Scavs! This QOL patch is a little more experimental. We've been working for some time on new state machine systems for the AI, and we're putting a much larger piece of that work into your hands with this update. The immediate changes are things you'll be able to see: squads suppressing positions, flanking, maintaining a front, investigating sounds, se…
The Forever Winter last posted a patch note 49 days ago (Sep 2, 2026: Hot-Fix 0.9.5.3 Release Notes 9/2/2026 (opens in new tab)).
It got about 3 updates per month over the last year and is irregular (53/100). 9 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.
The Forever Winter: 33 updates in the last 12 months, avg every 9 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 | 1 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 4 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 4 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 0 |