

Early Access
Yes, last updated 3 days ago, averaging 1.3 updates a month.
Last checked Oct 21, 2026
The newest build is on the beta 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.
Thrive: 14 updates in the last 12 months, avg every 27 days. The chart covers 24 months from November 2024 to October 2026, including months with zero patch notes. Counts are dated patch and update posts, not branch builds. November 2024: 0, December 2024: 1, January 2025: 0, February 2025: 2, March 2025: 0, April 2025: 0, May 2025: 2, June 2025: 0, July 2025: 0, August 2025: 1, September 2025: 0, October 2025: 1, November 2025: 4, December 2025: 2, January 2026: 0, February 2026: 1, March 2026: 2, April 2026: 0, May 2026: 2, June 2026: 0, July 2026: 0, August 2026: 2, September 2026: 0, October 2026: 1.
| Month | Updates |
|---|---|
| November 2024 | 0 |
| December 2024 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 2 |
| March 2025 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 2 |
| June 2025 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 0 |
| August 2025 | 1 |
| September 2025 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 4 |
| December 2025 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 2 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 2 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
Oct 17, 2026 · Patch note
Thrive 1.7.0 Public Beta is now Available
Release 1.7.0 is approaching so it is time to do some testing on it. The usual public test build for the new version is now available. This release focuses on starting to polish up the multicellular stage for the release of it planned by the end of the year. In this release there are achievements and tutorials for the multicellular stage, balance tweaks and…
Oct 17, 2026 · Build
beta branch build 26007353
Latest build time Steam reports for the beta branch.
Aug 30, 2026 · Patch note
Devblog #53: The Birds and the Bees Update
The time has finally come for Thrive 1.6, the third major update to the Multicellular Stage! So how come it's called 1.6? Three months have passed since the last major update, and a lot has been added in that time. So much, in fact, that everything in our roadmap planned up to version 1.6 was completed. https://thrive-media.b-cdn.net/a936953b-21b6-4b37-8270…
Aug 30, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 25021562
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Aug 22, 2026 · Patch note
Thrive 1.6.0 Public Beta is now Available
Some time has passed once again and it is time for a new Thrive release seen. As usual we have a public test build available today and the release is in one week so that we can fix all the problems everyone is sure to find with the test build. You will find a lot of major changes if you play this new version as is visible from the version number jump. We ha…
Thrive last posted a patch note 3 days ago (Oct 17, 2026: Thrive 1.7.0 Public Beta is now Available).
Thrive averaged 1.3 updates a month over the last year. Thrive is irregular (41/100). 7 of the last 12 months had at least one update day. Not enough of a cadence to call it regular.
No. Thrive shipped a build or patch note within the last 90 days.