Early Access
Is Wayward still being updated?
It's slowing down. Last updated 3 months ago, averaging 0.5 updates a month.
Last checked Oct 21, 2026
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The newest build is on the development 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.
Update history
Wayward: 4 updates in the last 12 months, avg every 67 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: 4, January 2025: 0, February 2025: 0, March 2025: 0, April 2025: 0, May 2025: 1, June 2025: 1, July 2025: 0, August 2025: 1, September 2025: 0, October 2025: 2, November 2025: 0, December 2025: 1, January 2026: 0, February 2026: 0, March 2026: 1, April 2026: 1, May 2026: 0, June 2026: 0, July 2026: 1, August 2026: 0, September 2026: 0, October 2026: 0.
| Month | Updates |
|---|---|
| November 2024 | 0 |
| December 2024 | 4 |
| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 0 |
| March 2025 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 0 |
| August 2025 | 1 |
| September 2025 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
Recent updates
Jul 11, 2026 · Build
development branch build 24161660
Latest build time Steam reports for the development branch.
Jul 10, 2026 · Patch note
Hope you all had a great Summer Sale! While we are busy working on the next major update, we thought we might split off some of the changes/improvements and bug fixes into a smaller update that you see here. Report any issues that you spot as usual! Bonus Promo: Check out our Discord for frequent discussions on everything Wayward! https://discord.com/invite…
Jul 10, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 24137356
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Jul 10, 2026 · Build
beta2.15.5 branch build 24137356
Latest build time Steam reports for the beta2.15.5 branch.
Apr 13, 2026 · Build
beta2.15.4 branch build 22757357
Latest build time Steam reports for the beta2.15.4 branch.
Questions
When was the last update?
Wayward last shipped a build on the development branch 3 months ago (Jul 11, 2026).
How often does it update?
Wayward averaged 0.5 updates a month over the last year. Wayward is sporadic (27/100). 4 of the last 12 months had at least one update day. Gaps between updates are uneven.
Is it abandoned?
Not yet. Wayward is slowing down: the last signal is between 90 and 180 days old.
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