
Early Access
Yes, it's still new to Early Access (launched Oct 7). Last updated 9 days ago, with 1 update so far.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
Command a damaged scout ship in a living space colony survival sim. Wake your crew from cryostasis, secure water and food, build fragile settlements, trade or smuggle between factions, and survive the stories that emerge.
The developer filed this on the Steam store page. It is not a guess by active.games.
This game uses AI-generated images for fauna and flora portraits. All AI-generated assets are static artwork used for visual representation of procedurally generated creatures and plants. No AI is used for gameplay mechanics, dialogue, or other interactive content.
Oct 12, 2026 · Patch note
Update 2: A New First Hour and More Happening on the Ground (opens in new tab)
Hey Zenithians! Update 2 is out, and it's a big one. The two main things are a brand new first hour and a completely new layer of gameplay on planet surfaces. On top of that there's a long list of fixes for stuff you reported in the first days of Early Access, so thanks a lot for all of it! A brand new first hour At launch a bunch of you said the learning c…
Oct 12, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 25892823
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Sep 26, 2026 · Patch note
Final Demo Patch: A Better Start for Explorers (opens in new tab)
Hey, Explorers! The final patch for the Zenith Expanse demo is live today. After more than two years of work, I'm preparing for the next big milestone: the Early Access launch on September 30. This update focuses entirely on the feedback I've heard most often: getting started can be difficult, and it takes time to understand how the game's systems fit toget…
Jun 8, 2026 · Patch note
Demo Patch 0.1.4 - Demo Feedback, Trading, Fuel, and Economy Tuning (opens in new tab)
This update is focused heavily on feedback from recent demo playtests. The big goal was to make the early game less brittle, make different playstyles more viable, clean up some rough UI/economy issues that were making trading and settlement play feel confusing or too easy to exploit. [p align="start"]Onboarding no longer pushes players into founding a sett…
Zenith Expanse last posted a patch note 9 days ago (Oct 12, 2026: Update 2: A New First Hour and More Happening on the Ground (opens in new tab)).
It got about one update every 4 months so far. Zenith Expanse entered Early Access less than three months ago, so it's too new to rate for update frequency.
No. Zenith Expanse only launched in Early Access on Oct 7, and it was last updated 9 days ago, with 1 update so far.
Zenith Expanse: 3 updates in the last 12 months, avg every 63 days. The chart shows the last 12 months, including months with zero patch notes. Counts are dated patch and update posts, not branch builds. The Early Access release on 2026-10-07 falls inside this window.
| Month | Updates |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 1 |