After more than one hundred patches, several thousands of bug fixes, tweaks and adjustments it is time to conclude [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1807360/Dreadful_River/]Dreadful Rivers[/url][/b] first year of being in Early Access. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBHbkOh01zM Since the first release in February 28, 2023 a bunch of new content has found its way into the game:

• way, WAY better performance
• and still better graphics
• the SEARCH FOR THE CROWNSTONES mainquest branch is fully implemented
• a gateway town where the river branches into the three biomes was introduced
• there are now forts to conquer
• and more factions
• there’s wildlife, hunting and fishing
• on land ruins, mines, caves, and ancient starling halls are waiting to be explored
• skill trees, including special crown skills
• more character classes for hire
• siege engines
• crew members can be positioned on the raft
• nicer to use inventory system
• more stuff to collect, use, craft and cook
• loads of general QoL and bugfixes
• Achievements

[b]Now what’s next?[/b]

• the underworld biome
• more gear, spells, weapons
• additional crafting plans and cooking recipes
• new skilltrees
• various new enemy types
• new siege engine types
• new factions
• more dungeons
• overall more river

For the future we are also experimenting with different game ideas in the background to follow up the development of Dreadful River. One of them is [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2718570/They_Came_From_Venus/]THEY CAME FROM VENUS[/url][/b], another one was in cryostasis for some years now and will be revealed in some weeks time. Ending our update post with an obligatory [i]busy-working-on-stuff picture.[/i] See you next time :)