Stars Reach Release Date & Roadmap

What's Next

Full details on the roadmap page. Highlights:

• Shipped — Update 8.4.0 (21 Aug 2026): The Corruption: spreading hive-mind enemy with spores, tentaclevines and Motherplants, New, more explorable Haven starter map with hidden easter eggs, Alien artifact puzzles that ship deliberately without instructions, Homesteads freed from skill requirements, at double the previous price, Tailoring split out of base Crafting into its own advanced profession
• In progress — Early Access hotfix cadence: Hotfixes 8.4.3, 8.4.4, 8.4.5 and 8.4.6 shipped between 21 and 28 August, Crafting recipe rebalancing after soft-lock reports, Ongoing server performance work
• Announced — the Living Roadmap: Playable Worlds runs a public Development Roadmap at starsreach.com/roadmap and describes it as a record of intentions, not promises — features move, change shape or disappear, Enhanced Building System is in development and has been previewed to the community, Occasional server wipes during Early Access, with a final wipe when Early Access concludes
• Stated plan — full launch: Free-to-play at 1.0, preceded by a paid Head Start period, Property Passes becoming a monthly paid pass after launch, Optional supporter packs and a cosmetic store, with a stated intent to avoid anything pay-to-win, No 1.0 date has been announced