- Necesse 35% discount! - 12 September 2026
Hey everyone! I hope you've all been enjoying the Rust & Romance Update for Necesse! We're currently running a 35% discount on Necesse, so if you or your friends have been planning on trying out our game, now is a good time to pick it up! I'd also like to thank everyone who played Necesse in our most recent free weekend! We had over 150,000 new players try out our game for the very first time! That's wild! We're currently working on the next big update for Necesse and we'll share more with you as soon as we're ready. If you plan on buying Necesse, then you should check out our bundles before doing so! Our most recent one being with Wonderia - a cool sci-fi manga-style open world survival crafting game! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/82549/Necesse__Wonderia/ Talk soon! - Fair
- v.1.3.3 - Small tweaks and bug fixes - 25 August 2026
Hey everyone! We're working on the next big thing for Necesse, but you guys keep finding smaller things and bugs we'd like to fix :D This patch (version 1.3.3) requires servers/hosts to update. You can always find older versions in the game properties in Steam under "Game Versions & Betas" tab. 1.3.3 changes Added Factory Floor recipe to Fallen Landscaping Station. Makes settlers rewarded from incursions barely take any damage on hits and immune to DOT. Improved bee summons chasing of smaller targets when right behind them. Improved pathfinding getting out when stuck between two objects or in corners. Tweaked settler list quality of life happiness indicator color to not be so harsh. Tweaked Mutant Hydra to be more slightly resistant against AOE attacks. Fixed Pirate Captain not dropping deep ladder when summoned by Message in a Bottle. Fixed Inspiring personality sometimes not refreshin…
- v.1.3.2 hotfix build 24650233 - 10 August 2026
You can still join servers that have not been updated, but many of the changes/fixes will only work on updated servers. Changelog: Settlers will now despawn summons after 10 seconds of not being in combat. Changed loading Key Art back to the non-update version. Fixes Elder displaying the low quality of life notification. Fixes Scrap Incursion Factory Floor tile being marked as obtainable. Fixed Orderly trait considering output from workstations as not in correct storage. Fixed settler summons not getting removed properly when left in a level/region that is unloaded. Updated community translations
- v.1.3.2 - More small tweaks and hotfixes - 5 August 2026
Hey everyone! Hope you have a nice week! This patch requires servers/hosts to update their game. Changes Added recipe for Scrap Floor to the Fallen Landscaping Station. Added recipe for Big Scrap Heap to the Fallen Landscaping Station. Added fallback to library loading if the game fails for security/permission reasons. Added new Mining Expedition for Clay. Added Temple Fire Chalice recipe to the Tungsten Carpenters Station and made it obtainable. Vampire Raiders now have a chance to drop the Vampire's Gift trinket. Forest Cave expeditions now also have a chance to contain loot from the Vampire Crypts. Fixed Companion Locket not scaling correctly with used and max summon slots. Fixed possible crash when spawning heart particles and changing level at the same time. Fixed possible crash when Magechanic does the scrapball attack on an unknown target. Fixed the Forest Cave Journal Treasure E…
- Settlement building co-op action-adventure Necesse 'Rust & Romance' update is a big one - 4 August 2026
Out now is the Rust & Romance free update for Necesse, a game that is necessary to play if you love co-op games that mix completely different genres. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/settlement-building-co-op-action-adventure-necesse-rust-romance-update-is-a-big-one/
- v.1.3.1 - Small tweaks and hotfixes - 31 July 2026
Hey everyone! Hope you're enjoying the new update! Version 1.3.1 requires servers/hosts to update. 1.3.1 changes Changed bee summons movement slightly to fix issue with them not chasing targets correctly. Reduced the damage of Hive Scepter slightly. Rebalanced Pyromancy weapon to not deal max health percent damage to some bosses. Reduced Raider damage significantly for some high hit weapons like Greatbows and Greatswords. Hidden/collapse story objective setting is now saved on a per-character basis. Fixed dating activity saying that white butterflies spawn in deep plains caves, when they actually spawn in snow caves. Fixed Charred Forest biome spawning close to player spawn not getting removed properly. Updated community translations
- Necesse Rust & Romance Update + Steam Free Weekend is now live! - 30 July 2026
The Necesse Rust & Romance Update is now live! As always, if you haven’t gotten the update on Steam yet, then try to restart Steam or verify game files. This also means that the Necesse Steam Free Weekend has just started! If you want your friends to try the game, this weekend is perfect for that! Necesse is also on a 50% sale. It's the largest discount since 1.0, so now is a great time to pick it up 😊 If you missed our trailer for the update, check it out here: Alright, we added a TON of stuff in this update. So let's get to it! While your previous saves will work with this update, we still highly recommend starting a new world to get the full experience. Settler Personalities The settlers were always something I wanted to give more depth. This update does just that by introducing personalities to each settler. They're also more lively in your settlement as we've replaced work breaks…
- The Necesse Rust & Romance Update is dropping on July 30th! - 17 July 2026
Hey everyone! It’s been a while, and you’ve been patient with us. But now it’s finally time for us to share what we’ve been working on for the last 6 months. Enjoy this brand new trailer for the Necesse Rust & Romance Update dropping on July 30th! This update is packed with features, including romance, bigger biomes, the Scrapyard Incursion, a brand new personality system for settlers and so much more! Now you’re probably thinking that 2 weeks is a long time to wait for this juicy update. But not to worry my friends! We'll be sharing a bunch of teasers on our socials, leading up to the update to keep you entertained! To celebrate the Rust & Romance Update we’re also releasing the update alongside a Steam Free Weekend starting on July 30th and ending on August 3rd. So if you or your friends have been aching to try out Necesse, then you can now do so, for free! And with brand new content!…
- v.1.2.0 hotfix build 23470192 - 29 May 2026
This small update includes a fix for recent AMD driver issues as well as localization changes. We're of course still working hard on the summer update, and excited to share more soon! Changelog: Added a workaround for rendering issues with recent AMD graphics drivers. Updated community translations. Have a great weekend everyone! - Fair
- Necesse 35% discount and new bundle - 26 May 2026
Hey everyone! We're hard at work on our large summer update, but we wanted to let you know Necesse is currently 35% off on Steam. We recently released the Secrets Update and if you haven't had the time to check it out, now would be a great time to invite friends! In other news, our friends on the other side of the bridge has just released their new game, Romestead. We've added a bundle with them, so you can the other game even cheaper if you already own Necesse or Romestead. Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/76016/Necesse__Romestead/ See you soon! - Fair
- The Secrets update for Necesse includes collabs with Palworld, Rimworld, Core Keeper and Valheim - 14 April 2026
Necesse blends a bit of many genres and now many collabs all in one in the Secrets update that's out now. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-secrets-update-for-necesse-includes-collabs-with-palworld-rimworld-core-keeper-and-valheim/
- The Necesse Secrets update is now live! - 9 April 2026
The Necesse Secrets update is now live! We’re also running a 35% sale on Necesse to celebrate the update! As always, if you haven’t gotten the update on Steam yet, then try to restart Steam or verify game files. In case you missed our teaser last week, I've got you covered! This update adds a handful of secrets for you to find throughout Necesse, including some small cool collabs with our friends over at Palworld, Rimworld, Core Keeper and Valheim! You don’t have to make a new world to find the secrets, but you will have to explore areas you or your friends haven’t yet visited. We won't share too much more in forms of gifs like usual, but rather leave the secret hunting to you! But what if you don't like hunting secrets on your own? Then do it with us, the developers of Necesse! Tomorrow (April 10th) at 7PM CEST, we’re going to boot up the good ol’ Necesse Community Stream and hunt down…
- Necesse Secrets update is dropping on April 9th! - 3 April 2026
Hey everyone! This Thursday on April 9th, we’re releasing a small update that adds a bunch of secrets for you to find in Necesse! Some will be cosmetic, while others will be new weapons and trinkets. There will be both references from our devs to other games and some official collab content from some of the games that inspired us while making Necesse. Check out this teaser we prepared: It’s been a pleasure to see all the new and old people exploring Necesse since our 1.0 update. In the meantime, we’ve been hard at work on the next major content update for Necesse. Instead of pushing out smaller features and updates, we’re going to bring some larger, much-requested changes to Necesse coming this summer. It’ll include all the features planned on our living roadmap’s spring and summer update, as well as more unannounced stuff. As always, we’ll share more and start to tease some of that con…
- v.1.1.1 - Small update and fixes - 23 December 2025
Just a small update with some fixes and the replacement of Shark Fins with Shark Scales. Some of these changes required a new version, so make sure to update your servers to get the fixes as well :) Changelog: Removed Shark Fin Soup from the game. Replaced Shark Fins with Shark Scales. Fixed Heart and Frog butterflies counting toward complete collector achievement. Fixed possible crash when trying to salvage items that does not have a specific upgrade essence. Fixed banners not rendering correctly in banner stands. Fixed possible crash when trying to open a graveyard incursion with the "It's HUUUGE!" perk active. Fixed ducks spawning inland when they shouldn't. Fixed possible crash when the game tries to read a recent JVM crash on launch. Fixed not being able to shovel grass tiles. Fixed Aged Champion set bonus not showing bonus resilience stats. Fixed settlers teleporting back from clo…
- Necesse Version 1.1 is now live! - 18 December 2025
Necesse Version 1.1 is now live! To celebrate the update and Christmas, we're also taking part in the Steam Winter Sale with a 35% discount on Necesse on Steam! If you haven’t gotten the update on Steam yet, then try to restart Steam or verify game files. Last week we put together a juicy teaser trailer for the update! Check it out below: If you'd like to see more of stuff like this, make sure to follow our socials! You can find them at the bottom of this post. After releasing Necesse 1.0 back in October, the team has been taking some well deserved vacation. Which also means that this update isn't as big as our usual major content updates. Alright, let's dive into the update! This time around we've chosen to focus on in-game balancing, adventure party improvements and adding more critters/wildlife to Necesse. We have buffed the resilience gain on true melee weapons quite a bit and also…
- Steam Awards and a heartfelt thank you! - 24 November 2025
Hey everyone! Steam Award nominations are now open, and we would love your support by nominating Necesse for the Better With Friends award! We hope everyone has enjoyed the 1.0 as much as we've enjoyed reading all your feedback :D There are still some things to iron out, and we're working on that as well as other improvements. Necesse has been my life's work, and I am beyond grateful to see so many people enjoying it. The game was built with your feedback and support over several years in early access. Initially, I planned Necesse to be a much smaller game, but your support has allowed me to keep working on and expanding it. Thank you
- v.1.0.3 - More bug fixes - 20 November 2025
Small update with a bunch of fixes as well as translation updates. Some of these fixes required a new game version, so if you're running a server, make sure you update that as well. We're also working on a larger update while doing these smaller fixes :) Changelog: Optimizes and improves memory allocation significantly on dedicated servers. Added indicator of the center region when placing down a settlement flag. Fixed teleporting sometimes not working correctly, especially when the teleport takes a moment to load. Fixed being tier 2 essence recipes using their own essence to convert as well. Fixed Turban being unobtainable and not showing properly in item filter lists. Fixed screenshot tool from the map not working correctly. Fixed basic crafted gateway tablets not showing correct tier when upgrading. Fixed Eye of the Void summons not using the available summon slots correctly. Fixed A…
- v.1.0.2 - Small update and fixes - 27 October 2025
Just a small update with some fixes and balance tweaks. Some of these were also pushed out as hotfixes during the weekend. Make sure to update your servers to get the fixes as well. Changelog: Added Spider Nest tile recipe to the Tungsten Landscaping Station. Added Crypt Ash tile recipe to the Tungsten Landscaping Station. The Crystal Hollow Incursion now also contains Topaz clusters and ruins. The miner now has a chance to return with Topaz when returning from an Amber mining expedition. The miner now has a chance to return with Emeralds when returning from a Mycelium mining expedition. The elder now correctly sells a Lunchbox after defeating Evil's Protector and Ammo Pouch after defeating Queen Spider. Reduced the damage, attack speed and homing of Chromatic Spellbook. The flower projectile fired from Swamp Dwelling Staff can no longer bounce. The petal projectiles can still bounce. D…
- Necesse Post 1.0 Roadmap - 24 October 2025
Hey everyone! We’d like to thank you all for being a part of the amazing Necesse 1.0 launch. I can’t even begin to tell you how exciting it’s been for the whole team to see all of you take on our new content and enjoy it to its fullest :D We peaked at nearly 30K concurrent players last weekend and since the launch, we’ve had over 400K players try out 1.0! That’s insane! As we are still bugfixing, hotfixing and just fixing stuff in general. We’re also looking ahead to the future of Necesse and thought we’d share some of our plans with all of you. Below I’ve linked a brand new Necesse post 1.0 roadmap showcasing some of the features to come in future content updates. I'll also mention that the exclusive 50% launch discount on Necesse is still live for another week, so if you or your friends are considering buying Necesse, now is the time to do so before the sale disappears. From everyone…
- v.1.0.1 more hotfixes - 20 October 2025
Just like last post, I've been doing several hotfixes every day throughout the weekend. I'm committed to fixing issues people are running into, so thank you for all the submitted reports! Since that last post, the changes have been: Settlers following you will now teleport to you if you're too far away. Made a bunch of memory optimizations throughout the game. Fixed audio initialization sometimes causing a crash when no/invalid audio device was detected. Fixed spiderite armor showing set bonus stats twice. Fixed rare crash during loading of a player that is not on the same level as you Fixed not being able to rename chests with a controller. Fixed possible crash when using a discovery map while the game is auto saving. Fixed possible crash when attempting to make settlers guard a specific area. Fixed Getting Hot achievement not working. Fixed placing tiles not removing invalid objects o…
