- Christmas Event in Heist Haven! - 20 December 2025
Christmas has arrived in Haven! Snow covers the city while you complete special missions. Find and collect Christmas Chickens to unlock the special "Santa" Outfit and more!Between now and January 14, the following missions are temporarily available for the new mission provider, Saint Nicholas:Christmas Chicken Collection:Merry Christmas! I've hidden some Christmas-themed chickens in the Industrial District for you! Find all 6 of them to unlock a unique 2025-themed Christmas outfit for your character. You have between the 19th of December and January 14th to find them all!Christmas Heist Completion:Happy holidays! Complete a single heist between December 18 and January 14 to unlock an awesome Santa Hat to keep forever!Have a wonderful holiday and see you in 2026!
- Update: V0.5.1 - 4 December 2025
Hey Crew! One week after the launch, I am releasing a regular update to address feedback, fix issues and improve the overall quality of the game. The full patch notes can be found below, as usual.I plan to release a regular update like this on a weekly basis, aiming for Wednesday or Thursday each week. Cheers, Justin from Somehow GamesPatch notes for version 0.5.1:Accessibility:Added options to disable certain camera effects. Some people experienced motion sickness when playing with these enabled.Added clearer descriptions to the shadowmarket store.Reduced the size of objective markers when they are not actively being looked at.Settings:Changed default settings to have “Lumen” disabled.Added far more graphic options.Added the option to select the best graphics preset automatically.Weapons:Fixed some camera clipping issues.Fixed an issue where the player could not swap between weapons in…
- Early Access Launch! - 26 November 2025
After developing Heist Haven for over 2 years, I am excited to welcome players into the Early Access version of the game. This is just the beginning of the journey. Check the roadmap below for details regarding the game's development. Check out the patch notes for this version here. This roadmap outlines some of the content being worked on and launching in the coming year. This plan is not set in stone and might change.December 2025: Minor Update - Christmas Update & QOL improvements.Q1 2026: Major Update #1 - New Heists, Vehicles and Weapons! Financial Area finished, including the heists there.Q2 2026: Major Update #2 - Desert Area finished with new heists, including the Casino Heist and Area 53 Heist.Q3 2026: Major Update #3 - Historic District finished with new heists, including the Art Museum Heist.Q4 2026: Full Release: The game launches out of Early Access!Beyond: Bug-fixes, suppo…
- Update: v0.5.0 - 26 November 2025
Hey Crew! Exciting developments today as the game launches into Early Access! Here are the patch notes for this version. Cheers, Justin from Somehow GamesPatch Notes for version 0.5.0:Early Access Release:Heist Haven has released in Early Access!All areas in the game are explorable, but only the Industrial area is considered Early Access-ready. The Industrial Area has 3 heists available:Cargo PortRefineryCash TransportThe financial district also contains one heist currently:BankThe demo is no longer available!Performance:Tweaked and improved Lumen implementation, leading to more predictable performance.Reduced Input Lag significantly by enabling Low-Latency Frame Syncing.Implemented NVIDIA Reflex for supported graphics cards, further reducing Input Lag.General Gameplay:Heists now require all players to be present in front of the Heist to start.Fixed a bug where NPCs were not correctly b…
- Update: v0.4.12 - 23 October 2025
Hey Crew! I'm back with a large new update today focused on game-feel, stability and more! Keep heisting and see you at the next update! Cheers, Justin from Somehow GamesPatch Notes for version 0.4.12:General Gameplay:Fixed: Players killed at the PC or WeaponDesk would not properly respawn.Players no longer enter the death state when there’s only 1 player, but instead instantly go “Game-Over”.Added a smoother game start and respawn flow.Split up the first mission to focus players on purchasing weapons first before starting the first robbery.Increased the amount of default money to provide more options for starting crews.Fixed an issue where missions would corrupt when completing, causing loss of mission progress and mission steps to copy over into other missions.Changed the main menu to have a separate “Continue” and “New Game” button.Heist Haven Network:Changed the “Heist Browser” to o…
- Steam Next Fest Ended: Thanks for Playing! - 20 October 2025
Hey Crew, Thanks to everyone who has played the demo during the Steam Next Fest! I've been super impressed with the amount of Heisters that have explored Haven during this week and I wanted to take this moment to thank you all once more! Looking forwardMany issues and bugs have already been fixed during this week, but many more are awaiting squashing. I'm excited to keep increasing the stability and enjoyability of the demo and will keep regularly updating it in the coming weeks. Early in November, the demo will be taken offline in prepartion for the full release. Aside from that, in the coming week the roadmap will be released. This should give you all a good idea where the game is heading in the coming months.Join the Discord!If you'd like to stay in touch with the community and see behind-the-scenes development updates: consider joining the community Discord. Everyone is welcome, as…
- Update: v0.4.11 - 18 October 2025
Hey Crew! I'm back with a new update today that focuses a lot on Multiplayer stability and fixes a large number of other bugs. Keep heisting and see you at the next update! Cheers, Justin from Somehow GamesPatch notes for version 0.4.11: Improved: Networking bandwidth has been largely reduced by trimming unnecessary updates from the server.Fixed: Issue where certain loot containers that required Press & Hold would no longer open after patch 0.4.10.Fixed: Issue where players would not be able to see each other’s customisation options properly.Fixed: Some gaps in the world.Fixed: Mission Markers are now hidden when getting very close to stop them from interfering with objects.Fixed: Vehicle Start Audio plays when vehicles spawn in.Tweaked: Changed the number of cars out and about during the day.Fixed: Some new road collision issuesFixed: Cars were getting stuck in the roads sometimes, esp…
- Update: v0.4.10 - 16 October 2025
Hey Crew! I'm back with another update today focused on vehicles and bug fixes. Thanks specifically to the following players for reporting issues through the official bug tracker, Discord or the community forums: D3k0y, OldPayPhone, Stez and igor645! Keep heisting and see you at the next update! Cheers, Justin from Somehow Games Patch Notes for Version 0.4.10:Fixed: Joining a session while being in another session crashes the game.Fixed: Navigation issues in the Convenience Store.Fixed: Feedback from the Convenience Store was missing when it was already recently robbed.Fixed: Players can no longer lose their wanted status within 30 seconds of becoming wanted. This fixes an issue where committing very small crimes caused the wanted status to end very quickly.Fixed: Some police would still scatter their weapons in the world after being called back to the station when the player's infamy l…
- Update: v0.4.9 - 16 October 2025
Hey Crew! I continue to be impressed with how many players are checking the game out! Thanks so much to everyone that has tried the demo, submitted feedback and/or bug reports and has joined the Discord. Big shout out to you all! I'm back today with another patch. Mostly addressing bugs you all have reported, but also introducing some new weapons and a rework of the Shadow Market interface. Sneak preview below: Anyway, the patch notes are below! Keep heisting and see you at the next update! Cheers, Justin from Somehow Games Patch Notes for Version 0.4.9:Reworked: The ShadowMarket has received a visual overhaul and is far easier to browse now!Added: 8 new weapons have been added to the ShadowMarket. Here is the full list:Assault Rifle: SCARAssault Rifle: EnfieldAssault Rifle: EnforcerLight Machine Gun: SAWRocket Launcher: ATPistol: P-75Pistol: Big Iron RevolverPistol: EagleFixed: Mission…
- Update: v0.4.8 - 14 October 2025
Hey Crew! It's been awesome seeing so many players enjoy the game. I've received loads of useful feedback so far, and I've been working hard to respond to everyone. Today, I have the first update for the game since releasing the demo. The patch notes are below. Keep heisting and see you at the next update! Cheers, Justin from Somehow GamesPatch Notes for Version 0.4.8:Fixed: Major issue causing NPC vehicles to only spawn very rarely.Fixed: Rendering issue that was causing low-FPS on some GPU's.Fixed: Opening the Pause Menu took a very long time.Fixed: Cop vehicles not responding to suspicious events.Fixed: Weapon Transport Truck spawning too frequently.Fixed: NPC Vehicles not braking when approaching another vehicle.Fixed: Lack of feedback when a multiplayer session was not successfully created.Fixed: Ability to play Offline has been restored.Fixed: Aiming all the way down vertically wh…
- Demo Available! - 13 October 2025
Steam Next Fest: 13 to 20 October!The Heist Haven Demo has been released! If you have been curious about trying out the game, you can play it for free during the entire duration of the Steam Next Fest! The demo will be available till the game releases in November.1 to 4 players onlineThe demo is playable with up to 4 players online. Just invite your friends by opening the Steam Overlay, or let them join you. Want to join someone else? Check out the Session Browser in the main menu. Sessions which have been set to "Open" can be joined here. You can set your "Session Privacy" in the Settings screen under "Gameplay".Progression to the full gameAll progress you make in the game now will carry over to the full game. You can level your crew and character up to level 2. In the full game, you will be able to progress further. Any cash you stash, weapons you acquire and vehicles you steal will b…
- Heist Haven is participating in Steam Next Fest! - 8 October 2025
Steam Next Fest: 13 to 20 October!Ahead of the Early-Access release on November 26th, a small taster version of Heist Haven will be released as a demo at the Steam Next Fest. If you have been curious about trying out the game, you can play it for free during the entire duration of the Steam Next Fest! The demo will be available till the game releases in November.1 to 4 players onlineThe demo is playable with up to 4 players online. Just invite your friends by opening the Steam Overlay, or let them join you. Want to join someone else? Check out the Session Browser in the main menu. Sessions which have been set to "Open" can be joined here. You can set your "Session Privacy" in the Settings screen under "Gameplay".Progression to the full gameAll progress you make in the game now will carry over to the full game. You can level your crew and character up to level 2. In the full game you wil…
- Just announced: Heist Haven - 13 March 2025
Welcome to Heist Haven, a sprawling, dynamic criminal playground. Dive into an ever-evolving battle between Cops and Robbers in a fresh take on the PvE Heist FPS experience. Heist Haven is being developed by Somehow Games, a new game studio in the Netherlands, which is developing ambitious games that aim to capture the excitement and wonder that seem so rare in modern video games today. The Development of Heist Haven started in Q4 of 2023 and has progressed steadily since then. Expect to see regular development updates here and on the official game website: heisthaven.com. Currently, the game is in an early state. Many of the game's systems have been completed and are working in a manner that I am happy about, but there's a ton of work left to create content and polish the existing features. It's important to me that the game is released only when it is ready. I will aim to write a blog…
