- Three New Languages & Hardcore Speedrun Winners! - 19 August 2026
MAZEBOUND is now available in three additional languages: French, German, and Spanish (Spain)! We’re also excited to announce the winners of our Hardcore Speedrun Competition. Thank you to everyone who took part, pushed through Hardcore Mode, and fought for the top ranks. Congratulations to all the winners, and a huge thank you to everyone who participated! NEW LOCALIZATIONSMAZEBOUND is now available in:FrenchGermanSpanish (Spain) As always, if you notice any translation issues, unusual wording, or text that doesn’t fit correctly in the UI, please let us know so we can continue improving the localizations. HARDCORE SPEEDRUN WINNERSThe Hardcore Speedrun Competition has officially ended! Steam gift cards handed out:🥇 1st Place - $250 🥈 2nd Place - $150🥉 3rd Place - $1254th–5th Place - $100 each6th–10th Place - $50 each11th–20th Place - $25 each Congratulations to the players who claime…
- Public Servers Are Live: Server Browser, New Languages, and QoL Improvements! - 19 July 2026
The Server Browser is now live! You can finally browse public servers and join other players directly instead of needing to search for a group through Discord. This update also introduces six new community-supported languages, crafting directly from your inventory, improvements to achievements and axe skins, and several important bug fixes. Thank you to everyone who suggested features, submitted translations, reported issues, and continued helping us improve MAZEBOUND. PUBLIC SERVER BROWSER This has been one of the most requested features since launch. We were initially hesitant to add public matchmaking at first because of trolls and bad behavior. To make public servers safer and easier to run, hosts now have several new moderation and privacy options. Browse and join public servers directly from the game. Host your world as either a public or private server. Change your server from pu…
- Hardcore Hotfix #1 - 20 June 2026
- Fixed a bug where monster projectiles could still damage you after the monster had been killed.
- Hardcore Mode Is Live: Permadeath, New Monsters, and a Solo Competition! - 19 June 2026
We’ve added Hardcore Mode, a new way to play where death is permanent, resources matter more, and the maze becomes much more dangerous at night. Thank you to everyone who has been playing, reporting bugs, sharing suggestions, speedrunning, and helping us improve the game since launch. We did not expect this much support, and it has genuinely meant a lot to us. HARDCORE MODEHardcore Mode is built for players who want a harsher, more intense version of MAZEBOUND. Perma death: if you die, your run is over.Hardcore leaderboards have been added.Some new monsters have been added to the maze.Spawning for certain monsters has been adjusted.Hunger depletes faster.All doors now close at night in Hardcore Mode.There are fewer Waystones.A new axe can be unlocked after beating Hardcore Mode.A new achievement has been added for beating Hardcore Mode.Hardcore Mode is meant to make every decision feel…
- What’s Next for MAZEBOUND - 8 June 2026
First, we want to say thank you. Since launch, we’ve received far more support, feedback, bug reports, suggestions, and encouragement than we expected. Seeing players explore the maze, share their experiences, report issues, and help us improve the game has been amazing. We are continuing to work on MAZEBOUND, and our next major focus is Hardcore Mode.HARDCORE MODE IS IN DEVELOPMENTHardcore Mode will give players only one life, making every decision, fight, mistake, and escape attempt much more intense.We are also planning a bigger competition around Hardcore Mode, with more details to come once the mode is ready.Stay tuned. The maze is about to become much less forgiving. SOLO SPEEDRUN WINNERSWe also want to congratulate the top 10 players from our first solo speedrun competition that concluded on May 30th at 10 AM PDT. Thank you to everyone who took part and pushed through the maze as…
- Stability Update - Lower Network Load - 6 June 2026
Multiplayer Performance Improvements Reconfigured physics sync settings for world items and rigidbodies. Reduced unnecessary network updates from physics objects to help lower ping spikes and network lag. Improved how object movement is synced between host and clients. Adjusted sync behavior to make longer sessions with many spawned items more stable. Improved overall multiplayer performance in large worlds with many interactable objects. This should help make co-op sessions feel smoother and more stable, especially as the world fills with more items over time. Thank you for continuing to report issues and help us improve the game. - Sam & Abbie
- Quality of Life Update #9 - Cart Physics, Key Bindings, and Bug Fixes - 5 June 2026
Fixes and Improvements Fixed cart wheel visuals on the client side. Reworked cart item physics. Items of the same type can now stack, giving you more room in the cart. Improved cart item physics to help reduce potential lag during longer sessions. Reset all key bindings and fixed an issue where saved bindings could display correctly but not work after restarting the game. Fixed stones and sticks not respawning properly. Fixed a revive issue where players could sometimes be revived midair, die again, and get stuck in a revive/death loop. Fixed some Skarnhog roaming logic. The game now saves whether Jeff has a wheel or not. Thank you again for reporting bugs and helping us improve the game. For the lag/delay in late game, I am currently working on a final solution that is showing great results. It just needs more testing, will probably be available in the upcoming days. - Sam
- Quality of Life Update #8 - De-syncs, Performance, Version Mismatch - 3 June 2026
This update focuses on improving stability during longer sessions, fixing issues with cart teleportation, and making multiplayer connection problems clearer when players are not on the same game version. Cart Teleport Improvements Fixed an issue where objects inside the cart could fly everywhere after using cart teleport. Improved how carried cart items behave during teleportation. Reduced cases where cargo could gain sudden force or behave unpredictably after the cart changes position. Performance Improvements Improved performance during late-game sessions. Made additional optimizations aimed at reducing lag in worlds that have been played for a long time. This should help improve stability in longer saves with more spawned items and loot. Version Mismatch Protection Added protection against multiplayer version mismatches. Players on different game versions should no longer connect wit…
- Quality of Life Update #7 - Multiplayer Saves, Revive Players, Cart Fixes - 3 June 2026
One of the bigger changes in this patch is a rework to how player items are handled in multiplayer saves. Client players now keep their saved items properly, similar to the host. Multiplayer Save System Rework Reworked the save system so that client players can now have their items saved on them properly, similar to the host. Also correctly saving & loading client player's location. Addressed save-related world-state issues that could cause things like doors getting stuck open, enemies not spawning correctly, or certain systems failing to restore properly after loading. New Co-op Revive System Added the ability to revive a fallen player. (Added in preparation for Hardcore Mode) Players can now find a dead teammate’s body and hold the interact button to revive them on the spot. You get revived with low health, hunger & willpower. Cart & Cargo Improvements Improved cart items containment.…
- Quality of Life Update #6 - Respawn Timers, Old Fabric & Achievement Clarity - 1 June 2026
Changes Adjusted respawn timers: Skinweaver (Spider): 60 minutes Jeff: 40 minutes Raging Terradraco: 40 minutes Terradraco: 30 minutes Zombies in The Abyss are now guaranteed to drop at least one Old Fabric on death. Fixed a bug where killing Jeff’s mini clones could unlock the achievement for killing Jeff. Updated an achievement name and description to make it clearer for achievement hunters. Achievement Change Old: - First Record Broken - You beat Dragonbolt218’s first recorded time. New: - Dragonbolt218’s Challenge - Finish a solo run in less than 07h 54m 29s. This change was made to make it clear that you do not need to be rank one on the leaderboard to unlock the achievement. You only need to beat the listed time. Sorry for the confusion, and thank you for the feedback. -Sam
- About Jeff... - 1 June 2026
Hey everyone, Previously, Jeff clones would disappear after reloading a save to prevent soft locking. However, this was not clear enough, and it also was not a very good in-game solution. Some players were understandably frustrated by this, especially when Jeff stole multiple wheels and made a run feel unrecoverable. Jeff won't be the same after death. Changes Now when you kill Jeff, he splits into 4 mini Jeffs. Mini Jeffs have low HP, are slower, and much easier to chase down. When you kill mini Jeffs, they won't duplicate. Main Jeff now respawns after 1 hour. Main Jeff is now less likely to be killed by accident because his HP has been increased a bit. This update is meant to make Jeff more balanced. Killing Jeff still has consequences, but it no longer creates a situation that feels permanent or broken. Players can now deal with the mini Jeffs directly and recover from the chaos. Tha…
- Hotfix #4 - Inventory Bug - 31 May 2026
Fixed an issue where Shift-clicking an item in the inventory could cause it to disappear.
- Hotfix #3 - Connection Issues - 30 May 2026
Hey everyone, This is a small hotfix focused on multiplayer connection issues. Changes Applied a potential fix that seems to help some players who are using VPNs. Added an in-game note asking players to try disabling VPNs or Cloudflare WARP if they run into connection issues. We are still working on improving this so players can use VPNs/WARP without running into problems in the future. Big thanks to Alexsandr (Sanechek3369) & Anya (Puplelich) for helping me debug the problem.
- Quality of Life Update #5 - Leaderboards, Carts & Late Game Performance - 28 May 2026
Changes You can now click players on the leaderboards to view their Steam profiles. Fixed a visual bug where items inside the cart could float on teleport. Implemented a potential fix for late-game lag. Jeff no longer dies to the Cyclops. Thank you for the reports and feedback. I’ll keep working through the issues and improving the game.
- Quality of Life Update #4 - Ballista & Name Saves - 26 May 2026
Changes Stamina now restores when you respawn. Added a confirmation to overwriting saves. You can also name your save when saving the game. Fixed an issue where the ballista could sometimes get stuck and stop players from loading or shooting it.
- Quality of Life Update #3 - Cart Yeeting items - 25 May 2026
Hey everyone, I just pushed a new update with several important fixes and improvements. Patch Notes Improved cart item physics Fixed a major complaint where items inside the cart could fly everywhere because of physics (random enemy running at the cart, bump on the ground etc..). Fixed health getting stuck below 100 Fixed a bug where a player’s health could become permanently stuck below 100. Fixed potential save-breaking issues Fixed cases that could potentially cause saves to break or load incorrectly. Increased the reach of the Boinker 2000 Has a longer reach than the axe. Activated trap highlighting Placed traps can now be highlighted when scanning for items to make them easier to spot. Temporary fix on multiple gun ammo bug Limited players to only carrying one marlin in their holster, to prevent ammo loss bug. (This is temporary, to be fixed in the future) Fixed client-side cart wh…
- Roll-back on previous update - 25 May 2026
- I rolled back to previous build, as some players complained of lag.
- Hotfix: Save Loading Crash Fix - 25 May 2026
Hey everyone, Sorry I’ve been quiet for the past few days. We were visiting family over the weekend, but I’ve been reading and noting down the bug reports from my phone. I know some of you ran into serious game breaking issues while I was away, especially with saves, so this was the first thing I wanted to fix now that I’m back. Fixed: - Fixed an issue where some saves could take forever to load or crash the game. - Fixed an issue where clients joining a session could crash when loading certain saved data. This hotfix focuses on the most urgent issue first because some players were at risk of losing access to their saves. There are still more bugs to fix, and I’m working through them by priority. Thank you for your patience and for reporting these issues.-Sam
- Crashes Potential Fix - 20 May 2026
- Added launch option to disable upscaling (which may prevent crashing) Big thanks to Jonthehero and Gxolot
- Quality of Life Update #2 - Justice For Jeff - 16 May 2026
Jeff - partial revert Last patch I bumped Jeff to 200 HP to stop accidental kills, but that took away what made him Jeff. Middle ground: HP back to 80 Always drops the wheel when hit while holding it (not just on headshots) New: takes no damage while holding the wheel, but vulnerable the moment he's empty-handed So now you can recover the wheel without accidentally killing him. Monster corpse decay Bumped decay timers on several monsters, more window to loot after long fights Thanks to Snowball for the flag. New launch option Added a DirectX 11 launch option for players who crash on default startup. You'll see the picker when you click Play. Thanks to hermes666 for the report.
