- How your body actually works in Black Skies - 30% Discount - 31 August 2026
In Black Skies, cold doesn’t just drain a meter. It makes your body work harder to stay alive.Your body uses food and water to produce heat, recover stamina, and heal. The colder you become, the less efficiently it can do those things. If your body needs energy and none is available, you start taking damage.That is the core of the physiology system in Black Skies.With Steam's PvE Survival Game Fest starting today, and Black Skies 30% off for the event, this seemed like a good time to show what is actually happening underneath those survival meters while you play.WarmthThe environment determines how quickly you lose warmth.Temperature, wind, shelter, clothing, and other conditions all contribute to that loss.When Warmth drops, your body tries to replace the lost heat by consuming Hunger.So food isn't just something you eat because a meter is getting low. It is the energy your body uses t…
- Black Skies Hotfix v0.15.8 - 30 August 2026
Hotfix v0.15.8 - Fixed a critical bug regarding health drain after hypothermia
- Black Skies v0.15.7 Hotfix - 28 August 2026
Black Skies v0.15.7This was a hotfix for some critical issues.Fixed:Mouse look sensitivity is now adjustable in SettingsFixed a variety of issues making Death unrecoverableIncreased the size of tree interaction targets so it's easier to see and harvestAdjusted Stamina regeneration to make it easier to recoverAdded a negative influence to health if your hypothermicAdded an item sub-icon in the upper left corner of inventory to make it clear what is equippedIncreased positive influence on stamina regeneration for Wind Sheltered areasIncreased overall stamina regeneration by 2x
- Hotfix v0.15.6 - 22 August 2026
Quick patch to fix a HUD layout bug at different resolutions.
- Steam Achievements Have Arrived - 22 August 2026
Black Skies now has full Steam Achievements support - 32 achievements tracking everything from your first spark to the choices that get you through the hardest nights.What you'll be chasing:Story milestones - for every major beat of your survival, from your first morning in the cold to the truth you eventually uncover.Crafting mastery - for building the tools, fire, and shelter that keep you alive.Survival grit - for making it through cold, hunger, injury, and the long dark hours.The wilderness - for the encounters out there that don't always go your way.Personal moments - a handful of quieter achievements tied to the things you find along the way.Some are visible from the start. A few are hidden until you earn them - we'll let you find those yourself.
- Black Skies Maintenance Patch v0.15.3 - 21 August 2026
This is a maintenance patch, mostly under the hood.Some polish but mostly making sure the Save/Load system is robust and hast integrity.Save and load: your world now restores more reliably. Fires, traps, shelters, construction sites and the in-game clock all carry across a reload properly.Cooking and crafting: several fixes to how ingredients are selected and accepted, including water containers in recipes.Interface: new menu backgrounds, and assorted camera and UI fixes.Thanks for the reports. Keep them coming!
- The Full Story and Survival Crafting - 15 August 2026
This is the largest update since Black Skies entered Early Access, and it is the one that finishes the story. The road out now has an end, voiced the whole way, with a debrief of what you actually did when you get there. Alongside it: cold fronts that move across the map, a fire you have to earn, and a whole line of things you can make from the trees around you. Thank you to everyone who has played, filed bugs, and argued with me about tuning. This update is mostly your fault. HighlightsThe story has an ending. Three new places of interest carry you east to the lookout tower and north to what is waiting there, fully voiced, with a debrief of everything you did along the way. A full weather simulation, cold is a system now. Cold fronts build and move across the map as real disturbances. Temperature varies by across the map, and the cold runs from Chilly through Severe Cold to Freezing de…
- Black Skies v0.14.0 - The Pack and Field Journal - 9 July 2026
You have never had this valley to yourself. Rabbits break from the brush, deer watch you from the treeline, and larger things move through the cold. But until now, nothing in it hunted you as a pack.Wolves have come to the wildThe forest has a new apex predator, and it does not hunt like anything you have faced. Wolves move as a pack. They stalk, hold their distance, read the ground, and coordinate, with drivers running you down while flankers cut off your escape. They pick their moment, dart in to test you, and commit only when they sense weakness. A lone wolf is wary. A pack with its blood up is another matter entirely. You will feel watched long before the first one closes.Fire is your answerA threat is only fair if you can survive it. A burning campfire or a lit torch drives wolves off, breaking them from open flame and pushing them back. Keep the fire fed, carry a torch when you mo…
- The Woods Have a King - 27 June 2026
A new animal moves through the deep woods.It is bigger than anything you have met out there. It forages, it wanders, it minds its own business the way the deer and the rabbits do.But it does not run from you. And it does not care for company.That is all you need to know. The rest, the woods will teach you.Also in this updatePolish pass on wildlife behavior and movementVisual and UI refinementsStay warm out there.
- The Living World Update (v0.13.0) - 25 June 2026
The wilderness has been still. Now it is alive. This update introduces a living wildlife ecosystem to Black Skies: animals that breed, spread, migrate, and react to you. Not scenery, not spawns on a timer. A real population you have to read, respect, and survive off of. A world that breathes Rabbits and deer now live as real populations that grow and move between regions on their own, whether you are watching or not. Herds read like herds: rabbits gather in warrens, deer travel in bands, and no two animals look quite the same. Trap and survive Craft and set snare traps, then leave them to work while you range elsewhere. But the land remembers. Over-trap an area and the rabbits thin out, and you will have to give it time to recover. Sustainable trapping is now a real decision. From catch to meal Butcher your catch in the field with a blade, cook the meat, and eat to stay alive. The full…
- Black Skies Update 0.12.0 - The First Big Patch - 19 June 2026
Update 0.12.0 - The First Big Patch This is the first major update since Black Skies launched into Early Access, and it is a big one. Months of work has gone into deeper survival systems, a full crafting and cooking loop, building out your camp, a lot of quality-of-life improvements, and a serious performance pass. Thank you to everyone who has played, reported bugs, and left feedback. It directly shaped this update. Highlights Cook, craft, and survive. A full cooking and crafting loop, snow-to-water, foraging, and recipes like Warmed Tomato Soup. Build your camp. Place campfires, tents, and gear in the world. Rest by the fire. Sleep to fast-forward to morning and recover, as long as you are warm enough. Big performance gains. Roughly 25 to 45 more FPS on Balanced settings, and another 10 to 20 on High Fidelity. On potatoe settings you can get even more FPS gains with barely any sacrifi…
