- Update Required - 4 October 2025
We want to let you know about an important update. A recently identified security vulnerability within Unity has been spotted, and while there is currently no evidence of impact on users, we’re taking all relevant steps to ensure you’re on the latest and safest version of the game. To keep you safe, we’ve released a new patch that addresses the issue. Please update your game as soon as possible to stay protected. You can read more about it here: https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01 As always, our priority will be on keeping our games safe and enjoyable for everyone.
- The Unliving l 40% OFF in the Steam Autumn Sale! - 22 November 2023
Greetings, Necromancers! If you've had The Unliving on your wishlist for a while, we have some good news for you... it's now 40% OFF here on Steam! Shape the destiny of the corrupted realm as a mighty Necromancer! Smite enemies, raise the undead, unleash chaos and rewrite the order of the world - that is, if you think you have what it takes. ⚔️🔮 Check out the savings below: https://store.steampowered.com/app/986040/The_Unliving/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2190670/The_Unliving__Digital_Artbook/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2190660/The_Unliving_Soundtrack/ 🧟 Keep up to date with The Unliving 🧟 Twitter Facebook Team17 Twitter Team17 Facebook Join our Discord!
- The Unliving is Out now in Full Access! - 26 October 2023
The Unliving is a dynamic rogue-lite action RPG with strategic elements. Command legions of undead, wield powerful spells and explore a mystical world, all realised with darkly extravagant pixel-art. After a year of refinement in Early Access, we are thrilled to announce that Update 1.0 heralds the game's full release! The 1.0 content - True Unliving In the 1.0 version of the game, we've focused mainly on making the game as bug-free as possible as well as finishing the story of Necromancer, to give you the best Necromancy experience you can get. Aim-assist To make the game more manageable on controllers - we now have two modes of aim-assist and auto-aim, to make your slaying of the living that little bit easier. New content There will be a final boss battle in which you can put all your Necromancy skills to the test New pair of Ascension Throne upgrades New sets of Spells These are goin…
- The Unliving | Launching into Full Access on October 26th - 10 October 2023
Greetings Necromancers! RocketBrush Studio and Team17 Digital have today announced action RPG The Unliving will launch out of Steam Early Access on 26th October. Combining rogue-lite and real-time strategy gameplay with a dark fantasy setting, The Unliving follows a vengeful Necromancer sweeping relentlessly across the land, smiting his enemies and reanimating fallen foes in pursuit of an antidote to restore his broken soul. Since its launch into Steam Early Access in November last year, The Unliving has received a series of updates and quality of life improvements, including a new game mode, requested quality of life features that streamline gameplay, and optimisation of the Horde mechanics. Version 1.0 will feature many new additions and more quality of improvements and we will share more between now and our full launch date on October 26th!. The Unliving Key Features: Turn enemies in…
- The Unliving l Hotfix 2 - 25 July 2023
Hey Necromancers! We've just dropped another hotfix for the latest build. This includes various bug fixes, as well as some key balancing changes. Find all the information below! Fixes Fixed the problem with the inability to complete the challenge in the Arena location. Fixed an issue where the "Vow of Deicide" difficulty modifiers applied to a new save game incorrectly. Fixed a bug where "Corpse Trebuchet" upgrade showed a debug string in the description. Rectified the problem where some actions could not be performed when keys were bound to certain controller buttons. Resolved an issue with the "T for information" option being available for abilities that will be equipped on empty slots. Fixed the bug where sacrificing 1-star High Undead units awarded only 1 ash. Corrected an issue where the Controller Map options disappeared when left-right clicking through them. Adjusted the "Ward of…
- The Unliving l Hotfix - 3 July 2023
Hey Necromancers! We've just dropped a hotfix for the latest build. Find all the info below! Fix for an issue where the controller map options disappeared when left-clicking through them. Fix for an issue where the icon of "Lifespark of the Damned One" was inconsistent between menus. We're fast approaching our 1.0 update, and we're so grateful for all of your support, feedback, and love so far! It's not too late to make changes - be sure to let us know your thoughts, so we can make the best necromantic dark fantasy game. You can do this by posting here on Steam in our General Discussions, Discord, or by filling in a survey available on the game main screen. Thank you for your ongoing support, as we continue to work on The Unliving! https://store.steampowered.com/app/986040/The_Unliving/ 🧟 Keep up to date with The Unliving 🧟 Twitter Facebook Team17 Twitter Team17 Facebook Join our Disc…
- The Unliving l 33% OFF in the Summer Sale! - 29 June 2023
Greetings, Necromancers! If you've had The Unliving on your wishlist for a while, we have some good news for you... it's now 33% OFF here on Steam! Shape the destiny of the corrupted realm as a mighty Necromancer! Smite enemies, raise the undead, unleash chaos and rewrite the order of the world - that is, if you think you have what it takes. ⚔️🔮 Check out the savings below: https://store.steampowered.com/app/986040/The_Unliving/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2190670/The_Unliving__Digital_Artbook/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2190660/The_Unliving_Soundtrack/ 🧟 Keep up to date with The Unliving 🧟 Twitter Facebook Team17 Twitter Team17 Facebook Join our Discord!
- Dev-log: A summary of everything so far, and the future - 29 June 2023
Greetings, Necromancers! A lot happened since our early access release. During development, we realized that the roadmap we had drawn up at the beginning did not include all the things you requested in feedback, so we adjusted it to allocate more time to the things that worried you the most. ICYMI - we have also just dropped the 'Apex Necromancy' update, check out the patch notes for that here! As we're fast approaching our 1.0 update, we would love to tell you in detail about everything that has been done in the game since the beginning of early access, and how we envision further development! We'd like to start with a summary - scroll all the way down to the "Future of Development" section below for a sneak peek at what we have planned for the future. Fixing the Horde: High Undead 🧟 One of the biggest changes in the game for now - is the higher undead system, which is meant to give p…
- The Unliving l Apex Necromancy Update - 29 June 2023
Hello Necromancers! A major update is here - are you ready to reach Apex Necromancy? Enemy resurrection necromancer upgrades Create powerful ranked undead when horde is increased Reach achievements to conduct apprentice research New difficulty modes after first completion New rewards for grimoire restoration and throne essence Navigation radar Achievement based enchantment access Check out the full patch notes below! Apex Necromancy Patch Notes Gameplay Fixes: Fixed an exploit allowing players to reload saves for currency farming. Bonus Cinders are now correctly awarded to the Necromancer on Apostate difficulty. Fixed a bug where difficulty options would not apply on a continued run. The Blood Cysts modifier can now be found in Homespace. Corrected the "Ascension Elixir" Lifespark upgrade functionality. Fixed an issue where multiple lifesparks would activate simultaneously. Improved fun…
- The Unliving l Rage of the Dead Update - 29 March 2023
Hello Necromancers! A major update is here - ready yourselves for the Rage of the Undead! This is a HUGE update, bringing with it a lot of features that change gameplay, add variety, permanent progression and more features that you, the players have requested! Binding Crucible 💀 This is a station in Necromancer Citadel that contains a new progression system. There, you can upgrade your undead army and Necromancer in any way you would like! If you love spell casting, you can make spells world-shatteringly powerful, at the cost of everything else... or, how about channelling all that power into the undead, to make them mighty hulks? Of course, you can even hog all power for the Necromancer himself - who decided that casters are fragile and even need an army? Balance revision ⚖️ Living enemies have been rebalanced to match the new dynamic of Necromancers power. Now the difference in power…
- The Unliving l 20% OFF! - 17 March 2023
The horrors of the undead await! 🧟 Explore a grim world of monsters and magic, fight for survival, and uncover the grim secrets of the Church... and now, you can save 20% OFF too! 🔥 Will you survive the night? https://store.steampowered.com/app/986040/The_Unliving/ Check out all the other games on sale here!
- The Unliving l Beta Branch Update! - 9 March 2023
Greetings, Necromancers. The second beta-patch is here, and it brings several notable additions: Late-game system - Vow of Deicide, and most excitingly - much requested ability re-rolls and horde optimizations! Vow of Deicide Vow of Deicide is a system we've implemented that will allow you to raise the level of difficulty, after the Necromancer reaches end-game stages - and you can even get rewards for it! For now, it is the bare bones of a system, and will plainly increase enemy power-level. We are still going to work on updating this system, and include something more unique to difficult runs! With regard to rewards, there is a one-time recourse pack for first completion on every difficulty, and an ever-lasting multiplicator for all meta-currencies. Re-roll in Essences Now you will have access to a little more instruments, to form the exact spell you need. Essence result can now be re…
- The Unliving l Crucible of Calling Beta Access Update - 22 December 2022
Hello Necromancers! We are presenting: Crucible of Calling. It is a new station in Necromancer Citadel, that contains a new progression system. There, you can upgrade your undead army and Necromancer in the unique way you want to. Choosing different upgrades - you can make a composition that matches the style you want to play a game - if you love spellcasting - you can make spells worldshattering-powerfull, at the cost of everything else, and if you don't - all this power could be channeled in undeads, to make them mighty hulks, or maybe you want to find balance. You even can hog all power for Necromancer himself, who decided that casters are fragile and need an army? But there are a few things about this patch, considering of how big this rework is. This is change from flat progression to ramping-up progression, so the deeper game goes - the more things are rebalanced. And we are cauti…
- The Unliving l Patch 1.3 - 15 December 2022
Hello Necromancers! Thank you for your ongoing support, as we continue to work on The Unliving! 🧟 We have a new update ready and live! This includes many technical fixes - some minor, some major, and most importantly a fix for a loading crash bug! We understand that these technical fixes aren't too exciting — but we have updates coming up, and are working on gameplay additions, and some requested features! One of which is an upgrade system, allowing players to flexibly create a build, for any gameplay style. This will be introduced via a beta-branch for testing before the end of the year, and will go live at the start of next year! We'll share more soon, so stay tuned for more info! Find all the details for this update below! Patch Notes: Fixed an major issue when loading locations, when the game could freeze. Fixed an issue where some debuffs in Swamp location were not being displayed…
- The Unliving l Patch 1.2 - 29 November 2022
Hello Necromancers! Thank you for your ongoing support, as we continue to work on The Unliving! 🧟 Our top priority right now is technical integrity and stability of the game. Thanks to the numerous and detailed reports from our fantastic community, we've made significant progress towards this goal! We are also currently working on optimization — you should hopefully notice some improvements in loading times as a result of this patch. 🛠️ Whilst working on various bug fixes, we are also hard at work on some new content. By the time we release the next update, hopefully there will be something new for your Necromancer army! 👀 We're so excited to share what's coming up in the next month! But for now, please find all the changes below that are now live! 🧟 Key Fixes 🧟 Faster game loading Fixed game crash when loading main menu 🛠️ All Other Improvements 🛠️ Fixed an issue where the game…
- The Unliving l Patch 1.1 - 21 November 2022
Hello Necromancers! Thank you so much once again for all of your feedback since we launched into Early Access! We're taking lots of notes for future updates, and are already working on various improvements, thanks to community feedback! This includes the new meta progression, improved minion AI, rebalance of game progress, permanent upgrades/unlocks in the Necromancer's ritual, rebalance of difficulty of all locations, and new difficulty levels after reaching certain milestones! Thank you for your patience as we continue to take on all of your feedback! We'll update you again as soon as we have more to share. Our next patch is also now live, featuring both improvements and bug fixes. 🧟 Major Changes 🧟 A fix for an issue stopping the player from passing the first boss fight due to Apotheosis spawning in the wrong point. A fix for a bug that incorrectly saved the player's state (for exa…
- The Unliving l Patch 1.0 - 14 November 2022
Hello Necromancers! Thank you for all of your support as we started on our Early Access journey! We greatly appreciate all the feedback from our fantastic community, it all helps in shaping the content for our future patches. We're taking a look at all the things we can do to improve your player experience - this one patch is not all we are going to do, but just the start. Upon launch, we received mixed reviews regarding the difficulty of the game. To respond to this, and avoid nerfing the current balance, we've implemented a Difficulty Settings Menu! Something else we got lots of feedback about was regarding permanently upgrading the undead! We would love to look into implementing this in the future, however this would require some time to look into as well as significant rebalancing. In the short-term, we plan to prioritize bug fixes and small QOL changes. After this patch, the game s…
- The Unliving x Ducky Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Giveaway! - 8 November 2022
We're celebrating the upcoming launch of The Unliving, by teaming up with Ducky for a giveaway! 🧟 ✨ This is your chance to win a copy of the game, and a Ducky One 3 Classic 60 USB RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard 👀 Get entering our giveaway today, for a chance to win! Click Here to Enter! For all feedback, please do let us know in our General Discussions, or Report a Problem here on Steam! Thank you for all your support as we start our Early Access journey! https://store.steampowered.com/app/986040/The_Unliving/ 🧟 Keep up to date with The Unliving 🧟 Twitter Facebook Team17 Twitter Team17 Facebook Join our Discord!
- The Unliving l Tutorial - 8 November 2022
Thank you for all your support and feedback as we released into Early Access - the team are aware there are a few pesky bugs that need to be crushed, and are already looking into these! We'd also like to share this tutorial, for all new players to refer to! We hope it is helpful in your journey, budding Necromancers! For all feedback, please do let us know in our General Discussions, or Report a Problem here on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/986040/The_Unliving/ 🧟 Keep up to date with The Unliving 🧟 Twitter Facebook Team17 Twitter Team17 Facebook Join our Discord!
- The Unliving l Founders Pack - 8 November 2022
Thank you for joining us on our Early Access journey! If you would like to support us even further - check out the Founders Pack! The Unliving Founder’s Pack is the ultimate bundle of extra goodies for those who would love to take the extra mile in supporting RocketBrush, the developers behind The Unliving. Join the Necromancer on an epic journey to discover his tragic but monumental past, and punish the disciples of Zolar. The Unliving Founder’s Pack includes: The Unliving game The Art of The Unliving – beautifully illustrated digital artbook, filled with concept art, sketches, and in-game graphics from The Unliving. The Unliving Soundtrack – 10 in-game music tracks to help you feel like a necromancer, even if you’re afk! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/28556/The_Unliving__Founders_Pack/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/986040/The_Unliving/ 🧟 Keep up to date with The Unliving…
