Developer posts and news about this game.
A Huge Optimization Update Has Landed! This update includes optimizations across the board - these touch on multiple elements of the game. From improvements to performance in specific areas of the world, to upgrades with large mining setups. You should see a significant increase
TL;DR at the bottom! As some of you may know after we finished Hydroneer in April 2024 we've been hard at work on our next game, Die Trying . Since we're a tiny team, even whilst working on Hydroneer we didn't have enough man-power to simultaneously work on the console port ourse
We've always been interested in helping indie games, giving up-and-coming titles advice and support throughout their development, so when we learnt about GhostJam Games (Creators of 'Backseat Drivers') were looking for funding to help them over the finish line, it was a no-braine
Thank you for ONE MILLION HYDRONEERS! From the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! When I started developing Hydroneer as a solo developer back in 2019, I never imagined this project would grow to such a wide audience. I could never imagine five years
In April 2024, we released 'Hydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus' DLC to mark us finishing Hydroneer. We spent four years since it's 2020 launch updating it with free major updates, a complete rewrite of the entire codebase of the game, as well as a big DLC. Since finishing the game,
We've been facing a problem for a long time now where in extremely rare circumstances some players have their save file corrupted. This has been a very hard bug to fix as it is impossible to reproduce the issue, and with no correlation between affected players, we could not see h
--- Changes - Logic Content Reader now reads the quantity of uses the Logic Spanner Hurling Unit contains. - Logic Content Reader now reads the total weight of shard bar(s) in a pressure tank. - Sickle can now be used by holding down left mouse button. - The save file browser now
--- Fixes - Drop Target now appears under the item you're "freeplacing"/"precision placing". - Fixed issue where drills with speed buffs would actually output less than their slower counterparts. - Boosted output of Heavy Drills. - Adjusted animations of Heavy Drills to sync up w
--- Fixes - Removed issue where sometimes the DLC will fail to install correctly. - Improved reliability with hand sorters while sorting items. - Fixed issue where NPCs no longer walk around. - Fixed issue where NPCs could no longer be victims of vehicular collisions. - Fixed iss
--- Fixes - 'Save Raw Resources' toggle in gameplay settings no longer affects Hardstone Blocks. - Removed issue with steam cloud not saving correctly for DLC save files. - Crafting a T1 Ice Shovel no longer creates a T1 Dirt Shovel. - Added keybind for "Vehicle Mode" in vehicles
We're continuing our mission to put out smaller patches effecting the most common/problematic issues. - Ore Mines and Construction Stores no longer have a rounding error causing them not to be built even if the board appears to have all their required materials. - Infinite Filter
Released in 2020, crafting, base-building, and mining sandbox Hydroneer has been an indie success story that sold upwards of 500,000 copies as of 2022. Now it has a full expansion, Journey to Volcalidus, that dumps a huge new environment to mine and profit from: The island of Vol
- Coins no longer get stuck inside carts if they're a single coin mesh. - Added icons to store construction boards to aid in readability and prevent mis-communication to languages that use non-english characters. We're currently focusing on applying frequent small patches to addr
--- Fixes - Purchasing the Lava Bike will now trigger the Steam achievement. - Completing the lap time on Mots island in under 1:11 will now trigger the Steam achievement. - Removed issue where multiple drills could be purchased from the limited drill store in New Glade. - Fixed
We've created a quick patch in the first hour to remove some issues: --- Fixes - Removed issue where out-dated mods were causing the game to not launch. - Removed issue where players were unable to pick up carts after dropping them. - Removed issue where vegetable basket could no
Purchase the DLC here! Tip: To get to Volcalidus, take the ship from Bridgepour harbor. You can either start a new game or use an existing save file! Due to the DLC having a whole heap of new mechanics, you won't be able to take items or vehicles to Volcalidus. A quick recap on a
To celebrate the launch of the DLC, we're putting out a mega patch for the base game! It's full of commonly requested quality of life improvements, as well as some bug fixes and changes we feel will improve the game! Hydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus DLC is also out now! The Patch
More quality of life additions to come! Since its clear from our last Steam news post that players are really interested in some quality of life additions coming to the base game with our launch of the DLC, Hydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus, I wanted to feature some more of them i
This post is in response to the feedback from our previous announcement post for ‘Hydroneer - Journey to Volcalidus’ found here: Clarification on our recent announcement So it looks like I’ve missed the mark with expectations here. Hydroneer development started five years ago, wi
Watch the Announcement Trailer / Dev Vlog here: Wishlist Now! Video Summary This contains spoilers for the video - New DLC coming to Hydroneer - Video covers a few features coming in the DLC - 6x the map size - $10 - Releasing April 5th - Separate island with its own progression: