Tinkertown

Released: Jun 22, 2023
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 08:48 GMT

Updates & announcements

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07 Oct 2025Developer post
❗Update Required❗
Hey friends, 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 versi
29 Nov 2024Developer post
Update 2.0.3 (fixing bugs)
2.0.3 fixed Steam achievements not unlocking properly fixed plants not growing properly reduced visual glitches on tiles(notable when planting grass on dirt) fixed items disappearing from some inventories sometimes fixed shrine maiden cocoons not doing damage fixed dwarven window
2.0.3

fixed Steam achievements not unlocking properly
fixed plants not growing properly
reduced visual glitches on tiles(notable when planting grass on dirt)
fixed items disappearing from some inventories sometimes
fixed shrine maiden cocoons not doing damage
fixed dwarven window not being destructable
further reduced memory footprint
fixed a visual issue with the tesla coil
fixed Spirit-Dragon Flame dropping Draconian Saw instead of the correct placeable item
fixed some items that are required to fulfill Sages hapiness not being craftable
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15 Nov 2024Developer post
❗️ Make sure Tinkertown is updated – Outdated server shutting November 18 ❗️
Hi Tinkerers! We hope you’re enjoying the Tinkertown 2.0 Update ! If you haven’t updated your game yet, you’re not only missing out on a bunch of cool new additions, changes, features, and a whole new biome, you might also risk not being able to play online anymore! Some of you m
14 Nov 2024Developer post
Patchnotes 2.0.2
Hello dear Tinkerers! Despite our efforts new bugs had been introduced with 2.0 therefore we fixed a lot of them with this patch 2.0.2. This would not have been possible without your detailed reports, so thank you very much for that Even though 2.0.2 will take care of a lot of is
Hello dear Tinkerers!
Despite our efforts new bugs had been introduced with 2.0 therefore we fixed a lot of them with this patch 2.0.2.
This would not have been possible without your detailed reports, so thank you very much for that
Even though 2.0.2 will take care of a lot of issues encountered, there's a few we're still tackling with further patches
2.0.2

Fix an issue where the Lava Dungeon would have black areas and break the game
Fixed some doors being passable in the Ice Dungeon although they were closed
Fixed an issue where Chicken Coop and other NPC spawning tiles could cause heavy issues when placed in special configurations
Fixed an issue where player placed tiles were not visible on the worldmap after restarting the world and not being close to those tiles
Added Sort and Quick Transfer keyboard shortcuts
Potentially fixed an issue where players cannot move correctly (let us know if it still happens please)
Removed an old unused tile "Corn Seeds" from all drops
Partially fixed an issue where walls would not display correctly in some cases (let us know if it still happens for you)
Partially fixed an issue where walls would not display correctly in some cases (let us know if it still happens for you)
Fixed a crash that could occur in multiplayer, especially in dungeons.
Improved stability in general
Fixed an issue where entering an incorrect friend code would result in the game not being interactable in the main menu.
Fixed placement preview of Anvil and Iron Gate
Fixed issue where disconnecting due to a lost connection would bombard you with error messages
Fixed a problem where timeout on connection was not working properly (you were stuck on a loading bar that never moved)
Fixed various controller navigation issues that could sometimes occur
(especially notable on steamdeck)
As mentioned before there are some known issues lingering you should be aware of that we are working on fixing:

Sometimes shelfs and wall mounts may delete items you put in
Plants still grow unreliably
Some visual issues (being investigated)
No way of replenishing frost pine or grey wood
Sometimes the Herbicide Achievement does not trigger correctly
Spider Guardian attacks go through walls
Shrine Maiden cocoon spiders don't deal any damage
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04 Nov 2024Developer post
Tinkertown 2.0 Out Now!
Hi Tinkerers, It’s finally here, the Tinkertown 2.0 Update! With this new update, you will discover a revamped version of the world map with a new biome, bosses, and much more! New World Map With the new revamped version, you will see a difference in where all the biomes are loca
Hi Tinkerers,
It’s finally here, the Tinkertown 2.0 Update! With this new update, you will discover a revamped version of the world map with a new biome, bosses, and much more!
New World Map
With the new revamped version, you will see a difference in where all the biomes are located, and the map is no longer circular. Each biome is also much larger than before, so you have more key points of interest to find and explore.
New Lava Biome
The Lava Biome introduces new treacherous areas to explore, and it can get extremely hot, so make sure you're wear the proper equipment before venturing inside!
With the new biome, there will be new monsters for you to encounter and a new dungeon to explore. Are you up for the task?
But wait, that's not all! We’re bringing in a whole array of new furniture, walls, and flooring to the game. NPCs will also receive unique pieces to decorate their homes and much more!
New Content

New World Map
New Biome: Lava Biome
New Lava Dungeon
New Lava Volcano Dungeon
New Enemies in the Overworld, new Elite Mobs
New and Updated Bosses
New Quests
A bunch of new Weapons and Armor
New Tools
Endgame Tool
Many more decorations and items
3 New Plants to grow
New recipes
3 New Fish (exclusive to Lava)
New Rod for fishing
Lava Larva as bait
New Ore Meteorite
New Stone Category Basalt
New Wood Category Ashwood
Expanded/Updated Journal
New Reward Level for all NPCs
Quality of Life

Additional Map Markers to ease exploration and questing
Player markers now look like the actual player character
Playerlist for current Session in Pause Menu - Displays all current connected Players
Shared/Synchronized Exploration
Pausing of Singleplayer Session via Pause Menu
Added icons for the current quest state above Townian heads
New fancy particle systems
New animations for weapons, combat and teleportation
Added progress bar
Technical Improvements

Massively Improved Performance
Lowered Memory Consumption/Requirements
Unification of Tinkertown Client and Server - Previously it was possible that the firewall blocked the Tinkertown Server Application even for Singleplayer
Steam Cloud Save
Improved synchronization of objects, events and combat
Improved Combat Hit Detection
Pre generation of the whole world upon first loading
Improved Crash handling
Various Bug Fixes and Improvements
Known Issues

When talking to npc, and then without closing interact with any other interactable, the next interaction with the first npc may not work before opening inventory once. (mouse and keyboard only)
When placing tiles to where sage the elder initially spawns and you didn’t build a house for her yet, she may not spawn until you remove the tile that blocks her spawn
When the host leaves the game you may get the connection lost popup multiple times before being thrown back to the main menu
When a quest is given to questgiver because it is finished, the quest dialog will open for other players, they will need to close it
For Clients, the playerlist button in the pause menu is missing a spacer
Community rewards are not in the game yet but they will come.
In internal tests there were issues where the game may crash in trap rooms
The "Smart Transfer" is in the game, but the keyboard and mouse players do not have buttons for it yet
Freeing tina or Kiran from their prisons, non host players may not see the door as open
We are working on all the Known Issues, and will provide with an smaller update as soon as they are fixed.
Enjoy the new update!
The Tinkertown Team
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18 Oct 2024Developer post
Tinkertown 2.0 Update delayed to November 4th!
Hi Tinkerers, We received great feedback from the recent playtest, so a big thank you to the people who helped us over the weekend! Even though the test was very successful, we saw some inconvenient issues reported. We want to deliver a good player experience for the 2.0 Update,
19 Sep 2024Developer post
Tinkertown 2.0 Update Coming on October 17th!
Hi Tinkerers! We have some exciting news to share with all of you! Tinkertown 2.0 will be available on October 17th ! With the 2.0 update, Tinkertown will also be available on Xbox Series X|S + Xbox One on October 17th and Nintendo Switch coming later this year! Tinkertown 2.0 wi
17 Apr 2024Developer post
Version 1.1.2
Fixed a bug where housing requirements couldn't be completed for Graves the Miner.
Fixed a bug where housing requirements couldn't be completed for Graves the Miner.
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09 Apr 2024Developer post
Developer Update April
Greeting fellow tinkerers, It’s been a few moons since the last update, and we are now back to share some more information about what we have been up to! Last year, we talked about a major project that we started working on with a new database rework that is going to help us with
28 Mar 2024Developer post
Version 1.1.1
Deactivated Xmas season Fixed Obsidian Shovel
Deactivated Xmas season
Fixed Obsidian Shovel
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19 Dec 2023Developer post
⛄Holiday time in Tinkertown!❄
Happy Holidays dear Tinkerers, Our team is still busy on the next big updates like the Lava Biome, but we still wanted to have a bit of fun in between! So we've activated the Holiday Season Update and added the sweet Seasonal Forest Day soundtrack and switched out the Tundra Gobl
Happy Holidays dear Tinkerers,
Our team is still busy on the next big updates like the Lava Biome, but we still wanted to have a bit of fun in between! So we've activated the Holiday Season Update and added the sweet Seasonal Forest Day soundtrack and switched out the Tundra Goblins this time.
You can also check out this sweet behind the scenes-video, where we lift the curtain a bit and explain how we dress up the NPC:s for an event like this Holiday update!
Watch on YouTube
Here's the full list of changes for the Holiday update:

The Halloween Update has been deactivated and the Christmas Update reactivated.
Christmas themed Forest Song has replaced the classic day track
Reindeer Humanoids replaced the Tundra Goblins
Classic Themed Holiday Celebration Stuff is available again: Sugarcanes Santa Hat Deco Lights
Enjoy the festivities everyone and see you back next year!
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05 Dec 2023Developer post
NPC happiness meter rewards are here!
Dear Tinkerers, You've worked so hard to make your townians in Tinkertown happy - you deserve a treat, don't you think? 🙏 We certainly do. And that's why we're launching the NPC happiness meter rewards today! When you meet the requests and build the dream homes for the townians,
Dear Tinkerers,
You've worked so hard to make your townians in Tinkertown happy - you deserve a treat, don't you think? 🙏
We certainly do. And that's why we're launching the NPC happiness meter rewards today! When you meet the requests and build the dream homes for the townians, they will in turn give you sweet items as rewards!
With update 1.1.0, we have also continued to focus on fixes and bug chasing. More of that will come as well! Speaking of more, with this update Tinkertown also got a whole lot more shiny! Our artist has been working hard in their magic workshop, and come out with a lot of great particle effects. Aside from looking rad, they will also enhance the feeling of impact when hitting a goblin in the head or chopping wood. A li'l sneak peek below!
Next in line for Tinkertown is more fixes, and also the Holiday update, which will be live in the near future! Connected to the Holiday content, we're also going to give you a cool insight behind the scenes. We're preparing a few videos that will show how Tinkertown and it's characters are built, from a developer perspective.
A lot to look forward to! For a full list of what's in this patch, take a gander below:

Various minor bugs and issues fixed
The Happiness Meter System now rewards players for each filled heart at an NPC. Just decorate their homes or replace their old furniture, walls and doors with things they like, by adding Quest Items and checking their preferences in the Journal
A total of 57 Items can be unlocked including the brand new Spawner Items.
Spawners like statues and the chicken coop will spawn animals and friendly monsters, some of them can even fight when encountering enemies within their spawn area.
Upgraded and distinguished effects on enemy hits
Added effects when hit by enemies
Added missing weapon effects
Added effects for tools
Take care and thanks for supporting our game! <3
Your Tinkertown team
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02 Nov 2023Developer post
🚧Update 1.0.10 live! Fixes for decoration and final boss👹
Hey Tinkerers, Hope you've been enjoying the Halloween vibes in Tinkertown! Also, thank you for the nice input you've had on the new skins, you are looking great in them! 🤩 We just wanted to pop in here with a small update. A few of you have ran into a bug with not being able to
30 Oct 2023Developer post
👻Time for spooky season in Tinkertown!👻
Dear Tinkerers, Only a few days ago we released a new patch with some minor fixes to make your experience of Tinkertown even smoother. We also invited you to leave even more feedback about how we can improve the game via a new feedback form: forms.office.com/e/02JjAgw2bq Of cours
26 Oct 2023Developer post
Update 1.0.8 and the way forward! 🛣️
Dear Tinkerers, It's been a few weeks since our latest dev blog, and we wanted to give you an update on where we are currently at. We’ve been working hard to optimize the overall experience of Tinkertown, especially from a technical perspective, and we will continue to do so for
15 Sep 2023Developer post
Developer update September
Hey dear Tinkerers! Thank you so much for your support from this summer's 1.0 launch up until now. We are humbled and thankful for having such an awesome community! We have been working very hard with the game, based on the feedback you've given us since we left Early Access. One
15 Sep 2023Developer post
🍂Building contest: Cozy Fall!🍂
Tinkerers! Thanks for taking part in our storytelling event on Discord, it was a blast to see your different styles. Let's continue to be creative, with another building contest! Autumn is around the corner, so cuddle up in the couch with a hot coco and try to create the coziest
Tinkerers!
Thanks for taking part in our storytelling event on Discord, it was a blast to see your different styles.
Let's continue to be creative, with another building contest! Autumn is around the corner, so cuddle up in the couch with a hot coco and try to create the coziest building.
The maximum tiles you can use for this contest is 16x16 (including exterior), post a sreenshot of your cozy home in the Tinkertown Discord before the deadline, on Monday September 25th.
Winners are voted on by the dev team and the prizes are:

1st: Two Tinkertown Steam codes, plus two games of your choice from the Headup library
2nd: One Tinkertown Steam code, plus one game of your choice from the Headup library
3rd: A Tinkertown Steam code.
Happy tinkering!
Your Tinkertown team
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28 Jul 2023Developer post
Hotfix 1.0.7 Out now!
Greeting Tinkerers, Thank you for reporting the new issues after the update yesterday. We worked hard to release a hotfix promptly to resolve those issues. Your quick feedback is greatly appreciated. You are truly amazing! Hotfixes: Fixed a bug where players would not be able to
Greeting Tinkerers,
Thank you for reporting the new issues after the update yesterday. We worked hard to release a hotfix promptly to resolve those issues. Your quick feedback is greatly appreciated. You are truly amazing!
Hotfixes:

Fixed a bug where players would not be able to talk to the NPCs
Fixed a bug where sometimes townian quests would not proceed after building the house
Fixed a bug where it was not possible to interact with fast travel stations
Known Issues:

The dialogue windows cannot be closed properly. (Rare issue: A small chance to encounter)

Workaround: To close it, you can either use the Tab or the ESC button (back or menu button on Gamepads, respectively)
After closing the window this way, chances are that you are in the wrong Input State and cannot interact with anything.

Workaround: Press the inventory/menu (Tab) button until the window opens.

We apologize for any inconvenience that these issues may have caused and appreciate your ongoing support.
Have a wonderful weekend!
The Tinkertown Team
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27 Jul 2023Developer post
Tinkertown Update 1.0.6 Out Now
Greetings Tinkerers, We're thrilled to announce an exciting new update! Now, players can access the world map using a hotkey before opening or closing the minimap. Additionally, this update includes various enhancements and quality-of-life improvements. Your feedback is crucial t
Greetings Tinkerers,
We're thrilled to announce an exciting new update! Now, players can access the world map using a hotkey before opening or closing the minimap. Additionally, this update includes various enhancements and quality-of-life improvements. Your feedback is crucial to us, and we'll keep you updated regularly.
Fun Note: We accidentally created a new "feature" while fixing some of the issues. Who knew that bamboo fences could fly away like that!? 😅
Full Changelog:

Added the World Map to the Players Hotkeys: (New Feature!)

Players are now able to open the World Map when using the Hotkey previously reserved for opening and closing the minimap
Once the Globe has been crafted and players can see Dungeon Entrances, the Player World Map will be updated accordingly showing the Dungeons as well
As with the Minimap toggle, the World Map Hotkey can be bound to any other key.

Fixed Equip/Unequip issues some players experienced
Armor Effects will now also be visible when equipped in the cosmetic slots.
The Elder Dragon Beam Attack is now shown correctly where Players will be hit.
Fixed items with visual effects sometimes not showing up when carried
Adjusted the Room players find the NPC Siamun at, to make sure he can be interacted with any time, when walking inside it.
Fixed Tina the Farmers Reward Items. Some of the NPC's items crafted did not work as intended.
Fixed Bestiary entries in Journal
We hope the new feature and recent changes are to your liking. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact us on our Discord channel. We value your input and will do our best to implement any ideas you may have.
Have a safe adventure!
Your Tinkertown Team
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18 Jul 2023Developer post
Thank you dear Tinkerers!
Dear Tinkerers, Our team has had an eventful month since we launched Tinkertown into the wilds of version 1.0. We spent over three years developing this game, and the amount of love, support, and hype we have received since its release has been truly amazing. Thank you from the b