Aether & Iron

Released: Mar 30, 2026
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 16:38 GMT

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16 Sep 2026Developer post
Aether & Iron | On Sale Now and Coming To Consoles in 2027
Party Based RPG Fest If you haven’t picked up Aether & Iron yet, now’s a great time to join the resistance or add a friend to the crew during the Party Based RPG Fest at 20% off! View game page Coming Soon to PlayStation & Xbox If you've been awaiting a console release, w
16 Sep 2026Developer post
Brand New Quest in Update 3, PLUS A New Digital Artbook!
Aether & Iron - Digital Art Book The Aether & Iron - Digital Art Pack has been upgraded to the Aether & Iron - Digital Art Book + Art Pack . The Aether & Iron - Digital Art Book contains an in-depth look into the world of Aether & Iron . This 188-page digital
Aether & Iron - Digital Art Book
The Aether & Iron - Digital Art Pack has been upgraded to the Aether & Iron - Digital Art Book + Art Pack. The Aether & Iron - Digital Art Book contains an in-depth look into the world of Aether & Iron. This 188-page digital artbook includes a curated collection of in-game art with never-before-seen imagery and concept designs.
Good news! If you already purchased the Digital Art Pack, update now to access your FREE Art Book! Thank you for being an early supporter of our development 💛
To access the file, right click Aether & Iron in your Steam Library, and select Properties. In the pop up, select Installed Files, then "Browse..." to view your new Art Book!
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Aether & Iron Update 1.3.52
We’re excited to release Aether & Iron v1.3.52, our next major post-launch content update!
This update adds a brand-new side quest to Nations Crusade, giving you more opportunities to explore the barony and spend time with its characters. This new quest gives Gia and Benny a chance to bond.
We’ve also added several new options requested by players. You can now customize vehicle outline colors in combat, adjust controller cursor sensitivity, and invert your joysticks. For the screenshot enthusiasts, we’ve also added a configurable Photo Mode hotkey that lets you hide the UI with a single press.
Alongside the new content and features, v1.3.52 includes another round of bug fixes and performance improvements.
Patch Notes
New
A new side quest that you can complete in Nations Crusade! A quest where Gia and Benny get a chance to bond.
New accessibility options! You can now customize the outline colors for player, enemy, and neutral vehicles in combat.
New controller options! You can now customize your cursor sensitivity and invert your joysticks.
Improved
Narrative & Scenes
Update the smoke effects in the Pandemonium Lobby.
Updated outlines on small points of interest so they are easier to see on smaller screens.
Changed where the “point-of-no-return” triggers prior to the finale.
Updated the rewards earned from White Street Scrapyard encounters.
UI/UX
Updated tutorial videos when playing using a controller.
Added a “game version” label on the load/save screen to make it clearer what version of the game it was saved in.
Updated the controls shown in cutscenes. You can now restart cutscenes.
The feedback form fields will persist until you send or close the game, so you can tab in and out without losing progress.
A loading indicator is shown while save files are recovering.
Misc
[Steam Deck] Made it easier to switch between built-in and external controllers.
Added a photo mode hotkey. You can press F8 to hide the UI - useful for taking screenshots! This hotkey is configurable in Settings > Controls.
Fixed
Narrative & Scenes
Fixed an issue with interacting with the POIs at Annie’s Walk in a certain order.
UI/UX
Fixed an issue with equipping and unequipping heroes when using a controller.
Fixed an issue with scrolling the Remap Controls screen when using a controller.
Misc
Fixed an issue with incorrect translations in certain conversations.
Fixed an issue where some labels in the Settings Screen displayed in the incorrect language.
Fixed issue with missing VO clips for a couple of dialogue lines.
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07 Aug 2026Developer post
Pick up Aether & Iron during the Cat Awareness Feline Sale!
If you love achievement hunting and felines, this week's update is for you! We’ve teamed up with Devcats for the Cat Awareness Feline Sale to help raise awareness for real-world cat rescue and adoption! We've hidden 12 stray cats all over the city! To unlock the new "Purrfect" ac
06 Aug 2026Developer post
Vote for Aether & Iron in the 2026 World Soundtrack Awards!
Hey everyone, We are incredibly honored to share that the Aether & Iron soundtrack has officially made the curated Long List for the prestigious Game Music Award at the 2026 World Soundtrack Awards! Aether & Iron’s 1930s-inspired score is the joint creation of composers C
03 Aug 2026Developer post
Major Update: 1.2.105
Thanks to everyone who's continued playing Aether & Iron and sharing your feedback with us. Today we're excited to release Version 1.2.105 - our next major post-launch update. Alongside more performance improvements, controller refinements, and bug fixes, this update also int
Thanks to everyone who's continued playing Aether & Iron and sharing your feedback with us.
Today we're excited to release Version 1.2.105 - our next major post-launch update. Alongside more performance improvements, controller refinements, and bug fixes, this update also introduces our first new narrative content since launch.
You'll now find 9 new mini quests spread across White Street, Dreamland, and Nations Crusade, giving you even more reasons to visit each barony. We've also hidden cats throughout the city for keen explorers to discover. Find them all to unlock a brand-new achievement!
As always, we'll continue listening to your feedback and improving the game with future updates.
Patch Notes
New
There are 9 new ‘mini quests’ that you can complete across White Street, Dreamland, and Nations Crusade! Look out for these on each barony’s traversal map.
There are 12 new hidden cats spread throughout the city. Find them all to unlock a new achievement!
Improved
Combat
Made warnings from charge-up weapons look distinct from obstacle and lane change warnings.
Narrative & Scenes
Quests will now automatically fail if you sell or lose required quest items.
The crew now stays behind when Gia boards the Dreamland Party Yacht.
Added new fireworks sounds to certain Dreamland environments.
You can enter and exit Central Park before speaking with Nellie.
UI/UX
You can now click / interact anywhere to close barks in locations and during combat.
All vehicle HP bars are green when at full health.
Single Save or Permadeath campaigns are more clearly marked in the Load Game Screen.
Updated default controller hotkeys to make it easier to confirm and cancel certain popups.
Updated the Remap Controls screen so that it’s easier to navigate on controller.
Misc
More performance improvements! Reduced memory usage for faster load and boot up times.
Fixed
Combat
Fixed issue where certain “move and shoot” actions would not always show the cheapest path.
Fixed issue where the camera would not focus on the current unit if another unit entered just before it.
Narrative & Scenes
Fixed issue with a repeatable talent check in the Pandemonium Lobby.
Fixed issue with characters remaining visible at Soap’s Mansion.
Fixed missing quest marker at Coney Island.
Fixed issue where incorrect hero gained morale during conversation at The Root Cellar.
UI/UX
Fixed issue where the item compare tooltip could trigger for utility items.
Fixed some controller navigation issues with the Remap Controls Screen.
Fixed some Mac hotkeys not displaying correctly on the Remap Controls Screen.
Misc
Fixed some cutscene subtitles not showing the correct speaker for each line.
Fixed issue where in-game sounds would trigger while the window was in the background.
Fixed several instances of mismatched voiceover and text.
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03 Aug 2026Developer post
Take Flight During the Steam Cyberpunk Fest! 🚙🌃
Hello everyone, Steam is celebrating the best in high-tech dystopian fiction this week, and Aether & Iron is pulling up to the starting line! We are excited to be featured in the Steam Cyberpunk Fest from August 3 until August 10 . If you've been waiting for the perfect momen
28 Jul 2026Developer post
We're overwhelmed by your support!
Hello again crew! Last week we asked for your honest feedback, and you are delivering! We received hundreds of responses on day one alone. While we pour over this data we wanted to stop for a moment and share our gratitude for every reply!! You all are giving our product and desi
21 Jul 2026Developer post
Shape the Future of Aether & Iron – Player Survey Now Live!
Hey Crew! We want to know what resonated most with you in Aether & Iron! What features do you want to see expanded next? We’ve launched a player survey to gather your thoughts on everything from combat mechanics and vehicle customization to story pacing and future DLC concept
18 Jul 2026Developer post
ICYMI: Aether & Iron Wins Best RPG at the TooManyGames Indie Game Awards
Hey Crew! We are excited to share that earlier this month, Aether & Iron won Best Role-Playing Game at the TooManyGames Indie Game Awards! 🏆 We are so grateful to our team for creating this world and to our community for supporting our development and sharing our game with o
06 Jul 2026Developer post
Patch Release: 1.1.666
This update focuses on several areas we've seen players discussing, including controller usability, inventory management, combat pacing, and overall game performance. One of the biggest changes in this update is a new save file compression system. Saves are now significantly smal
This update focuses on several areas we've seen players discussing, including controller usability, inventory management, combat pacing, and overall game performance.
One of the biggest changes in this update is a new save file compression system. Saves are now significantly smaller and take up less Steam Cloud storage. Alongside this, we've continued optimising performance throughout the game, helping improve loading and startup times.
We've also made several controller support improvements, streamlined several combat encounters, and added some quality-of-life improvements to inventory management.
Patch Notes
Improved
Combat
Improved the look of the Aether Rat Transport vehicle with clearer primary and secondary colors.
Reduced the length of Dance Hall combat encounter.
Reduced the length of Luca Weapon Dealers combat encounter.
Improved opponent behaviour in Heist Escape combat encounter.
Reduced difficulty and improved opponent behaviour in bonus combat (available in the demo).
Increased scrap rewards from combat encounters.
Narrative & Scenes
Added new sounds to the Undersky Archive.
Added vehicles to Central Park.
Added crowds to Ellis Island.
Improved the appearance of the Dreamland vault door.
Improved how vehicles of different sizes appear in garages.
Improved character shadows in the Nations Crusade Dance Hall.
UI/UX
Added a new tutorial to better explain changing crew turn order.
Updated button layout when accepting combat and dialogue items and made them more consistent.
You can swap items of equal size by dragging and dropping them on each other.
You can double-click items in other inventories to add it to yours (e.g. buy from a store, or take a combat reward).
Improved item and status effect descriptions in certain ability tooltips.
Lots of controller support improvements!
Use joysticks and D-Pad to navigate tutorials.
Select UI elements in combat with the controller cursor.
Added clearer controller hotkeys to combat abilities.
Misc
Added compression to save files so that the game saves and loads faster and so that save files take up less space and cloud storage.
Reduced memory usage across the game for faster load and boot times.
Fixed
Combat
Fixed the direction of the Scout Rifle visual effects.
Narrative & Scenes
Fixed MacOS-specific progression issue at Marm’s Roadblock.
Fixed issue where some checkpoints would not automatically progress after they were completed.
Fixed issue where not all POIs in the Dreamland Garage displayed on first load.
Fixed an incorrect POI in the Abandoned Shipyard.
Fixed issue with being able to exit the Dreamland Hippodrome early.
Fixed an oversized POI at the Crumbling Island’s Edge.
Fixed the position of Mr Blanc’s cigarette.
Fixed newspaper reveal not triggering as expected in the Dance Hall.
Fixed issue where camera focused on the wrong spot at the Rebel HQ.
UI/UX
Fixed highlight not always appearing on the first dialogue option when using a controller.
Fixed issue with some storage compartments spilling out of their container.
Fixed not being able to access “Recover” button in Load Game screen on controller.
Fixed not being able to access “EULA” button on controller.
Removed Windowed mode options on Steam Deck (game always runs full screen).
Fixed issue with being able to exit vehicle customization early on controller.
Fixed issue with rapidly interacting with the Ferry at The Hole on controller.
Fixed issue with some store inventories overflowing on certain aspect ratios.
Fixed issue with control bindings while renaming save files during combat.
Fixed issue with dropdown options selecting automatically on controller.
Fixed issue with swapping compatible crew vehicles.
Fixed issue with interacting with selecting inventory items on controller.
Misc
Fixed the feedback form sometimes timing out and not sending feedback.
[Steam] Fixed issue with keyboard not appearing in Big Picture Mode.
Fixed issue with Texture Quality settings not always persisting on reload depending on other graphics options.
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08 Jun 2026Developer post
Aether & Iron Update Roadmap 2026
Hey everyone! The team has been hard at work since launch, and we want to thank you for all your feedback!! It has been incredibly valuable as we improve the game and plan what’s next. Available Now The New Roadside Garage is live, along with a big batch of quality-of-life improv
Hey everyone!
The team has been hard at work since launch, and we want to thank you for all your feedback!! It has been incredibly valuable as we improve the game and plan what’s next.
Available Now
The New Roadside Garage is live, along with a big batch of quality-of-life improvements and fixes. → Full patch notes for Update 1.1 are available here.
Coming in 2026
New story missions and mini-quests that expand the world and your crew’s journey.
A brand new dice mini-game inspired by real 1930s gambling games.
We’re really excited about both of these updates and will share more details soon. In the meantime, tune into The Aether Hour live on Twitch and YouTube at Noon Pacific time on the last Wednesday of every month for dev updates!
Coming Soon
Bigger things are still in development. We’re not quite ready to reveal them yet, but we’d love to hear your theories and guesses in the comments below!
Safe travels out there,
The Seismic Squirrel Team &
The Chaos Theory Games Team
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01 Jun 2026Developer post
Patch Release: 1.1.391
Thanks to everyone who has continued sending us feedback since the release of the v1.1 update last week. This is a smaller update focused on addressing a handful of progression issues, improving controller usability, and cleaning up some UI and dialogue edge cases reported by pla
Thanks to everyone who has continued sending us feedback since the release of the v1.1 update last week.
This is a smaller update focused on addressing a handful of progression issues, improving controller usability, and cleaning up some UI and dialogue edge cases reported by players.
Patch Notes
Improved
UI/UX
Made it easier to select buttons in the HUD and in combat using the controller cursor.
Fixed
Combat
Fixed issue where selecting a combat action didn’t show “Use here” immediately on controller.
Narrative & Scenes
Fixed progression issue with completing The Red Line mission.
Fixed progression issue with speaking to Sam at The Root Cellar.
Fixed issue with dialogue repeating after completing certain quest objectives.
Fixed issue with autoplay dialogue skipping lines when a mission objective completes.
Fixed a double loading screen after certain surprise encounters.
Fixed issue with a disconnected road on White Street island.
Fixed issue with incorrect character art appearing during a Nations Crusade encounter.
UI/UX
Fixed “Inspect” hotkey being visible at the wrong times in the inventory.
Fixed issue with the “Cancel” button in the Restore Control Defaults popup.
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27 May 2026Developer post
Major Update: 1.1.337
Thanks again to everyone who’s continued playing Aether & Iron since launch and sharing feedback, bug reports, and suggestions with us. Today’s update is our first major post-launch update for the game - v1.1.337 - and includes a collection of player-requested quality-of-life
Thanks again to everyone who’s continued playing Aether & Iron since launch and sharing feedback, bug reports, and suggestions with us.
Today’s update is our first major post-launch update for the game - v1.1.337 - and includes a collection of player-requested quality-of-life improvements, accessibility options, controller updates, and the performance/memory optimisations we recently tested in the [public-beta] branch.
A huge thank you to everyone who opted into that beta and helped us test the new asset management systems. Those improvements are now rolling out to everyone and should result in:
Reduced memory usage
Faster load times
Better performance on lower-spec PCs
This update also adds several highly-requested gameplay improvements, including the ability to sell vehicles, reconfigure your loadout after failed combats, and balance changes to several key combat encounters.
We’re continuing to work through community feedback and have more updates planned ahead. Thanks again for all the support since launch - it’s been so so valuable in helping us prioritise what to improve next.
Patch Notes
New
You can now sell vehicles at garages! There’s a new “Buy” tab in the garage vehicle stores.
You can now customize your vehicles after failing a combat encounter, allowing you to try a different build without needing to go back and visit a garage.
Added bonus damage when you collide with the edge of the combat grid. Ram your opponents at the edge to deal extra damage.
Added a new “spoken voice only” toggle to the settings that disables narrator voiceover when enabled.
Improved
Combat
Made it clearer when you can’t move due to being Blinded.
You can now select your combat abilities using the controller cursor.
Optimised certain combat animations for better performance.
Updated the General Eli combat encounter to make Eli more likely to use his aether beam, reducing the difficulty.
Updated the combat encounter with Pearl to change her decision-making in the second phase of the fight.
Narrative & Scenes
Added new sound effects to conversations throughout the game.
Added new sound effect to ‘game over’ newspapers.
Gia is automatically returned to her previous vehicle after the Hippodrome race.
Improved camera placement when speaking to characters in the Rebel HQ.
UI/UX
Made it easier to tell distinguish combat skills that come from your vehicle from hero skills.
Updated how status effects appear in ability tooltips to make it clearer what they do and affect.
Made it clearer when a surprise encounter is due to your heat.
Made it more obvious that you can change difficulty mid-game.
Improved the logo on the main menu.
Made it clearer how to view combatant info when using a controller.
Misc
Updated Sophie’s voiceover clips to normalize volume levels.
Several performance improvements to reduce memory usage and improve load times.
Fixed
Combat
Fixed issue with healing beam VFX pointing in the wrong direction, sometimes.
Narrative & Scenes
Fixed/improved a couple of instances where POIs were too close to the edge of the screen.
UI/UX
Fixed issue with ‘Concealed' tooltip not appearing while in the store.
Fixed issue where Graveyard Shift could trigger update notifications multiple times.
Fixed issue where “Already Equipped” items weren’t listed correctly when customizing vehicles.
Fixed tutorial hotkeys appearing incorrectly when using a controller.
Fixed issue where you could “Use” items at the incorrect times.
Fixed issue with exiting from the newspaper screen when using a controller.
Fixed issue where the Pier Six store got too full and couldn’t fit more items.
Misc
Fixed issue where combat music layers could get out of sync, sometimes.
Fixed issue where the game generates more autosaves than the maximum if reloading a combat encounter multiple times.
Fixed issue with sound effects playing despite SFX bus volume being 0 in the White Street Dufresne combat encounter.
Fixed issue where the music track didn’t change in Grayson’s Garage.
Fixed SFX not triggering when using prev/next buttons on lists in settings.
Fixed issue with selecting locations that you can’t travel to on the traversal map.
In case you missed them, here are the other patches we’ve released since launch:
Patch Release: 1.0.607 - Combat Fixes and Localization Improvements
Patch Release: 1.0.499 - Single Save Mode Added and Accessibility Improvements
Patch Release: 1.0.424 - Demo Migration Fixes and UI Clarity Improvements
Patch Release: 1.0.245 - Combat Balance Tuning, UI & Bug Fixes
Patch Release: v1.0.159 - Addressed Save Stability Issues
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27 May 2026Developer post
Demo Update - Japanese Localisation
Thanks to everyone who’s been playing the Aether & Iron Demo and sharing feedback with us over the past few months. Today, we’re excited to release an update for the public demo: full Japanese text localisation is now available. The demo still uses English voiceover, but all
Thanks to everyone who’s been playing the Aether & Iron Demo and sharing feedback with us over the past few months.
Today, we’re excited to release an update for the public demo: full Japanese text localisation is now available. The demo still uses English voiceover, but all written content can now be played fully in Japanese.
To switch languages:
Open the Settings menu
Select Language
Select 日本語 (Japanese)
We’ll continue evaluating our supported languages and any translation issues based on player feedback, so if you encounter any issues, please let us know through the in-game feedback tool or Steam forums.
Patch Notes
New
Added Japanese language support (now selectable through settings).
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13 May 2026Developer post
Public Beta Release: 1.0.830
Thanks to everyone who’s continued sharing feedback since launch. We know that some players - particularly some on older machines or with limited RAM - have been experiencing performance issues or longer load times than we’d like. Today’s update is a little different from our usu
Thanks to everyone who’s continued sharing feedback since launch.
We know that some players - particularly some on older machines or with limited RAM - have been experiencing performance issues or longer load times than we’d like.
Today’s update is a little different from our usual patches.
We’ve released a new optional Public Beta branch on Steam that includes a significant overhaul to how Aether & Iron manages and loads assets. In our internal testing, this has resulted in:
Reduced memory usage
Faster load times
Better performance on lower-spec hardware
Because these changes affect a large portion of the game’s underlying systems, we want to roll them out gradually and gather feedback from a wider range of hardware configurations before pushing the update live for everyone.
If all goes well, we’re aiming to move these improvements into the main branch within the next 1-2 weeks.
We really appreciate your feedback, which has been valuable in helping us prioritise our post-launch performance work.
How to Opt-In
Right-click Aether & Iron in your Steam library.
Select Properties.
Select Game Versions & Betas.
Select [public-beta] from the list.
To opt back out, you will return to the Game Versions menu and choose “Default Public Version”.
What We're Looking For
If you opt into the beta branch, we'd especially love to hear about:
Load times (faster? slower? the same?)
Stability and crashes
General combat and location performance
Any other issues you notice
You can share feedback in our Discord, the Steam Community Hub, or via the Feedback tab in-game.
Patch Notes
Improved
Misc
Improved loading times across all locations.
Reduced memory usage across all locations.
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12 May 2026Developer post
Start Your Engines! 🚗💨
Check out Aether & Iron in the Start Your Engine Festival from May 12-19! This event is a celebration of games that, you guessed it ...have engines!! If you've been curious about the gravity-defying world of Aether & Iron, now's a great time to check it out!! Unravel myst
07 May 2026Developer post
Patch Release: 1.0.607
Thanks again to everyone continuing to play Aether & Iron and send through feedback and bug reports! Our latest update focuses on improving overall usability, alongside fixing several progression and combat issues reported by players. We’ve also made several localisation and
Thanks again to everyone continuing to play Aether & Iron and send through feedback and bug reports! Our latest update focuses on improving overall usability, alongside fixing several progression and combat issues reported by players.
We’ve also made several localisation and UI adjustments to improve readability across supported languages.
Patch Notes
Improved
Narrative & Scenes
Improved timing when cutting between epilogue scenes.
Reduced camera flashes at Quincy Park Terrace.
UI/UX
All tutorials can be viewed from the Pause Menu, regardless of whether they are unlocked.
Added clearer animation when losing HP due to dialogue choices.
Made changes to several UI labels to improve spacing in multiple languages.
Made it easier to toggle the “Move all to” overlay on and off.
Misc
Made several changes to dialogue translations based on player feedback.
Reduced the target for the Heavy Striker achievement.
Fixed
Combat
Fixed issue where hazards did not always update the cells they were targeting during each phase of the final combat encounter.
Fixed issue where vehicles could be knocked back into invalid cells during the final combat encounter.
Fixed issue with Aether Sludge Thrower weapon VFX not displaying correctly.
Narrative & Scenes
Fixed potential progression issue during the Memories Don’t Dance mission.
Fixed potential progression issue during the Pocket Full Of Stones mission.
Fixed incorrect POI highlight on Bluebell at Nations Crusade.
UI/UX
Fixed issue where some combat abilities referenced the wrong damage type.
Fixed issue where items could be ‘sold’ in Nellie’s Lab.
Fixed issue where items could not load correctly if placed in certain compartments.
Fixed issue where re-roll items would show on incorrect dialogue options if you saved and reloaded in the middle of a conversation.
Fixed issue where scrolling a dropdown list in settings caused incorrect positioning.
Misc
Fixed issue where the dialogue typewriter effect would sometimes not work when using a controller.
Fixed issue with reloading from auto saves during the Train Heist could skip past some combat intro conversations.
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28 Apr 2026Developer post
Patch Release: 1.0.499
Thanks again to everyone continuing to play Aether & Iron and share feedback. This update introduces a new way to play for those who want higher stakes, alongside a range of accessibility options, UI improvements, and new sound effects. We’ve also addressed a few lingering is
Thanks again to everyone continuing to play Aether & Iron and share feedback. This update introduces a new way to play for those who want higher stakes, alongside a range of accessibility options, UI improvements, and new sound effects.
We’ve also addressed a few lingering issues around achievements, dialogue flow, and item rewards.
Patch Notes
New
Enabled the “Single Save” modifier for campaigns, if you want to play with only a single save. No save scumming!
Added a new option to the settings to enable/disable opaque roads during combat, which helps to reduce motion.
Improved
Narrative & Scenes
Added new emotes and reactions to conversations in the Root Cellar.
Added alarm sound effects when escaping The Tomb.
Added new sound effects when speaking to Popper.
Added new sound effects when speaking to Banger.
Added a pause when playing silent dialogue lines during autoplay so it doesn’t immediately skip to the next line.
Improved the quality of the safehouse environment when playing on “Low” graphics settings.
UI/UX
Made it harder to delete your campaigns. The “Delete” button has been removed, and a campaign will automatically delete itself when you delete all save files within it.
Conversations now pause when receiving items and when morale changes, so there’s time to view notifications in the conversation history.
Added a warning pop-up when trying to save and out of disk space.
Misc
Improved the starting loadout of Benny’s vehicle.
Fixed
Combat
Fixed issue where available combat actions were updating slightly later than when a new turn starts.
Narrative & Scenes
Fixed dialogue flow issue when inspecting Mr Blanc’s files in the Hidden Room.
Fixed issue where you could receive multiple Moonshine Casks during Good To The Last Drop.
UI/UX
Fixed incorrect icon showing for the “Respec” button in the Talent Screen.
Misc
Fixed issue with main mission-related achievements not firing when expected.
Fixed some POIs at the International Docks that were not translated.
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19 Apr 2026Developer post
Patch Release: 1.0.424
Thanks again to everyone who’s been playing Aether & Iron and continuing to share feedback with us. We’ve been working through some player-reported issues - particularly around progression and UX clarity - and have our latest patch ready to share. This update focuses on fixin
Thanks again to everyone who’s been playing Aether & Iron and continuing to share feedback with us. We’ve been working through some player-reported issues - particularly around progression and UX clarity - and have our latest patch ready to share.
This update focuses on fixing several cases where players could get stuck when migrating from the demo to the full game, improving combat responsiveness, and tightening up UI clarity and a few localisation issues. There are also a handful of quality-of-life improvements based directly on community feedback.
We’ll keep the updates coming as we continue improving the game.
Patch Notes
New
Added a new option to the settings to enable/disable pausing the game when defocusing/tabbing out.
Improved
Combat
Mass Repair now requires that you confirm your target before it activates (like most other combat actions).
Improved the timing of sound effects and visual effects for several weapons.
Narrative & Scenes
You can now earn morale with heroes regardless of whether they are in the crew during certain conversations at the Root Cellar.
Updated the character art for Mr Blanc to improve consistency.
UI/UX
Made it clearer when the game can no longer save due to running out of disk space.
Updated and improved some tutorial videos.
Misc
Updated the logos shown on the splash screen to include third-party tools.
Increased mission rewards when completing The Heist.
Fixed
Combat
Fixed issue where available combat actions were updating slightly later than when a new turn starts.
Narrative & Scenes
Fixed an issue where some players were getting stuck and unable to leave The Hole during The Last Goodbye.
Fixed an issue where some players were getting stuck not being able to speak with Cress in the Root Cellar.
Fixed an issue where some players were getting stuck not being able to speak with Cress in Cress' Garage when migrating from the demo to the full game.
Fixed issue where some players were getting stuck not being able to speak with Alex and Maria at the Pier 9 Workpost when migrating from the demo to the full game.
Fixed issue where some players were getting stuck when returning to Astoria Bay after Act 2.
Fixed issue with a missing codex entry in Dreamland.
Fixed oversized Pandemonium Security guard in the Pandemonium Lobby.
Fixed issue with dialogue repeating itself during certain conversations when skip was enabled.
UI/UX
Fixed issue where some UI labels were appearing in English when they shouldn’t have.
Fixed/clarified incorrect wording of the “Opt Out Of Analytics” option in the settings.
Fixed/clarified inconsistency in Machine Gun ability description.
Fixed issue with selling items received from Nellie’s research.
Fixed not being able to scroll vehicle customization parts list on controller.
Fixed issue with some particles remaining visible out of bounds on ultrawide screens.
Misc
Fixed “Smuggling Legend” achievement not triggering at the right time.
Fixed some instances of mismatched text and voiceover.
Fixed missing radio effect on some voice lines.
Fixed issue with continuing save files in permadeath mode.
Fixed missing vehicle movement sounds when approaching The Well.
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08 Apr 2026Developer post
Patch Release: 1.0.245
Thanks to everyone who’s been playing Aether & Iron in our launch week! We’ve been working through your feedback and have another patch ready to share with you. This update focuses on a mix of combat tuning , performance improvements , and a number of UI, localisation, and bu
Thanks to everyone who’s been playing Aether & Iron in our launch week! We’ve been working through your feedback and have another patch ready to share with you.
This update focuses on a mix of combat tuning, performance improvements, and a number of UI, localisation, and bug fixes based on issues players have mentioned.
We’ll keep sharing updates as we continue improving the game.
Patch Notes
Improved
Combat
Changed the starting positions of enemies in the Hippodrome.
Optimised performance in some combat scenes.
Balance changes:
Slightly reduced Eli's health and the number of minions.
Slightly reduced Dufresne health and enemy AP in encounter #2.
Narrative & Scenes
Added ‘loudspeaker’ effect to some voiceover lines.
The Shipyard Memorial changes visually during conversations.
UI/UX
Updated “Evade” talent graphic.
Fixed
Combat
Fixed issue where some Nations Crusade encounters loaded into a black screen.
Fixed issue loading into the final White Street Train Heist encounter.
Fixed the orientation of the trail effects when firing the Scout Rifle.
Fixed issue with pausing and unpausing during combat showing the grid.
Narrative & Scenes
Fixed Library Nook POI highlight.
Fixed issue with sprite layering at the Pier 9 North Workpost.
Fixed empty player choice at The Well.
Fixed being able to sell blueprints to Tajana.
Fixed missing characters at the War-Torn Mission.
Fixed jumbled traversal lines when travelling to Spritzenhaus.
UI/UX
Fixed issue with ‘customize vehicle colors' scroll not stretching on some aspect ratios.
Fixed AP cost of abilities spilling out of container during vehicle customization.
Fixed issue with selecting “Return To Menu” on controller when completing the demo.
Fixed tint/overlay in combat displaying when it shouldn’t on controller.
Fixed issue with “play time” being inaccurate for save files.
Fixed vehicle part map extending off the screen on certain aspect ratios.
Misc
Fixed issue where some cutscene subtitles are not appearing in the correct language.
Fixed banners at White Street Military Parade being slightly transparent.
Fixed issue with “Hotrod Obsessed” achievement triggering incorrectly.
Fixed issue with “High Roller” achievement triggering incorrectly.
Fixed incorrect translations for the Morale tutorial in French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Fixed issue with saves sometimes being out of order when manually saving.
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