Overland

Released: Sep 19, 2019
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Last updated: 16 Sep 2026, 15:36 GMT

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28 Jul 2025Developer post
Build 854
Build 854 includes updates required for Steam deck compatibility.
22 Apr 2021Developer post
LudoNarraCon - Pacing and Storytelling with Constant Death /w Adam
Adam Saltsman (Overland Director) joins a panel of experts to discuss life, death, rebirth, and how it all plays in to narrative. Watch on the LudoNarraCon official feed.
07 Oct 2020Developer post
Build 840
Howdy folks! Just summarizing a bunch of small quality of life changes that have come through in the last few patches: fixed a rare issue with music in the second intro level fixed an issue with save file upgrades "relaxing" characters get access to basic Organize and Inspect abi
Howdy folks! Just summarizing a bunch of small quality of life changes that have come through in the last few patches:

fixed a rare issue with music in the second intro level
fixed an issue with save file upgrades
"relaxing" characters get access to basic Organize and Inspect abilities
fixed a Steam Achievement issue with the pickups badge
some pugs were Too Large, it Wasn't Healthy
fixed an issue where the "relax" action sometimes wasn't available when it should have been
fixed a terrain offset
fixed a campfire offset
fixed a AI issue where they sometimes would just... leave the level for no reason
I think that should do it! Hope everyone's enjoying 1.2 otherwise <3
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25 Sep 2020Developer post
Overland v1.2 Now Available
Overland Version 1.2 is now available! Explore the end of the world with new pug dog companions and new rest stop levels. Enjoy the new introduction and prologue! This version includes 3 new difficulty settings, 7 new game modifiers including all dogs mode, tourist mode, and expe
Overland Version 1.2 is now available! Explore the end of the world with new pug dog companions and new rest stop levels. Enjoy the new introduction and prologue! This version includes 3 new difficulty settings, 7 new game modifiers including all dogs mode, tourist mode, and expert settings. You can browse records from your past trips and check out updated badge and stats displays. Overland v1.2 also includes dialog, item and environment updates to make Overland even better.

Pugs! They're very cute I promise
Rest stops! Take a breather halfway through each biome (if you need one).
New introduction and prologue! Includes spooky lore :O
3 new difficulty settings! Includes a new normal mode for players new to the adventure.
7 new gameplay modifiers including all-dogs mode, tourist mode, and expert settings
Updated badges and stats display
Browse records of past trips!
Dialog, item, and environment updates
Game development during a plague year is never really exactly how you want things to go, but we've been creating and testing these changes since about January, and are so happy with how they've turned out. We hope you enjoy them too!
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27 Aug 2020Developer post
Overland 1.2 First Gameplay Preview
Adam and Rebekah Saltsman and the Overland Dev Team show off live gameplay from Overland's massive upcoming update. Watch live here or at
27 Aug 2020Developer post
Finji Studio Q&A with Adam & Bekah
Adam and Rebekah Saltsman take your questions on the process of running a game studio, game development, and more. Watch live on this page or on
27 Aug 2020Developer post
The Sounds of Indie
Sound designers Lena Raine, Gordon McGladdery, Kevin Regamey, & Eli Rainsberry chat about what it takes to make the music and sound effects that bring our favorite games to life. Watch live on this page or at
27 Aug 2020Developer post
"Hello from Finji!"
Adam and Rebekah Saltsman welcome you to the Finji Virtual Booth, tour the demos, and answer your questions! Watch live on this page or on
04 Mar 2020Developer post
Build 751 - The Little Things
Since the last patch notes, we've added a bunch of little things to improve the overall feel of the game, including: Hint outlines to help new players find good scavenging spots Organize window can support Large UI mode Improved vista rendering performance Streamlined some campfi
Since the last patch notes, we've added a bunch of little things to improve the overall feel of the game, including:

Hint outlines to help new players find good scavenging spots
Organize window can support Large UI mode
Improved vista rendering performance
Streamlined some campfire/map transitions
Fixed some glitches in the vehicle animations
Fixed some mouse UI stuff
And a handful of fiddly other bits. I think this is the last v1.1 patch - we're already working on v1.2, so it's gonna be a while before another update drops here. I'm really excited about the stuff we're adding, but localizing into almost 20 languages means it might be a bit of a wait, so thanks in advance for your patience!
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21 Feb 2020Developer post
Build 745 - It's A Sign
We have these new signs. That's it. Honestly they usually don't even face the camera. They have accurate stop names and distances on them though!!
14 Feb 2020Developer post
Build 742 - Pat Buffs + Audio/UI Fixes
Rebalancing a live game can be a really controversial process but I'm really excited to share with you all that patting dogs now costs zero action points. I think this is a game changer for our competitive players and I'm excited to see what they do with this buff. Other changes
Rebalancing a live game can be a really controversial process but I'm really excited to share with you all that patting dogs now costs zero action points. I think this is a game changer for our competitive players and I'm excited to see what they do with this buff. Other changes include:

new quicksand crater visuals
changed inspect and organize to have full black backgrounds
added 0.1s show/hide fades to a lot of the level UI elements
adjusted the timing of title screen and level exit fades
boatloads of overdue audio fixes
I know I keep saying this is the last one before we buckle down to start work on the bigger update but I keep finding things from the bigger update that is fun to share earlier. We'll probably have another patch next week too! Thanks and have a good weekend?
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07 Feb 2020Developer post
Build 733
This week was all about refinement - lots of little UI, level generation, audio, and graphics improvements in this patch: Re-skinned the Inspect view to match the Organize view! Re-did some of the trading site logic so that traders usually start out next to tables (seems small bu
This week was all about refinement - lots of little UI, level generation, audio, and graphics improvements in this patch:

Re-skinned the Inspect view to match the Organize view!
Re-did some of the trading site logic so that traders usually start out next to tables (seems small but feels so nice)
Added new end-of-level audio cues that change depending on failure/victory/etc
Increased survivor movement speed by almost 10%. Feels nice!
Fixed some long-standing bugs with audio and lighting
Various balance + difficulty changes
We've got one more small, mostly-audio patch coming early next week and then we'll be focusing on the big final content drop!
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31 Jan 2020Developer post
Build 724 - [REDACTED] sighted in the Grasslands...
Hey folks, new gameplay and UI cleanups headed your way! New creature! First sighted in the grasslands... New mid-level event! First sighted in the mountains. Trap-hole update - these mountain/desert hazards are more interesting now. UI update - improved the move-range visuals. G
Hey folks, new gameplay and UI cleanups headed your way!

New creature! First sighted in the grasslands...
New mid-level event! First sighted in the mountains.
Trap-hole update - these mountain/desert hazards are more interesting now.
UI update - improved the move-range visuals.
Graphics update - improved the crater/burrow visuals.
Audio updates!
More UI and audio updates coming soon...
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15 Jan 2020Developer post
Build 713 Available Now
Hey folks! Thanks for bearing with us over this holiday break, and giving us a bit of time to work on the vinyl release. Build 713 is live now with a bunch of little features and fixes: Dogs can pull people into cars now Organize view available in more situations Added new cold-w
Hey folks! Thanks for bearing with us over this holiday break, and giving us a bit of time to work on the vinyl release. Build 713 is live now with a bunch of little features and fixes:

Dogs can pull people into cars now
Organize view available in more situations
Added new cold-weather idle animation in snowy levels
Stealing cars and gas will count as burglary again
Fixed missing Steam Overlay / Achievements on Mac OS 10.15
Fixed a level generator issue with searchable barrels
Fixed rare issues with the quicksand and falling objects events
Fixed organize view rendering issue with certain trades
Fixed animation issue with lit flares and the relax poses
Fixed issue with beach campfire showing up in the organize view
Adjusted some introduction pacing stuff
Texture maintenance stuff
Feels good to be catching up on QA. We've got a few more patches coming in the next week or two, and then there probably will be a bit of a gap while we work on a couple of bigger additions.
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17 Dec 2019Developer post
Overland: Biomes Soundtrack Announcement
We have been wanting to have the soundscapes of Overland available on vinyl for... let's just say, a long time now. We're super excited to finally have the opportunity! With the help of our friends at Bandcamp we can make a very carefully crafted physical copy. We wanted to do th
11 Dec 2019Developer post
Build 701
We fixed the achievements.
27 Nov 2019Developer post
Build 694
Hey folks! Bunch of small updates this week, including: Built a new rendering system for some of the full-screen weather fx Fixed some bugs in the new inventory management system Adjusted triggers for trading camp dialog Various performance improvements Fixed a couple of rare cra
Hey folks! Bunch of small updates this week, including:

Built a new rendering system for some of the full-screen weather fx
Fixed some bugs in the new inventory management system
Adjusted triggers for trading camp dialog
Various performance improvements
Fixed a couple of rare crashes
Level generator fixes
Audio fixes
As always, more good stuff on the way (after the US holiday)!
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13 Nov 2019Developer post
Overland v1.1
Folks, it's time for Overland v1.1! The biggest change here is major improvements to inventory management and trading, but there's a bunch of other gameplay fixes in there too. Inventory Organizer: swap items while you're in a car! Or at a campfire! Trade Interface: use the inven
Folks, it's time for Overland v1.1! The biggest change here is major improvements to inventory management and trading, but there's a bunch of other gameplay fixes in there too.

Inventory Organizer: swap items while you're in a car! Or at a campfire!
Trade Interface: use the inventory organizer at trading sites!
Drag and Drop Inventory: yes, even on gamepad!
LOOT Action: recover that backpack when your Bad Driver suffers an "accident"!
PILE IN Action: get everyone back in the car in one easy move!
Save file upgrading should actually work now
Relaxed fuel combining constraints
Fixed some action preview flickers
Title screen audio improvements
Table improvements
Various other bug fixes
We're already getting started on Overland v1.2 and will continue to share news and plans about that as those things come together. Thanks!
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19 Oct 2019Developer post
Build 646
Hey folks, we're wrapping up this week's maintenance with a new location - the city trading camp, which means an extra shot at another backpack before you head out into the woodlands! Added a trading camp to the city biome Updated camp invite and NPC options More camera improveme
Hey folks, we're wrapping up this week's maintenance with a new location - the city trading camp, which means an extra shot at another backpack before you head out into the woodlands!

Added a trading camp to the city biome
Updated camp invite and NPC options
More camera improvements
Earlier this week we added a ton of fixes for the new Stun gameplay, the level camera behavior, and more fixes for the level generator RNG issues. Maintenance patches will probably drop off for the next week or two while we work on some new inventory management stuff, so thanks in advance for your patience.
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18 Oct 2019Developer post
Build 644
Hey folks, tonight we've got a bunch of good bug fixes to smooth out some of the new Stun gameplay plus a grab-bag of other minor improvements: Radios and dog barks won't create diplomatic incidents at camps anymore More range and reactiveness for the level camera gamepad control
Hey folks, tonight we've got a bunch of good bug fixes to smooth out some of the new Stun gameplay plus a grab-bag of other minor improvements:

Radios and dog barks won't create diplomatic incidents at camps anymore
More range and reactiveness for the level camera gamepad controls
Shadow-banned popular Twitch bots
Disabled the camera zoom-cuts during level action
Reduced camera angle resets
Stunned creatures can block burrows now
Most stunned creatures cannot be shoved anymore
Slime won't stun creatures anymore
Various other stun fixes
Slime will devour creature corpses now
Vehicle headlight cutscene fix
Particle and animation adjustments
Mac OS 10.15 compatibility
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