Developer posts and news about this game.
Hey, Beekeepers! 🐝 Thank you for continuing to play Island Beekeeper, sharing your feedback and supporting us. It means a lot to our team and we’re grateful to have you with us! We’re currently working on the much-awaited controller support, alongside quality-of-life improvement
Your apiary is only the beginning. Set out across floating islands, discover and breed new bee species, produce rare varieties of honey, build your home, grow crops, fish and uncover the secrets hidden throughout the world. Play at your own pace or share the journey with friends
Small Update Fixed an issue preventing players from exiting the Medocycle. Fixed an issue preventing players from placing the Bee Place. Fixed an issue preventing placed objects from being dismantled. Bottles can now be filled with water at the well. The trader on Night Island no
Hey, Beekeepers! This is one of the biggest Island Beekeeper updates so far. The game now features achievements, a new endgame event, an in-game map, Blackjack, additional lore, new progression systems, building improvements and a variety of fixes. Major Additions Added 35 achiev
Hey everyone, Changed how the Medocycle is linked to its station. You can now build multiple Medocycle Stations on different islands. Added storage to the Medocycle. You can now keep items in its backpack. Fixed a multiplayer issue that could cause the hunger, thirst, and health
Hey everyone, Island Beekeeper 1.01.5 Small Update 🐝 Seed crafting has returned to the Workbench! Seeds can now be purchased from traders or crafted manually 🐝 Fish can now be cooked 🐝 The brightness of outdoor lamps has been increased. 🐝 We’ve also implemented a potential fi
Hey, Beekeepers! This update introduces new traders across the islands, improves item descriptions, fixes several multiplayer and save-related issues, and restores missing rewards on older saves. New Content and Changes New traders offering different goods and valuables have been
Hey everyone, FIXES 🐝 Fixed an issue that prevented the Night Bee from being placed in its hive 🐝 Fixed an issue where the Eastern Bee would not swarm into another hive after reaching the maximum colony size 🐝 Fixed an issue where bees could visually disappear while automation
FEATURES 🐝 Added a pop-up notification when attempting to build decorations or glass structures without having the required blueprints. IMPROVEMENTS 🐝 Tea now provides a longer duration of cold resistance. 🐝 Expanded the variety of fish available in fishing spots. FIXES 🐝 Fix
Hey everyone! We wanted to share a full overview of the fixes and improvements that have been made to Island Beekeeper recently. We continue working hard to improve the game, resolve reported issues and make your time on the islands as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. Fixes
Hey everyone, a new update and of course we continue our working for the sake of a pleasant gaming experience Loading a save should no longer cause the world to take a long time to load. The first load of an old save may still take some time, but subsequent loads should be much f
* Fixed a progression issue that could cause players to get stuck at the steel tools stage. * Fixed an issue that prevented frames from being inserted into the honey extractor and caused them to be placed in the regular inventory or hotbar instead. Thank you, we are continuing ou
FIXES 🐝 A workbench that has sunk into the ground. 🐝 The blinking sky. 🐝 Strange objects in the air. 🐝 The sound of bees. 🐝 The consumption of hunger and thirst was reduced. 🐝 Plants should no longer disappear from garden beds after seeds are planted 🐝 The smoker now produ
Friends, unfortunately, Island Beekeeper will not be released today. Due to technical issues beyond our control, we have had to postpone the release to July 28 . We sincerely apologize to everyone who was waiting to play today. This delay is just as disappointing for our small te
Hey everyone, Island Beekeeper is coming on July 28, 2026! We’re excited to finally announce the release date for Island Beekeeper - the game will launch on Steam on July 28, 2026! We’re still hard at work on the game, improving it, fixing bugs and carefully reviewing feedback fr
Hello everyone, Our New Vehicle - the Medocycle The Medocycle is a special vehicle designed for exploring islands and traveling between them. Its main feature is that it runs on honey instead of conventional fuel . The Medocycle has two modes , which you can switch between at any
Hello everyone, Island Beekeeper - small dev update 🐝 Quick update from our side. We’ve added a new character to the islands. He’s in the final polishing stage now - tweaking animations, small details, personality touches. Our building system is almost done. We’re finishing up p
Hello everyone, 🎄✨ Happy Holidays! This year has been incredibly important for us - it’s the year we began working on Island Beekeeper 🐝 It’s only the start of our journey, and we’re truly grateful to everyone who’s already following the project and supporting us along the way.
Hello everyone, Thank you so much for playing our demo during the festival! 💛 We truly appreciate all your feedback and are already deep in development. Check out our roadmap below to see the direction we're heading. Stay tuned for our upcoming dev blogs , where we’ll share upda
Hey everyone! Thank you so much for your incredible interest in our game. We’ve received a ton of valuable feedback from you and it will help us make the game even better. We’re happy to announce that the demo will remain available to play until November 1st , so we’d love to wel