Hello, everyone!
Exactly four years ago, on September 15, 2021, Timberborn entered Early Access. When we were about to hit the big "Launch" button, we didn't really know what to expect. Fortunately, it turns out the players do like building post-apocalyptic cities for their super-intelligent beavers, and Timberborn thrives!
Check out the original 2021 trailer above!
We are now secretly working on the Next Big Thing for the game. You will hear more about that in the not-so-distant future. In the meantime, let's celebrate Timberborn's fourth anniversary together!
Relive the memories
Timberborn has come a long way since its Early Access release, but do not take our word for it. We've made it easy to see how Timberborn looked and played before all the content additions, reworks, and Quality-of-Life changes we implemented across the seven major updates we've had so far.
Want to play Timberborn in its September 2021 glory, without all the new stuff but with fewer maps and lower FPS? Sure thing! Simply head to the Betas tab and switch to the 0.0 branch. After you're done reminiscing, you can simply hop back to the current branch.
To avoid any compatibility issues between saves, we strongly suggest starting a new game whenever you switch to a different branch.
You can also switch to any other major release. Here's the full list of available historical branches:
Pre-Update 1 version (original release: 2021-09-15) - available on the “Old version 0.0” branch.
Update 1 (original release: 2021-12-17) - available on the "Old version 0.1" branch.
Update 2 (original release: 2022-09-14) - available on the "Old version 0.2" branch.
Update 3 (original release: 2022-12-15) - available on the "Old version 0.3" branch.
Update 4 (original release: 2023-05-24) - available on the "Old version 0.4" branch.
Update 5 - Badwater (original release: 2024-01-18) - available on the "Old version 0.5" branch.
Update 6 - Wonders of Water (original release: 2024-10-10) - available on the "Old version 0.6" branch.
Click the button below to learn more.
How to switch to an older Timberborn version and back
Anniversary Collage
Before the weekend, we asked our community to dig into their Saves folders and share screenshots of their first Timberborn settlements. Despite the short notice, we've received quite a few of those, so here's a little collage we made using some of your beautiful creations. Here's to many more!
Check out the 4K version of the collage here.
Credit:
Wort11 (X)
RAG (Discord)
Daughter of HapsburgJawbreaker (Steam)
Jonnin (Steam)
pmduda (Dev, can be found on Discord)
NotJohnSmithYT (X)
aebe (Discord)
argargablar (Discord)
AskSm (Discord)
tdb (Discord)
Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin (Bluesky)
Anythin (Discord)
Monrar (BlueSky)
Luka_Princeton (X)
Aldrea (Discord)
Squirrelmonky93 (X)
janfis (Discord)
Drachenschatten55555 (Discord)
Zetus (Discord)
gilmore175 (X)
gsgspurs (X)
Professor Ocecat (Discord)
PlayingWithScissors (Discord)
djmerlin2 (Discord)
Alyss (Comm Specialist, can be found all over the Internet)
Bundle with Star Birds
Last week, Star Birds - another game in our beloved genre - was launched. We gladly joined forces with its creators, Kurzgesagt and Toukana Interactive, and prepared a Steam bundle full of birds and beavers.
Get it below!
Anniversary discount
Last but not least, if you don't own Timberborn yet - or want to give someone a gift of beaver city-building - now it's the perfect time.
For the full week, the game is now on a 30% discount.
Once again, happy 4th anniversary, everyone! And... stay tuned for more news.
~Mechanistry