Every update, patch and developer post we have logged for Bellwright, newest first: the date, the headline, a one-line summary and a link to the original source. We file Bellwright under Open-World Survival.
| Date | Title | Summary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | Community Feature: Catching Up With Our Audio Designer | Community post links a Magnetic Magazine interview with audio designer Kamil Nowak on Bellwright's reactive sound design, and notes he is working on sounds… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-09-01 | Hotfix [September 1] | A September 1 hotfix for Bellwright fixes a fishing/map-travel crash, unreadable books in containers, stuck conquest and liberation quests, and several UI and… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-08-20 | Saddle Up For Gamescom | A Gamescom teaser says an upcoming Bellwright update will add rideable horses and a new quest, with a release date and further features to be announced later. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-07-22 | The Meme-Wright Competition Winner! | Bellwright announces the winner of its Meme-Wright competition, Zeyr0's "The Late Night Town Hall Grind", with CJ_Remix as runner-up, and confirms a Gamescom… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-07-16 | Hotfix [July 16] | A Bellwright hotfix resolves a crash when removing roads, NPC navigation problems on Halmare Isles, and multiple controller and menu bugs. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-07-08 | The Meme-Wright Competition Finalists! | Bellwright opens public voting on Meme-Wright competition finalists, with the winner announced July 22 and receiving a signed poster and branded T-shirt. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-07-03 | Hotfix [July 3] | A July 3 hotfix resolves crashes during group travel between maps and on co-op reconnect, plus health bar, animal interaction, NPC inspect screen, and pet… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-06-30 | Hotfix [June 30] | A June 30 hotfix addresses collision issues in Cragkeep and the Halmare Isles port, NPC navigation bugs, prison wall visuals, UI and trading screen glitches… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-06-23 | Hotfix [June 23] | A June 23 hotfix for Bellwright fixes bandits spawning uncontrollably and leftover bandit saves, villagers stuck disassembling walls, clients spawning… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-06-23 | Announcing "The Meme-Wright" Competition! | Bellwright is running a meme contest with submissions open June 23 to July 5 via Google Form, with t-shirts and a signed poster as prizes, limited to EU… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-06-18 | Hotfix [June 18] | The June 18 hotfix resolves gamepad navigation and waypoint placement issues, several quest and dialogue bugs, a loading-screen hang and an exit crash, and… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-06-15 | Hotfix [June 15] | Hotfix adds a co-op option to disable persistent player markers, fixes a crash tied to NPC-carried items, and corrects invisible female peasant tunics and… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-06-11 | Hotfix [June 11] | A June 11 hotfix resolves a crash on older saves tied to camp guard types near Farnworth, fixes trappers not collecting caught game, and improves cloth… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-06-10 | Hotfix [June 10] | A June 10 hotfix resolves a crash on launch with Intel(R) AI Boost and a crash when NPCs clear construction sites blocked by unreachable tree logs. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-06-09 | Summer Update and Console Release | Summer update brings Bellwright to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S with a UE5.7 performance overhaul, reworked opening quests, and settlement planning mode. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-04-23 | Our Second Anniversary! | Devs confirm Bellwright is in development for Xbox Series X|S and PS5, alongside a major performance update, dedicated servers, and a live preview branch. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-03-02 | Hotfix [March 2] | A March 2 hotfix fixes the Fowl Play quest blocker, a tech tree crash when traveling between Karvenia and Halmare Isles, mod load order, and updates FSR to… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-02-16 | Hotfix [February 16] | Hotfix adds a singleplayer loading pause and fixes crashes tied to foliage, NPC customization, and River Docks, while disabling unintended sea trading routes. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-02-06 | The Maiden Voyage: Halmare Isles | The final Maiden Voyage devlog video covers the Halmare Isles map's inspiration and new systems, and teases another major update with no date set. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-01-27 | Hotfix [January 27] | A January 27 hotfix resolves combat not starting after exiting dialogue, items vanishing from bags and containers, several crashes, and late-game settlement… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-01-22 | Walls and Defenses | Devlog covers Bellwright's reworked walls, fences and gates system, the design challenges behind it, and plans to expand fortifications further. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-01-16 | Hotfix [January 16] | The January 16 hotfix for Bellwright clears up clipping on armors and boots, co-op cart jitter, a crash tied to sleeping or traveling on late-game saves, and… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-01-08 | Hotfix [January 8] | A hotfix reverts the singleplayer pause-on-load change that caused crashes for some players and fixes progress past village prosperity level 5. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-01-07 | Hotfix [January 7] | A January 7 hotfix pauses the game during loading and fast travel in singleplayer and addresses crashes tied to cart saves, caravans, and market order menus. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-31 | Character Customization: Overhauling Our Character Creator | Bellwright's latest dev blog discusses the upcoming character creator overhaul, covering design philosophy and development challenges in a new video. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-19 | Hotfix [December 19] | Hotfix improves spear aiming, handling, and damage, plus fixes old-save animal limits, co-op merchant item counts, and a patrol-related crash. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-18 | Hotfix [December 18] | A December 18 hotfix resolves co-op ship cargo capacity not upgrading, the inability to attack Falsgar troops after The Damsel, NPC navigation on Halmare… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-17 | Caravans and Trading: Meet Bellwright's Developers | A dev video introduces the team behind the Maiden Voyage update and the ideas behind its new systems, with more deep-dives promised over the holidays. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-16 | Hotfix [December 16] | Hotfix adds scrolling to the village trading menu, makes quivers craftable at the weaver hut and toolmaker, and fixes co-op travel crashes, desyncs, and quest… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-14 | Hotfix #2 [December 14] | Hotfix #2 for Bellwright fixes game freezes caused by foliage clearing in construction site areas. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-13 | Hotfix [December 14] | A December 14 hotfix for Bellwright fixes freezes during game saving and combat, and hides map icons for construction sites while building walls. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-12 | Hotfix [December 12] | A December 12 hotfix resolves co-op crashes tied to caravan route editing, interaction points and the animal farming menu, plus stuck workers, floating bows… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-11 | The Sound of Rebellion | Bellwright's composer discusses building the Halmare Isles soundtrack with traditional Greek instruments and a behind-the-scenes video for the upcoming update. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-11 | Hotfix [December 11] | Hotfix scales prosperity penalties by tier, stops raids resolving during map travel, adds visible well water, and adds a 'Skip loading mods' launch option. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-10 | Hotfix #2 [December 10] | Hotfix #2 fixes zero-quantity trader orders and quiver loss on old saves, and stops players respawning in a shed at the Cabin or Lodge. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-10 | Hotfix [December 10] | A December 10 hotfix resolves a crash when loading old saves, fixes several camera settings issues, and repairs caravans and building-menu entries for Orchard… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-09 | It's Time For The Maiden Voyage | The Maiden Voyage update adds the Halmare Isles expedition map with new quests, caves and creatures, plus a character creator, caravan trading, and defensive… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-03 | The Maiden Voyage Update Arrives December 9th! | Bellwright's Maiden Voyage update launches December 9 with new story content, liberated-village features, and buildable walls; preview branch testing is open. | store.steampowered.com |