Every update, patch and developer post we have logged for Necesse, newest first: the date, the headline, a one-line summary and a link to the original source. We file Necesse under Crafting & Colony Sims.
| Date | Title | Summary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Big news for Necesse and Fair Games! | Fair Games has signed a publishing partnership with Fireshine Games, with development direction unchanged, porting and publishing help added, and a Christmas… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-08-25 | v.1.3.3 – Small tweaks and bug fixes | Necesse patch 1.3.3 makes incursion-rewarded settlers nearly immune to hit damage and DOT, slightly raises Mutant Hydra AOE resistance, and fixes several… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-08-10 | v.1.3.2 hotfix build 24650233 | Hotfix build 24650233 makes settler summons despawn after 10 seconds out of combat and fixes several bugs, including the Orderly trait's workstation storage… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-08-05 | v.1.3.2 – More small tweaks and hotfixes | Patch 1.3.2 adds a Clay Mining Expedition, Scrap Floor and Big Scrap Heap recipes, a Tungsten Carpenters Temple Fire Chalice recipe, and Vampire Raider loot… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-07-31 | v.1.3.1 – Small tweaks and hotfixes | Version 1.3.1 reduces Hive Scepter and Raider damage, rebalances Pyromancy against bosses, and fixes several 1.3.0 crashes. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-07-30 | Necesse Rust & Romance Update + Steam Free Weekend is now live! | Update 1.3.0 adds settler personalities and preferences, a romance questline, the tier 8 Scrapyard incursion, and larger biomes with the Charred Forest. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-07-17 | The Necesse Rust & Romance Update is dropping on July 30th! | Necesse's Rust & Romance update lands July 30 with romance, bigger biomes, the Scrapyard Incursion, settler personalities, and a free weekend. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-05-29 | v.1.2.0 hotfix build 23470192 | A small hotfix adds a workaround for rendering issues on recent AMD graphics drivers and updates community translations. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-04-09 | The Necesse Secrets update is now live! | Update 1.2.0 adds hidden secrets and cross-game collabs with Palworld, Valheim, Core Keeper and Rimworld, plus new Incursion perks and QoL changes. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-04-03 | Necesse Secrets update is dropping on April 9th! | A small Secrets update launches April 9, adding hidden cosmetics, weapons and trinkets plus crossover content; a larger content update is planned for summer. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-23 | v.1.1.1 – Small update and fixes | Update 1.1.1 removes Shark Fin Soup, replaces Shark Fins with Shark Scales, and fixes crashes tied to salvaging, graveyard incursions, and JVM crash reads. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-18 | Necesse Version 1.1 is now live! | Version 1.1 adds settler search and groups, adventure party improvements, new critters, Incursion balance changes, new perks and quests, and additional map… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-11-24 | Steam Awards and a heartfelt thank you! | The Necesse team asks players to nominate the game for Steam's Better With Friends award, thanks players for 1.0 feedback, and says fixes and new content are… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-11-20 | v.1.0.3 – More bug fixes | Update 1.0.3 is a bug-fix patch that improves memory allocation on dedicated servers, fixes Void Phasing Staff crashes, and corrects several weapon and… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-10-27 | v.1.0.2 – Small update and fixes | Update 1.0.2 adds Tungsten landscaping recipes, new mining returns, staff balance changes, and fixes for crashes and settler saves. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-10-24 | Necesse Post 1.0 Roadmap | Fair Games published a post-1.0 roadmap for Necesse and reported a peak of nearly 30K concurrent players and over 400K players since launch. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-10-20 | v.1.0.1 more hotfixes | Hotfix 1.0.1 fixes numerous crashes, adds memory optimizations, and corrects settlers not teleporting, Pest Warden collision damage, and several achievements… | store.steampowered.com |