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Dead Reckoning: The Long Drift

Also known as Dead Reckoning: The Long Drift, dead reckoning long drift, dead-reckoning-the-long-drift

A dream among the stars — or a nightmare. 1,000 colonists in the dark between stars. Every pragmatic decision rewrites who they are. Discover what your choices mean for humanity, for better or worse.

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23 Jun 2026

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What's Ahead — A Roadmap for Dead Reckoning: The Long Drift

Steam post imageThe poor, procedural art depiction up here isn't the future; it's the past. This was the first asset I built in Dead Reckoning. It was the start of a concept, and I hope it shows how far it's come — and…

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June 2026
Dead Reckoning v0.2.96 — Living Death Toll, Named Voices, Landing-ScenesA narrative-correctness and clarity release. This folded additional minor releases into this release. The demo and the full game both ship from v0.2.96. Casualties, and the people behind them Losses are counted from you…Eventv0.2.965 changesFixGameplay1d ago
v0.2.93 — A bigger star map, a cleaner voyage, and the sound in your handsEverything new since the last update: a wider star chart, a run that's harder to break, the soundtrack and the typing under your control, and a great deal of writing pared back to the bone. The demo and the full game bo…Eventv0.2.939 changesGameplayMaps3d ago
I've said I made Dead Reckoning as a "solo developer"; that's not really true. I made it and coded it on my own. But a game this size doesn't get built by one person, and every screen you sit in front of is held togethe…9 changesGameplayUI/audioPatch notes3d ago
Press Continue This game is dedicated to my childhood friend Franco. I met Franco in Grade 7, and we bonded immediately. The common ground was video games, and it turned into a fast friendship. We were about one thing,…2 changesGameplayServerPatch notes5d ago
A roll-up of five builds (v0.2.86–v0.2.90). Major additions: a top-to-bottom interface overhaul, a searchable crew manifest, ship-born colonists who live real lives, and a run of fixes spanning Steam achievements to lan…v0.2.9010 changesFixUI/audioPatch notes6d ago
Dead Reckoning — Demo Hotfix (v0.2.87) A quick patch for issues reported on the forums this week, led by a fix to colony establishment. Thanks to everyone who wrote these up — the detailed landing reports made the first…v0.2.872 changesFixGameplayPatch notes8d ago
Dead Reckoning — Big Update v0.2.81This is a large one. I finally took the plunge and merged a huge branch, which ended up breaking the game after I added it, so we've jumped to v0.2.81 into a single push. New late-game content, a new ending, the entire…Eventv0.2.8114 changesFixBalance10d ago
Dead Reckoning v0.2.77 — 06.12.2026Dead Reckoning v0.2.77 — The Endgame Deck, a Reshaped Survival Curve, and a Full Editorial Pass The first store build since v0.2.74. It folds three tagged-but-unshipped versions (0.2.75–0.2.77) into one push, so it is a…Eventv0.2.7713 changesFixBalance12d ago
I made and coded Dead Reckoning on my own. But a game this text-heavy doesn't get sharp by itself. An artist and three writers gave their time to read drafts, critique them, polish the prose, and shape the narrative, an…1 changeServerPatch notes14d ago
Release notes for 0.2.71 Until this release, large stretches of in-game text still surfaced in English even with a language selected: the entire dynamically-assembled epilogue, colonist/ship status panels, the faction r…v0.2.71-14 changesFixUI/audioPatch notes15d ago
A quick definition, because the game is named after it. Dead reckoning is how you navigate when you've lost your fix. No stars, no landmark, no signal from outside, just your last known position, your heading, and your…2 changesFixBalancePatch notes19d ago

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