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Hotfix - v1.5.215
Hey everyone, Mostly a deep save-system sweep this round. A few of you sent long reports and some screenshots over the past week, and digging into them turned up more than I expected. Jukebox playlist Two layers, stacke…
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DriveWave v1.5.210 – The One Where Every Controller Just Works
Hey everyone, I have been playing the latest Forza all week (I may or may not have already 100%'d it). Got frustrated that none of those miles count toward my DriveWave save, so I sat down and made the controller pipeli…
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Hotfix - v1.5.206
Hey everyone, Bigger hotfix than I planned. Iris Nebula sat down with the game for the first time and walked me through an entire first-session bug report on Discord, and NICO flagged a numpad input miss in the Steam di…
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Hotfix - v1.5.204
Hey everyone, Two things in this hotfix. First, the km counter bug that 전투아가씨 reported in the discussions ("km bug?", Apr 23 and May 17): kilometer counter freezing at high mileage, the specific report was stuck at 67,1…
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Hotfix - v1.5.202
Hey everyone, If you've seen the reviews about saves disappearing after a power cut or a PC restart, this is the patch that fixes it. Two specific reviews from April 30 and a small pile of similar reports lined up on th…
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DriveWave v1.5.200 – The One Where We Pop the Hood
Hey everyone, Bigger one this time. The last week or so was supposed to be "just clean up the launch feel a little" and somehow turned into a full per-car upgrade system, a garage hub redesign, and a profiler bloodbath.…
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Hotfix v.1.5.102
Hey everyone, This time a pure hotfix. A few of you posted on the forums this week about the game launching, showing up in the taskbar, and then... not actually being there on the desktop. A couple of others noticed FPS…
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DriveWave v1.5.100 – The One Where Your Car Is Actually Red
Hey everyone, Quick warning: this one is a big one. Not in "new content" size, but in "stuff that was quietly broken and is now fixed" size. I spent a few weeks rewriting the parts of the code I'd been avoiding, and a f…
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DriveWave v1.5.0 - The 10K Checkup
🏁 10,000 Drivers! Hey everyone, Before anything else, DriveWave just hit 10,000 players. Ten thousand people running a little car on their desktop while doing other stuff. That's genuinely wild to me. When I first put…
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Two New Dumbbell Games at Steam Next Fest!
Hey drivers! If you enjoy running DriveWave alongside your daily routine, you might like what I have been working on. Two new Dumbbell Games titles are part of Steam Next Fest February 2026 and both demos are live right…
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DriveWave v1.4.96 - Better Bops and Handbrake
Hey everyone, Quick rundown of what’s new: Added Handbrake. It becomes available under 10 km/h (mph) and brings the car to a full stop. While it’s active, the car won’t react to typing. Perfect for just sitting back and…
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DriveWave v1.4.9 - Why is this dealer?
Hey everyone! You could've seen this coming from miles away Why's this dev taking the piss? I've been standing here for thirty mins waiting for this update to drop. v1.4.9 is here. Spent fifteen minutes scrolling throug…
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DriveWave v1.4.5 - The One Where It's a bit Easier to Drive
Hey everyone! It's been a while since I've touched DriveWave, so here's a quick update. Cars should now feel much more responsive and easier to handle overall. I also made a handful of smaller tweaks under the hood, but…
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DriveWave x Therapy Simulator
Hey everyone! A bit of a different announcement today, one of my closest friends just released his first game! Some of you might've already spotted it in the in-game banners. I've been playing it for a couple of days no…
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DriveWave v1.4.0 — The One Where DriveWave Realizes It’s a Driving Game
Hey everyone, It’s been a while since the last update. Most of my time is going into getting Metal Thunder ready, but that doesn’t mean DriveWave has been ignored. With this update, I can finally say DriveWave is in a g…
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DriveWave v1.3.1 – Symphony of Valves
Hey everyone, Let’s get straight to it. Hope you enjoy this update as much as I enjoyed putting it together. Symphony of Valves Cars finally know how to sing. All non-electric models now have proper engine sounds, each…
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DriveWave v1.2.1 – Drive, Listen, Display!
Hey everyone, This update is a bigger one. It adds full background music support, introduces the Skydeck environment, and includes a long list of improvements across UI, UX, and overall feel. New Features Meet Skydeck!…
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DriveWave v1.1.25 - The one about Window Dragging
Hey everyone, This update addresses several issues you've reported and adds some handy improvements to make your DriveWave experience smoother. Quality of Life Added a price filter to help you find cars within your budg…
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DriveWave v1.1.0 - More Cars, More Style
Hey everyone, This update brings a wave of new content and improvements to keep your rides fresh and your screens smoother than ever. New Content 136 new cars added to the collection, including Racing, Rally, and Police…
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DriveWave is OUT now!
DriveWave — Full Launch is Here Hey everyone, Thank you all for trying the DriveWave demo during Steam Next Fest. Your feedback and support have meant a lot. It’s finally time to launch the game I made over the summer w…
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DriveWave Demo is Out Now!
Hey everyone! I’m beyond excited to share that the DriveWave Demo is now live on Steam! Turn your everyday typing into a neon road trip, every keystroke powers your car across glowing deserts, midnight forests, and endl…
