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Steam News7 May 20261mo ago

Public Beta Branch: Upcoming Changes

While I normally ship patch notes weekly, this month I am currently preparing for a rather large game update for the Hermit Demo that will include some big changes to both mechanics and locations.

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addedWhile I normally ship patch notes weekly, this month I am currently preparing for a rather large game update for the Hermit Demo that will include some big changes to both mechanics and locations. This new update will include:
addedNew dungeon locations
addedNew spells
addedNew enemy NPCs
addedSince these new changes could interfere with old save games, the next few updates to the Hermit Demo will ship on the Beta Branch Only until this major update is completed.
addedIf you would still like to see the new game updates before the full release is ready, you can do so by opting into the Public Beta Branch build through Steam:

While I normally ship patch notes weekly, this month I am currently preparing for a rather large game update for the Hermit Demo that will include some big changes to both mechanics and locations. This new update will include:

  • New dungeon locations

  • New spells

  • New enemy NPCs

This is a rather large update, and it will be one of the last major releases for the game's demo before I return to working mainly on the final main game release.

Since these new changes could interfere with old save games, the next few updates to the Hermit Demo will ship on the Beta Branch Only until this major update is completed.

If you would still like to see the new game updates before the full release is ready, you can do so by opting into the Public Beta Branch build through Steam:

Some of the new changes will already be live on the Beta Branch today, but I will leave the full patch notes unreleased until the final update is ready.

Bear in mind that changes to features on the Beta Branch are for testing only and are potentially subject to change or cancellation. Save Games created using the Beta build may also not function properly when reverting back to the default game version (so test at your own risk).

Source

Steam News / 7 May 2026

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