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Demo Update 7 now live - Airship improvements, Building Management mode
Demo Update 7 now live - Airship improvements, Building Management mode, Keybinds and more Features: - Added Key bindings to the option menu - The Airship now has as lower deck and all prebuilt airship structures are re…
Store21 changesFixGameplay - Highreach
Demo Update 6 now live - Localization, Settler stats, beds and more
Demo Update 6 now live - Localization, Settler stats, beds and more Features: - Settlers and players now show icons above their heads if certain stats are low/high (health, hunger, thirst, energy, stamina, happiness) -…
Store12 changesFixBalance - Highreach
Demo Update 5 now live - Summoning Shrines, Auto-Pickups and more
Demo Update 5 is now live! Features: - Summoning Shrines: Revival shrines are now summoning shrines as well. On death you can still respawn here, but on interaction you can summon your settlers here from afar. - Auto-Pi…
Store27 changesFixMaps - Highreach
Demo Update 4 now live
Demo Update 4 is now live! Features: The game may now be paused, when playing alone. Unpauses if another player joins. Added a sprint toggle option (as for now working for host only) Added a crouch toggle option Changes…
Patch notes16 changesFixGameplay - Highreach
Demo Update 3 now live and Demo extended!
Demo Update 3 is now live and Demo extended! Thanks for trying our demo during the Steam Next Fest. We've decided to extend the demo for a few more days, so feel free to play more and let us know of any bugs or feedback…
Patch notes10 changesFixGameplay - Highreach
Demo Update 2 now live!
Demo Update 2 is now live! Changes: Settler following improved (keeping longer distance) Skip tutorial feature now hidden for clients, cannot skip after tutorial completed Visual improvement for tree shadows Loot can no…
Patch notes11 changesFixGameplay - Highreach
Demo Update 1 now live!
Demo Update 1 is now live! Features: Added a respawn system. You may now pick a respawn shrine or airship to spawn at after death Changes: The airships now stop moving, if players fall off it to their death The airship…
Patch notes7 changesFixGameplay - Highreach
Demo is live now!
Hey Adventurers! The time has come. After three years of work, we are delighted to announce that the demo for our open-world survival game Highreach is finally live! The demo will be available for the duration of the St…
Announcement1 changeBalance - Highreach
No Time For Loot!
NO TIME TO LOOT! Another steam festival has begun that speaks to what Highreach is all about! Well a part of it because how else can you build stunning airships and lively settlements without loot?! The no time to loot…
Event2 changesGameplay - Highreach
Highreach Sets Sail for Courage and Indie Arena @ Gamescom!
MORE EVENTS! The Vestgames team is heading off to a couple of events at the end of the week to show off Highreach and give others a chance to check out what we've been up to! Events aside. We'll have a playable demo for…
Event3 changesMapsGameplay - Highreach
TINY TEAMS & LIVE STREAM
HIGHREACH MAKES ITS WAY TO TINY TEAMS! We’re coming at you back to back with more events as Highreach makes its way to the Tiny Teams Steam Event running from August 7th - 14th on steam! Tiny Team’s is a festival all ab…
Event2 changesGameplay - Highreach
Highreach Live Stream!
COMING FROM THE GREAT FORGES OF GERMANY Germany delivers a long list of amazing games from memorable indies to some of the most iconic AAA’s around. Highreach is one of those games forged right here in the heart of Germ…
Patch notes1 changeGameplay - Highreach
INDIE GAME FEST LIVESTREAM
WE’RE HEADING TO INDIE GAME FEST!! Calling all European adventurers! Highreach is heading to the Indie Game Fest in Cologne this weekend from July 11th to the 12th where you’ll be able to get a hands on look at what we’…
Event2 changesGameplay - Highreach
Dev Update - Farming, Food & User inter...Face
Greetings adventurers! First off we would just like to thank you all for following along with our journey as we make Highreach a reality! As you know a lot goes on in the background of game development so we wanted to g…
Patch notes5 changesWorkshopBalance - Highreach
The bequest of mushroom colonies! - Development Update
Once a thriving farmland, now an eerie, bioluminescent battleground—the CobaltCap Thicket in Highreach has been overrun by towering fungi and menacing creatures. At its heart loom colossal mushroom colonies, spreading t…
Patch notes1 changeGameplay - Highreach
Mysteries of the CobaltCap Thicket! - Development Update
Explore the Mysteries of the CobaltCap Thicket! Welcome back adventurer! Today we wanted to share with you one of our many biomes, the CobaltCap Thinket! This area is as beautiful as it is dangerous. This once thriving…
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