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Holdfast: American Revolution! Releasing June 11th
For Liberty & Freedom! The next major expansion for the game Holdfast: American Revolution will be releasing on June 11th for free as a show of thanks to our beloved community. Get ready to take a small step back in tim…
Fixes & Additions! Age Of Sail
It has been a week since the release of Holdfast: Age Of Sail and what a week it has been. Not only did we set a new Steam concurrent player peak record but we also smashed through the Naval concurrent players record no…
Shilling Boost! Game Sale & Player Records
Holdfast: Age Of Sail released on March 6th 2026 to roaring success! Already we have broken our all time Naval concurrent player count record by a country mile with an impressive 5,000+ players connecting to the game an…
Holdfast: Age Of Sail - Out Now!
The time has finally arrived! Prepare to embark and set sail to earn your shillings fighting for Britain, France and the newly introduced Spain or the Plundering Privateers. Age Of Sail is a major expansion for Holdfast…
Holdfast! Age Of Sail Releasing March 5th
Steam post imageAll hands on deck! The Spanish navy is arriving to the oceans of Holdfast along with the free Age Of Sail expansion on March 5th 2026. Available cross-platform on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S |…
Very Scottish Christmas! Update Released.
Christmas has officially arrived and this year it's packed full of Scottish festive cheer. A Very Scottish Christmas is here and tis certainly going to be an unforgettable season with the new kilted fellows on the battl…
A Very Scottish Christmas - Announcement
The highland bells are ringing and the men are ready to give em some Scottish steel. On December 17th 2025 the tartan army is coming to Holdfast. 🏴 They'll be bringing with them new thematic maps, including…
News. Christmas & Naval Expansion
We've been working overtime polishing off the next major expansion coming to the game, Holdfast: Age of Sail. Thanks to the exceptional response to the console release what was planned to be a major update soon turned i…
Holdfast Halloween! Increased XP Event.
That time of the year again has come around... Fred and his minions begin their invasion of the Holdfast battlefields from the 28th of October until the 9th of November. 💀 During this spooky period, players will be abl…
Third Person Shooter Fest! Game Sale.
Steam’s Third Person Shooter Fest is here! To celebrate Holdfast’s participation in the fest Holdfast and all its DLCs will be be available for purchase on Steam at up to 20% off until September 1st 2025. With the relea…
Holdfast: Age Of Sail - Announcement
Raise the black flag, capture and plunder ships or take a break with some ranting and roaring by singing along with the new accordion instrument in this massive expansion coming to Holdfast’s naval front. Welcome to the…
Holdfast Heads To Gamescom! Join Us
Holdfast heads to Gamescom 2025! Come join us at Gamescom in Cologne, we’ll be located at Hall 10.2, Stand D023 with plenty of fanfare and exclusive reveals, if you’re passing through be sure to drop by you can even hop…
New Record! 9,700+ Concurrent Players
After smashing through our concurrent player count record (previously 3,400) with a whopping 6,400+ players on launch day we then went on to set the ceiling even higher, breaking our record another 3 times and capping o…
Holdfast Breaks Concurrent Player Peak!
Steel has been given! Holdfast has broken it's all time concurrent player count record with a whopping 6,500+ peak on launch day. The massive response to the games console release has been exceptional and a real joy to…
Holdfast On Consoles! Game Release
The day has finally arrived! Give 'em steel lads. Holdfast is OUT NOW with full crossplay support on the Xbox Series S / X, PlayStation 5 and Steam with over 150+ players all battling it out in one big beautiful battlef…
Game Update! Crossplay Sync
Holdfast updated! Fresh off the development line we have a whole barrel load of features and improvements making their way into the game as we sync things up ready for the long awaited crossplay update. Holdfast: Nation…
Summer Sale! Increased XP Event
The 'Summer of Holdfast' is here! Leading into the Xbox & Playstation releases on July 9th 2025 Holdfast will be on sale on Steam at a whopping 75% off! Enlist to fight the foe today and earn your 40 shillings from the…
Game Update! Tweaks & Balances V2
Steam post imageFirstly a thank you to the community for the amazing response we've had since announcing that Holdfast: Nations At War will be coming to Xbox Series S / X and PlayStation 5 / Pro on July 9th 2025. Before…
Holdfast On Consoles! Major Announcement
The time has finally come to make an announcement or two that we here at Anvil Game Studios have been very eager to give for some time now. Prepare to.. Give em steel! On July 9th 2025 Holdfast will be released onto con…
Game Update! Tweaks & Balances
Holdfast updated! Continuing strong in our mission of polishing up the game and making it ever more accessible we’re pleased to announce the release of this next update. Featuring a plethora of quality of life features,…
