Steam News24 May 20251y ago

Rekindling Revamped! 1.0 Release coming soon!

Hey guys HUGE NEWS. We have been hard at work totally revamping the entire game to finally get us out of early access and into the full release world!

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Hey guys HUGE NEWS. We have been hard at work totally revamping the entire game to finally get us out of early access and into the full release world! A lot has gone into this from redrawing over 2,000+ individual art assets, Overhauling the whole AI system for Survivors, Zims and animals, and so much more. Lets take a sneak peek at some of it!

What changed

0 fixes5 additions3 changes0 removals

Gameplay
Compatibility
UI and audio

addedNew GraphicsWe have brought an artist onto the team to help us totally reimagine what Rekindling could look like. No longer do we just have bobbling around creatures with floating heads, we now have fully animated dynamic survivors! We have taken this whole redesign very seriously and replaced pretty much every single asset currently in the game with an updated new one! Steam post image Survivor with their cow Steam post image Chilling' on the ice

addedNew Survivor, Zim and Animal logicSurvivors and Zims used to do some pretty silly things when it came to their internal logic without going into a lot of super nerdy things here we have totally rewritten a lot of how they make decisions to be more intelligent and feel more "alive" Steam post image New survivors! Steam post image LOOK BEHIND YOU!!!

addedJust so much moreLeading up to launch in the next few months we will do more posts with deep dives into some of the new features!

changedJust so much moreFull controller support for 'Control' mode with a revamped control mode.

addedJust so much moreNew Zims.

changedJust so much moreTotally rethought UI.

Rekindling changes

addedWe have brought an artist onto the team to help us totally reimagine what Rekindling could look like. No longer do we just have bobbling around creatures with floating heads, we now have fully animated dynamic survivors! We have taken this whole redesign very seriously and replaced pretty much every single asset currently in the game with an updated new one! Steam post image Survivor with their cow Steam post image Chilling' on the ice

addedSurvivors and Zims used to do some pretty silly things when it came to their internal logic without going into a lot of super nerdy things here we have totally rewritten a lot of how they make decisions to be more intelligent and feel more "alive" Steam post image New survivors! Steam post image LOOK BEHIND YOU!!!

addedLeading up to launch in the next few months we will do more posts with deep dives into some of the new features!

changedFull controller support for 'Control' mode with a revamped control mode.

addedNew Zims.

New Graphics

We have brought an artist onto the team to help us totally reimagine what Rekindling could look like. No longer do we just have bobbling around creatures with floating heads, we now have fully animated dynamic survivors! We have taken this whole redesign very seriously and replaced pretty much every single asset currently in the game with an updated new one! Steam post image Survivor with their cow Steam post image Chilling' on the ice

New Survivor, Zim and Animal logic

Survivors and Zims used to do some pretty silly things when it came to their internal logic without going into a lot of super nerdy things here we have totally rewritten a lot of how they make decisions to be more intelligent and feel more "alive" Steam post image New survivors! Steam post image LOOK BEHIND YOU!!!

Just so much more

Leading up to launch in the next few months we will do more posts with deep dives into some of the new features!

Revamped Research progression.
Full controller support for 'Control' mode with a revamped control mode.
New Zims.
More ways to control your settlement and survivors.
Totally rethought UI.

So when is it happening!?!?

I am notorious at giving specific dates on things and missing them so what I will say is we are aiming to release this update along with a bump from early access into full release in summer of this 2026! So stay tuned. Feel free to let us know any questions you have or just share you excitment here on the steam forums or on our Discord

Extra things

Here's some more pictures from our journey of 'rekindling' the spark of Rekindling over the last few years! Excited for you guys all to experience it. Steam post image Early character designs Steam post image Hanging out in the bushes Steam post image Some of the new items Steam post image New Animals Some of the new buildings New cover art

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Steam News / 24 May 2025

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