Spirit Island
Steam News 16 June 202511mo ago

What's New in Version 2.8.1

This update has several improvements and bug fixes, including: Added new ways to sort Spirits on the New Game screen. Sort by most played to find your favorites quickly; by least played to try a less familiar Spirit; or…

Update log

Full Spirit Island update

The complete published notes, normalized for clean reading and source attribution.

Extracted changes

9 fixes6 additions2 changes6 removals
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
addedAdded new ways to sort Spirits on the New Game screen. Sort by most played to find your favorites quickly; by least played to try a less familiar Spirit; or customize the ordering exactly to your liking by drag and drop.
addedSix and seven board layouts now fit on all screens during New Game setup.
removedUsing Boon of Reimagining on Fractured Days Splits the Sky no longer leads to UI glitches.
fixedFixed an issue where Starlight Seeks Its Form could undo moving presence after dealing damage with its growth option in a land, and the damage is not properly undone.
fixedFixed an issue when playing with Starlight Seeks its Form, the Presence Panel of Serpent Slumbering Beneath the Island could have a distinct visual glitch.
removedThe game no longer gets stuck if Gather the Scattered Light of Stars is used and there are no Unique powers that can be forgotten when Time Passes.

This update has several improvements and bug fixes, including:

  • Added new ways to sort Spirits on the New Game screen. Sort by most played to find your favorites quickly; by least played to try a less familiar Spirit; or customize the ordering exactly to your liking by drag and drop.

  • Six and seven board layouts now fit on all screens during New Game setup.

  • Using Boon of Reimagining on Fractured Days Splits the Sky no longer leads to UI glitches.

  • Fixed an issue where Starlight Seeks Its Form could undo moving presence after dealing damage with its growth option in a land, and the damage is not properly undone.

  • Fixed an issue when playing with Starlight Seeks its Form, the Presence Panel of Serpent Slumbering Beneath the Island could have a distinct visual glitch.

  • The game no longer gets stuck if Gather the Scattered Light of Stars is used and there are no Unique powers that can be forgotten when Time Passes.

  • Visions of a Shifting Future can no longer move the Stage III Invader Card specially placed by Brandenburg-Prussia to the bottom of the Invader Deck.

  • Grant Hatred a Ravenous Form now gains the damage bonus from Devouring Teeth Lurk Underfoot's Territorial Aggression special rule properly.

  • If Spreading Wilds is used on a land with no Explorers under the effect of Observe the Ever-Changing World, and only adds a Wilds token, it now triggers Preparing an Element Marker as it should.

  • Fixed an issue where Pillar of Living Flame could behave incorrectly when used multiple times in the same game.

  • When Dream of the Untouched Land adds a new board, Powers can now immediately target a land on the new board using a source land from an existing board.

  • Dream of the Untouched Land no longer gets stuck adding a new board to an Archipelago island if you have a Power Card from Aid From Lesser Spirits.

  • Fixed an issue when rearranging 5 or 6 boards, a layout issue could occur where boards are incorrectly overlapping.

  • Navigating through Spirits very quickly in the card library will no longer result in the background image failing to load.

  • Swallowed by the Wilderness will now deal enough damage in all situations.

  • Fixed an issue where Talons of Lightning could get stuck in multiplayer when used as a set-aside power in Second Wave.

  • Dahan Insurrection no longer fails to end the game properly if you trigger both Coordinated Insurrection and the additional loss condition in the same Action.

  • Swallowed by the Wilderness no longer adds extra damage when using a Spirit's presence affected by Settle into Hunting Grounds.

  • Fixed issue in which Sweden Level 5 could still add a Town even if the Ravaged land is Isolated.

  • Fixed an achievement issue where reaching elemental thresholds that Repeat a Power were not counted for achievements if they were reached using Element Markers (by Shifting Memory of Ages).

  • Dragging to rearrange a Spirit summary panel when it (or the one dropped on) has a Reclaim 1 no longer causes the game to get stuck.

  • Ward the Shores now properly considers lands under the effect of Absolute Stasis for its victory condition check.

  • If Cast Down Into the Briny Deep disconnects the island, playing a Second Wave game now requires you to revert the island to avoid an unplayable situation.

  • Fixed an incorrect interaction between Starlight Seeks Its Form growth undo and Bargains of Power and Protection.

  • Fixed a situation where stacked invader cards were resolved in the incorrect order.

  • While Ocean

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Steam News / 16 June 2025

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