Patch notes since 1.0 - what changed for players

Soulmask left Early Access on 10 April 2026 with version 1.0 and the Shifting Sands DLC. The latest update is patch #25 (12 November 2026), Steam build 26607953. The biggest changes since launch are Casual Mode (21 April), World Portals between maps (26 June), Building Mode (23 July), the Beyond Gravity endgame with three new masks (31 August), Tribesmen Quick Deploy (10 September) and controller support with selectable Training Ground talents (22 October). Patch numbers repeat (two #17s and two #21s), so this list goes by date.

What 1.0 changed from Early Access

• Modes: Survival, Tribe, PVP and Warrior. See game modes.
• Tribesmen: Training Ground, tribe roles, global Tribe Management, expeditions, Weapon Rack defence, digital storage of tribesmen.
• Masks: Mimicry Ascension; Civilization, Conquest and Rich lost their Mimicry form; mask shortcut; Spatial Analysis route guidance.
• Guidance: Consciousness X and the in-game Mask Knowledge Base.
• Saves: single-player and private-server saves carried over; official servers were wiped.

Updates by date

Date	Update	Changes that matter
11 Apr	Patch 1	Modkit updated for Shifting Sands; gliding re-enabled on PvP Shifting Sands servers
12 Apr	Hotfix	Anti-gravity engine now drops after Sobek in Survival Mode
15 Apr	Patch 3	Achievement fixes; Anubis Hound and early leaders easier; no ground spikes on ships; official ship blueprints
16 Apr	Patch 4	Protective fields block sandstorms; official PvE at permanent 3x
17 Apr	Patch 5	Dynamic boss scaling off by default on lower difficulties; Onyx Scarab no longer heals
21 Apr	Patch 6	Casual Mode with Creator Menu; boss HP no longer scales with followers; Training Ground trainees no longer starve
23 Apr	Patch 7	Ground ship docking
29 Apr	Patch 8	Several tribe members can each loot a mask chest; Torch of Eternity tier 2 no longer invincible; docking blueprint for private servers
7 May to 28 May	Patches 9–12	Whip rebalance; paused tasks restart; deployed tribesmen stop working; turning stairs removed; fall damage reduced for rhino, donkey and camel mounts
11 Jun	Patch 13	Boss and humanoid AI rework; Downed but Not Dead; Hold F2 recall; remote item access while working; single-player Awareness EXP at least 3x; cheaper levels after 40; crafting speed up to 100x
26 Jun	Patch 14	Combat animation pass, Mimicry teleport dodge; World Portals between saves
9 Jul	Patch 15	Red Crystal search from the mask screen; recommended gear at exploration points; cheaper Deep Registration
23 Jul	Patch 16	Building Mode (B with a hammer, builds from storage); Small Farmland; Elephant Deck Saddle; HUD and quest rework
28 Jul	Patch 17	Full material return when dismantling
31 Aug	Patch 17, Beyond Gravity	Burning Highlands, Floating Island and Central Core; Enforcer, Shadow Hunter, Ruler of the Barren Sands masks; Mastery Learning; Gene Recovery (X); Floating Foundation; Mist Collector
4 Sep	Patch 18	Default limit of 20 Collection Yards, Logging Yards and Excavation Pits each
10 Sep	Patch 19	Tribesmen Quick Deploy: store fighters as data in your mask and swap them in
17 Sep, 15 Oct	Patches 20 and 21	Fixes; Central Core fight tuning
22 Oct	Patch 21, Day of the Dead	Support for the new controller with a radial menu; choose talents and specializations to teach; Building Mode search; tutorial rework; alpaca map markers for new characters; Bone Bash DLC
27 Oct to 12 Nov	Patches 22–25	Fixes; festival skins and boss abilities removed after the event; duplicate talent bug fixed; wild donkeys can be deployed

Downloadable content

DLC	Price	Released	Content
Shifting Sands	$19.99	9 Apr 2026	Second world map; free for owners during 10 April–10 May
Bone Bash	$7.99	22 Oct 2026	Cosmetic: Joyous Return mask, skins and furniture sets
The Golden Legend	Free	5 Jun 2025	Golden Legend recruiting mask, skin and furniture
Cozy Tribe Theme Pack	Free	24 Nov 2024	28 decorations
Original Soundtrack	$1.99	23 Apr 2025	23 tracks

Platforms

Soulmask is on Windows through Steam, Epic and WeGame. Steam lists it as Playable on Steam Deck. The store page says keyboard and mouse is best and that full controller support was targeted for 2026; the new controller interface shipped on 22 October. No console version has been announced.