Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Free DLC #4 - Challenge Mode & Patch 1.22 | 2026-04-30 | Hey everyone!Another few busy weeks have passed, and we’re back with more stuff to enhance the Tainted Grail experience even further for you!But before getting to that, let us thank you for the amazing reception of our previous free DLC, Merlin’s Tomb! Currently, its Steam reviews are sitting at 98%, and it is heartwarming to see you enjoy it. Seems like even the corrupted Sage himself can’t stop you from having fun. And fun is all that matters! :D Now, some gamers have… peculiar definitions of fun. And don’t get us wrong, this applies to many of us as well. For those types of people, the more difficult a game gets, the more fun it is. We’ve |
| Free DLC #3 - Merlin’s Tomb & Patch 1.21 | 2026-04-02 | Hey everyone!How are you all? We hope you had some spare time to try our previous DLC content pack with 21 new weapons, and that it has been fun! Any new broken builds invented? :DNow, yesterday we had some fun with announcing a “new DLC” Qrko's Journey - if you have missed it, check out the trailer below! This was an April’s joke from our team :D BUT! Another free DLC is not a joke at all, as we have promised and spoiled The Last Counsel a few weeks ago. Well, it is now out!This is a whole new endgame dungeon that was designed to test your resolve! We really hope you will enjoy it ;) Simultaneously, we’re releasing patch 1.21 with miscellane |
| Free DLC - Bonus Content #2 & Other News! | 2026-03-19 | Hey everyone! Hope you’re doing all well!Do you remember that free content DLC we announced for the end of March? Well, so it is going to get pushed to very early April… BUT, to not leave you empty-handed, we have prepared something extra for March, also to celebrate our biggest discount so far in the Steam Spring Sale! Anyway, without further ado…Our second free bonus content DLC is out now!Yep. Just go to the Steam page, add the DLC to your library for free, and you’re good to go!But wait, what’s that whole DLC about, you ask? Take a look at our trailer, and read more info below!This DLC brings a collection of 21 brand-new, powerful magical |
| Mini hotfix is live! | 2026-03-05 | Mini hotfix: Terrain should no longer block the path to Theud Villagetarget FPS options should now show correct FPS options again |
| Huge update – version 1.20: balance changes & new content! | 2026-03-03 | Hey everyone!It took us a bit longer than expected, but here we are – Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon version 1.20 is now live! And yes, this update is BIG (you’ll see that in a minute), so we believe the direct jump to v1.20 is justified :DAs per usual, we’ll get to the full patch notes in a second. But first, let’s quickly break down this update. The most important features going live with version 1.20 are:several balance changes (some of them being optional),new content & Act 3 improvements,various fixes and quality-of-life improvements (including per-character save filtering & marking items as favorites),a ton of audio improvements,cons |
| A micro hotfix is live! | 2026-01-30 | A micro hotfix has just gone live:Updated the game’s displayed version to 1.16.Fixed the following items: Shell Without a NameChampion of Tuathan BreastplateThorn Helmet |
| Plans for the future & Patch 1.16 | 2026-01-28 | Hey everyone!We've just rolled out the v1.16 update for Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon! Our team has been working on some quality of life changes, fixes - but most importantly, as promised before - some extra optimization. Again, we are limited by the game engine to some extent, but we are fighting hard for every extra FPS :DToday, we are happy to report that we managed to gain a 3-5 FPS boost on PS5, Xbox X/S and PC! Those are mostly due to the following changes: \ Removed some expensive lighting updates that did not provide much improved fidelity.Removed the cost of mouse input when it is not being used.Removed some unnecessary update cy |
| 1 million copies sold - thank you! | 2026-01-20 | Hello, everyone!We hope 2026 has been treating you well so far! We kicked the year off with an incredible milestone, and now it's time to share that...Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon has sold over 1 million copies across all platforms!As always, thank you so much for all the love and support throughout this journey! After all, it's literally you who made this achievement come to life!To celebrate, we've prepared a special trailer; check it out!Additionally, the base game and our first expansion, Sanctuary of Sarras, are both 20% off on Steam for a limited time.Enjoy, and safe travels!Awaken Realms / Questline |
| New Hotfix Arrives! | 2025-12-19 | New Hotfix!\ Thrygve should no longer lock out at the end of the fight.Bugged out Restoring Order and Forge Extinguished quests should complete retroactively.Fixed the disappearing of the Blood Abomination in the Archspire.Fixed statuses applied to the hero by gems breaking the game when you looked at their description.The Drowned Knight armor set is no longer consumable.Fixed an issue where if neither Steam nor GOG was detected, no language was loaded. The following fixes are not present on PS5 as it received a rapid fix for Thrygve, so the following will be sent out tomorrow: Minor performance improvements for players that saved and loaded |
| Patch Notes 1.15b + 1.15c | 2025-12-17 | Patch Notes 1.15b + 1.15c (double patch notes since we didn't upload the 1.15b notes the last time, sorry!) Fixed a long standing issue where the players clothing would sometimes stretch in a random direction Fixed an error that would cause the summoning limit to be ignored Fixed some save corruption issues Optimized game data layout. This means that update sizes will be smaller. Especially when they have few changes TASK: Hunt for the Wyrddeer should now be fixed. If it doesn't appear, go further away from the spawn point (it's easiest to just teleport to the Horns castle) and back, and it should spawn (at night, of course). Some story-based |
| Sanctuary of Sarras expansion is out NOW! | 2025-12-15 | Hey everyone! Long time no see :DThe week has passed, and as announced…The first expansion for Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is out RIGHT NOW on PC and consoles!Since our 1.0 release in May, we’ve been working a lot on ongoing patches, fixes, optimizations, and general improvements across all platforms - and this work will continue, as there are still things we can do better. But our “content” part of the team was focusing on this expansion, and we are extremely proud of their work! It is also important to highlight the input of our amazing beta testers, providing valuable feedback, reporting bugs, and doing all the other important stuff |
| hotfix 1.15a | 2025-12-09 | A small hotfix has just been launched: STP fix (caused graphic issues after the update)Adjusted UI sounds volume levelsSmall optimizations |
| Sanctuary of Sarras Expansion + Patch 1.15 + Free DLC | 2025-12-08 | Hey Everyone! Hope you’re all well!We know we’ve been more on the quiet side lately, but that’s because we’ve been working VERY hard on Tainted Grail to bring you something REALLY amazing! This update will be quite hefty, but there’s a lot of big and important news coming your way. Many of you have been waiting for this, so stay tuned!Before going further, we’d like to once again THANK YOU SO MUCH for playing Tainted Grail and supporting us along the wavy and shaky development road :D With our biggest post-release update so far (version 1.1), we aimed to address most of your commonly reported issues and requests. Since then, we’ve seen tons o |
| Nominate us for the Steam Awards 2025! | 2025-11-26 | Hey everyone! The Steam Awards 2025 nominations have recently started. We've already received numerous nominations and new positive Steam reviews related to the process, and we're very grateful for them! If you feel like Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon deserves your votes, we encourage you to cast them! There are several categories to choose from, but if we were to suggest only one, it would be the "Outstanding Story-Rich Game". But obviously, it's totally up to you which category to choose! Once again, thank you so much for all the nominations and positive reviews. Your support means the world to us. Stay tuned for more, as this is not the |
| hotfix v1.1.0c | 2025-09-25 | Major\ Added a shader preloading timeout after 25s per shader collection for players having issues with getting stuck at 41%Fixed an issue with Triskelion Core killing the player on save loadFixed a stack overflow crash caused by Frozen Seer's Vestment and a specific talent when leveling up/changing a stat. Other similar items likely could also cause this crash and should be patched as wellFixed an edge case when spam selling/moving to stash that could hang the gameFixed an issue where items that modified damage type could leak the bonus increasing/decreasing for every next instance. The most visible case was enemies healing when dealt melee |
| Patch V1.1.0a | 2025-09-11 | As usual, we’re tracking the different issues you guys are reporting, and they will be landing as we fix them. One known bug of note: The Dead Eye Bow takes effect even in your inventory. This will cause you to deal no damage if you do not crit or hit a weak spot. If you are not using the bow, please place it in your stash until the next hotfix Chest armor clipping through when in first person will also be fixed next week.MajorFixed Tidepiercer & Sunfire Shortsword sometimes not shooting projectilesThunderstone relic shouldn't break the gameSummons shouldn't disappear when fast traveling between acts, if they still do the bonfire rest should |
| HUGE UPDATE: version 1.1 is now live! | 2025-09-09 | Hello, Travelers!It’s been a while since our last patch, but there’s a good reason for that: we’ve been cooking up the biggest-ever post-launch update for Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, version 1.1. And you know what? The update is now live!As this update is very special, we again teamed up with the one and only WolfheartFPS to bring you a video overview of the new patch. If you want to see an RPG pro going through all the new stuff, you’re in for a treat. Enjoy the special behind-the-scenes look!We’ve also prepared a brand-new overview trailer for version 1.1! Watch it here:And if you prefer the text version, you can find it below! But f |
| Hotfix v1.07a | 2025-07-18 | A hotfix for the recent Invocations of Might skill issue has just gone live: Invocations of Might skill per spirituality summon cost decreased from 7% -> 1% Everyone will also get an origin potion added to their inventory. The skill is now too strong and will likely see the HP boost nerfed in a larger patch as we take a look at it's balance effects. |
| Patch v1.07 is out now! | 2025-07-16 | Patch v1.07 is out now!But before the full list of changes, let's start with something unusual… Modding support!As announced in one of the previous updates, today we're sharing with you some of the essential tools for modding the game! We've created a dedicated subforum on our Discord server, so if you're interested in modding Tainted Grail, make sure to join in for all the important info!Discord server link: https://discord.gg/Hn5zJYVAfter you join, enter this subforum: https://discord.com/channels/644877829791809566/1386679598112313404 On this forum, you can find, e.g., access to the mono branch for easier modding.We really can't wait to se |
| Patch v1.06a has just gone live! | 2025-07-08 | Patch v1.06a has just gone live! Take a look at the list of changes:Most requested:Added many new whispers to Arthur for both Cuanacht and Forlorn Swords,Added Shader preloading. This will decrease or alleviate completely one reason for stutters on the first use of visual effects by the game on a per-machine basis,Gameplay:Fixed heal value for Nature's Caress, Mother’s Embrace, and Divine Grace spells to be in line with their tooltips,Buffed Frostfang Dagger,Fixed Ulfr Stormforged Cape effect,Rebalanced The Horned Wardens Vestment's main effect 10>20% and added item level gain,Increased item level damage 0>2 for Leech Bite,Increased item leve |