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Blood West — patch notes and updates

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Blood West: Scavengers Release Date2026-05-06Thank you to the over 1500 of you who joined the Blood West: Scavengers Beta Test!Thanks to YOU we now have all the feedback we need to finish up this DLC and get it out ːleatherneckːThat's right.Just one more month 'til you can play Blood West: Scavengers 'til the cows come home.And it'll be only $5 and part of the new Blood West: GOLD Edition bundle.See y'all then!
Scavengers Beta Extended2026-04-28Thank you to everyone who's already helped us test Blood West: Scavengers. The $5 DLC for Blood West that may as well be it's own game!The feedback so far has been so invaluable that we're extending the beta for another week until Sunday, May 3rd - so it's not too late to get in there and start Scavenging!FILL THIS OUT IF YOU WANNA BE A TESTER - https://forms.gle/EKZxo4WK1LxpoHWv6All beta testers who fill out a feedback survey will also be included in the DLC credits!Missed the initial announcement? Well you got no excuse now!Don't give a damn about the beta - just wanna know when it's coming out?! Well then hit that wishlist button:
Meet the Scavengers2026-04-24We told you it would be time to head back into the Barren Lands SOON™Blood West: Scavengers is the roguelite take on Blood West you've been asking for! Starring: Gianni Matragrano as "The Father" Eli Harris as "The Vigilante" Big Dave as "The Mobster" Adam "Weapo" Bennett as "The Cowpoke" Kennady Ray as "The Big Shot" Mike J as "The Dude" with Terri Brosius as "The Shogirl" and Stephan Weyte as "You Know Who" Coming SOON™ as a Blood West DLC for just $5.Every run a new adventure.Every time a new scavenger.Got a favorite yet?Wishlist and sign up for the beta test NOW: https://forms.gle/1yrTfMc3d8ukBQjQA
Scavengers Deep Dive & FAQ2026-03-30Howdy y'all, big Dave here. Now last month we revealed that Endless West had a whole new name and is practically a brand new game. One we're calling Blood West: Scavengers. Some people might call it Rogue West, you might even call it Bloodcrash, but one thing's for certain. You'll be calling it FUN.But we know you wanna know more about it. So we put together this here video for ya. Five whole minutes of rootin' tootin' lootin' and shootin', You know, what Blood West does best. Enjoy:Well ain't that somethin.And yes that's a brand new song from Ivory Tower you're hearin'. It's called THE HOLE IN THE SKYNow we know you got more questions and go
Blood West: Scavengers2026-02-27New name, bigger game.Endless West is now Blood West: Scavengers.What originally started as a simple endless ranodomizer DLC has evolved into something much more!Play as one of a handful of brand new (fully voiced) Blood West characters. Complete quests and objectives across multiple maps with modifiers. Bring back as much loot as you can before the sun comes up. Then see how many days you can survive in the Barren Lands...The longer you live - the more bonuses you'll get for each new run! Watch the Wild Ram bar fill up with familiar faces as you progress. Allies who can sell you better items to take on your journeys back into the Barren Land
v4.6.2 Hotfix Patch Notes2026-01-12Bug Fixes:Fixed an issue that prevented player from selecting difficulty level if player used “enter” key on the on-screen keyboard instead of the “start” buttonFixed incorrect map marker for the Cleansing Fire questFixed incorrect grammar in Gunslinger traitFixed a non-centered text on some buttons
Update on recent Unity security vulnerability!2025-10-08Due to a recently disclosed security vulnerability found in some Unity-built games, we wanted to let you know that we’ve already taken care of it on our side. There’s no indication that the issue was ever exploited or that anyone was affected, but fixes have already been released - and we applied them right away to ensure that Blood West are now fully patched and secure. You don’t need to do anything on your side - just keep your game updated as usual. We’ll continue to monitor the situation and follow the latest security recommendations to keep everything running safe and sound. Stay safe! Hyperstrange out.
Endless West2025-09-25Howdy y'all.You've asked, and you've waited, and you've asked again.Now FINALLY...Blood West is getting the endless randomizer DLC you've been waiting for.Endless West will be the second and FINAL DLC for Blood West.And it's coming SOON™Ride up to Joy's saloon, take on a random quest, choose your starting gear, travel to different random locations on the map to complete your objectives and try to survive another day. The longer you survive the more familiar faces will fill up the saloon to help you on your Endless journey. Because an undead gunslinger's work is NEVER done.And if you saw that it's also coming to Xbox and PS5... your eyes ain't
v4.5.1 Hotfix Patch Notes2025-08-13Improvements: Damage calculations are now rounded up to avoid possible edge cases, when enemy could be hit the same way with the same weapon and once every 50 tests it would not die due to how floats operate Narrations about location now respects the “character lines frequency” option in the Settings menu Bug fixes: Fixed an issue with Delifers realising Hellbats even when they weren’t killed by a headshot Fixed an issue of black screen appearing after dying on the Chapter 1 Boss arena Fixed an issue of invisible cursor if player died from lethal fall damage in Ironman mode Bunch of improvements to the Brazilian translation Fixed a menacing b
Blood West v4.52025-08-05Hey there, Gunslingers - we got another update for ya today. And this one's a doozy. First and foremost, as you may know, Blood West comes to you from Poland with Love and as such it's part of the From Poland with Love sale on Steam right now! So we went ahead and made a new trailer for ya: And no you're not hearing things, there's now MORE voice lines in Blood West than ever before! We've had over 50 new voice lines recorded by the legendary Stephen Russell as The Undead Gunslinger woven into the main campaign of Blood West to expand on both the lore of the land and his personal backstory. Enjoy. We've also added a LONG requested localizatio
Blood West 4.4.2 Hotfix2025-07-03Changes: - Fixed an issue where player was unable to properly respawn after death - Fixed reward for the Drinking Buddies quest not spawning at correct location - Fixed an edge case where Spirits being target of the Cleansing Fire quest would despawn if player ran away and slept - Fixed a rare case of the door leading to the Chapter 1 boss remaining closed after opening it once, if it happened between versions - Fixed a buzzing sound that occurred near enemies killed by projectile weapons - Fixed an issue where Jim could repeat the quest dialogue for Family Ties after the target was already killed - Fixed an issue where Horned Shadow would no
Hotfix 4.4.12025-06-22Bug fixes: Fixed an issue where saves from pre 4.4.0 version of the game would have wrong modifiers applied, causing issues such as no ammunition at traders or inability to obtain blessings Fixed the Cleansing Fire quest not being properly awarded when talking to the Shaman Fixed an issue with certain saves missing objects or NPC’s added in the previous update Fixed an issue with loading a very old save file would cause every entity to duplicate Fixed issues with new items such as Enhanced Arrowhead, Cactus Bota, The Blur Fixed possible softlock if player finished the game and selected “exit” on the NG+ screen and then tried loading the same
New Modes & Difficulties Out2025-06-17You asked. We promised. We delivered.New difficulty modes:Story Mode - for those wanting to follow along the story without having to worry too much about dying again and again... and again.Blood, Sweat and Tears - for those wanting an extra challenge.Custom Mode - where you can adjust the experience and include modifiers like no more ammunition at traders, turn off curse lifting, blessings and more! One new achievement related to Blood, Sweat and Tears.A special “victory” item awaits those who battle through Blood, Sweat and Tears to forever remind them of their difficult deed.New Game+ is here as well, with its own modifiers! Dare to combine
New Modes and Content Coming!2025-06-04Howdy, y'all. A momentus day is upon us. Since the day the fine folks at Hyperstrange first released Blood West out into the wild - y'all have been asking for one thing... Well, several things! Easy mode Hard Mode Ironman Mode Custom difficulty and... NEW GAME PLUS. And I'm happy to say ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE COMING TO BLOOD WEST IN THE NEXT PATCH. But that's not all! We're adding NEW QUESTS and content to Chapter 1 of Blood West! But we'll tell you more about that when this update is out... IN JUST TWO WEEKS! See you then, Gunslingers... https://store.steampowered.com/app/1587130/Blood_West https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/47719/Blood_
Hotfix 4.3.12025-04-16Bug fixes: - Fixed issues that resulted in achievements for Dead Man’s Promise (Master of Puppets, Soul Essence Baron, Hellish Pick-pocketer) not being granted - Fixed an issue where selling items to Maria Espinosa could break after reaching 2000 Soul Essence
Blood West v4.3.02025-04-14Welcome back to the weird west yet again, gunslingers and shamans alike. We've got a BIG ONE for ya today. v4.3.0 brings new features, music, achievements, plenty of fixes and improvements and as you no doubt can already see... we're Steam Deck Verified! Moreover, we've finally added a codex to keep track of all the notes you find in the game, so you can brush up on yer readin'! (and remind yourself which monsters are weak to what) This will also let you know how many notes you're missing, for you completionists out there. Speaking of completion - we've added *10* new achievements for Dead Man's Promise: good luck Shaman... NEW MUSIC at the S
Blood West v4.2.02025-02-25Howdy y'all. We're back again with another update for Blood West (+ Dead Man's Promise) Some really nice quality of life improvements for v4.2.0 in here So roll one up and have a gander! Version: 4.2.0 Date: 02.25.2025 Improvements: Artwork for every codex entry - yes, that’s right. You enjoyed having drawings for new monsters in Dead Man’s Promise so much we decided to update every single codex note in the game! Level up icon will now hide automatically when the traits screen is visited Information on the top of the screen will no longer pop up on top of each other The item wheel (~) got a new coat of paint! Chapter 2: Story spoiler! The Und
Patch 4.1.0 for Blood West & Dead Man's Promise2025-02-06Version: 4.1.0 Patch #1 for Dead Man’s Promise and patch #6 for base game For those affected by the issue with an empty map (no enemies, no NPCs): simply rest in bed. A single rest should fix this and populate the map again! If your player character is wearing the Ring of Tahoe, unequip it before resting! Bug fixes: Fixed a bug where using ALT+F4 during player’s death could result in enemies and NPCs missing from map Fixed an issue where it was impossible to activate the altar at the bottom of the Mine and open portal leading to end-game Fixed cases where every ammo stack had only one bullet (including traders) Fixed a bug where Herald Talism
Dead Man's Promise OUT NOW2024-12-18Finish this... and you'll earn your life back. Good luck, Shaman. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3158590/Blood_West_Dead_Mans_Promise/ Don't forget to get the new Dead Man's Edition to save even more! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/47719/Blood_West_Dead_Mans_Edition/ Because We Love You and We Hate Money
ONE DAY REMAINS2024-12-18Gunslingers and Shamans, the day is finally upon us! Blood West: Dead Man's Promise releases TOMORROW! Better yet, you can watch the intro cinematic TODAY. And while you're here... I may as well show you something we've cooked up for the expansion that will soon be making its way back to the base game as well. Drawings in enemy notes! Now you can SEE what the enemies of the Weird West will be like when you encounter them. Unless maybe... you already have? And why not check out some of the incredible new Loading Screen art from Alek while you're here? Ah yeah, that's the good stuff. I personally just completed my second playthrough of Dead Man