Kenshi — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| Community Update: Fresh Faces, New Merch, and a Halloween Recap | 2025-11-24 | Greetings Kenshi crew,Work on Kenshi 2 is keeping us plenty busy, but we wanted to take a moment to share a few updates from around the studio: new faces, new merch, and a quick look back at something you might’ve missed over Halloween. Fresh Lo-Fi FacesWe’ve recently welcomed a few new members to the Lo-Fi team to support Kenshi and the ongoing development of Kenshi 2. Johnny is our new Publishing Director. As you might expect based on his title, Johnny directs all things publishing - marketing, community, partnerships, and the general business of getting our games out into the world. On the development side, Lee has joined as our Lead Level |
| Community Update: Kenshi - Meet the Makers (video) | 2025-05-12 | Hey Kenshi crew, We’ve just released a new video: Kenshi: Meet the Makers. It's an informal look behind the scenes with Chris Hunt - creator of Kenshi and founder of Lo-Fi Games, and Nat Mikkelson - Lo-Fi’s Managing Director and Lead Writer on Kenshi 1 and Kenshi 2. Simply put: the video is a short conversation to give you a little insight on our thinking, and a glimpse into the creators’ minds while Kenshi 2’s development continues behind the scenes. You’ll find some chatter from Chris and Nat on how Lo-Fi Games began, where the ideas for Kenshi came from, and what it’ll mean for Kenshi 2 players to experience a game set 1000 years before th |
| Community Spotlight #19 | 2024-12-19 | Well then sandblown strangers, how fares your journey? Here’s to hoping you find a rare pause to down your tools and take stock; a fleeting breath between berserker screams and the gnashing of cannibal teeth to ponder another year’s end. Perhaps you’ll hunker down by the fire’s crackle, cook up a cut of gutter meat, open a can of grog and lean into the warmth of your loyal bonedog’s embrace. But don’t linger too long - out here, peace is just a mirage, danger always rides the horizon and the only thing coming down the chimney is trouble. Preposterous post-apocalyptic prose aside, we mean it - whether you’re “casual” Kenshi crew (is that a thi |
| Community Spotlight #18 + Lo-Fi Pumpkins | 2024-10-30 | Hey Kenshi crew, it's that time again – welcome to Community Spotlight #18! We've got a fresh showcase of our amazing community’s creative output for you once more, and as a Halloween bonus: some Kenshi pumpkins. Community Spotlight #18 Our favourite picks for mods, screenshots and fanart can be found every week on our social media before they’re added to these compilations, so do make sure to give us a follow if you’d like to see this kinda content on your feed. A huge thanks to all the creators we’ve featured this time and in previous blogs; we really do appreciate your effort. If you’re a creator and you’ve not yet been featured, do keep s |
| Community Spotlight #17 | 2024-09-16 | Welcome back, Kenshi crew! Today we’ve got an absolute monster of a Community Spotlight: check the fresh, unbridled creativity coming from the mod community, a swathe of gorgeous new fanart, and a bunch of tasty screenshots from our favourite community photographers. In case you weren’t aware, we pop all this content on our social media on a weekly basis before we compile it into these videos and blogs, so make sure you add us wherever you have an account. We’ve started posting regularly on Threads, so if you’ve made the venture over that way then give us a follow. We’d like to send a massive shout-out to all the creators listed below - thank |
| Kenshi has sold 2 million copies! Plus: Animated Steam Avatars | 2024-04-16 | Hey Kenshi crew, how you doin’? First up - in case you missed it, we recently posted a blog with a little Kenshi 2 news and a brand new Kenshi Free Camera mode. Check it out if you’ve not had the chance. So why are we here again so soon? Well, we’ve a pretty big milestone to celebrate: Kenshi hits two million sales milestone We’re overjoyed to announce that we’ve sold 2.3 million copies of Kenshi. Not only that - more of you folks bought yourself a copy of Kenshi in 2023 than in any other year. Wild. We celebrated with tees for the crew So here’s a massive thanks to everyone who’s helped us on this journey. You might not be aware, but we’re a |
| Kenshi 1.0.68 Patch Notes | 2024-04-01 | 1.0.68 Added free camera mode for screenshots and videos. Toggle with ; If you experience any issues after the update, please read this post on how to report crashes or bugs and make a post in the Lo-Fi Games forum, ensuring that you’re nice to our lovely moderators. https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/I4LoiDE-pxefCcflp5AKHUXZeh2M9AthqGP3N75T7xrJ7J7IPJGpnE_joWxfQC1UjAU0DH1aQQqZn24vQDBDChH28T-8za2EiI1LqYaJy5zl_tLcvMUK0vULCg9u_tzi1kz5SFXDKWLK-X8G1-R2ps8 |
| Kenshi Free Camera Mode, Q&A, UE5 news, new Kenshi 2 Screenshot + photo contest | 2024-04-01 | It’s 1st April again. Fancy some Kenshi hashish? Wanna find the Hive Queen a date? Kenshi Team Racing anyone? This year we’re changing things up and giving you something real: how do you feel about a cheeky little Free Camera Mode Kenshi update? How about some Kenshi 2 news, a new screenshot and a Lo-Fi Q&A? We got you fam. First up: Kenshi 2 when? Well, we’re not saying just yet. I once read that it’s bad practice from a marketing perspective to say “it’s ready when it’s ready”, but honestly, that kinda sums it up. Anything else until we’ve a release window for you is just sugar-coating, and we’d rather not do that. Besides, when have we beh |
| Kenshi 1.0.67 - Experimental Branch | 2024-03-26 | 1.0.67 Added free camera mode for screenshots and videos. Toggle with ; If you experience any issues after the update, please read this post on how to report crashes or bugs and make a post in the Lo-Fi Games forum, ensuring that you’re nice to our lovely moderators. https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/I4LoiDE-pxefCcflp5AKHUXZeh2M9AthqGP3N75T7xrJ7J7IPJGpnE_joWxfQC1UjAU0DH1aQQqZn24vQDBDChH28T-8za2EiI1LqYaJy5zl_tLcvMUK0vULCg9u_tzi1kz5SFXDKWLK-X8G1-R2ps8 |
| Kenshi 1.0.65 + FCS 2.14.2 Hotfix | 2024-02-22 | FCS 2.14.1 was causing a few issues for some users, this hotfix should address those bugs. If you experience any issues after the update, please read this post on how to report crashes or bugs and make a post in the Lo-Fi Games forum, ensuring that you’re nice to our lovely moderators. Fixed issue causing fonts to increase to 825 instead of 8.25 in regions where commas are used in place of decimal points Fixed NPCs accusing you of trespassing when committing any other type of crime outside Fix for a bug where guards wouldn't investigate alarms https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/I4LoiDE-pxefCcflp5AKHUXZeh2M9AthqGP3N75T7xrJ7J7IPJGpnE_joWxfQC1 |
| Kenshi 1.0.65 + FCS 2.14.2 hotfix (experimental branch) | 2024-02-21 | FCS 2.14.1 was causing a few issues for some users, this hotfix should address those bugs. If you experience any issues after the update, please read this post on how to report crashes or bugs and make a post in the Lo-Fi Games forum, ensuring that you’re nice to our lovely moderators. Fixed issue causing fonts to increase to 825 instead of 8.25 in regions where commas are used in place of decimal points Fixed NPCs accusing you of trespassing when committing any other type of crime outside Fix for a bug where guards wouldn't investigate alarms https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/I4LoiDE-pxefCcflp5AKHUXZeh2M9AthqGP3N75T7xrJ7J7IPJGpnE_joWxfQC1 |
| FCS 2.14.1 Hotfix (Experimental) | 2024-02-15 | FCS 2.14 was causing a few issues for some users, this hotfix should address those bugs. If you experience any issues after the update, please read this post on how to report crashes or bugs and make a post in the Lo-Fi Games forum, ensuring that you’re nice to our lovely moderators. Fixed incorrect version number in displayed in title bar Fixed not being able to add instances Fixed wordswap preview auto-capitalisation if line starts with format tag Fixed merging level data Fixed blocking merges with base mods Fixed select all mods toggle button not working when all existing mods are listed in mods.cfg Fixed translated words percentage displa |
| Kenshi 1.0.64 / FCS 2.14 Patch Notes | 2024-02-06 | Today we’re bringing Kenshi 1.0.64 and FCS 2.14 out of experimental and into the main branch. We have previously summarised some of the content of this update in this post when we launched 1.0.60, but we had a couple of issues that meant we rolled it back into the experimental branch while we fixed those bugs. We'll continue to release any potentially useful updates to the Forgotten Construction Set as we update it internally to help us build Kenshi 2. . If you experience any issues after the update, please ensure you have read through this post and tried all known fixes. If you’re still having issues then read this post on how to report cras |
| Community Spotlight #15 | 2023-12-22 | As the year comes to a close and we recover from our Christmas party, we’d like to thank everyone for continuing to your Kenshi love through mods, screenshots and fanart. Keep them coming, we’ll keep on posting them! Thanks again to everyone who helped us pick the Kenshi 2 localisers, your input was hugely appreciated. We'd also like to add a huge thanks to everyone who’s copped themselves some merch this year, keep an eye out for more goodies to come and let us know in the comments what you’d like to see. With thanks to all the contributors included in this video: Mods Traduzione Italiana Kenshi from Survival Games AQUARIUM from Momayo BOX M |
| Community Spotlight #14 + Italian Language Mod Released & Halloween Comp Winners | 2023-11-17 | Hi Kenshi crew, we’re back! The spooky month is now over and we hope Kenshi's tricks were but a whisper, and its treats a haunting delight! Today we’re sharing a shiny new Community Spotlight video and announcing the Discord Halloween screenshot winners. Discord Spooky Screenshot Competition Winners Big thanks to everyone who submitted a spooky screenshot to our competition in the Official Kenshi Discord. So many of you shared some fantastic shots and it was great to see them all come in! The winner for our unmodded category is Dr.PyroBlazer with this shot of their crew taking on maybe one too many Fogmen. Do you think they’re walking away fr |
| Community Spotlight #13 + New Knitted Sweater & Halloween Screenshot Competition | 2023-10-16 | Hey there Kenshi fans! As September bids adieu, we’re back with a fresh Community Spotlight, a Halloween-themed competition and a superb new knitted sweater available for pre-order! It’s a Discord Spooky Screenshot Competition Kenshi can be a creepy game at points, so we thought it’d be fun to challenge you folks to send us your best spooky screenshots. Perhaps you’ll snap the shrouded Fog Islands, some blood spiders coming out of nowhere, or simply the terrifying Lord Phoenix himself. Whatever you choose, a little exploration of the map should give you plenty of subjects to select to be in with a chance of winning a Kenshi t-shirt of your ch |
| Community Spotlight #12 + Localisation Jobs | 2023-09-15 | Hello there, Kenshi folks! Can you believe it’s been one whole year since we started doing our Community Spotlights? Thank you to everyone who shares their creations with us, it’s been our pleasure to put these together every month and we hope you’ve enjoyed them too. We can’t wait to see what the community shares in the future! Here’s a look back at what was shared throughout August: Content included in this video: Mods Ex-Slaver Plus! BURY THE DEAD - Corpse Burials and Caskets Towns Expansion Minor Faction Overhaul - Crab Raiders Industrial Expansion Screenshots Four in the wilderness Hilltop Base "I still feel like taking normal screenshot |
| Community Spotlight #11 | 2023-08-18 | Welcome back to another community spotlight for the month of July! We’re never short of fantastic work to include in each of these spotlights, and we hope you enjoy going through them every month too! Grab a bottle of grog (please drink responsibly), sit back and enjoy this July’s mods, fan art and screenshots. Content included in this video: Mods Fishwich Cat Tower Blue Nebulosity Minor Faction Overhaul - Scavengers Screenshots A natural fortress. "Look at that sunset" "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" A new adventure awaits Morro do Corco Waldo Twilight swamp Pretty cool base you got there Taking in the view before taking som |
| Community Spotlight #10 | 2023-07-07 | Hello there, Kenshi crew! Can you believe that we’re over halfway through the year now? We’ve loved seeing what everyone has shared with us so far, and we can’t wait to see what’s to come for the rest of the year. Take a look at this month's fan art, mods and screenshots! Content included in this video: Mods Storm Walls Boop Firefly Sleep in Any Bed Screenshots "Average day in the Foglands" "Holy sisters." Was nice knowing you. Tall vs short "Welcome to Night City!" "Run." "A brief reminder of who is the quintessential predator in this world" Fan Art “Robin Hood Kenshi!” "Cyiath (oc)" "the nobleman of the united cities has a bad temper" "The |
| Kenshi is 55% off! Top tips for new players inside, new keyboard layout graphic | 2023-06-12 | Midweek Madness Sale - 12th-19th June! Start your week on a high note with Kenshi at 55% off! That’s right! From the 12th till the 19th of June, you can grab the title that one player with 1,964 hours on record called “weird”. https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/Kenshi/ Our reviews speak the true true With waaaaay over a million players, a 95% positive review score from 69,000 reviews (nice), Kenshi might just be the non-linear, post-apocalyptic, open-world sandbox, base-building, limb loss simulator you’ve been sleeping on. If you’re sat on the fence, just listen to some of the many reviewers with 1,000+ hours in Kenshi: “It’s ok I gue |