Far Far West — 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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| 500,000 COWBOYS ARE ROAMING THE FAR FAR WEST! | 2026-05-04 | AGAIN, THIS IS BEYOND ALL OUR EXPECTATIONS! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOUWe're so happy you're enjoying your time, we love watching your clips, we love reading your feedback and ideas, we love everything tbh. Thanks, everyone.We're still hard at work fixing all the issues you've reported, and we're sorry for all the issues some of you have been running into. We can't wait to smash all those bugs and get back to adding more content to the game.In the meantime, if you haven't already, please do leave us a review on Steam! This helps us more than you can imagine. |
| FFW Early Access - Hotfix 3 - Version 601 | 2026-05-04 | Howdy y'all! It's third hotfix time!This patch is mostly focused on the save corruption issues & crashes, this took most of our time and thus this patch is quite small :(You can expect a patch with lotta bugfixing, balance improvements and some (good) system changes during the next week!STABILITYIMPROVED SAVING SYSTEMMade lots of improvements on the saving system to try and prevent save corruptionsThe game should no longer save if the progress somehow became corruptedThe game will no longer try to save while doing important operations that could crash the game, leading to a corrupted saveAuto backups are no longer stored on Steam Cloud, so yo |
| FFW Early Access - Hotfix 2 - Version 593 | 2026-05-02 | Howdy y'all! second hotfix for FFW's Early Access :DSorry for the numerous network issues! This has taken the majority of our time today, and thus this hotfix is a bit smaller than the previous one.You can now use the code 250KCOWBOYS with no issue! (Disclaimer: Your two first spells have been reset to default spells. You did not lose anything, simply re-equip your favorite spells!)FEATURESEVIL RAPTOR NETWORKWe’ve had quite some issues today! We’ve changed how public lobbies work so that they're always on, even when Evil Raptor network is down. You should no longer have issues connecting with other players in public lobbies.BUGFIXESFixed +20 |
| 🚨Ongoing server issue (RESOLVED!) 🚨 | 2026-05-01 | UPDATE: the situation is resolved, you can freely use the promo code and join multiplayer lobbies PREVIOUS MESSAGE Just a quick update from us to let you all know that we are currently experiencing some server issues. our network provider's anti-DDoS system has triggered due to the spike in player count that happened today.This means that currently, you won't be able to join public lobbies, or claim promo codes in-game. Please make sure not to attempt claiming any promo codes until we resolve this issue as the system may detect you as already claiming the code without providing the reward.We are working hard to fix this issue as quickly as po |
| 250,000 copies sold in 48 hours! | 2026-05-01 | Holy cow, y'all!!Far Far West sold over 250,000 copies in just 2 days, that is absolutely WILD!!! It means the absolute world to us to see all of you enjoying your time in the Far Far West (whether solo or with friends!) and we've loved reading your feedback, watching everyone's clips and fixing all the bugs you've been reporting (maybe not so much on that last one)Thank you all for joining us on this convoy, and we can't wait to show you what the West has in store for the future.Oh! And here's a promo code: 250KCOWBOYS |
| FFW Early Access - Hotfix 1 - Version 583 | 2026-04-30 | Howdy y'all! here's the first hotfix for FFW's Early Access :Dget ready... GO!(Disclaimer: Your user settings had to be reset for technical reasons, sorry :( This is not likely to happen again)FEATURESBACKUP SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTSAmount of save file backups has increased from 10 to 30A new backup is now created every time you finish a mission instead of only when launching the gameYou can now manually create a backup and erase you current save fileAUTOMATIC LANGUAGE SETTINGIf this is the first time you are launching the game, it should now launch with the language set by your OS BALANCEWEAPONSBuffed Bow XPSPELLSBuffed XP on Level 1 Spells (Fireb |
| Far Far West is OUT NOW! | 2026-04-28 | FAR FAR WEST HAS LAUNCHED INTO STEAM EARLY ACCESS! These last couple of months have been wild - from over 400,000 demo players and 98% Overwhelmingly Positive rating (thank you!), to finally launching our game TODAY! We’re so excited to be here! YEE- 10% launch week discount -HAW! It wouldn’t be a game launch without a discount, so save some bucks and grab Far Far West during our launch week promotion! Real cowboys leave Steam reviews 🤠Steam reviews really help us get noticed in the sea of awesome games on here, so please do let us know how you get on. Huge thank you!What’s headed to the Far Far West? We want Y'ALL to be the heart of our gam |
| Far Far West - Global Launch Times - April 28th! | 2026-04-21 | Here are the exact global times Far Far West will launch into Early Access! |
| Far Far West Early Access - APRIL 28TH!! | 2026-04-09 | Howdy y'allIt's the news you've ALL been waitin' for...FAR FAR WEST LAUNCHES INTO EARLY ACCESS ON APRIL 28TH!Check out the full release date trailer!Wishlist to get notified as soon as it's liveJoin our Discord & Follow Our SocialsDiscord - https://discord.com/invite/farfarwestAll Socials - https://linktr.ee/FarFarWestWe'll see y'all FAR FAR WEST on the 28th of APRIL! |
| Far Far West + Triple-i showcase = APRIL 9th @ 9am PT/6pm CET | 2026-03-18 | Far Far West is riding into the Triple-i initiative showcase with a special, highly anticipated announcement trailer on the 9th of APRIL at 9am PT/6pm CETCatch 45 mins of back-to-back game trailers, world premieres, launch dates, demo drops & gameplay reveals from other studios just like us WITH NO ADS, HOSTS OR SPONSORS getting in the way.Watch the showcase live-streamed on YouTube, Twitch, or here on Steam!!Triple-i TrailerWe'll see y'all at the show!! |
| The FFW Bullet-in: Feb-March 2026 | 2026-03-11 | Howdy y’all!Welcome to the second issue of the Far Far West Bullet-in: our monthly news blog where we round up what’s been happening, share development progress, and give y’all a peek at what's coming in the future.Apologies for the delay on this one! We had a crazy, busy period preparing the FFW demo for Steam’s February Next Fest and everything that came while it was live. ANYWAY, let's get to it.Next Fest DemoAs many of y’all may already know, we released a public demo during Steam’s February Next Fest! We received tonnes of feedback from the community and made it into the TOP 5 MOST PLAYED DEMOS!!!Thank you so much once again for checking |
| THANKS FOR PLAYING THE DEMO!! | 2026-03-05 | 98% POSITIVE REVIEWS OVERALL!99% POSITIVE ENGLISH REVIEWS!OVER 6000 UNIQUE REVIEWS?! Howdy y'all!Once again, we had SO MANY of you guys playing Far Far West and we can't thank you enough for that |
| Calling All Cowboys: We Need YOUR Clips! | 2026-02-27 | Howdy y’all!We’re creating a brand new Far Far West trailer, and this one’s gonna be special…We want it made entirely from COMMUNITY CLIPS!That means YOUR chaos, YOUR clutches, YOUR funniest fails, YOUR cleanest plays.We want this trailer to show off the authentic heart and soul of our community through your very own gameplay moments.How to JoinIt’s super easy to join! All you gotta do isJoin the Far Far West DiscordHead to the #clips channelPost your gameplay clips for a chance to be featured!To increase the chances that we use your clip, please make sure to upload the raw video file using the Discord servers 100mb file size limit over in t |
| The Far Far West Demo is LIVE! | 2026-02-19 | It's time to grab your pals and giddy THE HELL up!!! You can now play the Steam Next Fest demo! This is our first public demo, and it's all thanks to your incredible feedback from the playtests! We've made heaps of improvements based on your playthroughs, plus we've added some pretty cool extras just for the fun of it. You can check out the full patch notes here, but in a nutshell: Enhanced weapons, new upgrades, reworked spells, and more! Fancy reaching new heights? We've made a new grenade that periodically generates shockwaves that push players away. And we've chucked some fresh flowers on the saloon because it is springtime. Would you min |
| Next Fest Demo Coming 19th of Feb! | 2026-02-13 | Howdy cowboys, We’ve got big news!Far Far West is part of the Steam February Next Fest!!! (23rd → March 2nd)And just ahead of this, we’re launching a PUBLIC DEMO on February 19th at 2PM GMT!!! Make sure to Wishlist the demo on Steam, so you’re notified the farfarwestillasecond it goes live 24-Hour Demo Early Access and an in-game boost!Wanna ride into the demo earlier?We’re giving 24 HOUR EARLY ACCESS to players who sign up to the Fireshine Games newsletter alongside a secret code that will give you an in-game boost!-> SIGN UP HERE |
| The FFW Bullet-in: January 2026 | 2026-01-31 | Howdy folks!Welcome to the very first issue of the Far Far West Bullet-in: our new monthly news blog where we round up what’s been happening, share milestones, and give yall a peek at what’s coming next.We’re planning to post one of these towards the end of every month, so if you like behind-the-scenes updates, numbers, and want sneak peeks at what’s coming up, you’re in the right place!Let’s get into it.A Quick Look Back at the Trail So FarFar Far West has come a long way in a pretty short amount of time.What started early last year as a scrappy prototype (once known internally as Canyon) slowly evolved into the spell-slinging, robot-cowboy |
| Playtest Now CLOSED! | 2026-01-19 | Howdy Cowboys,We’ve just flipped the switch and the Far Far West playtest is now CLOSEDOver the last couple of weeks you’ve filled the servers, broken builds (in the best way), sent us an avalanche of feedback, and generally stress tested the game way harder than we ever could on our own That kinda of hands on help is priceless, and we cant thank you enough for showing up the way you didWere heading back into dev mode now to dig through everything you shared and start turning it into fixes and improvements for what comes next. You’ve given us a lot to work with, which is a very good problem to haveOne final THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU to each |
| Discord Clip Competition + Playtest Extended Reminder! | 2026-01-16 | Howdy yall,Just a quick update from us as the playtest rolls on :DFirst things first: the playtest is NOT ending today. For anyone who missed it, we’re extending it for one more weekend, and it will now wrap up on:Monday 19th Jan at 12:00 PM GMTSo don't worry! You aren't about to be kicked out of the Far Far West!!! More info on the extension & fun numbers here: Discord Clip CompetitionWe also wanted to let yall know we’re running a Discord Clip Capture Competition over on our Discord! The idea is simple:Capture your coolest, funniest, or most cinematic Far Far West momentClips or GIFs only, max 10 secondsSubmit them in our Discord before Jan |
| One More Weekend (bc you asked nicely) | 2026-01-15 | Howdy y’all,We were planning to wrap the playtest up tomorrow… but honestly? You’ve been playing the hell out of it, giving great feedback, and having way too much fun for us to pull the plug just yetSoooooo… we’re EXTENDING THE PLAYTEST until next Monday, which means one more weekend to run contracts, break things, and find bugs for us (thank you btw)But before you ride back out, we want to say huge congrats to this community, because these numbers are absolutely WILD!21,000+ Discord members (we were under 7k before this playtest!)9,270 Peak CCU (last playtest topped out just over 2,500)500,000+ Total players (up from 130k last time)That’s… |
| Open Playtest #2 is NOW LIVE! | 2026-01-08 | Howdy cowboys!Open Playtest #2 for Far Far West is officially live, and it’s a BIG one.We’ve packed in a ton of new features, content, polish, and improvements based on your feedback from the last playtest. So whether you’re riding back in or this is your first time out west, welcome to the frontier.Open Playtest #2 will be running from RIGHT NOW until FRIDAY 16THPlaytest #2 HighlightsThis update is huge. Here’s some highlights, you can also check out the FULL PATCH NOTES at the bottom of this blog New Map: Far Far NorthNo, we aren’t announcing the sequel already! Far Far North is a very snowy, very icy, very shiny NEW MAP you can unlock by f |