Rain World — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Youtooz Brick Set Available for Preorder | 2026-04-17 | Hey Slugcats,The Youtooz Sky Islands and Coral Caves Brick Sets are now available to preorder!We announced these brick sets on the anniversary stream and now they are ready to preorder!Check out the preorders here!https://youtooz.com/collections/rain-world -riv otter |
| Patch Notes 1.11.8 - Fixing Watcher’s Ending Sequence | 2026-04-14 | Hey Slugcats, We released a new patch which fixes Watcher’s final ending sequence not progressing properly, Artificer’s ending sequence not triggering, and more.If you want to read the full patch notes, I’ll list them below.Patch NotesFixed Watcher's final ending sequence not progressing properly if you visited The Prince on the same cycle that the ending sequence was triggered.Fixed Watcher's final ending sequence not progressing properly depending on your character's position in one of the ending rooms.Fixed some players with older Watcher save files not being able to trigger Spinning Top's ending properly.Fixed Artificer's ending sequence |
| Patch Notes 1.11.7 | 2026-03-31 | Hey slugcats,We have a new set of patch notes hot and ready.This patch adds Watcher to safari mode, improves ripple spawn pathing, and more… so much more… The patch notes are two pages long.Patch NotesSafari Mode is now available for the Watcher campaign's regions and creatures (there are no new tokens to collect, the orange tokens in Watcher's campaign will unlock both arena map & safari region)"Ripple Trees" now appear throughout the Watcher campaign's regions.Visual polish to the ripple spawns, including a big graphical overhaul and rebalancing of the ripple jellies.Improved ripple spawn pathing to warp points.Better Lobe Tree and Bone Sha |
| Rain World Art Month 2026 | 2026-02-27 | Rain World Month prompts are here! Every day in March, there will be a new Rain World prompt for you to draw! If you post on Twitter, Bluesky, etc. be sure to use the hashtag #RWArtMonth!There is a special channel for Rain World Art Month channel in the Rain World Discord if you would like to post or support the artists!GiveawayThe Yetee is sponsoring Rain World Art Month with various prizes for giveaways! If you want a chance to win some Rain World merch, be sure to keep an eye out! I’ll give more information on the first giveaway next week in the Discord!Dev StreamVideocult will be streaming on March 27th. We are still figuring out the det |
| Watcher Vinyl Available for Preorder | 2026-02-20 | Hey slugcats,Preorder The Rain World Watcher Vinyl today!We brought back the wonderfully talented artist @kelocitta to design the cover!Get your own copy here!https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/rain-world -riv otter |
| Patch Notes 1.11.6 | 2026-02-02 | Hey slugcats, New Patch alert!This patch includes multiple fixes including Jolly Co-op, the electric death effect failing to kill the player, restoring Artificer’s ability using the special key, and more! If you would like to read the full patch notes then read them here!Restored Artificer's ability to explosion jump using the Special key.For Jolly Co-op mode, fixed Remix's drowning meter often not displaying properly for Player 1. For Jolly Co-op mode, fixed only one of the players having a glowing light source around them while underwater. For Jolly Co-op mode, fixed a 2x speed glitch that would happen in most iterator cutscenes if multiple |
| Patch Notes 1.11.5 - Improving Performance Optimizations | 2025-12-17 | Hey Slugcats, We released a patch which fixed a large number of memory leaks issues that could lead to the game crashing randomly over an extended play session, made a large number of miscellaneous performance optimizations, and more. This might be the longest patch notes I have ever received. It takes up almost two pages in the Google Doc I am reading from. If you would like to read the full patch notes, you can read them below! Patch NotesFixed a large number of memory leak issues that could lead to the game crashing randomly over an extended play session (especially on the Nintendo Switch version).Made a large number of miscellaneous perfo |
| Patch Notes 1.11.4 - Fixing creatures failing to spawn | 2025-11-24 | Hey slugcats, New Patch Alert!This patch fixes regions in the Watcher campaign sometimes failing to spawn any creatures, fixed tracked key items sometimes respawning in previous shelter, and more.If you would like to read full patch notes you can read them below! Patch NotesFixed regions in the Watcher campaign sometimes failing to spawn any creatures depending on how the warp points were interacted with.Fixed tracked key items sometimes respawning in the previous shelter that they were stored in, rather than the most recent shelter location.Fixed the screen sometimes shaking violently or the screen going black in certain scenarios where liza |
| The Watcher Level Editor | 2025-11-21 | Hey Slugcats, I know many of you modders have been asking for this and I’m glad to finally give you a new tool to play with. We are releasing the level editor that was used in developing Rain World: The Watcher!I can’t wait to see what new regions will be developed!https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wXg54y1X6gYFaRW1577GoW4qd68pNGfu/view Here are the steps for the level editor.Download the level editor Unzip the file of the level editorRun the exe file.Happy making! If you would like to learn how to mod Rain World, I would recommend joining the community run Rain World Modding Discord! - riv otter |
| Watcher 1.5 OST Update | 2025-11-18 | Hey Slugcats, We have updated the Watcher OST to include the new music from the 1.5 update. If you already own the OST, then these songs should already be in your library! Listen to the 11 new tracks on Steam, Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music.-Riv otter |
| Patch Notes 1.11.3 | 2025-10-22 | Hey slugcats, New patch alert!This patch fixes many warping issues along with a few other things! You can read the full patch notes below!Patch NotesFix for pearls and other key items duplicating inside of shelters when key item tracking is turned on.Fix for portals not spawning or opening properly after you warp into a room adjacent to the portal (Daemon portals being a prominent issue for this case).Fix whales in Fractured Gateway spawning in rooms or locations that they're not supposed to.Fix the dial warp ability sometimes warping the player to a different region than the one they selected, if they had already reached a certain point of p |
| Patch Notes: 1.11.2 - Fixing Many Crashes | 2025-10-09 | Hey Slugcats, We released a new patch which fixes game crashing after sheltering, crashing in arena mode, and many other fixes.If you would like to read the full patch notes, you can read it below!Patch NotesFix for the game crashing after sheltering, showing large playtime numbers, or crashing on a white screen if the regional language of the user's system was set to certain languages like French or Portuguese.Fix frequent crashes in arena mode while playing Competitive rounds.Fix the Watcher region screen and new warp ability crashing the game if the game's quality setting wasn't set to High Quality mode.Fix cutscene sequences in the game c |
| Watcher 1.5 is out now! | 2025-09-25 | Hey slugcats,Watcher 1.5 is out now!From new regions to new creatures to new lore there are a ton to discover and explore. Here is a rough summary on what is added in this content update! I can’t reveal everything that is in this update. That’ll be up to you to find!Arena mode support for The WatcherNew unlockables for Arena mode to be found!Jolly Co-op support for the Watcher campaignRetroactive Jolly Co-op support for all five of the More Slugcats campaigns which previously did not have official Co-op supportNew regionsSeveral new creatures and itemsNew endingsThe final chapter to The Watcher is here.-riv otter |
| The Watcher 1.5 Update | 2025-09-22 | Hey Slugcats,If you have been following along with the Rain World news, you might have seen that the Watcher will be receiving a 1.5 content update on September 25th!I do want to reveal some of the features that will be part of this update! This isn’t going to be a deep dive into the content but instead a bit of a flyover on what is going is coming! If you want to remain completely in the dark about what is changing then you should turn away now.Watcher 1.5Arena mode support for The WatcherNew unlockables for Arena mode to be found!Jolly Co-op support for the Watcher campaignRetroactive Jolly Co-op support for all five of the More Slugcats ca |
| Watcher 1.5 Coming September 25th | 2025-09-12 | Hey Slugcats, Some of you may of heard that Rain World: The Watcher is coming to consoles on September 25th!Well PC players are not left behind in the ripple with consoles. On the same day, there is also a content update alongside the console launch which includes but not limited to new asurrtcee, oerl, and redacted. The final chapter to the Watcher’s story is almost here. - riv otter |
| Slugcats Have Invaded Nanomon | 2025-06-24 | Hey slugcats, While we’re still working on bringing Rain World: The Watcher to consoles, I have something else for you! The slugcats have invaded another title: Nanomon! Nanomon are tiny, virtual pets who hang out in the corner of your screen. Train, explore, discover, and play with your Nanomon so they can evolve into the perfect companion! Only the best, most attentive trainers will help their Nanomon achieve their life goal! And yes, you’ll be able to raise and train a slugcat in Nanomon! However, there is something secret you must do in order to have the slugcat appear. Something to… decipher… For the first 100 people who decipher the cod |
| Patch Notes (1.10.4) - Updating Korean and Russian Localization and More | 2025-05-13 | Hey Slugcats, We have released a new patch which updated Korean and Russian localization, disabled warp fatigue in Daemon area, and more! You can read the full patch notes below. Patch Notes Updated Korean and Russian localization Disabled warp fatigue in Daemon area Changed Basilisk lizards to not apply their effects while unconscious Fixed warps playing their opening sound effect repeatedly while open, rather than just once Fixed objects that are supposed to be filtered out in presence of a warp, not getting filtered out Fixed Hunter and Monk endings not displaying properly if playing in low quality mode Fixed being unable to open the map f |
| Patch Notes (1.10.3) - Fixing Crash and Small Environmental Changes | 2025-04-29 | Hey slugcats, New patch alert! This patch fixes a constant game crash in Rusted Wrecks, prevents being swarmed by locusts immediately upon warping into a place that contains them, and more. If you want to read more about the patch, I’ll write the full patch notes below. Patch Notes Fixed a consistent game crash in one of the areas in Rusted Wrecks. Prevent being swarmed by locusts immediately upon warping into a place that contains them. Ripple tears will no longer spawn inside shelters and some other key areas in the campaign. Fixed some scenarios where it was possible to create multiple player-created warps within the same room. Fixed some |
| Patch Notes (1.10.2) - Tweaking behaviors and minimaps | 2025-04-15 | Hey slugcats, We have released a patch which tweaks the behaviors and mechanics of a number of creatures, warp points being displayed on the mini-map, fixing some crashes that affected Arena and Challenge modes, and more. You can read the full patch notes below. Many new tweaks to the behaviors and mechanics of a number of creatures (Barnacles, Locusts, Moths, Watcher-campaign lizards) Warp points are now displayed on the mini-map Some extra and clearer progression hints on the warp point region map Some adjustments to creature spawns Fixed some crashes that affected Arena and Challenge modes Fixed mini-maps that were not rendering properly i |
| Five Days After The Watcher Launch | 2025-04-02 | Hey slugcats, I’m Joseph, but some of you know me as riv otter, and I’m the community manager for Akupara Games. Rain World was actually where I got my start for community management with Rain World Art Month and Anniversary events! Hope you have been enjoying playing Rain World: The Watcher. Exploring the new mechanics that the Watcher brings with them to traverse through the hazardous regions. I do want to take the opportunity to speak about some of the plans for the future of The Watcher. Bugfixes If you’ve ever wondered who goes through all the feedback and bug reports after a big release like this one– well, the answer is me!. I do want |