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Abiotic Factor — patch notes and updates

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SR #24: Second Look at Cosmic Companions2026-04-28Greetings, esteemed colleagues! Once more we gather in pursuit of knowledge, progress, and a glimpse or two of what awaits eager scientists in our imminent update. In this Status Report, we introduce our latest Roadmap, and investigate the ins, outs, ups, downs and dimensionally ambiguous directions of a major new feature: the Chemistry System. Updated Roadmap! Those valued researchers who closely monitor our Roadmap will discover that a new Community Update has materialized. Diligent observers will also note that some of the update timing has shifted some to accommodate the new and expanded content to ensure we deliver quality updates chock-
Peer Review #172026-03-30Greetings, esteemed colleagues! A new Peer Review is here! This time highlighting the lankiest IS there is (that we know of). Let’s venture into the fog, together! Composer by Coko on Steam Chibi Composer by AscentToHecc on Reddit Composer by GOpencyprep on Reddit Guy by AndieBirdjesus on Discord Composer made for Historical_Punk on Steam Composition by RazePilot on Steam Silly Creature by Sens on Discord Unforeseen Consequences by Jan on Steam Window Composer by cuboid consumer on Discord Curious about the cover for this Peer Review? Good, because we’ve got to send you to your browser to check out this- Mind Blowing 8ft Tall (roughly) Compos
SR #23: First Look at the Cosmic Companions Update2026-03-15Greetings, esteemed colleagues! We convene again under the umbrella of science to peer boldly into the cosmos at upcoming discoveries and wonders… also known as a Status Report. New Roadmap Coming Soon! Ripping the bandage off at the start here, the new roadmap image wasn’t ready in time for this Status Report! A real bummer but at least we can lay out some of what’s planned for this next update - with GIFS. The main change we wanted to talk about with the new roadmap is that Pets 2.0 is moving up to the Spring Update, Cosmic Companions! So let’s get into some details on what you can expect from your peculiar pals! Pets 2.0 You will likely ha
Peer Review #162026-02-28Greetings, esteemed colleagues! Valentine's Day has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t use this Peer Review to celebrate one of our top three healthiest relationships. Yes, she’s a bit frigid but that’s just part of the charm. A Chill Ran Down Our Spine by kokVuk on Discord Theories & Krasue Sketch by Void Wanderer on Discord Krasue by Blooberton on Discord Krasue by 4slugcats on Discord Krasue by floortank.avi on Steam Krasue by NutmanButtman on Reddit Krasue made by piligrim on Discord Right Behind Me by Internet_trash on Steam Friendship Ended by NoRED on Discord Sorry, looks like we accidentally shared a bunch of blank pngs. We
Happy Lunar New Year (Sale)!2026-02-13Happy Lunar New Year, esteemed colleagues! It's also the year of the horse now! So to celebrate, we had one of our Epimedical Bionomicists ride a peccary like a noble steed. Unfortunately, he was promptly thrown off. It seems residences of certain Anteverses are not quite ready to be mounted. Research on that will need to continue at a later date… a much later date. But we are ready to be on sale for the next two weeks! There are some Status Reports coming your way soon, so keep your eyes peeled, scientists. Onward -- to science. Join the Scientific Community! Discord where you can find tips, tricks and other scientists to escape the facility
Peer Review #152026-01-31Greetings, esteemed colleagues! New year, new Abiotic Factor! Well, new systems in the works, anyway. But we’ll talk about those in another post. For now, fan art! Abe the DBZ Fan by Ormstone on Discord Abe's Hair by Kailunsite on Steam Kamen Rider Forms by Fennec on Discord Janet With The Face by Mura on Discord Vocaloid by Mura on Discord Stand by Sewer Monk on Discord Kawaii Leyak by Doreans on Steam Leyak Ghost by reKoil_smoll on Steam Leyak Miku(S) by MeoChine on Steam Miku Reaper by Palladium346 on Discord T-Posing Leyak(D) by Seraphin_The_Bat on Discord Thanks for joining us for this month’s Peer Review. Update news is soon to come, so
Peer Review #142025-12-26Season’s greetings, esteemed colleagues! This is it! The final fan art Friday, if you would, of the year. You would? Much appreciated. And we’re ending it with a bang! We're doing creations made by our scientists and for our scientists in the spirit of giving. But first... We want to wish everyone Happy Holidays from all of us at Deep Field Games. Thank you for making this year one for the history (and science) books. See you in 1996 - and the many portal worlds beyond! Now... onto the creations! Very Abiotic Holidays by Redmond_TJacks on Reddit Abiotic Chill by Грена on Steam Happy Holidays by zombieqwing on Reddit Christmas For The Entities
Hotfix 1.2.0.230232025-12-17Greetings Shoe-Hunters! Here’s a hotfix for a stocking-full of issues introduced in Holiday Cryosphere. Please remove your mods before updating as they may cause crashes. If you are experiencing crashes or other issues and have any third-party mods installed (such as those found at NexusMods), please try uninstalling the mods before attempting to run the game again. You may want to completely clear your files and reinstall the game, as there’s been cases where an uninstalled mod still leaves some sneaky files behind. Please update your game and servers when you get a moment away from scientific study. If you’re on Steam and don't receive an u
1.2 - Holiday Cryosphere2025-12-15Seasons greetings, esteemed colleagues! Come, gather round the fire and put some coffee in that coffee hole. Let’s get cozy as we wander into the magical world of Abiotic Factor’s winter update! Fireplace Dev Vlog Firstly, the shortest ever vlog from Zag and Criss, who barely even talk about the update. Mainly wishing you a warm holiday. You don’t actually click on these vlogs to hear about the game, do you? Holiday Cryosphere Step into this magical world and onto the train platform (DO NOT STEP OFF THE TRAIN PLATFORM) and into this snowy world and uncover the story behind these new Immurement Subjects. … And snag some furniture while you’re
Peer Review #132025-12-02Greetings, esteemed colleagues! Well done to all the Somatic Gastrologists who successfully put their fellow scientists into food comas last week! So much so that we overslept a little on this Peer Review, where we would like to thank all of the scientists of Anteverse-268 who have taken their research into the third dimension through their fabulous fashion and food stuffs! Ela Goes to the Rave by worksafe_dp on Reddit Abe and Janet Go to the Rave by worksafe_dp on Reddit Ready for Research by sebbyling on Discord Gumdrop Cookies by K3rr4r on Reddit DnD AbF by SoulsDrake on Discord Glowing Gateau by Vazzy on Discord Making Their Way by PeganX
Nominate Abiotic Factor for "Better with Friends" at the Steam Awards!2025-11-27Greetings, esteemed colleagues!You and your peers have survived through trials and tribulations! You have invented, collaborated and brain-synced together. Can such scientific endeavors ever be adequately celebrated? Maybe in the form of a Nobel prize. But this is Steam, so we'll aim a smidge lower.Instead, how about we all go for the Better With Friends category at the Steam Awards!?If you feel like you really want to stretch your mental processes, you can nominate us for Game of the Year as well. We aren't going to stop you.That's it for this announcement but keep an eye out, we have a few things on the way for you which may be coming soone
1.1 - Community Update #32025-11-03Greetings, esteemed colleagues! Time for Community Update #3! We’ve just dropped a new update that focuses on community feedback, new difficulty modes for the truly hardcore, some craftable exercise equipment, and MORE! First, a vlog from Zag & Criss, as per usual, summarizing the update and inducing scientific levels of cringe upon some of the more susceptible scientists. And of course, if you want even more information, read on below, too! Challenge Accepted Introducing… Hardcore Difficulty and Iron Mode! “What are those?” we hear you ask (you should really disable that microphone). Hardcore Mode is a forced-Apocalyptic difficulty mode wher
Peer Review #122025-10-31Greetings, esteemed colleagues! 🎃 Science in general can be pretty scary. Chemistry? Horrifying. Physics? Don’t even get us started. All that aside, this October Peer Review is for scientific creations which fit a more classic spooky vibe. It’s an important day, so this one’s a bit of a doozy! Grab some pumpkin coffee and strap in. Composer by A. Waffle on Discord Leyak Painting by CICI on Discord GATE Pumpkin by Sinnroy117 on Discord Archdominator by Synaptiska Avgrunden on Steam At Reaper's Door by MeoChine on Discord My Witch by hm.hom. on Steam Settlers of Canaan by MagicaJesta on Discord A Chill Creeps In by ЯНДЕКС ПОХОРОНЫ on Steam Sap
1.1+ Roadmap2025-10-12Greetings, esteemed colleagues! We’ve put together a vlog detailing some of the roadmap, talking about our future plans, and more! ROADMAP UPDATE This is a living roadmap so, of course, subject to change. We’re all at the whims of aberrant meteorological phenomena and that one crazy idea that the lead computer scientist ran off into the woods to chase. But for the most part we plan to stay generally on track here. Free Weekend Unfortunately we have to postpone the try-before-you-buy free weekend. We apologize to anyone who was hoping to check out the game during this short window. We will still be discounting the game during these dates, so a
Vote for Abiotic Factor!2025-10-06🕹️We've Been Nominated! Greetings, award winning scientists! Abiotic Factor has been nominated for both “Best Indie Game” and “PC Game of the Year” at the Golden Joystick Awards 2025! If you'd like to add your vote to either or both of these categories, then get those scientific digits moving and... CAST YOUR VOTE HERE! Voting closes at 5pm PDT / 8pm EDT / midnight BST on October 31st, 2025 (yes, events coming to a close are very spooky indeed 🎃) so be sure to get your opinions in there before the ghosts (or █████ get you! Onward -- to science. Join the Scientific Community! Discord Newsletter YouTube Bluesky Twitter Join the Research Divis
Peer Review #112025-09-30Greetings, esteemed colleagues! This Peer Review is for our creative chemists, scientific technicians working with their hands! Snow Pest by HRNGH on Discord Spikey Potato by arkkumanu on Steam Abiotic Nail Art by Fluval Geyser on Steam Bobblehead by Mellewad on Discord Cell and Energy by Taters on Discord Coffee Hole by meatshieldmaiden on Discord Tattoos by Commander Crowbar on Discord Royal Coin by Ericbas on Discord Geared Up by Q on Discord Cosplay by Twitch_unfling on Steam Day One At GATE by IE0096 on Steam ID Cards by Dr.V on Discord Keychains by 추룡 on Discord Leyak by thorjasavull on Discord Lighter by Fairywinkkle on Discord Pest by
Hotfix 1.0.0.211842025-09-29Greetings, scientist! This hotfix is an update to our networking systems backend for stability and shouldn't affect gameplay in any noticeable way. Please remove your mods before updating as they may cause crashes. If you are experiencing crashes or other issues and have any third-party mods installed (such as those found at NexusMods), please try uninstalling the mods before attempting to run the game again. You may want to completely clear your files and reinstall the game, as there’s been cases where an uninstalled mod still leaves some sneaky files behind. Please update your game and servers when you get a moment away from scientific stud
A Scientific Survey2025-09-21Greetings, esteemed colleagues! We have a very scientific survey for you, because we know how much scientists love surveys. Especially when they’re about the future of Abiotic Factor! If you’ve got any opinions on what you’d like to see out of future updates to Abiotic Factor - and beyond, fill out this - 📝 Scientific Survey! It’s quite short and it’ll be open for about 2 weeks, so get in there! Thank you, scientists, for your contribution to this study! We’ll see you again real soon, with a new roadmap in hand. Until then… Onward -- to science! Join the Scientific Community! Discord Newsletter YouTube Bluesky Twitter You can also join the R
Hotfix 1.0.0.210352025-09-02Greetings, scientific geniuses! Today we're putting out another small hotfix which addresses two specific issues with enemy behavior. Please remove your mods before updating as they may cause crashes. If you are experiencing crashes or other issues and have any third-party mods installed (such as those found at NexusMods), please try uninstalling the mods before attempting to run the game again. You may want to completely clear your files and reinstall the game, as there’s been cases where an uninstalled mod still leaves some sneaky files behind. Please update your game and servers when you get a moment away from scientific study. If you’re o
Peer Review #102025-08-31Greetings, esteemed colleagues! Today is a day to celebrate the rats. Lab Rattt by Sijjy.jpeg on Discord Hasta Ratria by Uni on Discord Big Guy Little Guy by Erfling on Discord Boom by Kailunsite on Steam Brains by Ara on Discord https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3545180029&searchtext=rat Rat Crashes by cheesevend0r on Discord Le Mood, Granatus and Wait Cant More No by WildWolfGary on Discord Hasta Tria by evilkitty420 on Discord Inquisitor & Boom by Quasar on Discord Lab Rat by Mura on Discord The Order by the lord of beef on Steam Jinxsy The Rat by jinxsy the spider on Discord We'll Meet Again by SerafimSirin on Steam T