Niche - a genetics survival game — 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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| Hotfix | 2025-10-07 | This is just a small hotfix to fix a security vulnerability of the unity engine. |
| Bearyena Plush | 2023-11-16 | Dear pack It’s been a while and we hope you have been doing well :) We have some exciting news to share with you today 🎉 We teamed up with Makeship to produce more cute new Niche merch. Is it a bear? Is it a hyena? Even worse, it's a Bearyena! Who among us has not hasn't fallen prey to them on our adventures? Luckily this one's still a baby, so we should be safe (for now). We might actually be safe for good, because these plushies will only be produced if at least 200 people order one until December 3rd. So if you want to help unleash the Bearyena calamity on the world, please make sure to order yours asap ❤️ https://www.makeship.com/product |
| Niche Plush & Merch Kickstarter | 2022-05-12 | Dear pack We wanted to give you a quick heads-up that we launched a Kickstarter campaign for an Adam plush and lots of other Niche merch :D Many of the rewards have been created by Niche community members. We're already close to reaching our funding goal, with stretch goals waiting to be unlocked 😸 Please make sure to take a look 💖 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strayfawnstudio/adam-plushies Cheers & Thanks, Stray Fawn Studio |
| Updated news section | 2022-05-10 | Updated news section with Niche merch Kickstarter |
| Out now: New game 'Niche - Breed and Evolve' on iOS/Android & Niche on Xbox | 2021-06-24 | Dear pack We have two exciting news to share with you :D First: Niche has been released on Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X! You can check it out here. Second: Our first ever mobile game, Niche - Breed and Evolve was just released on iOS and Android! It took us a lot longer than we imagined to finish Breed and Evolve. It was planned to be a tiny project but in the end we worked on it over the course of two years! But now that it’s done, we really love how it turned out. It’s quite different from the original Niche. This time the focus is fully on the breeding mechanics and not on survival. It’s a chill casual game about building up your own pack, |
| Niche News & How to recover lost save files on Mac | 2021-02-26 | Hi Pack! First of all, we wanted to give you a quick heads-up about all the things that are currently happening in the Niche universe :) - We are porting Niche to Xbox1 and PS4. - We will soon release 'Niche - Breed and Evolve' (a new Niche game for mobile that focuses mostly on breeding and less on survival) - We are soon running a Kickstarter for Adam plushies (and they turned out super cute!) - We are writing a draft for a book with an author about the story of Adam's sister Nara (though this is still very WIP and we're not sure what will happen with it) - And Philomena (Niche's lead game designer) started programming a new Niche-related p |
| Simplified Chinese Update and Winter Sale | 2020-12-21 | Dear pack, Today we released a new update for Niche: a completely new Simplified Chinese localization done by our partner WhisperGames. We also fixed a bug where status effects were no longer visible when the Nicheling is underwater. To celebrate, the game will have a -60% discount during Steam Winter festival. We wish you all happy holidays and a great start into 2021 :) Cheers! Stray Fawn Studio |
| Our friends from Slug Disco just released their game Beetle Uprising | 2020-11-05 | Dear pack As indie developers it's very important to support fellow devs when they finally launch their game after many years of work :) So we want to go ahead and give a shoutout to our friends from Slug Disco who just released their game pet/strategy/genetics simulator Beetle Uprising from Early Access to Full Release on Steam today. It didn’t do too great at launch in 2017 and they’re trying to breathe new life into it. There have been some big changes for this release so if you’re into beetles, pet games, Real Time Tactics, or if you happen to be in the market for a really quite in-depth genetics simulator (which I'm pretty sure you are ; |
| Our new game The Wandering Village just launched on Kickstarter! | 2020-10-13 | Dear pack, We just launched the Kickstarter campaign for our next game: The Wandering Village! The Wandering Village is a brand-new city-building simulation game where you build a settlement on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Have a look at our trailer to get a feeling what the game is about: About the game Mysterious plants are spreading all over the earth, emitting toxic spores as they grow. A group of people seeks shelter on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Becoming their leader, players build both their settlement and a symbiotic relationship with the gentle beast to survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-ap |
| Loyalty discount for Wingspan | 2020-09-17 | Our good friends over at Monster Couch have released their digital edition of Wingspan today, and we've teamed up with them to offer a special 10% discount for all Niche owners on top of their launch offer. If you've not heard of it before, Wingspan is a relaxing strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each beautiful bird that you add to your preserve makes you better at laying eggs, drawing cards, or gathering food. Many of the 170 unique birds have powers that echo real life: your hawks will hunt, your pelicans will fish, and your geese will form a flock. Check out their trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNmg0sJRn_I An |
| Niche is out now on Nintendo Switch! | 2020-09-03 | Dear pack Today is the day, Niche has just been released on Nintendo Switch! It would be amazing if you could help us spread the word about the launch. And as a little thanks all of these options also include a Switch key raffle! Retweet the announcement tweet Share the Facebook announcement Comment & like our announcement on Instagram Join our Discord and leave a comment in the #giveaway channel Thanks for your support, The Stray Fawn Team |
| Niche coming to Switch celebration sale | 2020-08-21 | Dear pack Did you know that we’re currently porting Niche to Switch :D? And we now finally have a release date: September 3rd 2020! This took so much more work and time than we expected. Reworking the UI, adding controller support, making it run smoothly. But we have finally arrived at a version that we enjoy playing on Switch just as much as on PC. And we hope you will like it too :) In case you are interested to buy Niche on Switch: You get a 10% discount if you pre-order on the Nintendo eShop before the game launches on September 3rd! https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/niche-a-genetics-survival-game-switch/ To celebrate the occasion Nic |
| Our second game Nimbatus just launched on Steam! | 2020-05-14 | Dear pack Our studio has just released its second game on Steam :D It’s called Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor https://store.steampowered.com/app/383840/Nimbatus__The_Space_Drone_Constructor/ Here is a gameplay overview video we put together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXWlxelXCrg Nimbatus is a game about building your own drones and sending them out on missions. While the setting (space) is quite different from Niche, they share quite a few gameplay aspects and genres. If you own Niche on Steam, you get 10% off Nimbatus during the next 2 weeks, loyalty discount. Together with the launch week discount, that means 35% off! Cheers, |
| Achievement Hotfix | 2019-10-15 | Dear pack, We just uploaded a hotfix to fix the steam achievements. It seems like the last update broke the achievements. They should now work again. Unfortunately you have to redo the required actions for some achievements to trigger. Thanks for reporting these issues! The Stray Fawn team |
| Niche 3rd Birthday - Sale and Awesome News | 2019-09-20 | Dear pack Niche just turned 3 years old! And we have some special news to share with you today. We're currently porting Niche to Nintendo Switch. AND! we're working on a brand-new Niche mobile game! Both are planned to be released in 2020 :D Want to chat about the these awesome news with us and other players? Come visit us in our forums. To celebrate the birthday, Niche is now 30% off! Also, in case you missed it, Niche is now available for schools for free! Thanks for your support, The Stray Fawn Team |
| Niche is now free for schools & teachers! | 2019-08-11 | Dear pack Niche is now available for schools and teachers for free! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25155836/5de80085bf96d520293adfa55136e78dc4ab10c7.png When the game was released, we started receiving requests from teachers about buying educational licences. After considering all the options we decided to give them the game for free instead. This is our way of saying thank you for all the support we received along the way. Niche wouldn't exist without its Kickstarter and without the people who trusted us enough to buy it during early access. Thank you all for making this possible :) All infos can be found |
| Hotfix 1.2.1 | 2019-07-26 | Hey folks We just uploaded a hotfix (1.2.1) to fix the Japanese Tutorial texts. Thanks for reporting this bug! Cheers and Thanks, Stray Fawn Studio |
| New free update - Sandbox Settings is out! | 2019-07-24 | Dear pack The sandbox settings update is now available to play for everybody! A huge thanks to all of you who helped us with the testing and reported bugs. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25155836/12e62ce3a95d1f0c52a2398e1ea16015b60ea238.gif This update is all about changing the sandbox mode according to your preferences: Deciding how old your animals can get, designing your starter animals, setting your own goals, etc. All important new features can be seen in this update video on Youtube. But there is plenty more! The complete patch notes can be found in our forums. Another important addition: Niche is now |
| Niche - 40% off during autumn sale | 2018-11-21 | Dear pack member If you down own Niche yet (or want to get it for a friend), this is your call! The game is 40% off during the Steam autumn sale, starting now. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25155836/cacdcfa6e69785099591474630202a274be66da2.jpg On other news, we have started to work on a big new update: Customization options for the sandbox mode! This means that you will soon be able change settings, such as how long an animal lives and what your starting pair looks like. Do you have ideas for cool settings we should add? Come join us in the Niche forums! Cheers & Thanks, Stray Fawn Studio PS: Our other gam |
| New update - Wings & Whale Island is out! | 2018-06-18 | Hey pack :) The new update featuring wings and the whale island is now live. A huge thanks to everyone who helped with the bug testing |