Holdfast: Nations At War — patch notes and updates
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| Holdfast: American Revolution! Releasing June 11th | 2026-04-30 | For Liberty & Freedom! The next major expansion for the game Holdfast: American Revolution will be releasing on June 11th for free as a show of thanks to our beloved community. Get ready to take a small step back in time to engage in this massive Revolutionary War update and all it has to offer.Take a watch of the announcement trailer for a first sneak peak at what's to come.We'll also be celebrating the 250th anniversary in style with a limited time tug of war event in which players can contribute score to their chosen side with the winning faction at the end having a themed piece of content added into the game. You can already pre-enlist in |
| Fixes & Additions! Age Of Sail | 2026-03-12 | It has been a week since the release of Holdfast: Age Of Sail and what a week it has been. Not only did we set a new Steam concurrent player peak record but we also smashed through the Naval concurrent players record not once but twice!Today we're dishing out a few additions and some fixes to tackle the more troublesome bugs some players have been facing on PC and Console. From bugged water causing mega Tsunami's to Sailors sliding aboard we've done our best to tackle em all.One addition worth mentioning with this fix and one that we're certain will be most welcomed is the introduction of new sustained notes for the instruments. This will all |
| Shilling Boost! Game Sale & Player Records | 2026-03-08 | Holdfast: Age Of Sail released on March 6th 2026 to roaring success! Already we have broken our all time Naval concurrent player count record by a country mile with an impressive 5,000+ players connecting to the game and sailing the seven seas.To celebrate this, Holdfast is now on sale at a whopping 50% off alongside the games DLC's and bundles now available at a discounted price. There's no better time than now to hop on Holdfast and crew the decks with your friends. Holdfast Base GameAge Of Sail BundleThe celebrations don't end there either! We'll also be dishing out a huge Shilling and XP increase for Daily Missions in-game across the next |
| Holdfast: Age Of Sail - Out Now! | 2026-03-05 | The time has finally arrived! Prepare to embark and set sail to earn your shillings fighting for Britain, France and the newly introduced Spain or the Plundering Privateers. Age Of Sail is a major expansion for Holdfast, releasing for free as a show of thanks to our beloved community. It is a result of over a year's worth of work, completely reinventing the naval side of the game.A Taste Of What's Here Master the fleet and command 7 different vessels, including the brand new 8-Gun Corvette and 17-Gun Brig Sloop and crew the decks with a variety of classes with unique weaponry, tools and abilities. 15 entirely new maps have been introduced, an |
| Holdfast! Age Of Sail Releasing March 5th | 2026-02-13 | All hands on deck! The Spanish navy is arriving to the oceans of Holdfast along with the free Age Of Sail expansion on March 5th 2026. Available cross-platform on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S | X.They'll be joining the British, French and Privateers on the seven seas and feature unique uniforms, music and voice lines ready for any aspiring Spaniard to hop aboard and set sail for the Armada. If you haven't yet already watched the teaser trailer be sure to check it out below before reading the rest of the post.Holdfast: Age Of Sail will release for free as a show of thanks for the communities continued support. Players across all plat |
| Very Scottish Christmas! Update Released. | 2025-12-17 | Christmas has officially arrived and this year it's packed full of Scottish festive cheer. A Very Scottish Christmas is here and tis certainly going to be an unforgettable season with the new kilted fellows on the battlefields along with 5 new Scotland themed maps making their way to the game this update. The '12 Days Of Holdfast' limited time event also begins with the release of this update. Starting from December 17th until January 12th you'll be able to hop on and complete 12 challenges with rewards and unique unlocks. Be sure to take a read of the full blog for a complete view of you're getting for Christmas this year.Highland Battlefiel |
| A Very Scottish Christmas - Announcement | 2025-12-05 | The highland bells are ringing and the men are ready to give em some Scottish steel. On December 17th 2025 the tartan army is coming to Holdfast. 🏴They'll be bringing with them new thematic maps, including one special siege scenario, uniforms, a unique musket and backpack plus a whole sleigh-full of new festive orders for the 12 days of Holdfast limited time event.Come chat with us on Discord while we await their glorious arrival. discord.gg/holdfastgame - Anvil Game Studios Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Walki, Jackson, Harper, Storey, UberJuice, Stan, Gest, Matt, Grandayy, Charles :Cute_Rat:, Ted, Winston (The Cat) & Nelson (The Other |
| News. Christmas & Naval Expansion | 2025-11-21 | We've been working overtime polishing off the next major expansion coming to the game, Holdfast: Age of Sail. Thanks to the exceptional response to the console release what was planned to be a major update soon turned into a full expansion with new factions, maps, a new ship, gamemode, mechanics, roleplay features and much more.The team is committed to releasing a full experience worthy of the seven seas and while we're close to finishing this kraken sized update some further refinements and appropriate testing time is required. It is with this commitment that unfortunately Holdfast: Age of Sail will now have a new scheduled release date for |
| Holdfast Halloween! Increased XP Event. | 2025-10-28 | That time of the year again has come around... Fred and his minions begin their invasion of the Holdfast battlefields from the 28th of October until the 9th of November. 💀During this spooky period, players will be able to equip unique Fred cursed versions of heads found within the game. These ghoul like faces bring a fright to all that encounter them on the battlefield and feature unique voice lines and gestures.To further celebrate Holdfast Halloween we'll be running an 1.5x increased XP event starting also from the 28th of October and finishing on the 4th of November. It's a great opportunity to hop on and gather some additional levels for |
| Third Person Shooter Fest! Game Sale. | 2025-08-25 | Steam’s Third Person Shooter Fest is here! To celebrate Holdfast’s participation in the fest Holdfast and all its DLCs will be be available for purchase on Steam at up to 20% off until September 1st 2025. With the release of Holdfast onto Xbox and Playstation consoles there’s never been a better time to enlist and fight today with thousands of other players across various platforms battling it out on multiple fronts. So stop your inquisition and wait no longer, join the great Holdfast community today!Age Of Sail AnnouncedIf you didn’t already see the news Holdfast’s latest free major expansion will be coming to the games Naval Warfare front b |
| Holdfast: Age Of Sail - Announcement | 2025-08-21 | Raise the black flag, capture and plunder ships or take a break with some ranting and roaring by singing along with the new accordion instrument in this massive expansion coming to Holdfast’s naval front. Welcome to the Age Of Sail.Holdfast: Age Of Sail will release for free as a show of thanks for the outstanding response to the games console release. Players across all platforms will be able to crew up and set sail before the year ends. We’ll be teasing more out in the coming months so be sure to stay up to date on our socials.Before taking a deep dive into some of what this massive expansion will offer below, have a watch of the Holdfast: |
| Holdfast Heads To Gamescom! Join Us | 2025-08-15 | Holdfast heads to Gamescom 2025! Come join us at Gamescom in Cologne, we’ll be located at Hall 10.2, Stand D023 with plenty of fanfare and exclusive reveals, if you’re passing through be sure to drop by you can even hop on Holdfast for a few games while you’re there too.. Being able to attend events like these has always been something we’ve wanted to do for some time now, interacting in person with the community and spreading the good word of Holdfast is a pleasure for us all. For those attending on Thursday, August 21st you’ll also be able to join us for an exclusive first time reveal of the next major update coming to the game before the y |
| New Record! 9,700+ Concurrent Players | 2025-07-15 | After smashing through our concurrent player count record (previously 3,400) with a whopping 6,400+ players on launch day we then went on to set the ceiling even higher, breaking our record another 3 times and capping off the weekend with a 9,700+ concurrent player peak. We're most impressed! Similarly, the official Holdfast Discord server has been flooded with fellows joining our great community, a massive 10,000+ new members have joined since July 9th on release day. Feel free to join us over there, there's plenty for you to get involved with or even to just post a screenshot or two, we'd love to see them. discord.gg/holdfastgame Since rele |
| Holdfast Breaks Concurrent Player Peak! | 2025-07-10 | Steel has been given! Holdfast has broken it's all time concurrent player count record with a whopping 6,500+ peak on launch day. The massive response to the games console release has been exceptional and a real joy to see everyone getting stuck in with some Holdfast goodness. Yesterday will be a day to remember for a long time for all of us at Anvil Game Studios.We were also delighted to see that Holdfast made its way onto the best sellers list for the Playstation store, an achievement we're extremely proud of. We've seen equally as impressive results on the Xbox front with absolute troves of new soldiers making their way onto the big beauti |
| Holdfast On Consoles! Game Release | 2025-07-09 | The day has finally arrived! Give 'em steel lads. Holdfast is OUT NOW with full crossplay support on the Xbox Series S / X, PlayStation 5 and Steam with over 150+ players all battling it out in one big beautiful battlefield across various devices. Watch the official release trailerHoldfast goes way beyond just muskets, it is a thriving community of players from all across the globe with a passion for history, gaming and above all fun. From land to sea you'll always find fellows to fight alongside. Now, with this release, players on Steam, Xbox and Playstation devices will be able to simultaneously connect to the same servers with full crosspl |
| Game Update! Crossplay Sync | 2025-07-03 | Holdfast updated! Fresh off the development line we have a whole barrel load of features and improvements making their way into the game as we sync things up ready for the long awaited crossplay update. Holdfast: Nations At War will be coming to Xbox Series S / X and PlayStation 5 / Pro on July 9th 2025. Before taking a read of the blog, if you haven't already be sure to watch the official release date announcement trailer for Holdfast on consoles.Features & ImprovementsAs we near ever closer to the massive crossplay release the team has been hard at work polishing off some final changes to the game to make it even more accessible. The brand |
| Summer Sale! Increased XP Event | 2025-06-26 | The 'Summer of Holdfast' is here! Leading into the Xbox & Playstation releases on July 9th 2025 Holdfast will be on sale on Steam at a whopping 75% off! Enlist to fight the foe today and earn your 40 shillings from the King. You can also take this opportunity to purchase the games DLC's at a discounted price too. From ornately decorated firearms to dashing uniforms our cosmetic only purchasable content has you covered. Base GameBlackpowder FirearmsCollectors Edition Increased XP!Starting June 26th and running until July 10th. Holdfast enjoyers will be able to gather an increased 1.5x XP while playing on Official servers. Use this opportunity |
| Game Update! Tweaks & Balances V2 | 2025-06-18 | Firstly a thank you to the community for the amazing response we've had since announcing that Holdfast: Nations At War will be coming to Xbox Series S / X and PlayStation 5 / Pro on July 9th 2025. Before taking a read of the blog, if you haven't already be sure to watch the official release date announcement trailer for Holdfast on consoles. As we approach the ever so exciting console release, we're here to dish out a few more tweaks and balances to further prepare the game for launch day. Featuring new quality of life improvements, gameplay tweaks and a load of bug fixes.QOL & Gameplay A small focus of the update was to improve the squad cam |
| Holdfast On Consoles! Major Announcement | 2025-06-13 | The time has finally come to make an announcement or two that we here at Anvil Game Studios have been very eager to give for some time now. Prepare to.. Give em steel! On July 9th 2025 Holdfast will be released onto consoles with full crossplay support and will be available on the Xbox Series S / X and the PlayStation 5 / Pro with over 150+ players all battling it out across various devices. This all comes as a direct result of our ongoing efforts to bring the game into the new era and to an even greater audience. Now more than ever players across the globe will be able to hop on Holdfast with their preferred platform and enlist for the King’ |
| Game Update! Tweaks & Balances | 2025-05-28 | Holdfast updated! Continuing strong in our mission of polishing up the game and making it ever more accessible we’re pleased to announce the release of this next update. Featuring a plethora of quality of life features, optimisations and bug fixes, this release steers us ever closer to completing our mission and eventually what will be one of Holdfast’s biggest releases to date. More on that in future posts, for now take a look at everything coming with this update down below. QOL & Gameplay Quality of life was a key focus of this release. Keeping the game fresh and up to par with modern standards is a key element required to bring Holdfast i |