Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Trine4 v1.1.0 (build 10480) | 2026-01-08 | Patch notes: Fixed some FBX processing issues that caused graphical glitches in few places, especially the first two levels of the DLC Fixed a bug where lever progress animation could display incorrectly Fixed a possible crash when leaving online menus quickly after starting a game search Adjusted DLC level selection menu locked images to better match the rest of the game |
| Minor Update 30.12.2025 | 2025-12-30 | Updated the game to better support cross-platform play. You can now also link your Steam account to your Epic Game Store account, and your friend invites and achievements will work across both storefronts. If you don't want to do this, you can opt out of it when prompted at the start of the game. Our earlier build is also still accessible behind a beta branch, and you can access it with the steps below: 1) Right click Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince in your library on Steam 2) Go to Properties... -> Betas and select the branch from the Beta Participation dropdown menu. 3) Select the from the Beta Participation dropdown menu above 4) The game sh |
| Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Update #2 (Patch v.1.0.4) | 2023-11-16 | We are happy to publish Patch 1.0.4 for Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy on all platforms today! With this patch, players on PC, Xbox and Nintendo Switch will finally be able to play together. Here is the full changelog: Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Update #2 (Patch v.1.0.4) Major Fixes / Additions: Crossplay added between all of the following platforms in public and private games: All different PC storefronts, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series. Virtual keyboard enabled for consoles for password input, allowing private games to support Crossplay. Invite feature added (does not support Crossplay!). Invites enabled for all consoles, within |
| Celebrate our heroes with us in the new accolades trailer for Trine 5! | 2023-10-19 | Once again Pontius, Zoya, and Amadeus were successful, finding a way to not only save the kingdom but also win the hearts of players and critics alike. With media outlets like IGN, Videochums, and Screen Rant - just to name a few - sharing positive words about Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy, we are delighted to share those with you as well! Not just media but the whole community have enjoyed the game, mirrored by the ratings on Metacritic (ranking from 79-81) and Steam (an impressive 94% positive) alike. Here are some of our favorite quotes to celebrate Trine and its heroes: "One of the best co-op puzzle-platformer series out there" - IGN, 8 |
| Time's up! Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is OUT NOW! | 2023-08-31 | Vienna, Austria / Helsinki, Finland, August 31st, 2023: You will meet some friends, some foes, but all are unforgettable - Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is OUT NOW for PC, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One™, Xbox Series S/X™, and Nintendo Switch™. Watch the release trailer here: https://youtu.be/siieSV7z3sU! Traverse breathtaking landscapes in Trine's deepest and visually richest chapter to date, with an all-new cast of characters and the longest campaign of the series! Whether by yourself or playing with up to three friends in online and local co-op, the upgraded puzzle difficulty system keeps things fresh, adapting the challenge to t |
| Introducing Amadeus the Wizard, The Conjurer of Boxes in Trine 5's New Trailer! | 2023-08-23 | Vienna, Austria / Helsinki, Finland, August 23rd, 2023: Have you ever heard the story about the floating boxes? We are sure Trine's wonderful wizard Amadeus will tell you all about it! In the thrilling new character trailer released today, you will get another glimpse of the enchanting world of Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy and Amadeus' powers! Watch the new trailer here: https://youtu.be/E5pbs0StJss Amadeus is not only a married man and father of triplets but also the irreplaceable wizard of the crew, who helps his companions with summoning boxes and moving obstacles with his spells! With great responsibility comes great power? Well, almos |
| Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy | Couch Co-Op Trailer | 2023-08-14 | Let’s go, guys! Grab your controller and team up with up to three friends, online or offline, and push back the fearsome Clockwork army. The upgraded puzzle system keeps things fresh, adapting the challenge to the number of players as you traverse the breathtaking 2.5D landscapes in Trine’s latest chapter. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is coming to PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on August 31, and is available for pre-purchase now! https://youtu.be/tyn8DLKteXY Pre-Purchase Now :) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1436700/Trine_5_A_Clockwork_Conspiracy/ - Links & Info - Website: https://trine |
| Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Pre-Purchase is now available! | 2023-08-11 | Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Pre-Purchase is now available! Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Pre-Purchase has started! Make sure to grab your copy with a fantastic 20 % Pre-Purchase Discount before its release on August 31. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1436700/Trine_5_A_Clockwork_Conspiracy/ |
| Clever and elusive: Meet Zoya the Thief in the new Trine 5 trailer! | 2023-08-09 | Clever and elusive: meet Zoya the Thief in the new Trine 5 trailer! Meet the cunning lady of the trio: Zoya! Clever and elusive, Zoya the Thief pulls off manoeuvres with her bow, arrows, ropes, and her grappling hook enabling her to navigate through tricky situations. Now, she is leaving behind her life as an "Entrepreneur" to embark on new adventures in Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy! Watch the new trailer here: https://youtu.be/Ata6h1-zRc8 Clever and elusive, Zoya the Thief pulls off maneuvers with her bow, arrows, ropes, and grappling hook to make her way through tricky thiev... situations. If you hear a hooded figure saying "No time like |
| Meet Pontius the Knight in the new Trine 5 Trailer! | 2023-07-24 | He likes to fight and eat pie on August 31, 2023: Meet Pontius the Knight in the new Trine 5 Trailer! Vienna, Austria, July 24th, 2023: Glorious battles, shining armor, a sharp sword, and a trusty shield: That's the stuff that heroes are made of! Become a hero yourself when Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy releases on August 31st, 2023 on PC, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One™, Xbox Series S/X™, and Nintendo Switch™! For now, meet Pontius the Knight, Protector of the Realm and also the biggest pie lover the land has ever seen! A real frontline hero who is always going head first into battle to protect his friends. Watch the new trailer fo |
| THQ Nordic and Frozenbyte announce Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy! | 2023-04-12 | THQ Nordic GmbH and Frozenbyte are ready to send players on a new adventure: The Trine series is back and coming to PC, PS4™, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo® Switch! Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy will take Amadeus the Wizard, Zoya the Thief, and Pontius the Knight on their most action-packed journey in their fifth outing - and seems promising to become the best Trine game of the series! Puzzles will change difficulty according to the number of players, the game also offers a skill quest system, and new tactical multi-phase boss fights! This 2.5D puzzle-platforming game full of adventures is set in a fantastical fairytale world |
| Turkish language now available! (Build 8682) | 2021-03-29 | We have released a new patch update today for Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince and Melody of Mystery, which adds a new highly requested language: Turkish! The translation is thanks to our active Turkish community - thank you for your hard work and for making this possible! Let us know if you run into any issues after this patch update. You can contact us directly at support@frozenbyte.com or by posting in the Official Bug Thread. |
| New patch now available! (Build 8681) | 2021-02-08 | We have released a new patch update for Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince and Melody of Mystery, which contains fixes to multiplayer puzzles in Classic mode, crash fixes, and many others. Read full changelog below. Technical fixes Fixed a crash related to memory usage Fixed a crash related to a player leaving the game in multiplayer in a specific location Gameplay fixes and changes Multiple fixes to Classic mode puzzles in multiplayer Fixed online sync for objects in airflows Fixed an issue related to Reconnecting and increased the timeout period Fixed a respawn area in Snow Topped Heights to not be outside of fight area Fixed a respawn area in G |
| New patch now available! (Build 8580) | 2021-01-11 | We have released a new patch for Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince and Melody of Mystery, which contains some improvements to logging, fixes to crashes and level art, and a couple of other small fixes. Read full changelog below: Multiple crash fixes Improvements to logging Fixed an issue where the player name was displayed twice Fixed an issue where tutorial texts were displayed during cinematics Fixed art issues in multiple levels Let us know if you run into any issues after this patch update. You can let us know by contacting us directly at support@frozenbyte.com or by posting in the Official Bug Thread here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/6906 |
| Trine 4: Melody of Mystery Soundtrack and Free Trine 4 Artbook Now Available! | 2020-12-23 | With the recent release of the Melody of Mystery expansion to Trine 4, we've now also released the original soundtrack! The Melody of Mystery Soundtrack brings the latest Trine adventure to life! Listen closely and embrace the enchanted tunes as the Heroes of Trine venture through incredible dreamscapes, conjured by a mysterious spirit Melody and an alluring music box. The official soundtrack to the Melody of Mystery expansion campaign comes in at 32 minutes, and includes both FLAC and MP3 versions. You can get the soundtrack here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1503550/Trine_4_Melody_of_Mystery_Soundtrack/ As a way to celebrate the upcom |
| New patch now available! (Steam Build 8571) | 2020-11-30 | We have released another hotfix for Trine 4, which contains a fix for the join problems in online games and a couple of other fixes. Read the full changelog below: A potential fix for the remaining issues with joining online multiplayer games Multiple fixes to game crashes A fix for situations where an out-dated fan translation mod caused the game to crash. This fix doesn't make the fan translations work, but now the game shouldn't crash and should make it easier for translators to locate and fix the problems with their language mods. A fix for the puzzle in Cornelius's Dream, checkpoint 6 in Classic mode Multiplayer. Now only 1 box should sp |
| New patch now available! (Steam Build 8559) | 2020-11-24 | A new patch update for Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince and Melody of Mystery has been released. Read full changelog below. Fixed collectibles not showing for DLC levels in Map screen info panel Fixed erroneous EXP placement in Cornelius's Dream checkpoint list Fixed one missing EXP in Owl's Dream in multiplayer Fixed an invisible collision blocker in Snow-Topped Heights in multiplayer Fixed a gamestopper in Haunted Tombs in classic mode multiplayer |
| New patch now available! (Steam Build 8549) | 2020-11-20 | A new patch has been released for Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince & Trine 4: Melody of Mystery DLC. The previous patch caused some multiplayer connectivity issues for some players that we have now identified and mitigated in this patch. While not the ultimate fix to all connection problems, we hope this hotfix would improve some of the issues encountered when trying to join online games in Trine 4! Includes: Improved online connectivity Improved debug logging information If you are still experiencing problems with the online multiplayer after these latest two patches (build 8541 and build 8549), we would appreciate if you could send us the log- |
| Trine 4: Melody of Mystery Expansion DLC Available Now! | 2020-11-19 | Trine 4: Melody of Mystery, a story-driven DLC campaign for Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince, is available now on PC! Return to Astral Academy for an all new adventure! https://youtu.be/UMPmh1hUCb8 Trine 4: Melody of Mystery is a 6-level story campaign that continues the travels of Amadeus, Pontius, and Zoya. The heroes traverse the dreamscapes of the Astral Academy, seeking to free the Academy's students from an enchanted slumber. Features 6 all-new and exciting levels set in strange and unpredictable dream worlds New music tracks to accompany the levels and story Full voice acting and localizations New upgrades for the heroes' skills: Freezing |
| New patch now available! (Steam Build 8541) | 2020-11-19 | A new patch has been released for Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince. Everyone who owns the base game receives this patch, regardless of whether you own the Melody of Mystery DLC. This patch adds the much awaited Hard difficulty and several fixes to the save system. You can find the full changelog below. Technical fixes: Save system has been revamped: Collections are now saved outside of regular gameplay saves. Old save files are converted into a new type when loaded for the first time. Added a new menu where players with duplicate saves from the same game ID can now select which save they want to use to continue upon joining a multiplayer game. F |