Wayfinder
In the codexActionAdventureRPG

Wayfinder

Become a Wayfinder, and unlock their powers as you choose your path and playstyle while pushing back a hostile force that has overtaken your world. A Co-Op ARPG where you directly shape and customize the endless adventures you go on with friends, because Wayfinders are stronger together.

DEV: Airship SyndicatePUB: Airship SyndicateAppID 1171690
UPDATE PULSEevery ~21d·last 539d ago·15 recent on record

Is Wayfinder still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

53.5
Weak

Elixir Rating

60.1% of 26,809 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 59.5. It was sold as a game that would keep being worked on, and the developers have gone dormant — subtracting 6.0.

reception 59.5·support −6.0·Weak

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Current price

$24.99

Development

Dormant

Last heard from developers

8 months ago

Usual rhythm

every ~8 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

0

Current silence

30× normal

The developers have been silent for 240 days against a normal rhythm of about 8 — roughly 30 times longer than usual.

Two years of development

■ substantial ■ routine

Oct2025AprJulOct2026AprJul

18 announcements · 9 substantial · 16 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

30 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsJan 26, 2026
Battle Chasers Mod Now Available!

The heroes of Battle Chasers come to Wayfinder in a new cosmetics mod created by Airship Syndicate! Celebrate the studio's debut game, Battle Chasers: Nightwar, by switching Personas for all of the Wayfinders: Garrison (Silo), Red Monika (V…

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Community AnnouncementsSep 23, 2025
Wayfinder Mods Now in Beta!

Wayfinder now supports player-made mods through Mod.io! Download the special branch "mods_beta" which will grant you access to browsing and managing mods from the main menu in Wayfinder. Get new mounts, restructure Lost Zones, create new ex…

Community AnnouncementsApr 3, 2025
1.2.0e - Hotfix

Fixed an issue where players wouldn't be rewarded Helix Core upon completion of "The Gauntlet" Fixed an issue when dusting or selling items when Offline would not give currency.

Community AnnouncementsFeb 27, 2025
Patch 1.2.0d

PATCH NOTES Fixed an issue where a corrupted save file prevented loading of backup save files at the profile select screen Fixed an issue where players could revive without needing to hold the interaction key near fallen enemies Fixed an is…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 5, 2025
Patch 1.2.0b

Patch Notes All Mythic Hunts will now drop an additional item and guarantee an accessory drop The bonus chest in the Malefic Maw hunt will now always contain a random weapon as was always intended Fixed a bug where a golden chest spit out b…

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Community AnnouncementsJan 28, 2025
Hardcore Mode - v1.2

NEW MODE: HARDCORE Introducing Hardcore Mode - When starting a new save you now may select “Hardcore” as an option. Once a Wayfinder falls in battle, they cannot be used again on that save. Once all Wayfinders have fallen, that save can no …

Community AnnouncementsDec 17, 2024
Patch 1.1.0a

Fixed an issue where level 38 weapons were missing levels after the update Fixed stutters when encountering enemies for the first time, particularly in Mythic Hunts Fixed an issue where save profiles were not being displayed at the start sc…

Community AnnouncementsDec 12, 2024
Nightmare Mode, Save Slots & More! - Quality of Life Update 3 is LIVE!

New Features Multiple Save Profiles: Added support for up to 4 different save profiles. Introducing Nightmare Mode: A challenging new mode with account-wide rewards. Difficulty cannot be changed once started. Matchmaking is restricted to ot…

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Community AnnouncementsNov 27, 2024
The Steam Awards Nomination

Wayfinders! As the year comes to a close it's time for the annual Steam Awards. We need you, our dedicated community to go ahead and vote for Wayfinder in the "Outstanding Visual Style" Category! We can't thank our incredibly community enou…

Community AnnouncementsNov 20, 2024
Difficulty Rewards & Save Slots - Quality of Life Update Preview

Wayfinders, We wanted to give a quick update on the rest of 2024! We realize it has taken longer than anticipated to get the Xbox version of the game out and we appreciate your patience! Our goal is for the game, along with the Critical Rol…

Community AnnouncementsNov 19, 2024
1.0.0e

Fixed an issue where players would see the error "Disconnected - Outdated Client. Please update!" when starting the game

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Community AnnouncementsNov 13, 2024
1.0.0d

Fixed an issue where players on a controller & Steam Deck could not progress past the main menu when offline.

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Community AnnouncementsNov 11, 2024
1.0.0c

Wayfinders, We have just pushed our latest Hotfix which includes some bug fixes and updates. We'll be sharing details on our Quality of Life Update 3 coming in December very soon, so keep an eye on this channel! Updated credits. Players wil…

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Community AnnouncementsOct 30, 2024
1.0.0b

Improvements Improved performance and reduced hitching around enemy spawning on most machines Improved the 3D rendering performance within menus and NPC conversations The game starting in offline mode is now working as intended when it can …

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CGMagazineOct 30, 2024
Wayfinder (PC) Review

About a year ago, I had the opportunity to play an early access build of Wayfinder in development by Airship Syndicate. On its initial early access release, Wayfinder was presented as a free-to-play online-only co-op-focused MMORPG-lite. At…

Community AnnouncementsOct 22, 2024
Patch 1.0a

Fixed crashes related to the "Roots of Evil" quest.

PCGamesNOct 22, 2024
Co-op ARPG Wayfinder launches in 1.0, completing its wild underdog story

Who doesn't love a good redemption arc? There are plenty in the videogames space, but few are quite as wild as Wayfinder's. Once a free-to-play multiplayer RPG that was abandoned by its publisher, it has since been repurposed into a single-…

Community AnnouncementsOct 21, 2024
Wayfinder 1.0

Wayfinders! The time has come! After a long journey through Early Access, full of ups and downs, we are finally excited to release Wayfinder. Wayfinder has been a passion project from the start, and from our entire crew at Airship, we appre…

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Community AnnouncementsOct 17, 2024
The Crucible - New Zone

Today we’re here to talk about a huge brand new open world area– The Crucible! This lush, yet dangerous area has quests, mini bosses, and is packed with secrets (and monsters!) lurking around every corner. The final battle begins in The Cru…

Community AnnouncementsOct 1, 2024
Cross Play Is Live! - Patch 0.6.1

SURPRISE! - CROSS PLAY IS LIVE! Wayfinders, we’re excited to announce that with our latest patch we have enabled Cross Play! Players on PC & PS5 can now team up directly by entering the lobby invite code of their friends on other platforms!…

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Community AnnouncementsSep 23, 2024
Announcing Cross Play!

Wayfinders, we've heard your cries for help across all platforms when pushing back the Gloom! Today we're excited to confirm that Cross Play will be returning to Wayfinder when the game launches out of Early Access on October 21st! Cross Pl…

Community AnnouncementsSep 11, 2024
Qol 2 Hotfix 1

- Fixed a random crash in Highlands - Fixed crashes when Reawakening weapons

PCGamesNSep 10, 2024
Reanimated ARPG Wayfinder gets release date and Critical Role collab

Everyone loves a comeback story, seeing an underdog beat the odds and succeed despite adversity. Wayfinder is a game that's doing just that, with a history of coming back when everyone expected it to fail. It's beaten having its publisher s…

Community AnnouncementsSep 9, 2024
Wayfinder x Critical Role

With the release of Wayfinder Echoes, we were thrilled by the community's overwhelming response. Many players asked how they could support the studio. We said: spread the word. Gift copies. But ultimately, we wanted to offer a special way f…

Community AnnouncementsSep 9, 2024
QoL 2 Update & The Homestretch to 1.0!

Wayfinder x Critical Role Besides our exciting Critical Role collaboration we announced today which will bring the characters and world of Vox Machina to Wayfinder, we're also pleased to announce that Quality of Life Update 2 is LIVE! Quali…

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Community AnnouncementsSep 9, 2024
Quality of Life 2 Update - Patch Notes

Echoes Patch 0.6.0 - QoL 2 & PS5 NEW! Housing World Narrative & Quests Wayfinders, Weapons & Echoes Loot & Progression Mutators UI/UX Visual Polish Fixes NEW! Echoes update (+QoL 1 & 2 updates) for PS5! Discord Invites! Lobby Browser update…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 24, 2024
0.5.0a Echoes Hotfix

Adjusting the texture quality to low or medium will now adjust the streaming pool sizes, resulting in better performance. This pool is uncapped when using high or ultra. Fixed styles resetting to default when joining a game. Removed the unk…

Community AnnouncementsJul 17, 2024
Quality of Life Update 1 - Server Browser Is Live!

Quality of Life Update 1 As always, we want to thank our incredible players for supporting us and helping us make an incredible game. This first quality of life patch has tons of changes based on feedback and bug reports from the community.…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 10, 2024
Patch Preview: Quality of Life Update 1

This upcoming patch will be the first large update to Wayfinder since the Echoes Update. While this update will have no new playable content (that’s coming with 1.0, so stay tuned!), we wanted to share what players can expect from our first…

Community AnnouncementsJun 27, 2024
0.4.2f Echoes Hotfix

Fixed a memory issue on Steam Deck that was causing crashes. PLEASE NOTE: Play may still experience issues on their first interact with a Gloom Wall when on the quest “Tangled Webs” Fixed an issue with the character collection menu causing …