Exipelago
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Exipelago

Manage and grow your tribe in this sandbox village simulation in a fully destructible voxel world

DEV: reiti.netPUB: reiti.netAppID 1948540
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Is Exipelago still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Current price

$24.99

Development

Actively supported

Last heard from developers

6 days ago

Usual rhythm

every ~66.5 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

0

Current silence

within normal range

The developers post roughly every 66.5 days and were last heard 6 days ago — within their normal range. Nothing we would call a substantial update has landed in six months, though the developers have posted 1 times.

Two years of development

■ substantial ■ routine

Oct2025AprJulOct2026AprJul

6 announcements · 0 substantial · 18 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

30 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsSep 22, 2026
v01.00.01 - Stay in Workshop!

Features: * added the option for villagers to stay in workshop when idle Bugfixes: * Custom zone-names were not properly saved * big worlds on ultra-wide-screen monitors may have crashed the game on max zoommore Information: https://exipela…

Community AnnouncementsSep 18, 2025
v0.4.6 small tech update

This update is just some tech upgrade of the underlying systems. ..unfortunatelly there is currently not enough wishlists, sales or support for bigger changes, stay tuned, tell your friend about the game, leave reviews .. any help appreciat…

Community AnnouncementsMar 18, 2025
Even more blocks!

This update brings several new blockshapes so you can get even more creative with your builds! I hope you like it and have fun!

Community AnnouncementsDec 1, 2024
v00.04.03

Features: * Changed water rendering and added proper evaporation mechanix * Added Blocktype "Wall" * Light/Water Sim now considers edges instead of full blocks fopr distributing * ocean is now extending outside of world visually * Zone Wind…

Community AnnouncementsNov 5, 2024
v00.04.02

Features: * Add: Loading an Asset in Editors now has a properly sorted tree to find/load the asset Bugfixes: * Fix for finding closest food source * Fix in Item-Editor not setting the Items Sub Type properly after loading an asset * Fix Ext…

Community AnnouncementsOct 11, 2024
v00.04.01

Bugfixes: * Full Overhaul of the Editors * Fixed some issues when reading large save files * Fixed some problem when building over tiles with items on it Additional Information: https://exipelago.com/threads/v00-04-01.73/

Community AnnouncementsJan 29, 2024
v00.04.00

Features: * Search Function in Villager Window * New Block: Inverted Ramp * New Block: Arc * Changed some materials to look less "blocky" * Dormitory now shows beds in it window Bugfixes: * all components updated to newest version * now nee…

Community AnnouncementsJan 19, 2024
Beta Branch now live!

Hello Folks! I know some of you are already waiting for the next update to get some ore features into the game, but testing takes quite a lot of time - so to make this process a little bit quicker I decided to introduce a Beta-Branch. What …

Community AnnouncementsJan 14, 2024
2024 Early Access Discount

Welcome and happy new year 2024. In an effort to get more eyes on Exipelago, this year is going to start with a huge discount on the current Early Access Version. The main reason for this discount is to attract more players to the game. Pla…

Community AnnouncementsMay 14, 2023
v00.03.04

Features: * Being in darkness now makes villagers unhappy * General Mood and current Population count now permanently visible Bugfixes: * fixed a bug when crafting a specific item instead of "any" * changed the fallback teleport for stuck v…

Community AnnouncementsApr 30, 2023
v00.03.03

Features: * Sand can now be crafted from Sandstone (Stone Workshop) Bugfixes: * On Maps played 100+ hrs imprecision resulted in no animations on normal speed * Villagers will now go to the closest social zone and no longer a random one * is…

Community AnnouncementsApr 27, 2023
v00.03.02

Features: * Night SKIP! Bugfixes: * Hiding UI vie NumPad5 works again * Idle Task to walk around optimized Additional Information: https://exipelago.com/threads/v00-03-02.63/

Community AnnouncementsApr 23, 2023
v00.03.01

Features: * Re-Enabled placing raw stone blocks * ItemSelector (Placeing Stuff) no scrollable + sorting * New Item: Fire Bowl (Light) Bugfixes: * some fixes related to Item Value and their dependency to parent items * Worth Calculation at l…

Community AnnouncementsApr 18, 2023
ORE & METALS!

So, this update is a big one - hence the delay since the last update, there was just a lot to add to the game in order to have everything working the way I intended it to be. First off: Ores are now added to the game. Once you start a new g…

Community AnnouncementsMar 31, 2023
v00.02.02

Bugfixes: * SaveFile on crash was not working under some circumstances * There was a bug with loading files when things were currently transported to a stockpile during saving * Some graphical glitches fixed * Save Dialog will no longer pre…

Community AnnouncementsMar 26, 2023
Forestry!

Another Update with added stuff. This time it's a new automation zone related to tree growing - the Forestry Zone! It basically works like a farming zone but for trees - you create the zone and define which trees should be grown in there. I…

Community AnnouncementsMar 23, 2023
Creative Mode!

This update is mostly for those who just wanna build - there is now a Creative Mode! When starting a new game, there is now an option to start the regular Tribe Mode or the Creative Mode. In Creative Mode time is frozen (but you can manuall…

Community AnnouncementsMar 21, 2023
Material Editor Overhaul + better Sun + reworked Skins!

The big part of this Update is actually the Material Editor and all functionality that depends on it - so things are easier now, more things are possible, the Editor now also allows Pasting from the Clipboard (has to be a 64x64 Image, other…

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Community AnnouncementsMar 18, 2023
v00.01.55

Features: * AUTOSAVE! Bugfixes: * Crashes due to fullscreen (again) * Crashes due to Alt-Tab in Fullscreen * under rare conditions game could freeze * changed some labels * saving now slightly faster Additional Information: https://exipelag…

Community AnnouncementsMar 17, 2023
v00.01.54

Bugfixes: * fixed Tutorial to match now discovery logic * fixed issue with soil not stacking correctly Additional Information: https://exipelago.com/threads/v00-01-54.48/

Community AnnouncementsMar 16, 2023
Veggies! and more

That's a big one - I was tempted to actually raise the minor version number, as at some point I thought it would be impossible to keep existing savegames running, but turned out everything is fine and we can keep the minor release for now a…

Community AnnouncementsMar 11, 2023
Smoother Movement, Smarter Crafters and more Crops!

Another week, another updates - you figured already I guess, I tried to regulate the updates to some point, so there isn't a daily update anymore, this is just to much strain on testing anyway, so I try to provide weekly updates, I can also…

Community AnnouncementsMar 1, 2023
New Block Shapes!

Quite some work has be done for this update. First of - new block shapes are now available! This also included lots of work for pathfinding and attributes, so hopefully I got all of them and everything works as expected - if not, you know h…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 24, 2023
Social Needs!

With this update a new game mechanic is introduced - a new need for the villagers: Social .. or Recreation. Over the course of a day, villagers will now have a declining need for social/recreation. For this a new Zone Type is introduced, th…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 16, 2023
v00.01.49

Features: * New UI Scale for even bigger UI Bugfixes: * zoning is now possible over fields where something is going to get built * game not properly starting into Borderless Window Mode * possible crashes when tabbing out of a fullscreen ga…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 15, 2023
v00.01.48

Features: * Demo was released Bugfixes: * Issue with ownership not reseting even when setting to "none" in the zones window * Corpse no longer rendering black under certain conditions Additional Information: https://exipelago.com/threads/v0…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 14, 2023
v00.01.47

Features: * Priorities per JobType * New MBlockmaterial: Bigger Stone Block Wall + Plank Panel Bugfixes: * main menu will now display a random island every start * flames animation now better distributed and no longer weird after resuming f…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 9, 2023
v00.01.46

Features: * Stockpiles now handle reorganizing stocks to fill containers * Stockpile Window now has a tab for inventory of that specific stockpile * Containers now show what's inside them * Soil & Bread can now be stockpiled in crates Bugfi…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 8, 2023
v00.01.45

Features: * Crash Handler + easy way to send crash reports Bugfixes: * some minor related to logging Additional Information: https://exipelago.com/threads/v00-01-45.34/

Community AnnouncementsFeb 8, 2023
CONTAINERS in Exipelago

This update actually brings a new feature to the game, which is not a small one actually, even tho, it's more like a soft-update, as the new functionality is not yet fully exposed everywhere, but the game now supports CONTAINERS. But what's…