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4 announcements · 3 substantial · 20 months with nothing
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Kenshi's whole deal is best summed up with one of its game start conditions: "rock bottom." When you start at rock bottom, you begin the game stranded in the desert, surrounded on all sides by enemies, with a 1 in all stats. Oh, and you jus…
Greetings Kenshi crew Since its original launch in 2018, Kenshi has found its way into the hands of more than 3 million players. In recognition of this milestone and the community that helped us achieve it, we wanted to take a moment and ex…
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Greetings Kenshi crew,Work on Kenshi 2 is keeping us plenty busy, but we wanted to take a moment to share a few updates from around the studio: new faces, new merch, and a quick look back at something you might’ve missed over Halloween. Fre…
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I'm a month late on this, but since we don't appear to have written about Kenshi for about six years, I figured this was worth highlighting. Chris Hunt and Natalie Mikkelson of Lo-Fi Games recently put out a video chatting about Kenshi 2, t…
Open world survival RPG Kenshi can be cruel, especially in the early hours. As our reviewer put it back in 2018, "basic survival plans can be easily derailed by a city guard who plants drugs on you then demands money you don’t have, or by f…
Hey Kenshi crew, We’ve just released a new video: Kenshi: Meet the Makers. It's an informal look behind the scenes with Chris Hunt - creator of Kenshi and founder of Lo-Fi Games, and Nat Mikkelson - Lo-Fi’s Managing Director and Lead Writer…
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Well then sandblown strangers, how fares your journey? Here’s to hoping you find a rare pause to down your tools and take stock; a fleeting breath between berserker screams and the gnashing of cannibal teeth to ponder another year’s end. Pe…
Hey Kenshi crew, it's that time again – welcome to Community Spotlight #18! We've got a fresh showcase of our amazing community’s creative output for you once more, and as a Halloween bonus: some Kenshi pumpkins. Community Spotlight #18 Our…
Welcome back, Kenshi crew! Today we’ve got an absolute monster of a Community Spotlight: check the fresh, unbridled creativity coming from the mod community, a swathe of gorgeous new fanart, and a bunch of tasty screenshots from our favouri…
Hey Kenshi crew, how you doin’? First up - in case you missed it, we recently posted a blog with a little Kenshi 2 news and a brand new Kenshi Free Camera mode. Check it out if you’ve not had the chance. So why are we here again so soon? We…
Kenshi is one of the most utterly strange games I've ever had the pleasure of playing, and it holds a special place in my heart. It was the impetus behind one of my first-ever published pieces of games writing, which means you can prob…
1.0.68 Added free camera mode for screenshots and videos. Toggle with ; If you experience any issues after the update, please read this post on how to report crashes or bugs and make a post in the Lo-Fi Games forum, ensuring that you’re nic…
It’s 1st April again. Fancy some Kenshi hashish? Wanna find the Hive Queen a date? Kenshi Team Racing anyone? This year we’re changing things up and giving you something real: how do you feel about a cheeky little Free Camera Mode Kenshi up…
1.0.67 Added free camera mode for screenshots and videos. Toggle with ; If you experience any issues after the update, please read this post on how to report crashes or bugs and make a post in the Lo-Fi Games forum, ensuring that you’re nic…
FCS 2.14.1 was causing a few issues for some users, this hotfix should address those bugs. If you experience any issues after the update, please read this post on how to report crashes or bugs and make a post in the Lo-Fi Games forum, ensur…
FCS 2.14.1 was causing a few issues for some users, this hotfix should address those bugs. If you experience any issues after the update, please read this post on how to report crashes or bugs and make a post in the Lo-Fi Games forum, ensur…
FCS 2.14 was causing a few issues for some users, this hotfix should address those bugs. If you experience any issues after the update, please read this post on how to report crashes or bugs and make a post in the Lo-Fi Games forum, ensurin…
Today we’re bringing Kenshi 1.0.64 and FCS 2.14 out of experimental and into the main branch. We have previously summarised some of the content of this update in this post when we launched 1.0.60, but we had a couple of issues that meant we…
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As the year comes to a close and we recover from our Christmas party, we’d like to thank everyone for continuing to your Kenshi love through mods, screenshots and fanart. Keep them coming, we’ll keep on posting them! Thanks again to everyon…
Hi Kenshi crew, we’re back! The spooky month is now over and we hope Kenshi's tricks were but a whisper, and its treats a haunting delight! Today we’re sharing a shiny new Community Spotlight video and announcing the Discord Halloween scree…
Hey there Kenshi fans! As September bids adieu, we’re back with a fresh Community Spotlight, a Halloween-themed competition and a superb new knitted sweater available for pre-order! It’s a Discord Spooky Screenshot Competition Kenshi can be…
Hello there, Kenshi folks! Can you believe it’s been one whole year since we started doing our Community Spotlights? Thank you to everyone who shares their creations with us, it’s been our pleasure to put these together every month and we h…
Welcome back to another community spotlight for the month of July! We’re never short of fantastic work to include in each of these spotlights, and we hope you enjoy going through them every month too! Grab a bottle of grog (please drink res…
Hello there, Kenshi crew! Can you believe that we’re over halfway through the year now? We’ve loved seeing what everyone has shared with us so far, and we can’t wait to see what’s to come for the rest of the year. Take a look at this month'…
Midweek Madness Sale - 12th-19th June! Start your week on a high note with Kenshi at 55% off! That’s right! From the 12th till the 19th of June, you can grab the title that one player with 1,964 hours on record called “weird”. https://store…
What's up, Kenshi fans! You folks should know what time it is. Time to return all those stolen Foodcubes, yes, but it’s also time for another community spotlight. Check out all the screenshots, mods and fan art that were shared throughout t…
Pinch me, is it true? Crab Day is finally here, and we are happy to announce the launch of our brand new crab-themed merch collection! Our collection features a variety of items, including two Crab shirts, a crab bib, a crab hoodie, and a c…
Hey there Kenshi crewdem, We’re coming at you faster than you can say boo to a Beak Thing with another community spotlight! Much like every other month this year, March was full of amazing mods, fanart and screenshots, as well as some great…
The Hive Queen's First Dance If you can’t find food, find love! Here’s a sneaky peek at our new project - The Hive Queen's First Dance, a new game from Lo-Fi that combines the excitement of dating sims with the unique world of Kenshi. Today…
1.0.64 (experimental) Fixed missing Japanese translation. Turns out it was also missing out on updates for who knows how long. Fixed save manager getting stuck if trying to copy a source folder that no longer exists. Added a player messageb…