Is The Message from Deep Space still being updated?

Probably not. The Message from Deep Space has been unusually quiet.

The developers last posted about The Message from Deep Space 45 days ago. 4 substantial updates have shipped in the past six months, 1 of which was major. Across their history this team posts roughly every 6.5 days, which is what makes the current gap measurable rather than a guess.

Status
Unusually quiet
Last developer post
1 months ago
Substantial updates / 6mo
4
Usual posting rhythm
every ~6.5 days
The Message from Deep Space

The Message from Deep Space

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97.0
Exceptional

What the developers have actually shipped

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Is The Message from Deep Space dead?

By the only measure we can observe — developer activity — The Message from Deep Space shows the pattern of a game that has stopped receiving work. The developers last posted 45 days ago. This describes communication and shipped updates, not whether anyone is still playing.

Has The Message from Deep Space been abandoned?

There is no evidence of abandonment. Developer communication has continued, most recently 45 days ago.

When was the last update to The Message from Deep Space?

The most recent developer announcement we hold is dated July 5, 2026.

Is The Message from Deep Space worth playing?

97.5% of 1,112 Steam reviews are positive, and its Elixir Rating is 97 — a score combining that reception with how actively the game is still being developed. Whether it suits you is your call; those are the measurements.

How we know this. Every figure here comes from announcements the developers posted themselves on Steam; press coverage is excluded. “Substantial” means a patch, release, or major update rather than a sale or event notice. Nothing on this page is an opinion about whether the game is good. See the full record or check the development status of every game we track.