It's been 6 months since Beyond the Map entered Early Access on August 25, 2025.

First of all, ❤️ thank you to everyone who has supported the game! I've received more feedback than I could possibly address, and I'm still working through your suggestions. My backlog is currently three screens long - but we'll get there!

Here are the most notable features and changes implemented during that time:

Patch 0.2.11

• Improved world generation

• Solo Self-Found mode

• QoL features

Patch 0.2.10

• Improved map & mini-map

• Iron tools & other tool improvements

• Supporter Pack & Bundle

Patch 0.2.9

• Smart Loot

• Larger inventory

• Mastery levels (post-cap progression)

• Sockets & Gems

Patch 0.2.8

• Partial controller support (Xbox, Steam Deck)

• Stone building

Patch 0.2.7

• World tiers

• Difficulty options

Patch 0.2.6

• Better rendering of CJK fonts

Patch 0.2.5

• Steam achievements

• Stats, skills, and glyph improvements

Patch 0.2.4

• Item comparison

• Stash sorting

Patch 0.2.3

• New movement system

• Performance improvements

Has everything that was planned for this period been implemented? Not quite; indie development rarely goes exactly as planned. Still, the game is in a much stronger state now and will continue to improve.

The main focus of the upcoming updates in Q2 will be Dungeons, starting with the Abandoned Mines, hidden deep in the iron quarries. Long ago, the Boneweavers tunneled through these caves to reach ancient graveyards and crypts, slipping unseen past the spirit beasts that patrolled the surface. For you - these tunnels will soon become an endless source of loot, challenges, and experience!

Another notable update planned for this period is a revamped character creation system. Instead of the 3 pre-defined options, you'll be able to choose your character traits yourself, customizing your hero to fit your playstyle and intended role.

As always, there will be many other things, like QoL features, new items, skills, and glyphs, as well as other systems that don't have a specific priority yet and will be released when ready. Stay tuned!

Want to play the new content early? Check out the public-test branch: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2896380/discussions/0/707749927473924596/ - it will receive updates days or weeks ahead of the live branch. Be sure to share your feedback on the forums or Discord[discord.gg]!

The world of Beyond the Map is yours to explore. Keep discovering, experimenting, and sharing your ideas - together, we'll make it even better.

• New worlds will have more points of interest, including a Portal on each island (inactive until you reach it).

• New worlds will also have a single, larger, updated snow island.

• New worlds and unexplored areas of old worlds will now generate objects using an improved distribution pattern, resulting in more resources and a more natural look.

• Inactive dungeon entrances (not yet accessible) are now present in iron quarries in both old and new worlds. Get your characters ready - dungeons are coming in one of the next patches!

• This is a challenging mode intended for experienced players, rewarding you with a special set of unique achievements.

• It is enabled per character on the character creation screen.

• Such characters are bound to a single world on Hard difficulty. Other characters cannot visit this world.

• This mode can be disabled for a character, converting both the character and their world to regular ones.

• Killing a raider grants +20% experience gained for 1 minute.

• Killing most of the Full Moon raiders grants +20% chance to find a legendary item for 1 hour.

• When you die on Hard difficulty, you can now choose to revive with equipment, arrows, and consumables automatically retrieved from nearby containers, starting with those closest to your bed. This lets you keep a backup set of gear in case you die during a raid on your base.

• If that doesn't help and you can't survive a Full Moon raid, you can now choose to skip it instead of reviving. The remaining damage from the raid will be dealt to your structures and objects across the world, possibly destroying them.

• Cauldrons can now pull ingredients from nearby containers.