Flotsam

Flotsam spent several years in Early Access before officially launching as version 1.0 on December 4, 2025 — described by the developer as the game's "biggest update ever," adding a full main story, four new specialists with questlines, two new regions, a building upgrade system, and ten new advanced buildings. Since the 1.0 launch, the developer has remained actively engaged. A January 29, 2026 quality-of-life update added new storage systems, improved pathfinding, and UI readability improvements — with the developer explicitly stating more QoL updates were planned for the coming weeks and months. On March 24, 2026, the developer announced a significant new Weather system being tested on an experimental branch, describing temperature, precipitation, and wind mechanics that affect crops and drifters — content that did not make it into 1.0 and is now being developed for a future update. On May 23, 2026, a Support Pack DLC launched, adding a cosmetic Townheart option as a way for players to financially support continued development. The most recent communication is a bug fix patch on June 9, 2026. The Weather system (version 1.1.0) is currently in active experimental testing as of March 2026 and has not yet shipped to the main branch, representing a clear ongoing development effort. The developer's posting pattern — 18 feature patches and 27 bug fix posts among the 50 scanned, alongside regular major content — demonstrates sustained engagement well beyond routine maintenance. No statement suggesting the conclusion of development has been made.