Trials of Wilderness

Trials of Wilderness is a survival game by MightByte Games that released on December 25, 2021. The game has been consistently updated since well before its launch date, with a steady stream of patches and feature updates throughout 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, and 2026. The DLC "Trials of Wilderness Extended," which was flagged as unreleased in the previous assessment, has now shipped. Update 5.3 on July 1, 2026 delivered the DLC content, including new creatures (boars, birds, werewolves, trolls), Steel Armor, animal leveling systems, and a larger furnace. The DLC listing on Steam shows a release date of December 31, 2026, which appears to be a placeholder date, as the content itself shipped with Update 5.3 on July 1, 2026. The developer's store description still states "The game will continue to receive updates," and the overall update history — two major content drops, fifteen feature patches, and twenty-nine bug fix posts spanning five years — reflects a developer who has remained consistently engaged with the game. In July 2023, the developer announced the game would go free-to-play and acknowledged a temporary update delay, but subsequent patches and the major Update 5.0 (March 2025) confirmed that commitment was honored. No future content has been specifically announced, but the developer has not indicated that development is winding down. The game's sustained update history and the store's explicit statement about ongoing updates indicate the developer considers this a living product.