Witchfire

Witchfire is a first-person RPG shooter from The Astronauts that has been in Early Access since September 2024, steadily building toward a full 1.0 release. During Early Access, the developer has shipped seven major content updates, with the most recent being the Revelations update (version 0.9.0) on June 18, 2026 — which introduced an entirely new Marshland biome, a new dungeon, a dialogue system, World Corruption 2.0, Fallen Preyers 3.0, four new weapons, seven new enemies, and the first batch of story content. On July 30, 2026 — just one day before this assessment — the developer published a comprehensive FAQ and updated roadmap stating that as of update 0.9, the game is 85% content complete and that 1.0 is planned for late Q4 2026. The developer describes 1.0 as the culmination of nearly a decade of work: it will deliver a complete narrative built on the story foundations laid in 0.9, alongside quality-of-life improvements, balancing adjustments, and player-requested features. They also noted plans for a Deluxe or Supporter Pack containing bonus content such as the original soundtrack. The most recent patch (0.9.4, July 7, 2026) was described as the final patch for the Revelations update — a feature and balancing patch that introduced a new melee weapon, weapon damage rebalancing, and numerous enemy and gameplay fixes. The developer remains highly active, with consistent communication throughout the Early Access period and ongoing closed-beta testing for major updates before release. Console versions are also in active development, with devkits already received and platform negotiations underway, though no specific platform or release date has been announced.