Ylands

Adventure· Free to Play· Open World Survival Craft· Exploration

Released Dec 2019

Adventure awaits you and your friends in the world of Ylands! Gather resources, craft tools, construct anything and everything, and explore the lands! Build a ship and set sail, encountering mythical animals, a wide variety of sea-life, enemies of all kinds and much more!

63% positive · 8,455 reviews

Not yet

Released, but still in active development

Medium confidence

Active Development

Not yet

Released, but still in active development

Medium confidence

Active Development

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Ylands is a free-to-play adventure and crafting game from Bohemia Interactive that launched out of Early Access on December 5, 2019. The developer has maintained a consistent cadence of major named content updates across the game's lifetime. The news record shows four major content releases: Update 2.2: Tremendous Techtree (February 15, 2024), Update 2.3: Elven Expeditions (June 4, 2024), Update 2.4: Fleet Friends (September 25, 2024), and a substantial feature patch (version 2.4.2) on December 16, 2025. The interval between major updates has ranged roughly 3–6 months. The last developer communication of any kind was the December 16, 2025 patch, which is approximately 9–10 months before today's date of October 8, 2026. This silence pushes slightly beyond the upper end of the historical 3–6 month cadence window, but given that Update 2.4 landed in September 2024, the December 2025 patch itself came about 15 months later — suggesting the cadence has stretched somewhat in recent periods. The developer has made no statement indicating that content development has concluded, no studio distress signals have been posted, and all three listed DLC items are released cosmetic/support packs with no unreleased entries. The evidence points to a game still in active development, though the gap since the last communication is worth noting for anyone tracking update frequency.

Evidence

Patch 2.4.2 shipped on December 16, 2025, adding new animals (Jerboa), pets, costumes, decorative items, restored obsolete items, and over 60 bug fixes — the most recent developer communication on record.

news post · Dec 16, 2025 source development ongoing

high

Update 2.4: Fleet Friends launched, a major named update adding vehicle fleet management, multiplayer improvements, animal taming overhaul, new assets, and editor tools.

news post · Sep 25, 2024 source content shipped

high

Content

3 of 3 released · no outstanding content

Released

Ylands - Supporter Pack

Apr 2024

Released

Ylands - Starter Pack

Apr 2024

Media

Details

Developer

Bohemia Interactive

Publisher

Bohemia Interactive

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

Free to Play Adventure Open World Survival Craft Exploration Crafting Base Building Sailing Resource Management Action-Adventure First-Person Open World Third Person Nature Choose Your Own Adventure Building

About this game

ADVENTURERS WANTED!

Adventure awaits you and your friends in the world of Ylands.

Gather resources, craft tools, construct anything, and explore the lands! Build a ship and set sail, encountering mythical animals, a wide variety of sea-life, enemies of all kinds and much more. Discover the rich lore of Classy Adventurers Guild and background stories in a stunning low-poly visuals and relaxed atmosphere.

Six unique regions with characteristic resources and wildlife in each.
Ocean biotopes populated by sharks, fish and other sea-life.
Sail between ylands to discover dozens of Random Encounters.
Use your Adventurers Handbook to explore the rich lore of the world.

Gather resources to craft tools, weapons, workstations, clothes, armor, decorations and more!
Build your own ship to travel around the vast world of Ylands.
Find a place you like, build your home and invite your friends over!

Defend yourself from a variety of wildlife.
Encounter various enemies based on location and time of day.
Make sure you have the right equipment before exploring caves, they are well guarded!

Adventure - The main game mode that you can enjoy with friends or on your own. The core game, where you can explore the world, gather resources to craft and build, sail between regions and more!
Creative Mode - Have all the resources available to you so that you can delve into the almost limitless possibilities of the visually stunning world of Ylands.
Community Games - Games built by our talented creators using the powerful Editor tool.
Editor - Build your very own Blueprints of ships, buildings or other structures, which you can use in Adventure mode and also gift and sell to others!
Available on Mobile - Ylands is available on mobile devices as well. Check out your mobile store!

Made by Bohemia Interactive