Making Waves — Update 8.9.0Greetings, Wayfarers! Your next expedition can take you from a cliffside climb to a swim beneath the surface. Making Waves Update 8.9.0 brings two new profession specializations,…
The Starside - OCT. 24.2026Lead the Way Update 8.8.0 is here! Our biggest update yet brings new professions for exploring together and more ways to shape the places you call home. We’re gathering on Sunday…
Harvestwake Is Here: Quests and an October 31 Building ContestHello, Wayfarers! Harvestwake has arrived in Stars Reach! Join the celebration through November 2, and build something for our October 31 building contest livestream. Celebrate…
Lead the Way Fireside Chat & Boss Battle BuffetHello, Wayfarers! Join us on Sunday, October 25 for a Fireside Chat with Raph and a Boss Battle Buffet! Fireside Chat with Raph: 10 AM PT Join Raph on to talk about the Lead the…
Lead the Way — Update 8.8.0Greetings, Wayfarers! Our biggest update yet is NOW LIVE!, bringing Leadership, Stealth, and Cartography, giving you new ways to support your fellow Wayfarers and explore…
The Starside - 10.16.2026Hello, Wayfarers! This week, we're celebrating the people sharing their adventures in Stars Reach. Whether you've been exploring with us for months or are still curious about…
Steam Autumn Sale: Save 35% on Stars Reach!A hillside becomes a homestead. With a few neighbors and some shared ambition, it can become a town, full of places worth visiting and people worth coming back to. That’s part of…
Starside - OCT.02.2026Happy Friday, Wayfarers! We’re spending this weekend exploring the places you’re making your own, with a Cityscape Tour on Saturday and Trivia “Night” with LDP on Sunday! Last…
Crafted in Color Hotfix 8.7.2Greetings, Wayfarers! Crafted in Color Update 8.7.0 has been on the servers throughout the weekend and we are bringing in a few quick upgrades. Fixes and Changes Performance…
Starside - SEP.24.2026Happy Thursday, Wayfarers! We’re excited to announce the Crafted in Color Update 8.7.0. is now on the way, with new finishes to help make your builds feel like they are just for…
Crafted in Color Update 8.7.0Greetings, Wayfarers! Crafted in Color Update 8.7.0 is on the way, bringing new finishes and decorating controls to your builds. Preview a surface directly on an object before…
Starside - SEP.18.2026Happy Friday, Wayfarers! We’re heading into the weekend, with plenty happening across the Stars Reach community! Better Together Update 8.6.0 is here, and we’re gathering for a…
Better Together Update 8.6.0Greetings, Wayfarers! Find your crew, pick a destination, and explore the galaxy together! The Better Together Update 8.6.0 is coming in the next few days, introducing our new…
Starside - SEP.12.2026Greetings, Wayfarers! Ground Control Hotfix 8.5.1 is here, with fixes for crafters, homesteaders, and explorers alike. This week’s update adjusted crafting progression, restored…
Ground Control Hotfix 8.5.1Hotfix 8.5.1 is here! Maintenance will run from 8 AM to 11 AM Pacific / 11 AM to 2 PM Eastern, with approximately 3 hours of downtime. Keep an eye on Server Status for the latest…
Starside - SEP.04.2026Message from Raph Hello Wayfarers! I know many of you may have seen that we had some severe server issues around launch. We’ve published nine updates in the last two weeks,…
Ground Control Update 8.5.0Greetings Wayfarers, The servers will be coming down for maintenance at 3PM Pacific with an estimated downtime of two (2) hours. You can also keep an eye on Server Status for the…
REVIEW – “Stars Reach” is a lonely sandbox MMO Stars Reach, developed by Playable Worlds, is a sandbox MMO that launched into early access on August 18, 2026, following successful funding efforts.
Early Access Hotfix 8.4.6Hotfix 8.4.6 has arrived! This update will deliver more enhancements to performance and stability, as well as fixes for the marketplace and vendors, homestead placement and loss,…
Early Access Hotfix 8.4.5Hello, Wayfarers! Hotfix 8.4.5 is here! Our maintenance window will begin at 1:00 PM Pacific / 4:00 PM Eastern, and we expect servers to be back online by 3:00 PM Pacific / 6:00…
Early Access Hotfix 8.4.4This client update is a fairly small update to help players who were timing out on the loading screen; and also includes some changes to help us diagnose the server crashes we…
Early Access Hotfix 8.4.3Hi Wayfarers! Today we pushed our third update since launching into Early Access on Tuesday. The update notes are posted in all the usual places: the website, Steam, the roadmap,…
Hotfix News & A Thank You From RaphHello, Wayfarers! It has been an eventful week at Playable Worlds, with the launch of Stars Reach into Early Access. This has been a long journey for us, but it is also just the…
Early Access Update 8.4.0Greetings Wayfarers! The update that carried Stars Reach from playtesting into Early Access was packed with changes - and you’ve already been playing the results. And we’re not…
