Releases and development milestones
| Date | Update | What it added |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-05 | Prologue | Free prequel app. |
| 2025-03-11 | Playtest | Public test. |
| 2025-07-15 | Early Access | Paid early access. |
| 2025-07-21 | Hotfix #1 | First Early Access fixes. |
| 2025-08-13 | Hotfix #2 | Sprint toggle and follow-up fixes. |
| 2025-09-08 | Roadmap | Picture of later chapters. Now expired. |
| 2025-09-29 | The Bartender Is on Duty! | Bartender preview, furniture selling. |
| 2025-11-03 | Let Her Cook! | Cook role. Plan mentioned 32 staff, 8 per role. |
| 2025-12-16 | Waiter, Cleaner, and Employee Management | Hire, wages, training. |
| 2026-01-09 | Renovation, Reputation & Rumble | Reputation, staff looks, weekly Locke tribute. |
| 2026-02-13 | From Cargo to Chaos | Train unloading, dice rewards, rush hour. |
| 2026-04-14 | Sweet as Sin | Lucy. |
| 2026-05-24 | Chapter 3 | Staff systems, pickpocketing, moonshine, rooms. The “Moonshine and Staff” subtitle is a description, not an official chapter title. |
| 2026-07-13 | Wild West Customs | Wagon customisation, moonshine order frequency. |
| 2026-09-02 | Pimp My Wagon | More wagon options. |
| 2026-11-06 | Full release 1.0 | Chapter 4 ending, catch-up for old saves, about 500 fixes, performance note. |
| 2026-11-08 | First hotfix | Delivery crates, empty trains, reputation. Chapter progress explained. |
What to read next
The 1.0 page lists the fixes that change quests and hiring. The known issues page is the workaround list for moonshine orders, staff, the safe, and the donation box. Chapter names and unlocks live on chapters.
Several dates in 2025 and 2026 were devlogs or experimental-branch notes (including 24 Nov 2025, 30 Jan 2026, 14 Mar 2026, 23 Apr 2026, 28 Jun 2026, and 3 Aug 2026). Those are not all release dates; the table above explicitly labels the roadmap and bartender preview.
Questions players actually ask
When did 1.0 launch?
6 Nov 2026, followed by a hotfix on 8 Nov 2026. Early Access started 15 Jul 2025.
Is the September 2025 roadmap still the plan?
No. That image listed Chapter 3 in Q1 2026 and left Chapter 4, Chapter 5, and full release as TBA. Chapter 3 arrived 24 May 2026 and Chapter 4 closed with 1.0. Treat the picture as expired.
Sources
- Steam news — Full Release update, 6 Nov 2026 — checked 2026-11-09
- Steam news — First hot-fix, 8 Nov 2026 — checked 2026-11-09
- Steam news index for app 1876930 — checked 2026-11-09
- SteamDB app 1876930 — checked 2026-11-09
- 1.0 news post — checked 2026-11-09