- HOTFIX [01.10.2026] - 1 October 2026
Note: Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! 🔄 This hotfix lets you pick up items from further away and makes mounts more responsive when turning. It also fixes the title of "The Hunt" quest. --- 🎒 Looting - You can now pick up items from further away. This also applies to picking up all nearby items at once. --- 🐎 Mounts - Mounts turn faster. - When you click to move or walk to a target while mounted, your mount now turns towards its destination before speeding up. It no longer runs in a wide curve when it starts moving. --- 📜 Quests - The hunting contract quest now keeps the same title ("The Hunt") before and after you accept it. --- Thank you for your feedback! Please report any issues you encounter. Have fun playing! ⭐ — The Inferna Team
- UPDATE [30.09.2026] - 30 September 2026
Note: Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! 🔄 This update makes looting a lot smoother. You can now click item names to pick items up, names on the ground no longer pile up on top of each other, you can see what you're about to click, and picking things up is more reliable. Mounts also got another round of tweaks and fixes. --- 🎒 Looting & Item Names - You can now click an item's name to pick the item up. - Item names now light up while you hover over them, so you can see which one you're about to click. - Item names on the ground no longer overlap. When several items lie close together, their names now spread out so you can read and click each one. - Item bags on the ground are now easier to click. - Clicking an item that's out of reach now marks it while your character walks over. The marker disappears once you've picked the item up or done something else. - Fixed picking up an item…
- HOTFIX [24.09.2026] - 24 September 2026
Note: Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! 🔄 This hotfix makes mounts feel more responsive after yesterday's rework, finishes the Steal HP/MP enchantment reduction and fixes several cases where your character or mount would suddenly jump back to an earlier position while moving. 🐎 Mounts - Mounts now speed up and slow down much faster, so they reach full speed and come to a stop more quickly. - Mounts can now turn more tightly, both at low speed and at full gallop. ✨ Enchantments - The "Steal HP Per Hit" and "Steal MP Per Hit" reduction from yesterday's update is now complete. Enchantments that already existed were halved, but new enchantments could still roll the old, higher values. New enchantments now roll the reduced values too. 🏃 Movement - Fixed your mount sometimes jumping back to an earlier position while turning, speeding up or slowing down. - Fixed your character sometimes…
- UPDATE [23.09.2026] - 23 September 2026
Note: Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! 🔄 This update brings a big rework of how mounts move and look. It also makes monsters spread out when they chase you, stops quests from changing your quest tracker on their own, restores the old rules for hunting contracts, and fixes the Infernal Key and several messages that showed up in the wrong language. --- 🐎 Mounts - Mounts now speed up and slow down gradually instead of reaching full speed instantly. - Mounts can no longer spin around on the spot. They turn in a curve, and they turn tighter at low speed than at full gallop. - Moving backwards on a mount now makes it back up slowly instead of turning around. - Your character's feet now stay in the stirrups, and your mount's legs adjust to the ground when standing on slopes and uneven terrain. - The Lizard mounts and the Orange and White Tiger mounts have new, more detailed models. (If…
- HOTFIX #2 [17.09.2026] - 17 September 2026
Note: Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! 🔄 This second hotfix rebalances the experience you get from the story in Acts II to V, puts the Dead Land Cave research quest back to its intended difficulty, and fixes a few quests and one wandering NPC. --- ⚔️ Story Experience - Story quests in Acts II to V now give a fixed amount of experience that matches the level of the quest. - Handing in a story quest no longer tops your character up to a set level. The story no longer pushes you several levels past the content you are actually playing. - Because of this, the experience you get from story quests in Acts II to V is significantly lower than before. Gold rewards are unchanged. - Defeating preparation patrols while waiting for a story quest to unlock in Acts II and III no longer grants extra experience. --- 🔍 Echoes in Stone - Yesterday's update shipped this research quest with test valu…
- HOTFIX [17.09.2026] - 17 September 2026
Note: Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! 🔄 This hotfix fine-tunes the dialogue audio from yesterday's update, makes NPC movement more natural, fixes shrinking tooltips, and fixes a connection issue on the TCP (legacy) backend. --- 🔊 Dialogue Audio - Music, sound effects, and ambient sounds are now only turned down while you can actually hear an NPC speaking. NPCs talking far away no longer lower the volume of everything around you. - How much other sounds are turned down now depends on how close you are to the speaking NPC. - Other sounds are no longer turned down if you have muted the dialogue volume. - NPC voices now fade out more naturally with distance. --- 🚶 NPC Movement - NPCs now take more direct routes and no longer make odd detours on stairs, ramps, and through gates. - NPC walking paths are smoother, and NPCs no longer briefly walk past a corner and back. - Fixed NPCs ge…
- UPDATE [16.09.2026] - 16 September 2026
Note: Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! 🔄 This update focuses on improving the story, quests, dialogue, and voice-over experience throughout Inferna. Expect expanded German and English voice acting, improved story progression, more NPC dialogue, UI improvements, localisation fixes, and increased overall stability. --- 📖 Story & Quests - Story texts and quest transitions have been improved. - Jerro and Caratas now have different story variants at several points. - New NPCs have been added, and important characters have received new dialogue. - The tutorial and the introduction to the main story have been improved. - Story texts and dialogue have been updated in German, English, and the available translations. --- 🗣️ German & English Voice-Over - Voice-over for the tutorial, main story, and NPC dialogue has been expanded. - Many voice lines have been improved or newly recorded. - J…
- HOTFIX [04.09.2026] - 4 September 2026
Note: Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! 🔄 This hotfix addresses another audio issue affecting in-game volume settings. --- Bug Fixes Footstep Sound Volume: - Fixed an issue where footstep sounds were not affected by the volume sliders. - Footstep audio should now properly respect your selected volume settings. --- Please continue sharing your feedback and reporting any issues you encounter. Thank you for being a valued member of our community! Happy gaming! The Inferna Team
- HOTFIX #2 [03.09.2026] - 3 September 2026
Note: Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! This hotfix addresses a few remaining issues from the recent UI and Rift updates, alongside an improvement to minimap visibility. --- Bug Fixes Minimap Close Button: - Fixed an issue where closing the map would not make the minimap reappear. Rift Sound Volume: - Fixed several additional Rift sounds that were not being affected by the volume sliders. - All Rift audio should now properly respect your selected volume settings. Custom Cursor: - Re-added the custom cursor graphic that was unintentionally disabled with the UI update. --- Improvements Minimap Size: - Increased the size of the minimap to improve visibility. --- Please continue sharing your feedback and reporting any issues you encounter. Thank you for being a valued member of our community! Happy gaming! The Inferna Team
- HOTFIX [03.09.2026] - 3 September 2026
Note: Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! This hotfix addresses several issues affecting the Enchanter, Rift audio, and the minimap. --- Bug Fixes Enchanter Crash: - Fixed an issue that could cause the game to crash when opening the Enchanter window. - Yeah... we’re not quite sure how that one even happened either. Rift Sound Volume: - Fixed an issue where the new Rift sounds were not affected by the volume sliders. - Rift audio should now properly respect your selected volume settings. Minimap: - Fixed an issue that could occasionally cause the minimap to disappear. --- Please continue sharing your feedback and reporting any issues you encounter. Thank you for being a valued member of our community! Happy gaming! The Inferna Team
- PATCH NOTES [02.09.2026] - 2 September 2026
Note: Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! This update introduces a visual overhaul for the user interface and Rifts across the world, bringing refreshed visuals and greater variety throughout the game. --- New Features UI Visual Overhaul: - The user interface has received a visual overhaul. - Various UI elements have been updated with new visuals, giving the interface a fresher and more consistent appearance. Rift Visual Overhaul: - Rifts across the world have received a visual overhaul. - Several new Rift models have been added and are now used across different maps and dungeons. - Rifts now feature more visual variety, making encounters and different areas feel more distinct. --- Please continue sharing your feedback and reporting any issues you encounter. Thank you for being a valued member of our community! Happy gaming! The Inferna Team
- HOTFIX 31.08.2026 - 31 August 2026
Addresses an issue during character generation leading to disconnects when many players are near each other.
- PATCH NOTES [26.08.2026] - 26 August 2026
Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! 🔄 This update introduces item linking in chat, resizable whisper windows, several balancing adjustments, and fixes affecting character building and the Custom FPS limit setting. --- New Features Chat Item Linking: - Items can now be linked directly in chat and whisper messages. - Show off your latest loot, share equipment with other players, or quickly show someone exactly what item you're talking about! Resizable Whisper Windows: - Whisper windows can now be resized by dragging the corner. - Adjust your whisper window to whatever size works best for you. --- Balancing Forgotten Dune Drops: - Removed the Bag Of Gold drop from the Forgotten Dune. Drop Chance Adjustments: - Tweaked the drop chances of the Chronocloak Hourglass, Hellcoin, and God's Infernal Blessing. --- Bug Fixes Player Character Building: - Fixed an issue with player character build…
- 🌀 Rift Jumper Event - 21 August 2026
🌀 Rift Jumper Event The Rifts are calling, and this time you can reach them faster than ever before. During the Rift Jumper Event, defeating Rifts gives you a chance to receive special Rift Jumper Wings. These wings remember the type of Rift you defeated and allow you to jump directly to a matching active Rift. What can you expect? Defeat Rifts during the event period. Receive Rift Jumper Wings with a bit of luck. Use the wings to travel directly to the next matching active Rift. Farm more efficiently, move through the world faster, and make the most of the event time. The wings have a limited number of uses, so use them wisely. For active Rift hunters, this event is the perfect opportunity to close more Rifts in less time. Event time: Every two weeks on Saturday from 20:00 to 00:00.
- ❄️ Polarlight Hunt ❄️ - 21 August 2026
Monsters are blessed by the Polar Lights, dropping Polarlight Chests filled with incredible loot. But the real prize? The Polarlight Cape! ✨ Polarlight Cape – Power Unleashed: This cape grants crazy buffs for 1 hour, turning you into an absolute powerhouse! But once the hour is up, the cape vanishes. Will you harness its strength before it fades? 💰 Double Your Gains: Want more chests? Grab the Magical Polarlight Pouch from the Itemshop and boost your chest drop rate by +100% for 1 hour! During the event, you can use up to 2 pouches to maximize your loot and dominate the hunt! Fair Play: The Polarlight Chest drop rate is unaffected by regular bonuses, keeping the competition fair for everyone! Jump into the action —don’t miss out on the Polarlight Cape and lead the charge in this epic hunt!
- PATCH NOTES [20.08.2026] - 20 August 2026
Note: Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! This update brings a major expansion to Inferna's tutorial and main story, new English and German voiceover, improved tutorial guidance, and important gameplay fixes. --- New Features Major Story Expansion: - The main story has been greatly expanded and reworked through Act I and Act II. - This includes improved pacing, stronger foreshadowing, clearer quest transitions, new story content, and a more lore-focused path through the Dead Land. Story Quest Voiceover (EN/DE): - Many story quests, important dialogue scenes, quest responses, and narrative moments now include English and German voiceover. Tutorial Voiceover & HUD Guidance (EN/DE): - The tutorial now includes narrated HUD guidance in English and German. - New players will receive spoken instructions for movement, camera controls, equipment, the quickbar, mounts, pets, refining, and othe…
- PATCH NOTES [06.08.2026] - 6 August 2026
This update brings a brand-new warrior great sword animation, smarter targeting and item comparisons, refreshed inventory visuals, performance improvements, and a range of important fixes. Note: Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! --- New Features New Warrior Great Sword Animation: - We have added a new and improved animation for warriors when using a great sword. - This also comes with the ability to walk. Simply hold Shift to walk and add some extra flair. - Existing players may need to bind the key manually or reset their key bindings to default in the settings. - Other classes and weapons can also walk, but do not yet have their own dedicated walking animations. Rift Changes: - Removed non-anchored rifts and adjusted the balancing of anchored rifts. Improved Tab Targeting: - Tab targeting is now smarter when selecting your next target. Improved Item Stat Comparison: - Item compari…
- PATCH NOTES [22.07.2026] - 22 July 2026
Restart Steam to grab the update NOW! 🔄 We're back from our summer break and rolling out a new build focused on faster inventory management and improved item protection. --- New Features Inventory Sorting: - Added a Sort button to the inventory and stash. - This sorts your items and combines matching stacks, while leaving favourited items untouched. Inventory Auto-Stacking: - Added an Auto-Stack button to the inventory and stash. - This moves all non-favourited items from one inventory to the other—perfect for quickly emptying your inventory after a long farming session! Favourite Items: - You can now favourite items by holding Alt and left-clicking an item in your inventory or stash. - Repeat the same action to unfavourite it. - Favourited items are excluded from sorting and auto-stacking. They also cannot be dropped or sold until they have been unfavourited. --- Please continue shari…
- PATCH NOTES [01.07.2026] - 1 July 2026
We're rolling out a new build focused on inventory search, Rift adjustments, hit detection improvements, and item-use fixes! --- New Features Inventory Item Search: - Added item search to inventory and other inventory-like windows. - Find your stuff with ease! --- Gameplay Adjustments Rift Variant Update: - We're re-adding non-anchored Rifts for now while we re-evaluate balancing. - We'll continue monitoring feedback and make further adjustments where needed. Rift Kill Credit Fix: - Anchored Rifts now count monsters killed by closing the Rift as player kills. --- Fixes & Stability Hit Detection Improvements: - Adjusted hit detection to be more vertical. - This should especially improve cases where hit detection felt off on slopes. Chronocloak Hourglass Fix: - Fixed the Chronocloak Hourglass not removing the used item, and instead removing the first item in the inventory. --- Summer Upda…
- ❄️ Polarlight Hunt ❄️ - 27 June 2026
Monsters are blessed by the Polar Lights, dropping Polarlight Chests filled with incredible loot. But the real prize? The Polarlight Cape! ✨ Polarlight Cape – Power Unleashed: This cape grants crazy buffs for 1 hour, turning you into an absolute powerhouse! But once the hour is up, the cape vanishes. Will you harness its strength before it fades? 💰 Double Your Gains: Want more chests? Grab the Magical Polarlight Pouch from the Itemshop and boost your chest drop rate by +100% for 1 hour! During the event, you can use up to 2 pouches to maximize your loot and dominate the hunt! Fair Play: The Polarlight Chest drop rate is unaffected by regular bonuses, keeping the competition fair for everyone! Jump into the action —don’t miss out on the Polarlight Cape and lead the charge in this epic hunt!
