- Fire Automation Update (v1.3.5) - Patch Notes - 4 December 2025
Hey Tribe, here is the next patch to end the year with some additional improvements! NEW Fire AutomationMoved the ‘Nighthorn automation UI’ into a new tab in ’The Fire’ windowAdded the new ‘Fire automation UI’ that allows you turn it on and off automatically, simultaneously to how it works for the Nighthorn. You can adjust these setting for each individual Fire and Beacon, to make sure your have full control over where the lights are on at any given time of the day. This is a feature that has been requested by many, and will allow you to save Wood during the day. Just make sure to keep an eye on your Tribe's Fear as, even during the day the light from Fires and Beacons helps to reduce it. NEW EventsAdded a new set of events about the “Witch of Speed” OtherClicking on the “Tribe Members in the dark” or the “Tribe Member in shock” notifications now takes you to said Tribe MembersThe red S…
- In-Shock Update (v1.2.10) - Patch Notes - 13 August 2025
Hey Tribe, Here is the first small patch in over a year. We hope you like the changes as much as we liked working on them! You might wonder why it took us so long, but that is a longer story for another day.Due to our friends at Starbreeze (who were the publisher until recently) we got the publishing rights back a few month ago. We are of course very excited about that and grateful for all their efforts over the last years. Thanks again SBZ! While we can’t promise too much right now, we hope we can ship more of these small patches over the next months, to make use of all the feedback we have gotten from all of you, and to get TTMS closer to the original vision we had for it. Patch NotesIn-Shock changesAdded a Fear-Reduction mechanic for individual Tribe Members. This allows you get individuals out of the In-Shock state by spending a small amount of Influence.Rebalanced the In-Shock fear…
- 30% Discount in the Swedish Midsummer Sale - 16 July 2024
A long and hot summer needs it's cooldown periods. A perfect opportunity to dive into the darkness of The Tribe Must Survive. To help you guys prevail, we've joined the Swedish Midsummer Sale, where our hardcore colony survivor is now on 30% off. If you have it already and love to save tribe members, tell a friend to snag it before they die of dehydration in the sun!
- The Tribe Must Survive: Now 30% off - 27 June 2024
Tired of summer? We've got something that will refill your need for the sun to rise. The Tribe Must Survive, our Lovecraft-inspired colony survival is now 30% off! Just two weeks ago we launched the Explorer Update, adding a more relaxed game mode that lets you take on the darkness at your own pace. In addition we added 15 new achievements, many of them focusing on what the community has named the "Impossible Strategies", seemingly contradictory ways of completing the game that only the most skilled players would dare to try. If you already part of the game's community, this is the perfect opportunity to spread some dread to your friends. Check out the summer sale here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729940/The_Tribe_Must_Survive/
- Explorer Update (v 1.1.7) - Patch Notes - 13 June 2024
Tribe Leaders, We seriously consider all the feedback we receive when planning our updates. Much of the feedback we have gotten since launch was about the game being too hard and sometimes even frustrating for new players. At the same time we also see that there are a number of players that have become incredibly good at the game, to the point where they have beaten all Challenge Levels and Achievements, and have Tribes with hundreds of Members and thousands of resources. So we decided that with today’s Explorer Update we should make the game both easier and harder! To achieve these mildly paradoxical goals we have introduced a new game mode, while also adding 3 new Challenge Levels and 15 new Achievements. Explorer Mode A new “Explorer Mode” has now been added as a choice when you start a new run. Explorer Mode offers a more relaxed way of playing The Tribe Must Survive, which is ideal…
- May Patch v1.0.18 - Patch Notes - 31 May 2024
Hello Tribe Leaders, Thank you so much for your support and attention to the 1.0 Release last week! It has been incredibly heart-warming to see your reactions to the game, figuring out strategies to persevere through the endless calamities that befall the Tribe Members. For this week, we proceeded with some fixes to improve the overall experience. Here is what you can expect from today's update. Patch Notes Quality of Life improvements: Added linking between agents and buildings, making it possible to navigate from a selected Building to the assigned Tribe Members and vice versa. Resources (Stone, Ore, Animals, Ruins, Meds) are now selectable and display UI information Added an explanatory text about the Inner conflict event effects Other fixes and changes: Furnace resource consumption is now indicated through the UI toggle and through a consumption tooltip Fixed a bug where you could n…
- The Tribe Must Survive 1.0 is HERE! - 23 May 2024
Tribe Leaders, You have survived through endless dark nights, overcome disasters and kept the fire alive until the new dawn. The day has come… The Tribe Must Survive 1.0 is out now! We’re eternally grateful for those who joined us in our Early Access stint and equally grateful to anyone joining us today. It’s been a journey beyond our wildest expectations, and we’re thrilled to finally be able to launch the game with all of you. For the 1.0 release, we’ve made several significant changes to the game including adding in-game objectives, roguelite mechanics to unlock between games, and even a challenge mode for those tribe leaders who remain unfazed by regular difficulties. Without further ado, take a look at the changes coming in with the 1.0 version: Patch Notes Progression Systems Added Progression Systems that support all players, from early-game onboarding, to endgame mastery. New Sp…
- Tomorrow’s the Day! - 22 May 2024
Tribe Leaders, The sun is about to rise, hope is on the horizon! - The Tribe Must Survive team
- 2 Days to Go! - 21 May 2024
Tribe Leaders, The sun rises on our 1.0 launch on May 23rd. In just two more days, we’ll be celebrating the full release of The Tribe Must Survive. Join us to celebrate the dawn of our game! - The Tribe Must Survive team
- Developer Deep Dive - 1.0 Progression - 17 May 2024
Hey Tribe Leaders, It’s time to gather around the safety of the campfire and let us share some stories with you about the future; specifically one big change that is coming with the 1.0 version of The Tribe Must Survive, which is set to release May 23, 2024. In this Developer Deep Dive, we want to take the time to highlight one of the extensive changes coming to the game. The team has been hard at work refining the game based on community feedback from the Early Access phase, so we wanted to share that with you all. If this is the first time you’re checking out The Tribe Must Survive, don’t worry, because we also want to make sure you’re able to follow along this journey with us and get more insight about the game and the work that goes on behind the scenes. We hope you enjoy it, and it gives you a better understanding of the game’s systems. Your First StepsFor the uninitiated, jumping…
- May Hotfix - v0.43.5 - 3 May 2024
Tribe Leaders, Thank you so much for your support and attention to the latest update, we are so excited to see the positive reception of the improvements we are making. As always your feedback is really appreciated in helping us build the best possible version of the game! Here are the fixes we have implemented based on the issues you have flagged: Fixed an issue where players with old save-games might not be able to load into the new version Fixed an issue where Tribe Members could starve even if there is food available. Base on your Feedback we looked into the various edge cases in the Tribe Member behaviour again and found the case where they would go to sleep while having the Starvation Perk active and therefore could starve while not being “in-shock” and while food is available. As always, don’t hesitate to join in our Discord server and leave a review about the game on Steam. We a…
- The Tribe Must Survive - 1.0 Release Date Announcement! - 2 May 2024
Tribe Leaders across the world rejoice! The humble tribe that is our studio can at last announce that “The Tribe Must Survive” will be released in 1.0 VERY soon! The 1.0 of the game will be released after a short Early Access period on May 23rd. We’ve made several improvements to the game as part of its release, and we’re honored to have you alongside us on this journey, thank you! If you haven’t already, pick up “The Tribe Must Survive” from the Steam store page, or if you have, perhaps gift it to a close friend? Remember; whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survive! - The Tribe Must Survive Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729940/The_Tribe_Must_Survive/
- May Update - Patch v0.43.4 - 2 May 2024
Tribe Leaders, A new dawn breaks over your tribes, and with those first rays of sunlight comes hope - and a patch. The hope, you’ll have to manage on your own, but for the patch notes, we got your back. This update focuses heavily on replayability and balancing difficulty throughout the game’s acts. We’re just one more month away from the full release and are so excited to have you with us this far on our journey. Make sure to check in on the game and get a feel for all the changes before the 1.0 release! Without further ado, let’s have a look at the changes coming in the May update. Patch Notes Discontent & Tribe Growth A series of act modifier effects have been introduced that multiplies the discontent from unsatisfied needs (Act 2: x1.15 / Act 3: x1.3 / Act 4: x1.5 / Act 5: x2) Additionally, tribe growth is cut down in Act 5 by 90%. A base tribe growth change has been introduced, tha…
- Price increased for 1.0 - 12 April 2024
Tribe Leaders, As previously mentioned when talking about the Supporter Bundle and the Lovecraftian Sale, the price for The Tribe Must Survive would increase today in preparation for the 1.0 release of the game. Starting today, the game will be available for $24.99. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729940/The_Tribe_Must_Survive/ You can also get the Supporter Bundle for $31.98. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/38925/The_Tribe_Must_Survive_Supporter_Pack/ We hope as many of you as possible were able to get it during the sale, we look forward to showing you all our coming improvements! Remember; whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survive! - The Tribe Must Survive Team
- April Update - Patch v0.42.3 - 4 April 2024
Tribe Leaders, As your tribe members eagerly await the dawn, we wait with bated breath for the full release of The Tribe Must Survive. While we endure that wait, we have a new update to improve your tribal life. This update will have added some difficulty into the game, but we have also focused on better-explaining systems and features, making the game more fair and intuitive. New Fear and Fire settings make related mechanics more fun to play. You can speed up the removal of Shock from tribe members, if you can afford the wood. Per community request, added resource consumption information showing them above the stockpile and granary. We’re making Outposts and Trade routes more important and faster to build.We’re thrilled with how this update turned out, and believe it makes for the best version of the game so far. The changes made enable additional strategic gameplay for new and experie…
- 25% off in the Lovecraftian sale - 4 April 2024
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” H.P. Lovecraft It’s hard to reconcile that H.P. Lovecraft never saw any great popularity or fame during his lifetime when you know the impact his work has made on the modern world. Consider what he’d think to have your name synonymous with a whole genre of entertainment across games, books, and TV. To have inspired enough creators to allow a themed sale on the most prominent games platform in the world, one wonders what he may think. One thing you should not be wondering about is whether or not The Tribe Must Survive will be on sale; it will! With discounts up to 25%, now is a great time to pick it up. The sale runs from April 4th until April 11th. Price Don’t forget that on April 12, the price of the main game will increase from $19.99 to $24.99 and the Supporter Bun…
- Development Roadmap - 14 March 2024
Gather around the fire, Tribe Leaders! We want to start by thanking you all for the amazing support you’ve shown us during the Early Access period! The tribe continues to grow with the game currently sitting at a Very Positive review score on Steam, and we’ve already received some great feedback via Discord, the Steam forums, and our social channels. As you are now part of our burgeoning tribe, we wanted to let you in on the plans for the 3 updates ahead of the 1.0 launch. While these updates will each have a focus, they will also contain several smaller fixes and adjustments reported by the community so far. Some notable changes are: March Update This update focuses on making some core features line up better with player expectations. Predominantly: The chance of death by the “Starving” Perk has been adjusted, so that Tribe Members do not perish as fast The Fear values for when Tribe M…
- Patch v0.41.1 - 14 March 2024
Tribe Leaders, We're excited to share a glimpse at the roadmap for what lies ahead for the Tribe Must Survive. Check out this post to read all about it. If you're more interested in the changelog for today's patch, keep reading here. The team has made adjustments to the "In-Shock" state to make it less confusing for new players. This means tweaking the Fear values and also making it a Perk so it's easier to find out what is going on when clicking on the affected Tribe Members. We have also adjusted the chance of death by the "Starving" Perk, so tribe members won't perish when the Food Need drops to -3. This should ensure that Tribe Members don't starve anymore while there is Food available, unless they are In-Shock or otherwise blocked from getting to the Granary. Patch Notes General Adjusted chance of death from "Starving" Perk, so Tribe Members cannot perish immediately. Death chance…
- The First Survivors Tribute - 8 March 2024
Hello dear Tribe Leaders, The Tribe Must Survive has now been available in early access for just over two weeks(!!), and within just a few days we were able to see that several players had already been able to accomplish the incredible feat of keeping their tribe alive for 100 days. We made an announcement saying we want to recognize and honor these players, and we received several submissions here, via our Discord server and via our email. We've gone through all of the submissions and checked their legitimacy, and we're now ready to reveal what we've worked on; The First Survivors Wallpaper To download your own version of this wallpaper, check out our public Drive folder to access the full 4K version, which you can find here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1A_qWArbwRoKCrDs2KNEVua7Idw1AgKHr We're so grateful for all the support and positive feedback we have received thus far, an…
- Dev Journey - The Making of The Tribe Must Survive - 1 March 2024
Tribe Leaders, We hope you've had an excellent first week of Early Access with our game, we have certainly enjoyed reading your stories of survival and going through your feedback. We're also very grateful to all of you who have already managed to survive for 100 days and have submitted your usernames to us, we'll come back with an update on that initiative shortly! For today we'd like to invite you to take a peek behind the curtains, and hear from the dev team themselves about the dev journey we have taken to create this world of wonder and suspense. You can check out the YouTube video, linked below. We thank you for your support so far, keep letting us know what you think. Even if the game is now available to purchase, wishlisting and following us is still very helpful. You can also leave a review on Steam!
