Villagers and Heroes Steam news

• Latest observed players28 · 24 September 2026 - 14:00:19 UTC
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• Review score61% positive
• Total reviews3,440
• Release dateApr 17, 2014
• DeveloperMad Otter Games
• PublisherMad Otter Games

Genres: Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play

Company pages: Developer: Mad Otter GamesPublisher: Mad Otter Games

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Villagers and Heroes Steam news

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• Patch 5.63 "Sugarsweet" is now live! - 3 February 2026

  Patch Notes 5.63 General Activated Sugarsweet Summit Event ZoneNew Sugarsweet Rewards:Blue Flufficorn (EZ)Pink Flufficorn (EZ)Blue Saddled Flufficorn (EZ)Pink Saddled Flufficorn (EZ)Rainbow Flufficorn (Item Shop - Exclusives)Orange Flufficorn (Item Shop - Exclusives)Red Flufficorn (Item Shop - Exclusives)Green Flufficorn (Item Shop - Exclusives)Rainbow Saddled Flufficorn (Item Shop)Red Saddled Flufficorn (Item Shop)Green Saddled Flufficorn (Item Shop)Sugardrake Companion (EZ)Forest Sugardrake Companion (Item Shop)Aquatic Sugardrake Companion (Item Shop)Unicorn Sugardrake Companion (Item Shop)Polkadots Pattern (EZ)Swirl Pattern (EZ)Floral Roses Pattern (Item Shop)Chevron Pastel Pattern (Item Shop)Hearts Candy Pattern (Item Shop)Love Potion Pattern (Item Shop)Sky Rainbow Pattern (Item Shop)Sky Rainbow Pastel Pattern (Item Shop)Added player to the fallen heroes memorial Improvements All la…

• Update 5.62 is now live! - 21 January 2026

  Hello, Everyone,We will be bringing the servers down shortly to push a small build with some much needed fixes in it! Servers will be down for about 30 minutes, and we'll run the usual in-game warnings 15 minutes prior.Patch Notes 5.62Bug FixesFixed an issue that prevented exclamations from appearing above NPCs in villages.Fixed an issue that prevented quests from appearing in the quest tracker when using non-English languages.Fixed a bug where players could put the same charm multiple times on the same mount.Fixed issues with PC GUI crafting popupDire Father Draigh no longer unsummons minions during phase changeFixed an issue that caused an incorrect message to be shown when salvaging an item that is too high a level.Fixed some text that was not translated for languages other than English.Hopefully fixed an issue that was causing some players to crash.Hopefully fixed issues with not be…

• Patch 5.51 "Twilight Vale" is now live! - 8 July 2025

  Patch Notes 5.51GeneralThe Twilight Vale Event Zone is now active!New Vale Rewards:Thornantler Mount (5 color varieties)Bloomroot Furniture Pack4 New Pattern DyesPrisma Boar mountBug FixesFixed an issue that prevented "Cruxian Teak Mite" from dropping in the Northeast Crux.Keeps enchantments from items from incorrectly stackingFixed an issue that caused the wrong village name to be shown in the guild menu.Fixed an issue that caused `/gshow` to not work when a character was not a member of a guild.Fixed an issue that caused the individual items on the first page of gnogmenting to always show "soulbound". It will now show the actual binding, and the final page will show the most restrictive of the two.Fabled Armament gear items are now tradeableFixed an issue that causes trees in the Crux to cause rubber-banding when walking into them.The guild bulletin board will now be scrollable if the…

• Patch 5.49 is now live! - 26 June 2025

  Patch Notes 5.49Bug FixesFixed an issue that prevented players from sending mail to all guild members or all village members.Hopefully fixed an issue that caused crashes when using the `/gshow` command.Fixed an issue that caused the command `/gshow` to show 0 members.Fixed bulletin board text to state that only guild leaders are allowed to edit it.Fixed an issue that caused the level shown in the guild menu to list the highest level, not the highest combat level.Fixed an issue that caused the resulting gnogment item to always show as soulbound. It will now show the correct binding (most restrictive of the two items).Hopefully fixed an issue that caused players to get disconnected when entering raids if it filled up while traveling.Fixed a problem that was causing a lot of lag.Fixed an issue that prevented classes items from being gnogmented regular class items.Fixed an issue that caused…

• Patch 5.48 - 24 June 2025

  Patch 5.48New FeaturesAdded a GUI to manage guilds. This can be used to view and edit your roster, change the name, edit the colors, add a motto, and write a bulletin.Improvements\ Sorting the bags was incredibly slow on some devices.Added an auto-block feature. This change adds flags that allow restricting who can interact with a player, and can be found under Settings

• Patch 5.45 "Heads of Havoc" is now live! - 14 May 2025

  Patch Notes 5.45 General Activated Raids Season 10, 'The Heads of Havoc' Improvements Changed the requirements for some of the daily quests in the Northeast Crux. Satisfying Scarecrows Reduced the number of Crushed Poppy Petal Sacks from 8 to 4 Reduced the number of Emerald Tortoise Blood Drops from 10 to 2. Reduced the number of Mulch Lizard Hearts from 10 to 2. Pondweed Pepper Spray Reduced the number of Deadly Pepper Sprays from 15 to 8. Satirical Supply Run Reduced the number of Dragonfly Blood Drops from 10 to 3. Reduced the number of Charcoal Acid Pellets from 10 to 1. Tidbits for a Toymaker Reduced the number of Smoky Flickers from 7 to 3. Reduced the number of Spicy Chlorophyll Globs from 7 to 2. Added "Common Socket Extra" for sale in the Midsummer Event vendor. 1 can be purchased for 5 Tears of Vesesia. Added gear recipe level boost to crafted gear recipes, allowing crafters t…

• Patch 5.44 is now live! - 5 May 2025

  New Features Activated Equinox New Homestead Items: Goldenpaw Furniture Goldenpaw Bed Goldenpaw Chair Goldenpaw Couch Goldenpaw Window Goldenpaw Cat New Weapons Pack: Celestial Gold Weapons Pack Improvements Level 98 players will be a bit stronger now in all level-scaled zones: Event zones, Raids, Frontier Zones, etc. Full explanation: Added a special adjustment so that level 98 characters won't be at a small disadvantage in level scaled zones. This will give level 98 players some time to collect level 98 gear. Eventually, this special adjustment will be removed after most level 98 characters have appropriately leveled gear -- although most likely, this adjustment won't occur before level cap is raised to 99 and eventually 100. Updated daily quests in the Northeast Crux to specify where the different requirements can be found, e.g, "Collect 15 Cruxian Centipedes from Lavender Silknests"…

• Developer Livestream - Friday, March 28 - 24 March 2025

  We didn't have one in quite a while, but finally it's time for another developer live stream! Get a preview of The Crux Part II, learn about other upcoming new features, have a Q/A with the Otters, participate in some prize giveaways, and just hang out for some all around fun! Where: https://www.twitch.tv/villagersandheroes When: Friday, March 28th at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT/20:00 CET/19:00 UTC See you there! 🙂

• St. Patricks Day Sale! - 17 March 2025

  Happy St. Patricks Day! If it's green, it's lean! Assorted green items 20 Percent off for the next 48h! (Sale ends: March 18, 11:59pm UTC).

• Patch 5.42 is now live! - 26 February 2025

  Patch Notes 5.42.0 Improvements Relics at Heroic 50+ are now guaranteed to be rarity Epic or better. Removed the level 80 and 85 Elders from the main questline Note: If you currently have a quest objective to defeat the level 80 Elders, speak to Nadia in Dartrey Woods Note: If you currently have a quest objective to defeat the level 85 Elders, speak to Prince Zaan in Glendergan A character who goes by the name of Gladius has joined Arcra and Arcron in one of the rooms in Ardent Castle. He's a bounty hunter who has too many contracts to fill himself. He's looking for some help in tracking down some of the Venerable bosses. He offers rewards of xp, gold, and importantly, elder fragments. Note: we are hoping that his quest chain provides some of the gameplay that some players were missing when the elders were moved to Frontier Zones. The Venerables are not level-scaled, and not player-size…

• Patch 5.41.0 is now live! - 11 February 2025

  Patch 5.41.1 Improvements Updated Guild of Guides to recommend going to Blight Bay if the character is between levels 93-95. Styles which were previously limited to Elder armaments have been added to the dropped loot pool Clarified description of Soothing Anger talent to specify that it only applies to Fury damage over time effects Increased Elder fragment rewards from Sapphira's Boon quest from 4 to 5 Increased Elder fragment rewards from level 95 elder chests from 1 to 5 All Elder bosses will always reward exactly 5 elder fragments Increased odds of getting an Epic fabled item from the fabled armament from 19% to 28% Increased odds of getting a Legendary fabled item from the fabled armament from 1% to 2% Decreased health of Lady's Fate mirages Reduced health of medium and large spiders at Fenella Decreased maximum number of minions Gutgor could have active at once from 12 to 8 Reduced…

• Patch 5.40 "SugarSweet & New Frontier Zones" Patch Notes - 4 February 2025

  Patch Notes 5.40.5 General Sugarsweet Summithas replaced Grinchta’s Lair New: Marrowfang Weapon Pack (Available in Item Shop and Event Zone) New Mounts: Raptors! Scarlet Raptor (Available in Item Shop and Event Zone) Evergreen Raptor (Item Shop) Cerulean Raptor (Item Shop) Lilac Raptor (Item Shop - Exclusives) Improvements Frontiers Blighted Bastille is now a Frontier Zone Shadow's Den is now a Frontier Zone Villar Summit is now a Frontier Zone The Shadowed Future is now a Frontier Zone Added new Bandit's Retreat Frontier zone Bounties within each Frontier zone will drop a specific currency which can be spent at faction vendor for cosmetics Updated world map with the new Frontier Zones All Frontier Zones now have zone maps Modified Forgotten Quarry map to reduce backtracking Rebalanced Frontier mobs Disabled mounts in Frontiers Added Watchful Eye debuff to Frontiers which reduces sneak…

• The new Ardent Ledger is out! - 27 January 2025

  The latest issue of our VH newsletter is here! Get an in-depth look at some big changes coming to the game, see who your new Royal Guardians are, go behind the scenes with Otters, catch up with the Sneaky Scribbler, and much more! :) You can find the new issue here: https://villagersandheroes.com/ardent-ledger/issue-33/ (Or just click ‘Newsletter’ on our VH website.)

• Patch 5.39 is now live! - 7 January 2025

  Patch Notes 5.39 Hi Everyone, We wanted to take a moment to explain the recent changes to level 96-97 gameplay and assure you that this is not a nerf—it’s a recalibration to ensure long-term balance and fun for everyone. Here's what’s happening and why: What Changed: Previously, there was an unusually large jump in power at level 96 compared to earlier levels. This wasn’t consistent with the smooth progression from levels 1-95. We’ve adjusted the scaling for levels 96 and 97 to match the progression curve that has worked well for the game at all other levels. As part of this, both players and monsters at levels 96-97 will have less health and do less damage. But the balance remains the same—monsters are still more powerful than at level 95, and your character’s power remains in proportion to theirs. Why This Is a Good Thing: Monsters at levels 96 and 97 were rebalanced too, meaning figh…

• Compensation for Crux crafting change has been distributed - 24 December 2024

  On Dec 16th, we greatly reduced the amount of xp required for a crafter to progress from level 96 to level 97, in each of the four crafting lines: Smithing, Woodcrafting, Tailoring, and Cooking. We believe this was a good change that was for the good of the game since the amount of work was just too much. It's part of a larger pass we are making on the Crux to improve it by fixing bugs and making some things easier and/or more player friencly (some of these changes have already been done, and there are still a few more things we're working on within the Crux -- but we won't go into those now-- this post is about crafting compensation package). However, reducing the amount of crafting xp required to reach level 97 was unfair to those players who had already made progress toward 97. They had to work much harder than the players who came after them. This compensation package is being provi…

• Patch 5.38 "Raids Season 9: Lives of the Lost" is now live! - 16 December 2024

  Patch Notes 5.38 - Season 9 of Raids: Lives of the Lost Improvements Changed the jump in power level for gear, mobs, players when they reach level 96+. There is still a jump in power (damage, health, etc.) at level 96, however it's using a different formula than before. Reduced maximum stack count of Curse of the Reaper and Curse of the Specter from 15 to 10 Revamped Curse of the Amnesiac Added a new Heroic Curse: Curse of the Derelict Added Raid Season 4 legacy rewards to the raid ducat vendor Further fixes to Rocko dialog during the quest, "Crystal Fish Catcher". A conditional goal will become visible if player loses the required Cruxian Bluegills and direct them to recollect. Raids have been playbalanced for better harmony between character growth due to dungeoneering and raid difficulty based on the tier of the Raid. Added Dungeoneering XP bonus as a perk of being an Ardent Society…

• 12 Days of Christmas contest #5: The VH New Year's resolutions writing contest! - 15 December 2024

  And that brings us to our fifth contest of the 12 Days of Christmas: The VH New Year's Resolutions Writing Contest! As always, you can find all further information and rules in our forum: https://villagersandheroes.com/forums/threads/the-vh-new-year%E2%80%99s-resolutions-writing-contest-12-days-of-xmas-2024.10128/

• 12 Days of Christmas Contest #4: VH Holiday Meme - 12 December 2024

  The fourth contest in our 12 Days of Christmas series is now online: It's the ever-popular VH Holiday Meme Contest Just follow the link for the rules and all other details: https://villagersandheroes.com/forums/threads/the-vh-holiday-meme-contest-12-days-xmas-2024.10127/ #villagersandheroes #mmo #MMORPG #onlinegaming #mobilegaming

• 12 Days of Christmas Contest #3: Monster Chef Contest - 10 December 2024

  Time flies ... and we're already at the third 12 Days of Christmas contest: The VH Monster Chef Contest! As always, you can find all the rules in our forum: https://villagersandheroes.com/forums/threads/the-vh-monster-chef-contest-12-days-of-xmas-2024.10125/#post-110299

• 12 Days of Christmas Contest #2: Server Donation! - 8 December 2024

  And here we go! It’s that time of year again! BUT GUESS WHAT? We’ve decided to change things up this time around! Instead of growing items in your garden and emailing them to an event character who sells them for gold, instead we want you to email the character gathered materials of any kind, who will then sell them for charter tokens. That’s right, this is a charter token donation contest! On every server, there is a special event character named CharterChap. For the next two weeks, mail CharterChap gathered materials of any kind at all! CharterChap will sell all the mats for charter tokens. All of the earned charter tokens will be converted into Crystals of the Benevolent Villager, which will be available to any player who wants to host a crafting party on their server. Additionally, as part of the 12 days of X-mas Event, this contest also provides servers with the opportunity to earn…

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