Early Access Games

Brighter Shores has been in Early Access on Steam for 2 years, since Nov 6, 2024. The last update to Brighter Shores was posted 3 days ago (Nov 11, 2026), one of 16 in the past 90 days. Updates to Brighter Shores arrive about every 5 days. Brighter Shores peaked at 128 players in the last 24 hours.

In early access2 yearssince Nov 6, 2024
Last update3 days agoNov 11, 2026
Updates, 90 days16about every 5 days
Players, 24-hour peak128
Positive reviews67%of 9,427
PriceFree

Update activity, past year

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Is Brighter Shores still being updated?

Yes. The last update to Brighter Shores was posted 3 days ago, on Nov 11, 2026. Recent updates to Brighter Shores have come about every 5 days.

  1. Patch11-Nov-2026 - Patch notes
  2. Update9-Nov-2026 - Hammerstrike Hall world event
  3. Patch5-Nov-2026 - Patch notes
  4. Update2-Nov-2026 - Hammerstrike Hall tutorial
  5. Patch26-Oct-2026 - Patch notes
  6. Patch22-Oct-2026 - Patch notes
  7. Update21-Oct-2026 - Woodcutter Bounties
  8. Patch13-Oct-2026 - Patch notes
  9. Patch8-Oct-2026 - Patch notes
  10. Update7-Oct-2026 - Halloween 2026 event

How long has Brighter Shores been in early access?

Brighter Shores entered Early Access on Steam on Nov 6, 2024 and has been in it for 2 years.

How many people are playing Brighter Shores?

Brighter Shores peaked at 128 players on Steam in the last 24 hours.

What is Brighter Shores?

Steam users tag Brighter Shores as MMORPG, RPG, Point & Click, Relaxing and Exploration. Brighter Shores is online co-op and free to play, and 67% of its 9,427 Steam reviews are positive.

Brighter Shores is an all new adventure from award winning MMORPG designer Andrew Gower. It is an enchanting point-and-click style RPG with hundreds of hours of gameplay, set in a land of magic and mysteries, with a huge number of professions to try, and something new to find around every corner.

How Fen Research Ltd describes it on its Steam store page, which also has the developer's own answer on how long it expects to stay in early access.

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Steam tags: MMORPG, RPG, Point & Click, Relaxing, Exploration, PvE, Third Person, Isometric, Open World, Fishing.

StatusActive
Early access sinceNov 6, 2024
Last updateNov 11, 2026
Typical gap5 days between updates
Playing now118 (Nov 14, 23:48 UTC)
7-day peak128
Steam reviews67% positive of 9,427
PriceFree
PlayOnline co-op
Steam DeckPlayable
PlatformsWindows, macOS
DeveloperFen Research Ltd
PublisherFen Research Ltd

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