Fireside Chat: October + What's Next
Fairview Games Inc.
Hey there, Hikers!
Whew, what a whirlwind it has been! It’s time for a Fireside Chat already!
To recap October, here are some of the highlights:
- The Gold River Project is on sale for 50% off until Nov 7! We officially started our biggest sale yet with the Steam Daily Deal! If you haven’t yet, you or anyone you know who has been eyeing The Gold River Project can get it at a steep discount.
- Huge Optimization Update! After some delays (thank you, game development) we finally got the game over from Unreal Engine 5.4 to 5.7! This is another big step in our optimization journey so we’re really excited to see and hear how it's changed the player experience, especially on older machines. Again, thank you to everyone who helped us Beta test before this initial release! We will be doing more testing in the future so if you are interested in participating, make sure to join our Discord and let us know :).
Because optimization is always our TOP priority, the delays from the 5.7 transfer will affect the release of our next content update, the Hunter Update . While we DID work on this update parallel to the 5.7 update, the hurdles we had to clear with 5.7 demanded a significant amount of attention. With this out the door, we are now back full steam ahead on the content update but there will still be a bit of a delay! We will share more information on what this, along with the rest of the development roadmap will look like soon!
It was a busy busy month (and past few months) but we’re so excited we have something new out for you again! Thank you again for all your patience, testing, feedback, etc through all of this.
We’ll see you again very soon! Happy Hiking!
This announcement was originally published by Fairview Games Inc. on Steam on Nov 6, 2026.
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