Demo Update: Your First Claim, Better Transport & Illustrated Fieldbook
A bigger start to your goldfields adventure
The Windows demo has received a substantial update ahead of Steam Next Fest. Thank you to everyone who has played and shared feedback!
- Continue beyond the guided introduction: choose a claim, move your equipment and start your first independent shift.
- Clearer claim maps, boundaries, navigation and payment information.
- A new animated Outback main menu, a compact HUD and cleaner quest instructions.
- Illustrated fieldbook pages explain the small wash plant, water and power connections, wash inserts and caravan towing. Open your fieldbook with J.
- Nearby water and diesel gauges help you spot empty equipment.
- Improved pickup ramps, tailgate, cargo cover and parked stability, including fixes for unloading and cargo retention.
- Easier generator transport, separated engine and cable controls, and smoother generator handling.
- Refined portable-item physics, hose and cable presentation, survival feedback and night-time usability.
- Interface support and language selection for all 31 supported Steam platform languages.
- Numerous fixes to tutorial progress, interactions, readability and first-use performance.
Your existing saves remain supported. This update is for the Windows demo; macOS work follows separately.
Enjoy the goldfields, and keep the feedback coming! — OVERLKD Studio
This announcement was originally published by OverLKD Studio on Steam on Oct 17, 2026.
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