Important announcement ! (Patreon)

No more builds before the full release possible

We originally planned to share one more sandbox-only build with you in late November or early December. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to release another build before Wild Life launches on February 8, 2027. Some essential reworks have turned out to be more extensive than expected and need to be completed and tested before we can put another stable build in your hands. Preparing a build also takes around two weeks of coordinated work across departments, and we need to dedicate that time to these improvements and getting the game ready for launch. We know many of you were looking forward to another build this year, and we’re very sorry for the disappointment.

Content complete!

Wild Life reached its content-complete milestone this month! This is a huge step for the team, and we’re now deep into polishing: taking a closer look at how the game looks, runs, and feels to play, and addressing the areas that need more attention before release.

That closer look has already led to some significant discoveries. Several improvements require more work than we initially expected, but they also give us the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the final experience. Here’s what we’ve been working on.

Lighting and materials: a first look at the improvements

One of our biggest current tasks is a much-needed lighting rework. As we began that process, we also identified significant issues with how some of our materials were set up.

Addressing those issues is helping us improve the appearance of our assets while reducing their VRAM demands alongside our code optimization process. That makes this work especially valuable: it contributes to both the visual quality of the game and our optimization efforts.

We’ve included previews below so you can see the direction we are aiming for. These are still a work in progress, but we’re excited to share how things are coming together.

Optimization is underway

Alongside the lighting and material work, our code team has started a dedicated optimization process.

We’re taking the time to investigate where the game is putting unnecessary demands on hardware and how we can address those issues. This is a substantial part of the polishing phase, with the goal of making Wild Life run more efficiently and feel better to play.

Voice-over casting has begun

We’ve also started our voice-over pipeline, and casting is now underway!

Finding the voices for our characters is an exciting milestone. We’ve spent years developing their stories and personalities, and we’re looking forward to hearing actors bring them to life.

Working towards February 8, 2027

Our release date remains February 8, 2027, and the team’s focus is on making Wild Life the best experience we can for that day.

There is still plenty of work ahead, and some of it is more involved than we anticipated. But seeing these improvements take shape makes us even more excited for you to experience the results.

We’ll continue sharing our progress through our Friday development updates, with more looks at the changes as they come together.

Thank you for your patience and for continuing to support us. This community has made Wild Life possible, and we can’t wait to put the finished game in your hands.

-Wild Life Team