Nautical Survival News

[p]Ahoy, Sailors![/p][p][/p][p]After almost a year of updates, improvements, and incredible community support, Nautical Survival is officially leaving Early Access on April 9th! 🛥️[/p][p]This milestone means the game is now a complete, polished experience, and I truly couldn’t be more excited to share this moment with you.[/p][p]Nautical Survival is my first commercial release, and this journey has been deeply rewarding for me. Thank you to everyone who played, reviewed, shared feedback, and helped shape the game along the way. Your support truly means a lot, and I hope you’re happy with the final experience. ✨[/p][p][/p][h2]⚓ Mark Your Calendars: April 9th[/h2][p]Version 1.0 represents the finalized Nautical Survival experience, built on months of balancing, content additions, and refinements. With launch, the base price will increase slightly to reflect the expanded scope of the game. If you’ve been waiting to jump in, the Steam Spring Sale will be a great time to get the game, as it will be discounted for 30% off.[/p]

• [p]Spring Sale Discount: 30% off ($4.89)[/p]
• [p]New Price: $7.99 (Previously $6.99)[/p]

[p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]🌊 Early Access by the Numbers[/h2][p]Early Access has been an incredible experience, and I’m proud of what we’ve achieved together:[/p]

• [p]99% Positive Reviews (150+ reviews!)[/p]
• [p]7.5K+ Units Sold[/p]
• [p]Featured by dozens of creators, reaching hundreds of thousands of players worldwide[/p]
• [p]Six major content updates[/p]
• [p]Continuous balancing to refine the Panic & Zen Duo Vibe[/p]

[p][/p][h2]🚢 Content Added During Early Access[/h2][p]Over the course of Early Access, Nautical Survival grew through six major content updates, shaping the game into a deeper and highly replayable roguelite experience:[/p]

• [p]New Boats: The Frigate & The Crane Boat[/p]
• [p]New Crew Members: The Captain & The Engineer[/p]
• [p]New Weapons: Laser, SMG, Corroder[/p]
• [p]New Enemies: Seahorses, Snails, Lobsters[/p]
• [p]New Systems & Features: Endless Mode, The Trader mobile outpost, Fragile Deliveries, New Curses (Including The Immortal Snail), extensive balance & economy tuning and more![/p]

[p][/p][h2]🌟 Join the Crew![/h2][p]Version 1.0 marks the complete and fully realized Nautical Survival experience. While I’ll continue addressing critical bugs if needed, this release represents the game’s official full launch. In the meantime, join our Discord to chat with fellow sailors, report bugs, share fan art, or just hang out. Your support and feedback have been invaluable throughout development and I wish to thank every single one of you who made that journey as magical as I could have wished.[/p][p][/p][h2]🧭 The Future[/h2][p]Nautical Survival marks the beginning of my journey as a professional indie developer. I’m already working on new concepts, carrying forward many of the lessons learned while creating Nautical Survival. It’s still early, and I’m not ready to share anything specific just yet, but I’m excited about what lies ahead.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for being part of my adventure, and see you on the high seas![/p][p][/p][p] Stay Afloat,[/p][p]–Idan[/p]

[h2]Ahoy, Sailors![/h2][h3]Join us on a bullet-filled seafaring adventure this BULLET HEAVEN FEST between December 4-11![/h3][p][/p][p][/p][h2]⚓ Patch Notes[/h2][p]Game Modes[/p]

• [p]✨New Game Mode: Endless. Test your skill and push past wave 20 to see how long you can survive![/p][p]✨New Curse: Slimey Stalker. Get chased forever by THE IMMORTAL SNAIL, our 10th curse![/p]
• [p]✨New Achievement: Curse 10. Awarded for beating the game with all 10 curses. Honestly I'm not sure this is humanly possible.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]🎉 Bullet Heaven Fest is upon us![/h2][p]This is the second time Nautical Survival has been featured in Bullet Heaven Fest, and we’ve made so much progress since last time! Since our last event:[/p]

• [p]Entered Early Access[/p]
• [p]Sold 6.5K+ units[/p]
• [p]99% positivity on Steam with over 150 reviews (let's get to 500?!)[/p]
• [p]Released 6 content updates: crew, boats, weapons, enemies, and more[/p]
• [p]Continued balancing to nail that signature Panic & Zen Duo Vibe[/p]
• [p]Featured by dozens of streamers and creators, reaching hundreds of thousands of viewers worldwide![/p]

[p][/p][h2]🏷️ Steam genre tag![/h2][p]Steam has a huge influence on how game genres are defined, and our fast-growing genre still doesn’t have a proper tag. Help us convince Steam to recognize the survivors-like / bullet heaven / horde survival genre by filling in this quick survey![/p][p][/p][h2]⭐ Leave a review![/h2][p]Please leave a review on the Nautical Survival Steam page, it really makes a difference and will help us reach a larger audience.[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p] Stay afloat,[/p][p]-Idan[/p]

[h3]Ahoy, Sailors![/h3][p]For October's patch we have our fifth content pack, which features a new boat, new crew member inspired by Real Civil Engineer, new weapon, and balance updates! Don't forget to leave a review![/p][p] [/p][h2]Patch Notes[/h2][p]Boats[/p]

• [p]✨New Boat: Crane Boat. A five-cargo vessel that provides a whopping 30% discount for upgrading outposts. Go wild![/p]

[p]Crew[/p]

• [p]✨New Crew Member: The Engineer — inspired by Real Civil Engineer! Specializing in balancing survivability with taking damage, The Engineer introduces a shield ability, as well as a new way to gain short bursts of rampage by getting struck by lightning![/p]
• [p]✨New Mechanic Ability: Repairman. Fixing +0.15 hp/s. Replaces Fortifier.[/p]

[p]Weapons[/p]

• [p]✨New Weapon: Corroder. Shoots a circle of corrosive liquid, leaving puddles that deal damage over time. Upgrades increase fire rate. Larger puddles that deal double damage over time when maxed.[/p]
• [p]Spinner: Base rotation speed increased from 50°/s to 75°/s, decreased from +10°/s to +5°/s per level[/p]

[p]Steam[/p]

• [p]✨New Achievements for unlocking the Crane Boat, the Engineer and the Corroder, and winning a run with the Corroder[/p]

[p]Enemies[/p]

• [p]Goldfish: Increased coin value from 3 to 10[/p]
• [p]Lobster: Doubled knockback resistance[/p]
• [p]Big Jellyfish: Increased damage cooldown from 0.5 sec to 0.75 sec[/p]
• [p]Siren: Increased damage cooldown from 0.5 sec to 0.75 sec[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Check out Real Civil Engineer's Videos![/h2][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]Leave a review![/h2][p]Please leave a review on the Nautical Survival Steam page, it really makes a difference and will help us reach a larger audience.[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Stay afloat,
-Idan[/p]

[h3]Ahoy, Sailors![/h3][p]For August's patch we have our fourth content pack, which features otter-petting, a new weapon, new enemy, and balance updates! Don't forget to leave a review![/p][p] [/p][h2]Patch Notes[/h2][p]Crew[/p]

• [p]✨You can now pet the Otter[/p]
• [p]Merchant max bonus decreased from $5 to $4 per boat level[/p]

[p]Weapons[/p]

• [p]✨New Weapon: SMG. Fires a stream of lightweight bullets at blistering speed. Upgrades increase fire rate. Jumps between targets when maxed[/p]
• [p]Spinner: Base rotation speed decreased from 60°/s to 50°/s[/p]

[p]Enemies[/p]

• [p]✨New Enemy: Lobster. A slow-moving crustacean that shoots two short-range projectiles in a 45 degree angle[/p]
• [p]Turtle Eggs: Increased coin value from 1 to 3.[/p]

[p]Outposts[/p]

• [p]Increased chance for owned weapon upgrades to appear at the Trader's[/p]

[h2]Leave a review![/h2][p]Please leave a review on the Nautical Survival Steam page, it really makes a difference and will help us reach a larger audience.[/p][p][/p][h2]Join the crew![/h2][p]Join our Discord to chat with fellow sailors, share ideas, or just hang out. Your feedback continues to help shaping Nautical Survival, and you can help me navigate the ship as we sail through Early Access.

Stay afloat,
-Idan[/p]

[h3]Ahoy, Sailors![/h3][p]For today's patch we got a few balance updates and quality of life features. Don't forget to leave a review![/p][p][/p][h2]Patch Notes[/h2][p]Weapons[/p]

• [p]Mines: maxed lifetime reduced from 3 minutes to 1 minute[/p]
• [p]Laser: Increased Laser base damage and DoT from 1 to 2. fixed an issue where damage wouldn't appear in the selection screen[/p]
• [p]Spinner: fixed weapon description[/p]
• [p]Updated bullet graphics for certain gun weapons[/p]

[p]Crew[/p]

• [p]Biologist/Collector: For each collected item gain a coin per boat level Instead of 10 coins[/p]
• [p]Racer/Evasive Maneuver: added +10% dodge chance, reduced dodge chance per steering level from 1.5% to 1%[/p]

[p]Enemies[/p]

• [p]Crab: fixed an issue where crabs would remain after defeating the king crab[/p]
• [p]Snail: increased trail contrast and added noise[/p]

[p]Visuals[/p]

• [p]Stats and cargo remain available for inspection post-run[/p]
• [p]Fixed a minor text issue for maxed stats[/p]

[p]General[/p]

• [p]Increased max available cargo to purchase by 2[/p]
• [p]Added 10-value coins[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where 5-value coins wouldn't show the correct visuals[/p]
• [p]Deliveries now spawn coin drops using mixed denominations from highest to lowest[/p]
• [p]Coins now aggregate outside view to improve performance[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where audio wouldn't start properly[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Leave a review![/h2][p]Please leave a review on the Nautical Survival Steam page, it really makes a difference and will help us reach a larger audience. [/p][p][/p][h2]Join the crew![/h2][p]Join our Discord to chat with fellow sailors, share ideas, or just hang out. Your feedback continues to shape Nautical Survival, and you can help me navigate the ship as we sail through Early Access.

[/p][p]Stay afloat,
-Idan[/p]