Satisfactory News

[p]Hi Pioneers!

Today we are doing a small but necessary hotfix from our side for the current Experimental, there’s no new major fixes or additions, but this will help with our current way of parsing crash reports so we can better address more crashes in the future


If you haven’t yet but are interested in giving the Experimental version a try remember to BACKUP YOUR SAVE before trying it to avoid losing any of your progress

You can backup your save by copying the folders in:[/p]

[p]C:Users\\\[YOUR USER]AppDataLocalFactoryGameSavedSaveGames\\\[YOUR ID FOLDERS][/p]

[p]To access the Experimental version on Steam:

Right click Satisfactory on your library > Properties > Game Versions & Betas > experimental

Then exit this menu and the experimental version will start downloading for you

To access the Experimental version on Epic:

In your Library, search for “Satisfactory Experimental” and install it, it’s a separate entry from the default version so you need to download it individually

If you run into any new issues when trying the latest Experimental, please let us know over at our QA Site https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/ Your posts are extremely valuable for us and we read them every day

Thank you for your support and feedback during this Experimental, See you next time
HOTFIX

• Fixed internal issue with our crash reporter receiving significant log spam in some scenarios
  

I’m also attaching below the patch notes from the previous patch below for quick reference

NEW

• Upgraded Unreal Engine version to 5.6.1
  
• Bringing the PC version to parity with the Console version, Including:
  
  • Quality of life improvements and changes done to Controller support
    
  • Hundreds of bugfixes and polish across all elements in the game
    
  • Localization Updates to all official languages
    

Hi Pioneers!

Satisfactory has now received Verified status for Steam Deck compatibility!

Last year, we started doing a lot of improvements for Satisfactory with the 1.1 Update and alongside this we started working on improving our Steam Deck support

Many changes have been made since, including better out of the box settings for UI Scaling, Graphical presets, Controller compatibility and more!

A lot of work has gone into this from both us, Coffee Stain Studios, as well as from Fishlabs whom we've been collaborating with since the Console release to make this happen

Many thanks to Valve as well for their feedback on necessary improvements during the Verification processes

We'll continue improving Satisfactory in many ways in the future on all platforms, which now also includes Steam Deck users
If you want more details on this or want to know more about what we've been up to, you can check out our latest video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV3ys7pU3HE

See you all next time, thank you for all your support

[p]Hi Pioneers!
 
Today we’re reopening Experimental once again, this time with major changes across the board, so as always remember to BACKUP YOUR SAVE before trying it to avoid losing any of your progress
 
You can backup your save by copying the folders in: 

[/p]

[p]C:\\Users\\\[YOUR USER]\\AppData\\Local\\FactoryGame\\Saved\\SaveGames\\\[YOUR ID FOLDERS][/p]

[p] 
To access the Experimental version on Steam:

Right click Satisfactory on your library > Properties > Game Versions & Betas > experimental

Then exit this menu and the experimental version will start downloading for you
 
To access the Experimental version on Epic:
 
In your Library, search for “Satisfactory Experimental” and install it, it’s a separate entry from the default version so you need to download it individually
 
For this Experimental release, one of the big changes is that we’ve upgraded our Unreal Engine version all the way to 5.6.1 which as usual with engine upgrades, alongside many improvements it might also bring in unexpected bugs or other unexpected behaviour
 
The other big change is that all the other changes that have been done for the Console version will now finally be available for PC users here on Experimental, this includes hundreds of improvements, bug fixes, controller polish and quality of life upgrades and localization updates!
 
This experimental is very big in terms of how much work has been put into it, so as always we’re focused on maintaining an enjoyable experience for all of you, so if you find any new issues or there’s anything you think we should fix please let us know over at our QA Site https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/ We read your posts every day
 
There might be a few things from the last few patches from the latest live version that might not be present in this version, as all of this has been developed in parallel over the past year (yes, before the console release even!) but before this experimental version moves to the default version of Satisfactory, all of these improvements will make it back and be consolidated into one version again, so don’t worry
 
Hope you enjoy trying out this experimental, we appreciate your feedback and support, it will help us make the game better for everyone
 
Thank you for your support, See you all next time

Satisfactory from Coffee Stain Studios had quite a few patches to improve it on Steam Deck, and the latest update got it Steam Deck Verified.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/satisfactory-is-finally-steam-deck-verified-after-fixing-up-some-ui-issues/