What changed in Rain World in 2026

90 updates · 7 main milestones · Feb 2, 2026 to May 7, 2026

  1. 1 event
    Release of Unreleased OSTs on Steamaudio

    Three new OSTs from Rain World are now available on Steam, previously released on Bandcamp.

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  2. 16 events
    Fixed The Prince's dialog trigger issue with Jolly Co-opbug fix

    Fixed some of The Prince's miscellaneous dialogs not triggering if Jolly Co-op was active.

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    Fixed Watcher's ending sequence position issuebug fix

    Fixed Watcher's final ending sequence not progressing properly depending on your character's position in one of the ending rooms.

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    Fixed Watcher's final ending sequence progression issuebug fix

    Fixed Watcher's final ending sequence not progressing properly if you visited The Prince on the same cycle that the ending sequence was triggered.

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    Fixed Spinning Top spawn in Watcher safari modebug fix

    Fixed Spinning Top still being able to spawn inside of Watcher safari mode.

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    Fixed crash when loading save files on PS4bug fix

    Fixed a crash when loading save files that was affecting some PlayStation 4 players.

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    Fixed Steam Workshop upload failure issuebug fix

    Fixed a bug that would cause Steam Workshop uploads to eventually fail if you updated your mod too many times.

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    Fixed Ripple Spider related crash on consolesbug fix

    Fix a Ripple Spider related crash that was affecting console versions of the game.

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    Fixed Spinning Top's ending trigger for older save filesbug fix

    Fixed some players with older Watcher save files not being able to trigger Spinning Top's ending properly.

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    Fixed Watcher's purple eye effect trigger issuebug fix

    Fixed Watcher's purple eye effect still being able to be triggered before Watcher actually has ripple attunement.

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    Added diversity to Watcher creature spawns in Competitive arena modenew content

    Added some extra diversity to Watcher creature spawns in Competitive arena mode.

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    Fixed echo encounters crashing with Rain World Remix disabledbug fix

    Fixed echo encounters crashing the game when Rain World Remix is disabled.

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    Retroactively unlocked rotted Watcher safari mod regionsnew content

    Retroactively unlocked rotted Watcher safari mod regions for players that completed the Sentient Rot ending prior to the Watcher Safari patch.

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    Reworked karma flower behavior with ripple spawn eggsbalance change

    Reworked karma flower behavior with ripple spawn eggs to not overlap as much with ripple tree mechanics.

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    Fixed Artificer's ending sequence trigger issuebug fix

    Fixed Artificer's ending sequence not triggering sometimes.

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    Fixed crash in Shattered Terrace regionbug fix

    Fixed a crash in the Shattered Terrace region affecting console versions of the game.

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    Fixed Void Weaver achievement award issuebug fix

    Fixed one of the encounters with Spinning Top in Ancient Urban unintentionally awarding the player with the Void Weaver achievement.

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  3. 49 events
    Dragon Slayer Passage Glitch Fixedbug fix

    Fixed the Dragon Slayer passage being glitchy if you changed the enabled state of More Slugcats and Watcher DLCs mid-playthrough.

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    Improved Swimming and Pipe Traversal for Frogs and Ratsgameplay

    Improved the swimming and pipe traversal behavior for Frogs and Rats.

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    Better Lobe Tree and Bone Shaker Positioninggameplay

    Better Lobe Tree and Bone Shaker positioning in rotted rooms.

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    Music Triggers Not Working in Inv's Campaign Fixedbug fix

    Fixed not being able to trigger most of the music triggers in the game when playing Inv's campaign.

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    Fixed Lobe Trees Duplication and Collision Issuesbug fix

    Fixed Lobe Trees duplicating and having erroneous collision when reloading a room.

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    Adjusted Watcher Music Triggersaudio

    Adjusting some Watcher music triggers to tweak levels of repetition or frequency of playback.

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    Region Map Scrolling Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed some situations where the region map ends up scrolled to random or undiscovered locations on the map when the map is first opened for viewing.

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    Fixed Music Events Not Stoppingbug fix

    Fixed certain music events failing to stop playing after performing a dial warp.

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    Crash Fix for Warp Point Creationbug fixMilestone

    Fixed a crash if you tried to create a warp point while outside of the screen bounds.

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    Protection Against Flame Jets Addedgameplay

    Added protection against flame jets when sitting inside of pipe entrances or traveling through a pipe.

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    Increased Resistance of Lobe Trees and Bone Shakersbalance change

    Made Lobe Trees and Bone Shakers more resistant to wind currents.

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    Visual Overhaul for Ripple Spawnsvisuals

    Visual polish to the ripple spawns, including a big graphical overhaul and rebalancing of the ripple jellies.

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    Improved Room Baking Speed for Moddersperformance

    Improved the speed that rooms bake for region modders.

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    Safari Mode Added for Watcher Campaignnew content

    Safari Mode is now available for the Watcher campaign's regions and creatures.

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    Yellow Lizard Pack Behavior Adjustedbalance change

    Improved Yellow Lizard pack behavior by having them no longer treat dead lizards in their pack as active members of the pack.

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    Crash Fix with Drill Crabsbug fixMilestone

    Fixed a select few noise sources that could crash the game with Drill Crabs too when they tried to react to the noise.

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    Improved Ripple Spawn Pathinggameplay

    Improved ripple spawn pathing to warp points.

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    Warp Visual Inconsistencies Fixedbug fix

    Fixed inconsistencies where one way warps or sealed warps may show wrong visuals.

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    Fixed Lobe Trees Interaction with Warp Pointsbug fix

    Fixed Lobe Trees from being able to be pulled into warp points.

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    Visual Polish to Spinning Top and Ripple Spidervisuals

    Some visual polish to Spinning Top despawning and ripple spider spawning.

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    Warp Point Markers Visibility Fixedbug fix

    Fixed warp point markers not showing up when viewing region maps inside of the hibernation screen and title screen Region menu.

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    Scavenger Templars Behavior Fixedbug fix

    Fixed Scavenger Templars and their packs never wandering a region if the wrong scavenger became the leader of their pack.

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    Overseers and Ripple Spawns Interaction Fixedbug fix

    Fixed Overseers and ripple spawns being able to be killed by Thermal Relay's zappers.

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    Nerfs to Basilisk Lizards and Blizzard Lizardsbalance change

    Some nerfs to Basilisk Lizards and Blizzard Lizards, fixed softlock with Blizzard Lizards inside of shelters.

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    Breath Time Leniency Remix Config Fixedbug fix

    Fixed 'Breath Time Leniency' Remix config only giving leniency to Rivulet and not to any other slugcats.

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    Broken Spawns in Arena Maps Fixedbug fix

    Fixed some broken spawns in some of the arena maps in Competitive mode.

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    Improved Path Following for Sky Whalesgameplay

    Improved the path following for Sky Whales.

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    Watcher Creatures Threat Music Trigger Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a few dangerous Watcher creatures which didn't trigger the threat music when hostile.

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    Progression Data Persistence Fixedbug fix

    Fixed some progression data persisting after resetting your save file that wasn't meant to persist.

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    Creatures Avoiding Shelled Barnaclesgameplay

    Made creatures more actively try to avoid touching shelled Barnacles.

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    Return to Hibernation Screen After Watcher Dream Sequencequality of life

    Made it so you can still return to the hibernation screen after seeing a Watcher dream sequence.

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    Ripple Trees Introducednew content

    Ripple Trees now appear throughout the Watcher campaign's regions.

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    Softlock Issue During Hunter's Intro Fixedbug fixMilestone

    Fixed a softlock that could potentially happen if holding a directional key while Hunter's intro cutscene was loading.

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    Warp Map Inconsistencies Resolvedbug fix

    Fixed inconsistencies in the warp map that could occur if dying on the same cycle that you sealed a warp point.

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    Extra Cycles Persistence Fixedbug fix

    Fixed the extra cycles you get from Pebbles in Hunter's campaign not persisting if you died or visited an echo immediately after getting the extra cycles.

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    Weaver Threads Visibility Improvedgameplay

    Made Weaver Threads display every time a sealed warp is visited on a cycle, not just on the first time it is visited.

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    Fixed Corruption Appearance in Watcher's Campaignbug fix

    Fixed corruption erroneously appearing near the respawn room at the start of Watcher's campaign if you revisit it more than once before meeting Spinning Top.

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    Loach's Diet Modifiedbalance change

    Modified Loach's diets.

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    Slugpup Spawning Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed slugpups sometimes spawning inside shelters that aren't accessible to the slugcat you're currently playing with.

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    Improved Collision Handling with Sloped Terraingameplay

    Improved the collision handling and interaction between creatures and sloped terrain.

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    Fixed Unplucked Karma Flowers Issuebug fix

    Fixed unplucked karma flowers still staying attached to their stems after being pulled through a warp point.

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    Multiple Frogs Can Attach to Larger Creaturesgameplay

    Made it so multiple frogs can attach at the same time to larger creatures.

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    Crash Fix with Adult Sand Grubsbug fixMilestone

    Fixed a select few creatures that would crash the game if adult Sand Grubs attempted to grab them.

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    Varied Inter-Creature Relationships Addedgameplay

    Added more varied inter-creature relationships for creatures.

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    Sedation Issue with Creatures Fixedbug fix

    Fixed some creatures failing to be sedated by nearby echoes.

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    Background Audio Volume Fixbug fix

    Fixed the volume of the background audio not adjusting properly during the final encounter in Outer Rim.

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    Vulnerable Jellyfish Remix Config Fixedbug fix

    Fixed 'Vulnerable Jellyfish' Remix config not actually making jellyfish vulnerable to spear throws.

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    Watcher Title Screen Illustration Fixbug fix

    Fixed the special Watcher title screen illustration reverting to the normal Watcher title screen illustration if you entered and exited from Expedition mode.

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    Fixed Bad Warps Showing on Mapbug fix

    Fixed inconsistencies in the warp map where bad warps could sometimes show up on the map even though they're unusable.

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  4. 24 events
    Fixed edge cases with pearl delivery in Expedition Mode not adding to collectionsbug fix
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    Fixed hypothermia mechanics not working with only Watcher enabledbug fix
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    Fixed Watcher's statistic screen crashing with More Slugcats disabledbug fixMilestone
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    Fixed end of cycle electric death effect rendering incorrectly on PlayStationbug fix
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    Fixed Karma Flower not spawning in Drainage System with More Slugcats enabledbug fix
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    Fixed scavengers failing to spawn in Artificer's tutorial on subsequent playthroughsbug fix
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    Fixed issue marking regions as cured of sentient rotbug fix

    Players can now properly mark regions as cured after hibernating in them.

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    Fixed glowing light source issue for underwater players in Jolly Co-opbug fix
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    Fixed Rubicon's karma sigils not working for players other than Player 1 in Jolly Co-opbug fix
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    Fixed adult sandgrubs crashing the game after killing onebug fixMilestone

    Issue occurred if you unloaded then reloaded the room with its corpse.

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    Fixed improper layering between region gate graphics and other graphicsbug fix
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    Changed arena maps unlocked via The Surface region to have blizzard threatgameplay

    Replaced rain threat with blizzard end of cycle threat.

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    Fixed angry Noodleflies tracking Watcher's location while camouflagedbug fix
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    Restored Artificer's ability to explosion jump using the Special keybug fix
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    Fixed edge cases with unlockable token tracker displaying non-existent tokensbug fix
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    Fixed 2x speed glitch in iterator cutscenes in Jolly Co-opbug fix
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    Fixed popcorn plant sandbox unlockable not obtainable by Rivulet or Saintbug fix
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    Fixed medium and large Centipede spawners not spawning correctly sized centipedesbug fix
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    Tweaked creature sedation mechanics inside sheltersbalance change

    Made it slightly more lenient for players to escape when aggressive creatures are inside shelters.

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    Watcher can now progress the Scholar passage after obtaining the markgameplay
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    Fixed end of cycle electric death effect failing to kill the playerbug fixMilestone
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    Fixed lizards' bodies not being graphically affected by mudbug fix
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    Nerfed stun duration for Saint from Snail popsbalance change

    Extended Saint exhaustion from stuns can no longer continuously stack.

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    Fixed Remix's drowning meter not displaying properly for Player 1 in Jolly Co-opbug fix
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