Guide directory
Updates
Scavland release timing, official news and public changelog highlights.
Scavland is live in Steam Early Access after launching on September 4, 2026. Treat this page as the current version checkpoint before using older route, stock, crafting or bunker notes.
Current Early Access status
The game is live on Steam in Early Access. Recent public notes now include Update 0.7.0, Hotfix 0.7.1 and Hotfix 0.7.2, so guide pages should be checked against the in-game version before you rely on prices, recipes, routes, controls or NPC interactions.
Current version checkpoints
| Update | What to re-check in guides | Related pages |
|---|---|---|
| Update 0.7.0 | Traders, Jobs, weapon durability and world fixes, including the Volodymyr Job dialogue check | Traders, Scavland Traders Guide, Weapons, Quests |
| Hotfix 0.7.1 | Follow-up fixes from the 0.7.x update pass | Update-sensitive guides |
| Hotfix 0.7.2 | World chunk loading fixes and Raisa job follow-up balance checks | Interactive Map, Zalesye locations, Traders |
Use the official news feed as the source of record, then use this wiki for practical follow-through. A changelog line can make an old route or stock note risky even when the broad system still works.
Older Early Access notes
The launch and 0.6.x notes remain useful history, but they are no longer the current checkpoint for guide freshness. Treat Day One v0.5.169, Update 0.6.0, Hotfix 0.6.2 and Hotfix 0.6.3 as older context when comparing route, stock, crafting or bunker advice against the live build.
What changed in v0.5.169
Explorer is a less punishing mode with faster job rewards and equipment retention on death, while autosave is enabled. Campfires and a second player stash improve recovery. The patch also adds medical blueprints, improves save/load and fixes quest, bunker, controls and localization issues.
Systems affected by current updates
- Crafting and repair items should be checked for cooking, medical blueprints, cleaning tools and repair supplies before a long route.
- Traders and the Scavland Traders Guide should be checked for stock, reputation gates, Jobs and Volodymyr Job dialogue changes before selling rare loot.
- Bunkers remain version-sensitive because lighting, sleep recovery, safe rooms, route pressure and underground fixes can change the risk profile.
- Interactive Map and Zalesye locations should be used as planning aids, not as a promise that every live entrance or route is unchanged.
What happens next
Early Access can change balance, inventories and world details. Check the Steam announcement feed and the current in-game version before relying on old prices, routes or stats.
Official links
Updated September 19, 2026.