Sublight Updates

Sublight entered Steam Early Access on September 15, 2026 as a solo-developed space bullet heaven from CODEBREW SOFTWARE LTD. The game already ships with six levels, two factions, nine ships, sixteen-plus weapon types, weekly modifiers, and bosses—then keeps moving. This hub is your index for where the game is going and what just changed.

Two child pages cover the bulk of the work:

• Early Access Roadmap — official seasonal plans from 2026 Q4 through 2027 Q3, plus how to read “subject to change” promises.
• Patch Notes — the 0.18.0 weapon/status/Hunter overhaul, launch-era 0.19.x hotfixes, and habits for reading future notes.

Why updates matter more than usual here

Sublight’s identity sits on systems that patches love to retune: firing arcs, damage types, status stacks, armoury prices, and ship hardpoint rules. A single notes post can move your ships tier list and weapons tier list overnight. Early Access is also when new factions, ships, and mission types arrive—the ship roster will grow on a schedule, not only through personal unlocks.

If you only read one updates page per month, make it the roadmap during planning weeks and the patch notes the morning after a Steam announcement.

Current Early Access snapshot

At launch, captains can expect:

• Single-player Windows and Linux builds on Steam (demo still available for try-before-buy).
• About $11.99 USD pricing at Early Access open (regional storefronts vary).
• Rebels and aliens across six finished levels with multiple bosses.
• Nine ships with alternate loadouts; meta progress via challenges and credits.
• Weekly rotating level modifiers for replay pressure.
• A Hunter flagship pattern popularized in demo 0.18.0: after roughly thirty minutes, a scaling pursuer ends idle farm sessions.

That baseline is the yardstick for every future bullet on the roadmap. When Q4 2026 adds another enemy faction, compare its formations to how you currently place turrets—not only to the marketing trailer.

How we organize update coverage on this wiki

Page	Contents
Roadmap	Q4 2026–Q3 2027 milestones, announcement trailer context
Patch Notes	0.18.0 systems overhaul, 0.19.0 / 0.19.01 hotfixes, reading guide
Guides	Practical adjustments after patches
Tier List Hub	Recalibrated community rankings
Ships Hub	Hull implications when hardpoints change
Official Links	Steam news and Discord for primary sources

We summarize; we do not replace the developer’s Steam news feed. When wording conflicts, trust the latest official post and then return here for curated context.

Cadence you can expect

CODEBREW has described Early Access as lasting at least six months, with regular updates, fast issue fixes, and scheduled content drops. Community feedback already shaped ship designs, weapon rules, and core features during the demo period—tens of millions of demo kills later, that loop continues officially.

Practical player cadence:

1. Skim Steam news on launch mornings.
2. Read our patch notes digest for mechanical implications.
3. Re-test one learning ship and one push ship from the ships tier list.
4. Adjust armoury spending if prices or free tiers moved.
5. Check the roadmap monthly so surprise content stays exciting instead of confusing.

Related systems worth rechecking after patches

• Status stacking: Ignite and Cold rules define entire builds.
• Class-locked hardpoints: category locks redefine “best drop.”
• Hunter scaling: changes survival priorities after minute thirty.
• Armoury economy: free tiers and bomber costs alter early routing.
• New ships/weapons: expand the ship roster checklist.

Stay oriented

Early Access is a conversation. Bring bug reports and balance feelings to the channels listed on Official Links, keep this hub bookmarked, and let the roadmap page set your medium-term expectations while patch notes handle the week-to-week truth.

Next stop: open the Early Access Roadmap if you are planning unlocks for the next two seasons, or Patch Notes if you just saw a version bump in the Steam client.