The Early Access launch last year generated a lot of new feedback, which we have been taking to heart to plan for improving on the core survival experience of Go Wayback!
We are currently working on improving some of the core systems that are at the foundation of the game, and this first update of 2026 focuses on those foundations, alongside some early iterations of a few highly requested features.
New Features
Nights can be long and cold in Go Wayback! especially if the weather brings a thunderstorm or a blizzard. It’s totally fair if you don’t feel like spending that time watching the crackling fire or listening to tunes on your cassette player. Now, you can sleep.
This is still a very early version of the feature. At the moment, the game decides how long you’ll be able to sleep based on your vitals (just to make sure you don’t die in your sleep), with a maximum duration of 8 hours of game time. In the future, we’ll introduce tools that allow you to decide how long you’d like to sleep.
Can’t sleep? It’s probably because you’re too hungry, dehydrated, or about to freeze to death.
Before the holidays we encouraged our teams to think out of the box with creative ideas. The Glider is one of the ideas we came up with, and it’s now available to test and experiment with in Free Roam mode. Find a good spot and spawn it with the K key on your keyboard. We’re eager to hear what you think of this new way to traverse the world!
Landscapes have also received an update to surfaces, with more rewarding (or punishing, depending on the situation) effects on gameplay. Different types of terrain surfaces now have a direct impact on how you traverse the world. Frozen icy snow = delayed directional changes.
Fixes & Quality of Life
The UI also received a visual pass over the past month. Setting sliders now offer more precise control, missing key prompts in the inventory and help screens are no longer missing, and we’ve added confirmation pop-ups when overwriting save files.
Another change we made affects how clothing behaves when it comes into contact with fire: it now burns! Well, unless you’re wearing it. For now. So maybe pay attention to where you drop your clothes next time if you’re trying to dry them.
Upgrades & Improvements
With this update, we’ve taken a step closer to improving certain in-game systems, including looting. This means fewer meme opportunities for us (no more screenshots of radios spawning in the fridge), but a much better chance for you to find items in more natural and consistent places.
We’ve also reworked forest traversal. Stepping over small obstacles should now be much smoother, with less blocking on rocks, branches, and uneven terrain.
New Languages
Last but not least, you can now experience all of this in three newly added languages: Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Russian.
We hope you enjoy the new changes, and as always, we’d be thrilled to hear your thoughts on Discord!
