There’s a new Zone, The Crucible, and two new Lost Zones, The Shattered Foundry and The Aegis Vault. Loot-wise, there are six new weapons and over 15 new armor sets, including gear sets that confer different bonuses. Nvidia DLSS is also supported and several improvements have been made to performance.

Players can also utilize a new character, Lora the Vessel, who can use a powerful Avatar to attack enemies. It can also provide a damage shield to her and nearby allies that reflects damage. With enough energy, Lora can transform into the Avatar, smashing foes while regenerating health.

Wayfinder is available for $24.99, with a 10 percent discount on Steam until October 28th. As for what the future holds, stay tuned for more updates in the coming months.

Wayfinder will function as a single-player game with 3-player co-op being optional, and this comes shortly before the early access re-release of the game on June 11. This update will additionally make weapon drops random, armor will now have stats among a slew of other streamlined progression elements.

Previously, Wayfinder disabled sales since the developers were working on the aforementioned changes. PlayStation players will also be receiving the same changes, but those will be coming at a later unconfirmed date.

It’s also important to mention that support for PS4 will be dropped and players will be receiving free upgrades to the PS5 version. As for an Xbox Series X/S release, the developer will be issuing an update at some point later in the year.

For context, Digital Extremes was originally slated to publish Wayfinder for Airship Syndicate. The company, however, has since shut down its publishing wing, transferring ownership and publishing rights of Wayfinder back to Airship Syndicate.

The studio has stated that it has quite a few changes for Wayfinder planned. These plans, which also include the ability for the game to have a feasible business model for Airship Syndicate to exist as an independent publisher of its own game, haven’t been revealed yet. Owing to this, the studio has turned off new sales of the game. Those who already own the game can still play it, however.

“When we founded Airship it was to create great games in compelling worlds, with memorable characters and adventures,” said the studio in its announcement. “With those core principles in mind, we’ve spent the last several months working behind the scenes, challenging some of the core ideas in Wayfinder and creating an experience that remains consistent with our standards and beliefs.”

“We did this while keeping in mind that we want to respect our founders and excite new players – all while staying feasible as a business model for us as a new independent publisher. We plan to share these changes soon, but we aren’t quite ready.”

“Due to these changes, we’ve turned off new sales of the game for the time being,” it said. “Those who have purchased Wayfinder can still access and play as normal with no interruptions.”

Wayfinder was originally released back in August 2023 as an early access title. Owing to its rocky launch, however, the game got a fair bit of criticism from players, prompting an apology from the studio.

Wayfinder was recently released on PC, PS4 and PS5 as an early access title. Since release, however the game has faced quite a few player complaints owing to the game’s unstable servers and inconsistent login queues. Earlier this week, the studio offered an apology to players for the game’s rocky early access launch.

The game can currently be picked up through the digital distribution platform of your choice by buying a Founder’s Pack, which also instantly gives players access to Venomess.

Wayfinder places quite a bit of emphasis on multiplayer and co-op gameplay, with players making use of different weapons, abilities, and magical spells in its real-time combat system.

In a Steam Community post, the developer owned up to issues, stating, “Yesterday sucked. There is no other way to say it. It sucked for people who purchased Founder’s Packs and couldn’t play, and it sucked for us to see players unable to get into the game after believing in us and our vision.

“Early Access isn’t a crutch. It’s a conversation between a studio and the community helping build the game alongside the studio. We said from the start that we’d be transparent and open with the community, and that continues now that we have players entrusting us with their money, and us failing to deliver.”

Though it ran technical tests and betas beforehand, there were “more players every minute than played in our beta each day.” The queue system also quickly failed, and despite implementing fixes to stabilize logins, “those failed as well.” “We ended up having to put a cap on the players on the server, which was less than ideal and resulted in the ‘Maximum Player Limit Reached’ error last night.”

Publisher Digital Extremes also apologized. “We know players have high expectations of DE’s infrastructure to deliver in moments like this, and in this instance, we, as the publisher, fell short. We’re committed to ensuring long-term stability through the early access period. We are thankful for the enthusiasm and interest of our community and for your continued patience as we close in on a permanent solution.”

Login queues are functioning for now, and further optimizations are due in the coming days. As for Founder’s Pack owners not receiving their items, it’s currently a priority (despite affecting a “small portion” of players). The developer asked players to contact support for more details. It’s also revisiting prices of items to ensure they cost 1,000 Runesilver and “retroactively grant the difference for anyone that has paid for any of these weapons.”

Finally, it’s working on “compensating” those who purchased early access, whether they got to play or not.

“Yesterday proved that Wayfinder has an audience, but we must take action to meet the demand that the audience deserves. First and foremost, that involves us fortifying our underlying platform and technology to deliver our vision for an online world for friends. It’s about winning back our player’s trust through actions and not words, and it’s about getting the game into a playable state for all.” Stay tuned for more updates in the meantime.

Players must purchase a Founder’s Pack for early access, which allows for instantly playing Venomess. You also get the first two Seasons of content and the Battle Pass-like Reward Tower (which contains 100 rewards and doesn’t expire). There are four tiers of Packs – Base, Initiate, Awakened and Exalted.

You can upgrade packs throughout early access, with additional rewards in the higher tiers – like a Heroic version of Kyros in the Awakened and Exalted Packs, exclusive to early access. Players also get Apartments, which can provide buffs via artifacts.

In a press release, creative director Joe Madureira said, “Early Access is a huge milestone for the entire studio. Traditionally, we’ve shipped boxed games like Darksiders Genesis or Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, and moved on to the next project. It’s incredibly exciting that this truly is the start.”

Game director Steve Madureira added, “We’ve run quite a few incredibly successful beta tests with thousands of players around the world. Those tests gave us great insight, and we’ve made some awesome changes based on player feedback for Early Access. We plan to continue that trend, so we have a solid foundation going into our full free-to-play release.”

Wayfinder will also be playable at Gamescom from August 23rd to 27th. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.

With different playable characters, each having distinct play styles, Wayfinder focuses on co-op action. You’ll earn loot and upgrade characters while accessing and modifying Lost Zones for better rewards. The colorful aesthetic is probably its most distinct feature, though the gameplay doesn’t look bad either.

Wayfinder is coming to PS4, PS5 and PC this year. To gain early access, players must purchase a Founder’s Pack (with each having different cosmetics, mounts and pets). There will be Seasons, with two occurring during early access, and progression carries over to the full release. Stay tuned for more details on an exact release date in the coming days.

The developer also announced that the closed beta would begin on February 28th for PS5 and PC. Players can register here for a chance to play. Early access is also coming in May for PC, PS4 and PS5. Those who purchase a Founder’s Pack can gain access before the game’s launch later this year, and progression won’t reset during this period.

Founder’s Packs will have multiple tiers, each with exclusive cosmetics, pets and mounts unobtainable outside of them, and there will also be upgrades. Finally, there are Seasons, each introducing a new character and signature weapon. These last for three months, with two taking place during early access, and will feature new events, accessories, enemies and challenges. More details will be revealed this Spring, so stay tuned.

Wayfinder will place quite an emphasis on multiplayer and co-op gameplay, with players using varieties of different weapons, abilities, and magical spells in what’s looking like a frantic and fast combat system. By the looks of it, there will also be plenty of dense loot and progression mechanics for players to dive into, while the visual aesthetic also catches the eye. Check out the trailer below.

Wayfinder is in development for PS5, PS4, and PC. A closed beta has been confirmed as well, and players can register for it through here.