Upcoming Updates and Roadmap — The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu

What ACE Team Announced at Launch

The July 15, 2026 retail update on Steam was the first changelog since the Steam Next Fest demo. Alongside the Weapon Upgrade Anvil, removed mission timer, push-to-talk, and comfort options documented on Launch Patch Notes, ACE Team published a What's Coming Next section thanking players and previewing near-term development priorities.

No dates were attached to roadmap items—treat everything below as confirmed intent, not scheduled delivery. This page updates when Steam news posts ship numbered patches. Cross-reference live status on Post-Launch Updates and bug workarounds on Troubleshooting.

Watch the Ready Your Expedition trailer above for pre-launch atmosphere, then use this roadmap before planning long-term squad investment or platform purchases.

Cross-Play Invite Fix

Cross-play between PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S works at launch, but direct cross-platform party invitations fail in many cases. ACE Team confirmed cross-play sessions themselves are functional—the bug is specifically the invite flow across platform families.

Until a fix ships, mixed squads must find the host's session through the in-game online server browser. Same-platform groups can still invite normally. Step-by-step workaround: Cross-Play guide. ACE Team apologized for the inconvenience and stated they are working to make invitations easier and more reliable without announcing an ETA.

Block and Counterattack System

Retail launch has no dedicated parry or block button—melee relies on spacing, sword timing, and lamp support per preview and launch reviews. ACE Team told Steam players they are developing a block and counterattack system for certain weapons, aiming to give explorers more tools in critical moments without removing close-range threat.

The studio emphasized they are taking time to balance the feature so melee stays dangerous rather than turning into a safe reaction game. When the system ships, expect updates on Melee Weapons and Combat Strategies. Until then, prioritize crossbow picks and extraction discipline over standing ground in fort alleys.

Console Performance and Balance Patches

Early launch coverage flagged frame-rate struggles on Xbox Series S and uneven performance on base consoles in dense jungle scenes. ACE Team confirmed to press and community channels that the first post-launch patch wave focuses on improving console performance while continuing to triage crash and co-op stability reports.

On July 17, 2026, ACE Team posted Steam news inviting PC players to test the Open Beta branch ahead of a planned all-platform release early the week of July 21, 2026. Confirmed work-in-progress items include FPS optimisation, keyboard-and-mouse inventory management (controller support in a later update), server-finder passwords for mixed-platform friends, and a startup screen to choose Cinematic versus Default camera—details on Week-One Patch Preview.

Review-period Steam builds also received a difficulty balance adjustment that shifted Advanced contract feel—community impressions mixed on whether the swing was too harsh before or too lenient after. Watch Steam news for numbered hotfixes; enable auto-updates so cross-play squads stay on matching builds.

PC players with hybrid GPUs should still follow DLSS tuning and dedicated-GPU workarounds until engine patches land. Physical disc buyers arriving August 6, 2026 should patch before first co-op night—see Physical Edition.