POST-LAUNCH SUPPORT AUDIT · VERIFIED

V Rising

Stunlock Studios · 2022 · Survival action RPG

Did the studio keep supporting this game after launch? This page is the evidence.

AFTERCARE SCORE 80 Tier B · Strong Pattern: Steady

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LAUNCH CONDITIONGood

AFTERCARE PATTERNSteady

AUDIT STATUSVerified

Four years of free expansions and day-one hotfixes, then an honest announcement that the journey was complete.

01Score breakdown

Patch speed18 / 20

Maintenance quality16 / 20

Communication15 / 20

Player responsiveness15 / 20

Follow-through16 / 20

Five categories, 20 points each, 100 total. Full method on the methodology page.

02The evidence

Stunlock shipped V Rising as one of the strongest Early Access survival launches of 2022, with hotfixes landing within days of every major milestone. Two large free updates, Secrets of Gloomrot (2023) and Invaders of Oakveil (2025), plus the 1.0 launch with PS5 support, each brought rapid follow-up patches fixing crashes, exploits, and balance. In March 2026 the studio declared the game's vision complete and moved to maintenance mode with ongoing balance and bug-fix patches, regular feedback polls, and a new game set in the same universe, an orderly wind-down rather than abandonment.

Hotfix cadence of 1-2 days after every major update from EA launch through 1.1, with documented crash and save-corruption fixes.
Two major free expansions plus PS5 version and difficulty modes across four years of active development.
Balance polls and feedback forms drove a 2026 maintenance patch with 3x expected player response.
End-of-content announced transparently with ongoing bug-fix commitment and a same-universe successor.

03Sources

01V Rising full patch history: Early Access through 1.1 Hotfix #10Archival reportingVisit 02Secrets of Gloomrot Hotfix #1 notes (SteamDB mirror of Steam announcement)Official recordVisit 03Stunlock has ended V Rising development but is working on a new game set in the same worldPress reportVisit 04V Rising's content development may be done, but Stunlock is still releasing patchesPress reportVisit 05V Rising is getting another balance and bug-fix patch despite being in maintenance modePress reportVisit 06V Rising hits 100,000 concurrent players on SteamPress reportVisit

04Audit record

Launch date: May 17, 2022
Evidence coverage through: Oct 6, 2026
Methodology: v1.0
Audit confidence: Medium
Why this confidence: Full multi-year patch history and consistent press coverage of major updates and the March 2026 maintenance announcement, but no per-patch audit of every individual fix and limited direct sampling of Steam review sentiment.
Score band: Strong (Tier B)

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