> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hashtagsurvival.net/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Forage, News, Oct. 18, 2026 - URL: https://www.hashtagsurvival.net/oct-18-2026/ - Published: 2026-10-18T22:58:01.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-18T22:58:01.000Z - Description: Favorite part: The silly Instagram link. - Author: Jordan - Tags: Forage ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/2026/10/ForageColorTest.png) ## 🔮 Upcoming Game News - [**Blind Descent**](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1209970/Blind%5FDescent/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) The [co-op playtest](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1209970/view/672882996184875415?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) for the Mars based subterranean game is now live - complete [with FAQ](https://steamcommunity.com/app/2335630/discussions/0/568174304851719006/?snr=1%5F2108%5F9%5F%5F2107&ref=hashtagsurvival.net). The last time I jumped into a playtest for the game was...2023? 2024? Way before their long break/snagging a publisher. Fingers crossed that our schedules work out, but Dee and I hope to hop into the playtest on a livestream sometime soon. (The game hits Early Access on [December 2, 2026](https://steamcommunity.com/games/1209970/announcements/detail/689770861148770094?ref=hashtagsurvival.net).) - [**Online: 404**](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4094350/Online%5F404/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) Early Access release [was delayed](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4094350/view/713415392836453337?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) due to some Steam related BS. - [**ATMOSFAR**](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1798230/ATMOSFAR/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) Dropped [Horizon Burns](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9hWn1qQh90&ref=hashtagsurvival.net), a new Early Access Prologue Trailer. - [**The Signal: Stranded on Sirenis**](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1830110/THE%5FSIGNAL%5FStranded%5Fon%5FSirenis/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) Will hit Early Access on [February 4, 2027](https://steamcommunity.com/games/1830110/announcements/detail/690896761055612064?ref=hashtagsurvival.net)! Also, the demo has been retired. - [**Frostpunk 1886**](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3645160/Frostpunk%5F1886/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) Join Maciej Sułecki, Game Director of Frostpunk 1886, for [a live Q&A](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3645160/view/703282384630448347?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) on Discord on November 5th. - [**The Apocalypse** ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3619580/The%5FApocalypse/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) First I want to point out that I'm still iffy on the role of vehicles in a true "all sorts of shit has hit all sorts of rotary devices" situation, but I'll leave that for an actual article. This [latest dev note](https://steamcommunity.com/games/3619580/announcements/detail/716793092553835242?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) is interesting because it really sounds like they're striving for player choice and customization, since everyone's version of survival is different. Also +1 for allowing towing? I feel like that aspect is often forgotten. - [**Dandelion Void**](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3582810/Dandelion%5FVoid/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) After ages and ages of dev logs and teaser images, it's time to get hands on with [the new demo](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3582810/view/678511227668791517?ref=hashtagsurvival.net)! (Maybe I'll try and livestream this?) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/2026/10/ForageColorTest.png) ## 🎩 Deals and Drops - Play **Stranded Deep** for free until Oct 19 @ 1:00pm! (It's [also on sale](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313120/Stranded%5FDeep/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) until October 22.) - Bohemia just dropped [the latest *DayZ* DLC](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3816030/DayZ%5FBadlands/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net), **Badlands**, taking things to the desert. Reviews are sitting at Mixed for now, so check out our post (linked in the Hashtag section below) as Dee and I hash out our thoughts based on what we know so far! (Plus complain/dish on Frostline.) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/2026/10/TealFireDivider-2.png) ## #️⃣ Hashtag Specific Updates Right now I've got three tiny little goals in my palm: \- hit 500 Curator reviews (done!) \- get 200 peeps in the Hashtag Discord (we're at 192) \- hit 700 Curator followers (we're at [679](https://store.steampowered.com/curator/30750595-An-Acquired-Taste/about/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net)) These seem doable before January 1st, right? *(Okay, not hitting the Discord one would kinda sting because we're SO CLOSE, but also we've been stuck there for a bit. Damn bots and compromised accounts.)* [DayZ Badlands - good or bad?New hotness or cash grab?![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/icon/newhashtag_favicon-1bba4b27-ce1c-4266-9e5b-7335871d5e6b.jpg)Hashtag SurvivalJordan![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/thumbnail/GhostBadlands-051709e7-a4dc-42fa-b2cb-659639531e26.png)](https://www.hashtagsurvival.net/dayz-badlands-good-or-bad/) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/2026/10/TealFireDivider-2.png) ## 📝 Tidbits My personal tinfoil hat theory for [**Territory**](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2062940/Territory/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) (this is obviously VERY SARCASTIC JOKING), but it almost feels like he intentionally upgrades the engine every so often so that I can't quite get away with calling it abandoned. Gameplay wise, a low effort attempt to cram *Subsistence* into *DayZ*, the game had little direction, terrible animations, and a blinding array of bugs & issues. *(Btw I love this recent review coupled with the PRODUCT REFUNDED.)* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/2026/10/CleanShot-2026-10-18-at-2.22.57-PM@2x.png) --- When I first came across the [**Lysward**](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2994600/Lysward/?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) trailer, I slotted it into the: Valheimers, fans of *Conan Exiles* and *Astrobotanica* crowd. No hate - games need to come in all types. And while I can't say no judgement *(since I do kinda side-eye judge all of these games slapping on the survival tag for eyeballs when they'd do better elsewhere)*, it's all whatever in the end. But then I read one of their recent Steam News posts and saw: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/2026/10/CleanShot-2026-10-18-at-2.33.12-PM@2x.png) My FIRST thought was, "I hope they didn't just over-tune food/water depreciation like EVERY game that really shouldn't emphasize food/water at all!" Clicked through to the forums annddd ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/2026/10/CleanShot-2026-10-18-at-2.36.20-PM@2x.png) Behold, another meter-humper is born. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/2026/10/ForageColorTest.png) ## 🕸️ Around the Web - If you're a fan of the Tomb Raider franchise (obviously, or at least back in the pointy bosom era) - give [this](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/an-oral-history-of-the-tomb-raider-game-no-one-wanted-to-make?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) a read! - This is [hilariously wholesome](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdYaBFTFeLd/?stkn=MTY0ZGQ3eGZxcmhpYQ==&ref=hashtagsurvival.net) and I love it. 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This update also brings bug fixes, balance changes, and quality-of-life improvements.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/icon/favicon-fed2eabd-08e7-417f-8a8e-4af05d7aec97.ico)STEAM![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/thumbnail/a7d05ddc9ee8de3e6a38e8c8351e906911656407-dbd7b281-a48a-4faa-8e18-066ff7871878.png)](https://steamcommunity.com/games/1442530/announcements/detail/668379396558553821?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) [Steam :: Subnautica 2 :: Voyage to Early Access 2 BeginsCreative Director Anthony Gallegos is back to introduce our new Dev Vlog series.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/icon/favicon-3580b97c-26b8-49d3-8282-b52b4f3961a3.ico)STEAM![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/thumbnail/a1cc663713d1d43ecc35648989e6e37688cc5230-f91badf3-521a-4cb6-8884-9e738885352b.png)](https://steamcommunity.com/games/1962700/announcements/detail/686393795070132951?ref=hashtagsurvival.net) [Steam :: Plains of Pain :: 1,000 Reviews. 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Cooking Update 2.0 is Here!Cooking Update That Brings a New Taste of Survival![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/icon/favicon-53f58e49-bc6a-4ba2-b8c3-c1b4e3c0e38f.ico)STEAM![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7b/90/7b901793-9ce9-42df-a98e-002e75d6de84/content/images/thumbnail/07d3241622bfe0a2658a446d70845f6a0382ba8b-b3733d94-629f-4d9e-b15c-923e42ae1eb2.png)](https://steamcommunity.com/games/761830/announcements/detail/671756462640335760?ref=hashtagsurvival.net)