Arkane Austin will release one final update for Redfall which will add offline play.
The officialRedfallX account posted that the game’s final patch, Game Update 4, will include a “revamped Neighborhood and Nest systems, Single Player Pausing, Offline Mode, and more.”
There had been suggestions that theupdate wouldn’t be releasedafterMicrosoftrecently announcedplans to close the studio.
A release date for for the game’s final update has yet to be confirmed.
Thank you for all your supportive messages.We are working to release our final update, Game Update 4, that brings revamped Neighborhood and Nest systems, Single Player Pausing, Offline Mode, and more.We’ll provide additional details soon. Thank you all.
In February 2023, three months before the game was released, it was confirmed that Redfallrequired “a persistent online connection”, even for single-player gameplay. The studio subsequently saidit was looking into removing the always-online requirementfor solo players.
Earlier this month, news broke Microsoft had informed staff of plans to closeArkaneAustin, along withHi-Fi RushmakerTango Gameworksand fellowBethesdastudios Alpha Dog and Roundhouse.
Following this, it was speculated that the game would receive no further updates.
In September 2023, Bethesda‘s head of publishingPete Hinessaid the company would make Redfall “a good game”, despite an underwhelming reception at launch.
“Okay, we didn’t get the start we wanted, but it’s still a fun game, and we’re going to keep working on it,” he said.
“We’re going to do 60 frames per second. We’re going to get it to be a good game because we know, as a first-party studio, Game Pass lives forever. There will be people ten years from now who are going to join Game Pass, and Redfall will be there.”
