FIELDNOTE 05 · THE NOTICEBOARD
Which Elderfield
are you playing?
The full game, the separate Demo and the official updates that matter when following a guide.
Full game released. The latest official changes reviewed here are the September 22 fixes and September 23 hotfix. Neither announcement gives a version number. The September 18 v1.0.1 hotfixes and earlier Demo timeline remain below as dated history.
THE SHORT ANSWER
Use App 3195440 for the full game, released 10 September 2026. The separate Demo is App 3195680. The September 18 v1.0.1 hotfixes address equipment stats and Adrian’s Tentacle Cleanup; v0.11.17 below refers to the older Demo.
Open the right Steam page
Welcome to Elderfield is developed by Chris Cote and published by Kwalee. Its full game and Demo have separate Steam entries:
- Full game — App 3195440. Check this page for current release and purchase availability.
- Demo — App 3195680. This is the separate app linked in the official v0.11.17 announcement.
Keep full-game patches separate from Demo versions. The release status was checked on September 22, 2026; the older Demo notes explain the version boundaries on our route pages.
The updates that change how you play
The September 22 and September 23 announcements were reviewed on September 29. Earlier entries retain their original dates and version scope. These are developer-reported fixes, not results of our own playtest.
September 23: mining, crafting and discarding
Resources no longer spawn overlapping each other; the mining-hazard fix addresses battles occurring more often than other outcomes. Crusader’s Greaves no longer requires itself as an ingredient, and selecting an item while overburdened now opens the discard window. No version number or exact mining probabilities are given.
September 22: tasks, fishing and existing saves
The fixes cover Cat Toy turn-in, Job Board tasks active before acceptance, Weird Fish appearances and Lucky Reel treasure behavior. They also address night-time stat loss on Normal or lower difficulty, Catacombs prices on older saves, mining hazards, watering flowers, lost Bug Catching Nets and flickering resources. House Exterior 2 now matches its displayed cost of 75 stone instead of charging 100. Font options, translated text and consumable selection are corrected; the Steam achievement crash change is described only as a potential fix.
September 18: progression and task fixes
The September 18 update adds ! markers at the Workshop anvil, vending machine and Mall back-hallway door. Look for these when following the early unlock route. Levelling requires about 30% less EXP across the curve, and many early forge recipes and processing stations cost fewer materials. Check the current recipe before gathering the quantities in an older table.
September 18 lowers the material cost of many early forge recipes, removes Leather from Copper recipes, and reduces the cost of Preserving Barrels, Kegs, Furnaces and Grinders. The historical tables below have not been replaced with guessed new quantities: use the current crafting menu for the exact bill of materials. Cooking stations can draw from Primary Storage through their gear-icon setting.
Since the September 18 patch, bad sleep rolls no longer cause permanent stat loss on Normal difficulty or below. The patch also fixes stat-loss outcomes incorrectly applying several curses. Keep difficulty in view when reading the older event table: that protection is not stated for higher difficulties.
Tentacle Cleanup has a specific fix in Hotfix #2 v1.0.1, published September 18. Update the game before repeating the route if Adrian will not advance after you meet the requirements. The earlier patch also adds a Job Board task-start failsafe. Use the task title and giver together: Adrian’s hallway key, Pumpkid’s Steel Key and Molly’s Elder Gem are separate task chains.
Full game released
Steam lists September 10, 2026 as the release date. The full-game store page was checked again on September 22 and is available for purchase.
Demo Changelog — build number unstated
The developer reports fixing the rate applied to bait-exclusive fish, including the Leech example, and fixing sprite-based mouse interaction. These are official patch claims, not fixes independently reproduced by this site. No exact fishing probabilities or new version number are supplied here.
Demo Updated! v0.11.17
This announcement explicitly names Demo v0.11.17. It adds a Social menu for friendship and gift preferences; gifts from before the update are not added to its history retroactively.
It also says NPC gift preferences were updated with more items and shared likes and dislikes. An older exact gift table therefore needs a fresh check before you use it for this version. See controls and setup fixes for practical settings from this update.
Steam Deck Verified announcement
The official Steam news post announces that Welcome to Elderfield is Steam Deck Verified. We have checked the announcement, rather than performed a Deck playtest; this page has no measured frame-rate results or device-specific presets.
Official How To Play video
The official announcement links a How To Play video narrated by developer Chris Cote. Open it below for the developer's introduction.
Hear it from the developer
The video link is verified against the official August 18 announcement. The video player and opening were checked; the full video and transcript have not been reviewed. This page does not provide chapter times or video-derived walkthrough steps.
Before an old solution sends you in circles
- Check which app you launched. Keep Demo instructions separate from claims about the full game.
- Look for a named build or an actual patch date. v0.11.17 is documented for September 1. Do not infer a new number for September 8.
- Compare the exact feature. Gift records, gift preferences, bait behavior and interaction settings changed in the documented Demo updates.
- Read the guide's version note. Our route pages use reviewed developer and Demo statements together with captured official-wiki material. Their release-build behavior has not been independently played through for this site.
If your task or object differs, keep the current game log in view and include your app, version and location when asking in the official Steam community. A recently collected page can still describe an older build.
Official sources and check times
- Welcome to Elderfield — full-game Steam storeIdentity and planned release date. Read 10 September 2026 at approximately 03:25 UTC; not yet available in that capture.
- Official Steam announcementsDemo Changelog — 8 September, 20:24:51 UTC; Demo Updated! v0.11.17 — 1 September, 08:57:25 UTC; Steam Deck Verified & BIG Fall Showcase — 28 August; How To Play — 18 August. Read 10 September 2026.
- Welcome to Elderfield Demo — App 3195680Demo identity and link taken from the official v0.11.17 announcement.
- Official How To Play videoLinked by the August 18 announcement. Link and player checked; full footage and transcript not reviewed.
Read the source policy for the distinction between developer announcements, community-edited wiki routes and our own checks.