Distant Worlds 2

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What?s Next - Roadmap
Wed, 27 August 2025



First revealed during Slitherine Next in July, the new Distant Worlds 2 roadmap promises an exciting year ahead.

We've kicked things off with the Anniversary update and are following it up with a major update refreshing the Teekan and Haakonish in the Autumn.
Winter brings the brand-new expansion Shadows Rising, while spring will see a major update focusing on the Ackdarians.

And that?s not all: a new DLC is already in the works!

Get ready to experience the next chapter in the universe of Distant Worlds 2.



If you missed the Distant Worlds 2 segment at the Slitherine Next event on July 9th, catch up and watch it here:

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Command Update available on July 22
Thu, 9 July 2026



Welcome back, explorers.

We're pleased to announce that a major update for Distant Worlds 2 is coming on July 22: the Command Update. This is a significant update designed to refresh and improve the gameplay experience with targeted changes to key areas of the game.

On July 14, 16:00 - 18:00 GMT+2, our Associate Producer on the game, Maxim Klose-Ivanov will showcase the new update, save the date here.

What's included in the Command Update:

- New Content: Hive Ship Models

- Players will encounter new Hive ships spread around across the galaxy

- New Feature: Empire Contracts

- Factions within empires, as well as independent colonies, will now periodically offer contracts to the player.

- UI/UX Improvements:

- Empire flags now appear on systems claimed systems improving galaxy readability

- A slew of fixes, changes, and additions to improve manual play

- Gameplay Improvements:

- Independent colonies have had their population growth tweaked and can now potentially form new empires

- Known debris now appears in the exploration screen and a new mission type for ships and fleets makes salvaging easier

- Some espionage missions have been rebalanced and tweaked to address certain exploits

- Bug Fixing and Stability Improvements

We look forward to sharing more soon.