Steam app 2791440 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:31 UTC
Brighter Shores is an all new adventure from award winning MMORPG designer Andrew Gower. It is an enchanting point-and-click style RPG with hundreds of hours of gameplay, set in a land of magic and mysteries, with a huge number of professions to try, and something new to find around every corner.
720 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
23 months, November 2024 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 283 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Brighter Shores was released on 6 Nov, 2024.
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50 developer announcements, Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC
It will come as no surprise that Marden has forgotten she is meant to be bringing the timber bank cart closer to the Carpenter's Workshop. The cart is too heavy for a human to move, so Yulo has lent her Oxtavius, his ox, to help with the…
Fen JamesQuality of life improvements • Items stored in the Himatik botanist statue can now be used directly on chameleon plants. • Add a Himatik botanist statue to the Himatik Ruins, so you can store freshly chopped bamboo stakes directly in it. •…
Patch notesSpurred on by his success in discovering the Pool of Rainbows, Hamish Truefire is keen to start his next big adventure. However, Hamish believes that a true adventurer should pace themselves, and is therefore seeking a fellow hero to help…
Fen JamesEver since the storm rolled into Hopeport, the pantry in the Delectable Dab Kitchen has been bare. The head chef has tried to persuade Kevin to help out but, unsurprisingly, Kevin is very happy with the current situation. Perhaps someone…
Fen James• Add harvest-only Botanist bounties, so you get to keep some of the items you harvest. • Add missing Botanist bounties for chestnuts, leeks and apples. • Increase the minimum amount of items required for Botanist bounties to 6, so you are…
Patch notesBotanist Bounties are now available. Once you are a milestone 1 Botanist, you can start completing Botanist Bounties, including growing Chameleon plants. Talk to Davis SeedFinger on Timberwell Road to get started. Davis runs a plant store…
Fen JamesQuality of life improvements • Reduce the amount of time it takes to divine an investigation bounty clue. • Make 'Do first action' behave better on the investigations bounty board to reduce the number of clicks required to divine an…
Patch notesOnce you are a milestone1 Bonewright, Scobu the Vague in the Cave of the Future will entrust you with a special skull. This skull can be bound to the Detective investigations bounty board, turning it into a Bonety Board. When presented with…
Fen JamesBalancing changes • Correct the levels of Botanist activities in milestone 1 and above. They were accidentally changed a few weeks ago when the configuration for Chameleon Plants was introduced. • Increase the XP and knowledge reward from…
Patch notesBug fixes • Fix mouse buttons 4 and 5 being non-functional. • Fix incomplete chameleon plant care guide accidentally being accessible. • Fix inaccessible buried supplies bounty. • Fix action menu incorrectly opening on teleport destination…
Patch notesMost people don't know this, but someone has been squirreling away little caches of foraging items around the outskirts of Hopeport for ages. Today they have finally decided to start sharing the locations of these buried supplies via…
Fen JamesSeasoned Botanists can now craft Bonewright talismans at the Greenhouse in Hopeforest. Each Bonewright talisman is crafted from a particular variety of globeplant, with one variety used at each milestone of Botanist, starting at milestone…
Fen JamesStrange ailments have started afflicting the residents of Hopeport, with lots of people turning up in the Critical Care Ward. Maeve has identified the correct remedy for each of her patients, but she needs a competent Alchemist to create…
Fen JamesStonemason talismans can now be found floating in the sea around Hopeport. They can be fished from the sea using the Fisher profession. There are 9 Stonemason talismans, with one for each milestone of Fisher, starting at milestone 1. Once…
Fen JamesQuality of life improvements • Infusing now shows a footer interface like weapon crafting. Bug fixes • Fix many small bugs in the Rags to Riches quest. • Fix Norick's aura. • Fix not being able to trade planks and staves with Rom…
Patch notesRom Harrington, the highly renowned merchant, has a challenge for you. Prove you can barter a peanut into a diamond, without spending a single copper, and he will grant you the honor of trading with him. Rags to Riches is a 4 ⭐️ Crenopolis…
Fen JamesThe first of the three weapon crafting luck updates has landed. This week we have added Blacksmith talismans, which are crafted from flint using the Stonemason profession. Each of the 9 talismans doubles the chance of crafting an uncommon…
Fen JamesQuality of life improvements • Make rubblebugs clear your existing action queue when you choose the 'Catch' action. Bug fixes • Make deathstone bounties progress when you mine deathstone. • Fix blaze mining bounties to suppress the action…
Patch notesBabble has a lot to say about miner bounties, unless you remember to ask him for the short version. In his defense, there is a lot to say, but perhaps not quite as much as he would like. Miner bounties are unlocked by reaching milestone 1…
Fen JamesQuality of life improvements • Make enchantment potion reagents more likely to appear at the top of a stack of items on the ground. Bug fixes • Fix potion boost cooldown being reset on logout. • Fix to pufferfish being chopped into…
Patch notesBlacksmiths can now forge upgrades for the standard potion station. The first upgrade you install will add an action boost button to the standard potion station. Just like profession equipment, activating this action boost will give you…
Fen JamesGeneral bug fixes • Fix 'Unloaded mesh found' error when brewing rams horns. • Fix combat level up interface not temporarily muting the music as intended. • Fix Lobster Spot and Oyster Spot info cards. Fractured Reality bug fixes • Fix…
Patch notesGrrrayam the kobold would like your help finding his pet metaliths. He last saw them hurtling into the deepest part of the Mine of Mantuban during an ill-advised game of minecart racing. All you need to do is track them down (pun intended).…
Fen JamesAlchemists can now brew tree enchantment potions at the potent potion station. These potions allow you to enchant trees of your choice in Hopeforest. There are 10 different potions, each corresponding to a different species of tree. Only a…
Fen JamesBonewright bounties have landed with a resounding thump. Or is that just the Bonetron 8000? The goblins in the Mine of Mantuban are in a quandary. They cannot agree which weapon will be most appropriate for their newest creation. Is…
Fen JamesPickaxe resonators can now be found growing on the brambles in Hopeforest. To be able to chop out a resonator, you will need the appropriate woodcutter level for the bramble it is attached to. Resonators are attached to your pickaxe, and…
Fen JamesQuality of life improvements • Make the rabbits in Central Junction and Thimble Lane easier to catch. Bug fixes • Fix bug where the camera could get stuck in a vertical position. • Fix bug where walls and trees which obscure your avatar…
Patch notesDorothy has been left in charge of the new Rabbit Cafe on Old Street East in Hopeport. After waking up from a well-deserved afternoon nap, she discovered all the rabbits have gone missing! Dorothy will be eternally grateful, and maybe even…
Fen JamesQuality of life improvements • When foraging, the verb now indicates if you have Forager's Gloves which are boosting that foraging spot. This was actually in yesterday's update but was missed from the news. Bug fixes • Fix bug where 'Past…
Patch notesThe Leatherworker stations in the Tannery can now be upgraded. A fully upgraded station will run 10% faster. You can obtain a tannery upgrade by following these steps: 1) Mine a tourmaline gemstone in the Mine of Mantuban. 2) Trade the…
Fen JamesThe rock eaters have arrived in the Mine of Mantuban as part of Stonemason Bounties. These hungry blobs want you to serve up a delicious meal consisting of a freshly crafted weapon or shield. You will find that rock eaters are not as fussy…
Fen JamesBug fixes • Revert change to interaction point for Anron when trading with him. • Fix progress wheel not always completing properly when using Forager's Gloves. • Fix crash when refilling the greenfly sprayer while standing in the Mine of…
Patch notesForager's Gloves can now be crafted by talking to Jack Wellis in the Leatherworks. You can craft a new pair of Forager's Gloves in each milestone of Leatherworker. Each pair of Forager's Gloves gives a 20% speed boost when foraging two…
Fen JamesQuality of life improvements • Filtration Station and Kobold Arena bounties will now show up more often on the bounty board. • You can now drink XP potions during a game of Filtration Station. Bug fixes • Fix an occasional crash when…
Patch notesBlacksmith bounties are now available. They are unlocked by reaching milestone 2 Blacksmith. You can collect blacksmith bounties from the blacksmith bounty boards, which are located in Goblin Workshop, Gnome Forge, Upper River Bend and…
Fen JamesAdditional fishing spots can now be unlocked by completing the odd-numbered stages of the Fallen Monument. Each odd-numbered stage will add additional fishing spots for one kind of fish. For example, completing stage 1 of the Fallen…
Fen JamesToday we have launched fisher bounties. Fisher bounties are unlocked by reaching milestone 2 Fisher. You can pick up fishing bounties from any of the three bounty boards, although it is worth knowing that every bounty board will contain the…
Fen JamesVenture balancing We have realized that when we previously increased the number of items given by ventures we overshot, and went from ventures giving too few items, to giving way too many items. As such, we have now partially rolled back…
Patch notesWelcome to the 30th edition of The Brighter Leek. With the launch of Project Milestones Phase 2, we are now turning our full attention to Phase 3, starting with bounties and world events. As you can see from the launch schedule below, we…
Fen JamesBalancing • Change the milestone cash compensation code to ignore the change in price in certain venture items (lobsters, oysters, grapes, cinnamon sticks, brimstone and explosives), as people with a huge number of these banked were not…
Patch notesBug fixes • Fix some combat passive foes being in the wrong foe pack. • Fix Blobs remaining clickable when defeated, which made it difficult to pick up the loot they dropped. • Add a small delay before you can choose a foe pack, so you…
Patch notesBug fixes • Fix Shimmering (9%) XP Stonemaw Hill Potion missing from potion shop. • Fix avatar cards incorrectly showing total level in the milestone format. • Fix animation when recycling scrap metal. • Fix missing past milestones button…
Patch notesQuality of life improvements • There is now a storage rift in Hideout Storage Area to make banking Wrack less painful. • The quest requirements tooltip will now show a tick against the requirements you have a high enough profession level to…
Patch notesThis is the largest update we have ever made to the game. Every single profession has been affected in some way. Thank you to everyone who tried out the beta and submitted bug reports and feedback. Your support has been invaluable. Project…
Fen JamesWelcome to the 29th edition of The Brighter Leek. This week we are in the middle of the Project Milestone Phase 2 beta. Thank you to everyone who has tried it out. We have received a lot of useful feedback, and have implemented the first…
Fen JamesWelcome to the 28th edition of The Brighter Leek. Last week saw the launch of our latest quest, The Imposter. We hope everyone enjoyed infiltrating the Administrators gang as much as we did, and that you didn't blow your cover! The big news…
Fen James• A sixteenth global music track has been added.
Patch notes• Completing the Imposter quest now awards a transmog version of the unique clothing item in the quest. If you have already completed the quest you will be awarded the transmog when you next log in. • Fix animation glitch when receiving…
Patch notesIt's time to go undercover in our new 6 ⭐️ Crenopolis quest - The Imposter. You can start the quest by talking to Inspector Fairhogg in the Guard's Archive. The lead developer for The Imposter was Rod.
Fen JamesBug fixes • Fix bug where your character name was incorrectly shown as "Anonymous Player" during the tutorial. • Fix bug where the quick attack option was incorrectly available on the goblins during the tutorial. Christmas 2025 Event • The…
Patch notesWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Brighter Shores | x86\Brighter Shores.exe | windows 32 | ||
| Brighter Shores | x64\Brighter Shores.exe | windows 64 | ||
| Brighter Shores | x64arm64/Brighter Shores.app | macos |
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