Steam app 871100 · updated 13 Sep 2026, 00:15 UTC
Explore a strange and dark afterlife as the Undead. Inhabit the body of a Skeleton or Fleshy Corpse and build a new life in The Droughts, a giant desert of ancient ruins and occult monsters. Craft powerful spells and befriend or battle other players in a single open online world...
247 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
99 months, July 2018 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.
30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 138 hourly samples from 14 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, 109 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Animyst was released on 2 Jul, 2018.
This game contains fantasy violence and non-realistic blood, gore and corpses depicted in combat between undead characters.
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50 developer announcements, Aug 2020 to Jan 2026 · times in UTC
Updated engine to fix a security issue.
Patch notesPatch Notes: -Thrones will prevent building decay in The Ruins only. -Fixed a bug that caused Groundskeepers, Thrones, Fossil and Amber pieces to take full damage instead of the reduced amounts listed in item descriptions. -Fixed a bug that…
Patch notesThe end is here. This will be the final major update to Animyst. A new vast desert has been added, The Ruins. It is a dead land of rocks and sand, but brings great opportunities for those who wish to build far away from the destruction and…
Ded-Monsters now spawn in proximity from their spawners and staggered over time to address issues with then spawning in stuck. This will make monsters seem much more aggressive. -Bug fixed where fossil and brickstone gates were uneffected by…
Ded-Bug fixes for the end-game crafting recipes. -Optimization of server cleanup/lag reduction process.
Patch notesNew Secrets emerge in The Droughts. Complete the Ritual and find the Old Gods...
Ded-added decay system slowly targets building pieces outside of GK range for elimination. Amber structures are exempt -implemented the final version of OST including 4 new tracks. the music will be available on streaming services August 10
Tarpit-Music of the Elders can now be heard occasionally throughout The Droughts. -Broken building pieces' loot drops do not fall with gravity, to prevent lost Crumbler loot. -All players start in Sympathy on login. This was necessary to prevent…
Tarpitsecrets added
Tarpit-Player movement smoothing -Npc movement smoothing -Fixes to trinket damage and defense -FIx for players not spawning with clothes or trinkets on -Attempted fix for random building zone blockages -Sunshine bugs much less now -Added bottles…
TarpitPatch Notes for Update 6/22/2023 -Fixed Cursed G7ing to Cathedral -Fixed personal portal not working -Groundskeeper and personal portal no longer invisible -Spawn with invincibility for 5 seconds -Stricter anti-hack
TarpitPatch Notes for Update 6/20/23 -Complete refactor of player movement syncing, greatly increasing server frame rate -added more inventory to Kaddish Trader -changed some uncraftable recipes, eliminating patched-out items -fix to teleporting…
TarpitPatch Notes for Update 6/19/2023 -adjusted server physics calls -tweaks to lighting -changes to rope simulations -changes to player positioning data -adjusted server mesh processing -particle effect optimizations -nudges to server-side AI…
TarpitPatch Notes for Update 6/18/2023 -Adjusted cloth physics update times - Optimized server messaging to improve lag times -Reduced the cooldown on all breakable urns, reed gathers, root gathers, and embers thank you all so much for joining…
Tarpitbegan addressing the server lag encountered under today's historic server populations
Patch notesUpdate 1/12/2022: -Added 'Tapestry' a hanging decorative wall rug for your base! -Perform a Ritual once a day (or immediately after server resets) to gain a Giving Shard!! -Combine 3 Giving Shards to make a full Giving gather booster!!!…
Ded-Completely changed the way that clients keep track of the server's monster positioning. This is aimed at bringing big performance improvements and better hit detection. -Enemies attack faster and more reliably when in range -Slight…
Ded-Made changes to the physics collision system on monsters allowing for many many creatures to be present without experiencing physics system related frame loss. -Adjusted sound clip
Patch notes-All emotes now have sounds! -Supporter's Pledge holders can now Vocalize and speak their words from chat out loud!! -Sound level cleanup across the board. -Closed up some holes to nowhere in the Caverns -Fixed 'Enegry'
DedOctober Update: -Lighting and shadow optimizations -Fixes to visuals on the starting screen -New compass art -Support for ultrawide screen resolutions.
DedPatch Notes 08/26/21: -New smoky background on server login screen -Fixes to some skeleton dialogue and info text
Patch notes-Update to Mouse Scroll item select
Patch notes-Addition of 5 new elemental Auras that increase your bonuses in two elements at once. -Addition of the Wanderer's Bracelet, a defense and stam reducing trinket. -Addition of Spring Heels, which give you a gigantic boost to jump height. -UI…
DedPimpinPatch Notes 6/15/21 -Added a new trinket, the Astral Ring that has multi-stat boosts. -Sound updates
DedPimpinPATCH NOTES 06/09/21: -Upgrades to many existing spell sounds and sound spatialization. -Addition of many sounds on explosions and spell effects. -New ambient sounds on portals and in the Caverns. -Tons of new monster sounds (tuning and…
DedPimpin-Fixes with damage to The Patriarch boss. -Color coding for the UI on trinkets, ash and more -New UI added to Pages and The Lore
Patch notes-The Givings Sale has ended :,( -Removed lights and lowered particle count on item drops. Made the item brighter to make up for the visibility change.
Patch notes-Extended the spawn radius for Permafrost -Changed tooltip texts -Added new Matriarch Whisper if not logged in to your main Faction. -Raised the maximum height -Fixed a bug with Forge UI
Patch notesPatch Notes 05/29/21: -New art and text on Loading Screen to help players keep track of their current objective. -Location descriptions added to Page items and to the Trader -Increased the sprint speed on Leg Energy -Removed Castings, Ash…
DedPimpinYou gained the ability to fly, now you can read the book you crafted and gain great insight into the Creation and end of the Realm of Mortals. Learn about how The Droughts began and find out who the real enemy is... Craft your Forges…
DedPimpin-Fixes to The Patriarch: taking damage and dealing damage - The player movement capsule is now wider and taller -VSync is applied to High Quality settings -Adjustments to building placement -Fixes to the Gore Beast AoE attacks
Patch notesFull flight is now attainable in Animyst! The oldest of Matriarchs is nearing the end of her afterlife. She whispers in your mind, pleading for help. Travel across the giant desert, from corner to corner, and find Pages from an old book…
DedPimpinThings are going to be looking a bit different from here on. Low clouds have filled the skies above the Droughts. What is lurking up there?
DedPimpinA new terror of the skies is in game for testing. Not that you will be able to get up there just yet, but maybe you can catch a glimpse. Flight coming soon!
Patch notesA new Gore Rift boss has appeared! (up for testing may not be perfect yet)
Patch notes-The Gore Rift now triggers at set times of every day. Announcements will be added to the discord channel ahead of Rifts. -More monster spawns at the rift -Jumping Stam cost greatly reduced -Fixes to lighting -Improved look of the new…
Patch notes-Cooldown times are now shown with a timer icon that hovers over the appropriate slot. -Creature optimizations. -Fix to Coughing Sound. -Coughing no longer triggers your spell's cooldown.
Patch notes-Major fixes to creatures attack patters. They will attack much more reliably and often. -Edited attacks for Ember Ghost and Feral Soul. -A icon attached to your Stamina bar now shows minimum needed Stam for your equipped spell cast.…
Patch notesEvery time you attack you now lose stamina. If you do not have enough stamina for your attack, the attack will be cancelled and you will cough. Coughing still triggers your spells cooldown... ...also you run slower now.
DedPimpin-IN PROGRESS: Heavy Monster Population in open map zones. -Big changes to all the Ring recipes. This now requires a player to have Forge materials for Ring acquisition. -Moved the Ring Vendor into the two main capitals -The old location of…
Patch notesBIG PATCH NOTES 2/16/21 -Added the Supporter's Pledge, a purchasable token on the Steam Obol Store. This allows for premium Animyst content. Currently this unlocks the full Emotes set and will be expanded to include Voice Chat soon. This is…
DedPimpin-You can now see the location of your Death on the map for 10 mins (the duration that loot stays on the ground) -You can now see the location of your Groundskeeper on the map -Added dozens of informative Friends and Cursed Ones, and put…
Patch notes-Damaged players health bars show their current HP -Fixes to Feral Soul mob -Frame-rate improving bug fixes.
Patch notes-A greater quantity of aggressive monsters in the open world -Chickens attack?? -PLAYERS CAN NOW DAMAGE SAME FACTION BUILDINGS THAT ARE NOT GROUNDSKEEPER PROTECTED. This is to allow people to clear out unwanted random building pieces. -More…
Patch notes-Brightened the light on Candle Rod -Bottles now look broken when you break them! -Improved and more informative Loading Screens. UI fixes
Patch notes-Added a new spell item "Candle Rod". This spell does not deal any damage. Instead it creates a far-reaching light field around the holder, and gives the ability to launch a moving orb of light to illuminate ones's path at night. -Fixes to…
Patch notes-Added a new melee buffing trinket, the Soul Claw -Added a new monster, the Feral Soul -Fixed the jittering shadows on High and Normal graphics quality
Patch notes-two separate systems for populating the top world with monsters: One to add creatures randomly to the open desert and one to densely populate the oasis and town areas -Players are no longer protected in their enemies capital city -UI to…
TarpitPatch Notes for Update 8/19/2020 + Birthstone, Sand Circle, Gnat, and Spore are now more plentiful + Optimizations to city lights + Fixes to Crumbler - more to come on this front + Fixed stam not regenerating behind GUI menus + Fixes to…
TarpitHello Everyone! The third world is finally ready and open for play. This update represents the last six months of work between Ded and I. There will be some bugs to fix, and some mechanics to finish off, but this is the beginning of the…
TarpitWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | AnimystClient.exe | windows 64 | ||
| Launch | AnimystClient.app | macos |
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