Sandbox Survival "Aloft" to Receive Update "Bloom & Blight" Adding Improved World Generation System on November 4
Note: the original Japanese article can be found at:
https://www.4gamer.net/games/732/G073268/20251007028/
Editorial Department: Chihiro | 2025/10/07 14:00 (UTC)
Funcom and Astrolabe Interactive today (October 7, 2025) announced that the PC sandbox survival game Aloft will receive a major update titled “Bloom & Blight” on November 4.
This largest update yet will introduce an improved world generation system and make travel between island clusters more seamless. Additionally, the progression system has been completely overhauled—new technology trees will be implemented, along with research into “corruption species” and new tutorial quests.
＜Below is the original press release content as provided by the developer＞
New “Tree of Life” Revealed in ‘Aloft’ Major Update “Bloom & Blight”
A more comfortable sky adventure evolves on November 4
Today, developer Astrolabe Interactive and publisher Funcom announced that the major update “Bloom & Blight” for their cooperative sandbox survival game Aloft, set in a world of floating islands, will be released on Tuesday, November 4. This marks the largest update to date, refreshing and improving nearly every aspect of the game—including world generation, progression system, exploration and travel, ecosystem restoration, and combat.
Beyond streamlining and expanding existing features, the update will also introduce new “corruption species” and higher-tier tools and weapons.
- NEW WORLD GENERATION: Implementation of an enhanced world generation system, laying the foundation for future updates.
- REVAMPED PROGRESSION: Introduction of a new technology tree, research into “corruption species,” and implementation of tutorial quests.
- REWORKED RESTORATION: Ecosystem restoration now tracks requirements through discovering the “Tree of Life” and “Islands with Seedlings,” enabling more intuitive recovery.
- WIND LANES: Travel between island clusters becomes significantly smoother.
- NEW CORRUPTION STRAINS: New enemies—Sportox and Flogade—are introduced.
- NEW TOOL AND WEAPON TIERS: Addition of Windstone and Serrated Bone.
For detailed information on these updates, please visit the Aloft Steam Community Hub - “Developer Blog Part 1 – Fall 2025 Update.” https://steamcommunity.com/app/1660080