Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 Is Officially a Game-Changer

The Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 will be a complete game-changer featuring hundreds of additions and improvements, according to its official preview. The upcoming release will affect progression, combat, traversal, accessibility, and PC features, among other aspects of The Blood of Dawnwalker.

Polish developer Rebel Wolves teased a huge October update for The Blood of Dawnwalker in late September 2026. At the time, game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz mentioned a fifth difficulty mode being part of the package, but while revealing little else.

Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 Has Over 1,100 Improvements and Fixes

Rebel Wolves shared many more details on the 1.1 update on Friday, October 16, confirming that the upcoming release is planned for next week. Its feature card highlights several major additions before promising “over 1,100 other improvements and fixes” affecting a wide variety of The Blood of Dawnwalker systems and mechanics. No exact release day has been announced yet, but most developers do not deploy patches on weekends, which implies any day from October 19 through 23 is an equally likely candidate.

The Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 Patch Notes

New Features

Draught of Mind Rebirth

Free your mind with the Draught of Mind Rebirth. Forget all your Swordmastery, Witchcraft, and Vampirism abilities, and use the time you spent learning them to master a different set of abilities.

Petting animals

What happens when you merge a directional combat system with an ability to pet dogs and cats? Directional. Animal. Petting.

Update to the Story mode

Pick between the Forgiving game difficulty (previously called Story) and a new Story mode with additional combat assist.

Additional subtitle settings Increase the font size and enable subtitles for ALL dialogue lines.

Changes and Improvements

FrameGen update

Update to the FrameGen technology, including dedicated settings.

Camera improvements Adjusted animations and camera movements in combat.

Combat improvements Improved targeting, locking onto, and disengaging from enemies.

Traversal improvements Better responsiveness of targeting and attaching to surfaces when using Shadowstep and Planeshift.

Japanese version update

Blood and gore will no longer be censored in the Japanese version of the game on Steam.

And over 1,100 other improvements and fixes.