The latest stable version
Current the latest stable version is 12.0.1 (24-05-2026):
- Windows: steamsky-12.0.1-64.zip
- Linux: steamsky-12.0.1-64.tar.gz
- Source code (tarball): steamsky-12.0.1.tar.gz
- Source code (zip archive): steamsky-12.0.1.zip
This release brings only fixed bugs for the major stable release. Binaries are available for Linux and Windows (both 64-bit). Below are changes since the last stable release:
Fixed
- Typos in messages about lack of crew members on duty
- Studying an item teach all recipes
- Keyboard shortcuts in combat, ticket b0e2652a18
The latest development version
Current the latest development release is 12.3 (17-05-2026):
- Windows 64-bit: steamsky-12.3-dev-64.zip
- Linux 64-bit: steamsky-12.3-dev-64.tar.gz
- Source code (tarball): steamsky-12.3-dev.tar.gz
- Source code (zip archive): steamsky-12.3-dev.zip
This is the third development release of the 13.0 series of the game. It brings some changes to crafting items, combat and several fixes for bugs. Binaries are available for Linux and Windows (both 64-bit). Below, you can find major changes since the last stable release:
Added
- Use the defender's armor's quality to reduce damage in the melee combat
- Special features for crafted items related to items' efficiency
- Icon for map menu, author: Delapouite (https://game-icons.net), license CC BY 3.0
Fixed
- Items don't break during usage
- Studying an item teach all recipes
- Typos in changelog
- Keyboard shortcuts in combat, ticket b0e2652a18
- Crash when updating the player's ship's crew members, ticket 11b71c4c15
The repository version
The newest version of the program (the latest changes to the code):
Source code
- ZIP Archive: steamsky-trunk.zip
- Tarball: steamsky-trunk.tar.gz
- SQLite Archive: steamsky-trunk.sqlar
You can also clone the repository by using this command:
fossil clone https://www.laeran.pl.eu.org/repositories/steamsky steamsky.fossil
Nightly versions
Here are available nightly versions of the game. They are build automatically every day, from the newest source code. You can find them in GitHub Actions. Just select an option from the list of results to see Artifacts list. To use them, first you have to download the latest development release. Then unpack files (replace existing) to the proper location where the game is.
- The file steamsky-development-linux.tar contains the Linux 64-bit version of the game.
- The file steamsky-development-windows.tar contains the Windows 64-bit version of the game.
Size is a file's size after unpacking. You will download it compressed with Zip.
Changes
The list of changes since the last release you can find here