Game updates

**Game updates** are updates which affect gameplay by adding extra content or moderate to major changes of existing gameplay elements.

## Chronological list of updates

Game updates are listed in reverse chronological order. This list can be viewed in alphabetical (chronological) order on Category:Game updates.

### 2023

There are currently no Game updates for 2023.

### 2022

There are currently no Game updates for 2022.

### 2021

There are currently no Game updates for 2021.

### 2020

There are currently no Game updates for 2020.

### 2019

* 5 September - 6895 - Distance v1.4: The Horizon Update (Stable)
* 16 August - 6872 (Exp)
* 13 August - 6866 (Exp)
* 18 June - 6842 - Minor Update v1.31, Dev Stream (Stable)
* 8 June - 6839 (Stable)
* 7 June - 6838 - Distance v1.3: The Electric Update (Stable)
* 4 June - 6823 (Exp)
* 4 June - 6822 (Exp)
* 2 April - 6802 (Stable)
* 1 April - 6801 - Preservational Booster Sloth – The 'boost' you deserve (Stable)
* 18 March - 6789 (Stable)
* 15 March - 6787 - Distance v1.2: The Other Side (Stable)
* 12 March - 6770 (Exp)
* 5 March - 6755 (Exp)
* 17 February - 6734 (Exp)
* 14 February - 6728 (Exp)
* 19 January - 6714 - Minor Update v1.11 (Build 6714), Workshop Highlight (Stable)
* 17 January - 6711 (Exp)
* 11 January - 6707 (Exp)

### 2018

* 17 December - 6703 (Stable)
* 15 December - 6702 (Stable)
* 13 December - 6701 - Distance v1.1: The Nexus Update (Stable)
* 31 October - 6669 - Cursed Halloween Update (Stable)
* 30 October - 6668 (Exp)
* 19 October - 6657 - Distance Soundtrack Is Now Available! (Stable)
* 18 September - 6641 - Distance v1.0 is Here! (Stable)
* 23 January - 6009 - Minor Update (Build 6009), Jan. Workshop Highlight (Stable)
* 18 January - 5996 (Exp)
* 17 January - 5992 (Exp)

### 2017

* 25 December - 5930 - Merry Christmas from Refract - The Christmas Update (Stable)
* 24 December - 5929 (Exp)
* 23 December - 5925 (Exp)
* 21 December - 5913 (Exp)
* 30 November - 5821 - The Skybox Update is Live - The Skybox Update (Stable)
* 29 November - 5814 (Exp)
* 29 November - 5806 (Exp)
* 23 November - 5795 (Exp)
* 30 October - 5464 - Happy Halloween! New Level 'The Manor' - Halloween Update (Stable)
* 28 October - 5463 (Exp)
* 24 June - 5462 - Minor Update (Build 5462) (Stable)
* 23 June - 5455 (Exp)
* 22 June - 5450 - The Radical Update is Live + Changelog - The Radical Update (Stable)
* 22 June - 5450 (Exp)
* 14 June - 5403 (Exp)
* 12 June - 5398 (Exp)
* 8 June - 5389 (Exp)
* 8 April - 5277 (Exp)
* 6 April - 5268 (Exp)
* 1 April - 5250 (Exp)
* 29 March - 5221 (Exp)
* 6 January - 5081 (Exp)
* 3 January - 5076 (Exp)

### 2016

* 25 December - 5073+5081 - The Christmas Update: 2016 Edition (Stable)
* 25 December - 5073 (Exp)
* 16 December - 5070 - The Ghost Update (Stable)
* 15 December - 5067 (Exp)
* 10 December - 5051 (Exp)
* 3 December - 5032 (Exp)
* 24 November - 5007 (Exp)
* 23 November - 5000 (Exp)
* 19 November - 4987 (Exp)
* 12 November - 4932 (Exp)
* 29 October - 4920 - Experimental Build 4920 + Mini-Halloween Update (Exp)
* 12 October - 4866 (Exp)
* 7 October - 4853 (Exp)
* 27 August - 4789 (Exp)
* 20 August - 4760 (Exp)
* 13 August - 4749 (Exp)
* 6 August - 4734 (Exp)
* 4 August - 4719 (Exp)
* 28 July - 4711 (Exp)
* 27 July - 4706 (Exp)
* 8 July - 4664 (Exp)
* 25 June - 4599 (Exp)
* 24 June - 4587 (Exp)
* 23 June - 4582 (Exp)
* 23 June - 4581 (Exp)
* 18 May - 4508 (Exp)
* 14 May - 4491 (Exp)
* 13 May - 4485 - Minor Update (Build 4485), Twitch Stream (Stable)
* 11 May - 4482 (Exp)
* 10 May - 4478 (Exp)
* 9 May - 4474 - The Creativity Update, 33% off this week! (Stable)
* 28 April - 4428 (Exp)
* 9 April - 4322 (Exp)
* 2 April - 4303 (Exp)
* 1 April - 4302 (Exp)
* 7 January - 4139 - Minor Update (Build 4139), New Workshop Highlight (Stable)

### 2015

* 23 December - 4122 - The Christmas Update is Live! (Stable)
* 11 December - 4096 (Exp)
* 31 October - 4019 - The Halloween Update is live! (Stable)
* 2 October - 3920 - The REVAMPED REALITY update is live! (Stable)
* 2 October - 3920 (Exp)
* 26 September - 3908e (Exp)
* 24 September - 3905e (Exp)
* 23 September - 3900e (Exp)
* 19 September - 3889e (Exp)
* 17 September - 3875e (Exp)
* 16 September - 3873e (Exp)
* 12 September - 3865e (Exp)
* 7 September - 3854e (Exp)
* 7 September - 3852e (Exp)
* 22 August - 3834e (Exp)
* 22 August - 3833e (Exp)
* 22 August - 3832e (Exp)
* 29 July - 3775e (Exp)
* 29 July - 3770e (Exp)
* 3 July - 3705e (Exp)
* 2 July - 3700e - Unity 5 experimental build (Exp)
* 26 June - 3699 - Minor Update (v.3699), Trackmogrify in the Level Editor (Stable)
* 19 June - 3692 - Minor Update (v.3692), Workshop Highlight 6 (Stable)
* 11 June - 3679 - The Trackmogrify Update is Live! (Stable)
* 11 March - 3519 - Workshop Discovery Update: Beta Build 3519 (Changelog) (Stable)
* 11 March - 3519 - The Workshop Discovery Update is Live (Stable)
* 12 February - 3424 - Introducing the Experimental Branch (Beta 3424) (Exp)

### 2014

* 24 December - 3314 - The Christmas Update: Beta 3314, Distance Advent Calendar Stream (Stable)
* 1 December - 3284 - Distance Beta 3284 Released (Changelog) (Stable)
* 19 November - 3265 - Distance Beta 3265 Released + Visual Changelog (Stable)
* 28 October - 3201 - Happy Halloween! Beta Build 3201 Released (changelog) (Stable)
* 28 October - 3201 - Happy Halloween! Beta Build 3201 Released (Stable)
* 10 October - 3153 - Distance Beta Build 3153 Released, New Video! (Stable)
* 15 September - 3094 - Distance Beta Build 3094 Released, Community Level Stream Available on Twitch (Stable)
* 10 September - 3087 - Distance Beta Build 3087 Changelog (Stable)
* 22 August - 3058 - Distance Beta Build 3058 Changelog (Stable)
* 7 August - 2986 - Distance Alpha Build 2986 Changelog (Stable)
* 12 June - 2810 - Distance Alpha Build 2810 Changelog (Stable)
* 15 May - 2780 - Distance Alpha Build 2780 Changelog (Stable)
* 13 March - 2590 - Distance Alpha Build 2590 Changelog (Stable)
* 3 March - 2553 - Distance Alpha Build 2553 Changelog (Stable)

### 2013

* 28 November - 2318 - Happy Thanksgiving! Play Distance with the Refract Devs (Stable)
* 25 November - 2316 - Distance Alpha 2316 Changelog (Stable)
* 31 October - 2151 - Distance Alpha 2151: Halloween Mini-Update! (Stable)
* 22 October - 2078 - Distance Alpha 2078 Changelog (Stable)
* 31 August - 1760 - The Alpha is Here (8/31) (Stable)