Channel37 releases Update 5.5: Deck Drop, the seventh Early Access update for The Last Caretaker, available on Steam and the Epic Games Store. The update adds new quests, memories, storage systems and locations alongside extensive optimization, fixes and polish shaped by player feedback. The Last Caretaker is also 20% off through September 13, and part of Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest 2026.
Update 5.5: Deck Drop wasn’t originally on the roadmap. With Update 6 already in development, the team had another substantial batch of improvements and content ready ahead of schedule. Players had also been asking for better ways to store and move resources, smoother moment-to-moment play, and more reasons to revisit existing parts of the world. Rather than hold that work for the next major update, Channel37 decided to release it now.
Update 5.5: Deck Drop Highlights
- Expanded storage: 11 new container modules, from portable storage to large Bulk Battery, Petrol and Diesel containers.
- More history to uncover: Pack of new memories and even more HoloMemories, alongside new questlines MOSES Field Reserve Program and Memory for Aron.
- More places to explore: New Gyro Towers, Container Dispensers, Warehouse expansion and additional discoveries throughout the world.
- A smoother game: reduced loading stutter, improved vehicle handling and cameras, clearer UI, better weather and visibility, and extensive world polish.
- A major fix and balancing pass: addressing crashes, quests, crafting, rockets, cables, containers, locations and progression issues.
Update 5.5: Deck Drop also expands several existing systems. Container Dispensers have been added across the world, the Fishing Module has been further tuned, and new secrets are there for players who explore deep into the world (Room 998 Transposium Tinfoil Club).
“Early Access works because players keep telling us where the game can be better,” said Antti Ilvessuo, Co-Founder and Creative Director at Channel37. “They play for a long time, they find things we missed, and they are very clear about what they want more of. We listened, had this work ready while Update 6 was still cooking, so making people wait for it didn’t make sense. This is the second time we’ve added an extra update, and we’re happy we can keep surprising our players.”
Update 5.5: Deck Drop continues Channel37’s approach of expanding the world while also improving what is already there. Update 6 remains on track as the next major update for The Last Caretaker.
The Last Caretaker is available now in Early Access on Steam and the Epic Games Store, currently discounted by 20% (now $27.99 / €23.99 / £21.59) through September 13.
