Developer Stray Fawn Studio announced The Ocean update for their nomadic city builder title, The Wandering Village, is available now.

Alongside this update comes the announcement that the game will now be available through Xbox and PC Game Pass where subscribers to the service will be able to play the game without needing to purchase it.

Stray Fawn Studio have also revealed that the game has achieved over 250,000 sales since its Early Access launch back on September 2022.

Here’s a short summery of the update, plus trailer:

Inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, The Wandering Village is a unique city-builder set atop the back of a giant creature, featuring resource management, rogue-like and survival elements. Players need to decide if they want to forge a close relationship with the creature by acting as a symbiont or take advantage of the gentle giant as a pesky parasite. From farming crops and gathering rare resources to scouting the environment and expanding their settlement, players must maintain the creature’s health while balancing the needs of their villagers if they’re both to survive.

Since its Steam Early Access release in September 2022, The Wandering Village has continued its journey; adding controller support, Steam Deck Support, achievements and lots of other improvements to the game. Today’s Ocean Update marks the biggest content update for the game yet. It adds an entirely new biome, which can be treacherous to traverse but is bountiful in rare resources. Communicate with your giant companion Onbu to avoid dangerous storms and whirlpools and guide it towards schools of fish for a much-needed meal. Evaporate sea water to maintain your farms and gather kelp for medical uses.

The Ocean Update also adds a variety of new features and content, such as new events, new buildings, decorations to individualize your settlement and a new hostility modifier system that will challenge even the most experienced players.

To celebrate the launch of the new update, The Wandering Village is participating in the Steam Sim Fest taking place from July 20-24, featuring its lowest discount to date.

With over 250’000 copies sold since its launch and 89% positive Steam reviews, the dev team is happily continuing development on the game together with the community’s feedback. Launching on Xbox as part of the Xbox Game Preview program marks a big milestone for The Wandering Village, as many new players will be going on their first ever Onbu ride.

The Wandering Village is available now in Early Access for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (via Steam).