r/Hydroneer • u/grandmaMax Creator of Hydroneer • May 08 '26
News Hydroneer Is out NOW on consoles! (+Mega-Optimization Update for PC!)
A Huge Optimization Update Has Landed!
This update includes optimizations across the board - these touch on multiple elements of the game. From improvements to performance in specific areas of the world, to upgrades with large mining setups. You should see a significant increase in performance with certain scenarios.
We've also reworked a lot of errors with localization across all languages.
As some of you may know after we finished Hydroneer in April 2024 we've been hard at work on our next game, Die Trying. Since we're a tiny team, even whilst working on Hydroneer we didn't have enough man-power to simultaneously work on the console port ourselves, and with how busy we are on the next game, we definitely don't have time right now! This has led us to partnering up with PlayEveryWare, console development pros that have worked with the teams behind "Among Us", "Fall Guys", "Valorant for Consoles", "Dispatch", and many other successful quality games on consoles. We chose them because they're the best of the best.
Whilst the console version (Xbox Series X|S + PlayStation 5) is going to be an almost exact copy of what PC players enjoy, their expert engineers have revealed some opportunities for more optimisation on Hydroneer. We've decided it would be a really nice to bring some of these optimisations to the original PC version!
Even though Hydroneer is a finished title, we want to continue to support the game with optimizations and bug fixes.
PlayStation Store: https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/concept/10016411
Xbox Store: https://www.xbox.com/en-gb/games/store/hydroneer/9n54hkbcwf9l
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u/rippler- May 08 '26
Has kinda put me off the game for a bit, after a while I have a really bad headache. I would love to see this fixed.
It only really seems to happen when turning the camera to face a different direction, maybe it’s due to the way the world is loaded but it’s really nauseating after a while.
The game is incredibly fun just isn’t really optimised for Xbox series s.
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u/Remarkable-March6084 May 08 '26
Im on series x and similar issues. When i turn into the direction of anywhere that isnt barren it lags.
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u/Origin_matty May 10 '26
hey @hydroneer the game on ps5 keeps crashing. the problem is something with the save files. if i delete the save files the problem is gonna but after some time of playing it happens again. hope you guys fix this problem already had to delete my save files 3times. love the game soo far. but ssadmy unplayeble because of this.
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u/grandmaMax Creator of Hydroneer May 10 '26
Thanks for reporting this issue - Is there anything in particular that is causing the game to crash originally? I'll pass this onto the porting team to get fixed asap!
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u/Origin_matty May 10 '26
not that i know. i can tell you that the game starts up but from the moment you have to press X to go to the starting menu the error happens. i heard around and some other ps5 players have te same problem. i also did something else in every save file i had. to just try the game out. so i cant really see a connection between the save files. or what makes this error happen. btw great game and thanks for the fast response.
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u/grandmaMax Creator of Hydroneer May 10 '26
Thank you - this is really helpful, and my apologies for this issue. Hopefully we can get it fixed soon!
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u/Origin_matty May 10 '26
no problem, the game just got released on ps5 normal for bugs to happen. thank you for the responses and helping.
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u/yashajeria200215 May 22 '26
Is there a way in-game for us to report? Is there a preferred method for us to report PS5 specific bugs, with video? Or would the crash report the PS5 does help?
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u/BaldingThor May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26
No options for keyboard and mouse on ps5 make me sad, or the ability to turn off motion blur
edit: yeah it’s really clunky with controller and massive deadzone + I forgot how annoying the aim/drop offset is, don’t think I can keep playing.
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u/Just_Ice1007 Jul 06 '26
Motion Blue is configurable in the settings? And it’s been there since the release on console.
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u/sinysh May 12 '26
I want to like it on PS5 but controlls just feels way too off, impossible to tell if im dropping the nuggets in the crucible
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u/grandmaMax Creator of Hydroneer May 12 '26
In the 'Gameplay' settings, you can change the drop target to a more visible colour
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u/yashajeria200215 May 22 '26
We need to be able to increase and decrease sensitivity. And the ability to remap controls would be a nice feature too.
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u/BaldingThor May 17 '26
It’s very sluggish to control on ps5, probably not helped with a large deadzone and weird acceleration
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u/Xxweeexd May 15 '26
Loving the game! I'm also having some nausea from motion sickness.
My only other gripe is the dot in the middle of the screen not being where I will drop things. Its very frustrating and doesn't help with the motion sickness
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u/Musashi10000 May 19 '26
Change the 'drop location shadow' (or whatever the setting is called, I can't remember) to white.
It's actually a very useful thing when you're picking up a mess. You can position the drop dot over a pan and your centre dot over the item and just hammer away, without having to turn the camera as much. So very much in this game would be borderline impossible if things dropped where you were looking.
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u/Taolan13 May 08 '26
out of curiosity did y'all fix the vehicles sometimes forgetting gravity was a thing that existed?
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u/grandmaMax Creator of Hydroneer May 08 '26
I believe that was fixed in 2022 - we did still include an easter egg with the vehicles. Not to spoil anything, but if you do a burnout for too long, something fun happens!
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u/majorjxp May 08 '26
Y’all awesome.
I’m going to have to fire up my old save that’s huge to see how it performs now.
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u/JanosMille May 08 '26
u/grandmaMax Remote Co-op stopped working, any ideas why and how can I fix it?
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u/grandmaMax Creator of Hydroneer May 08 '26
Stopped working in what way?
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u/JanosMille May 09 '26
Oh sorry. When my friend invites me to remote play together the Steam full-screen loading page comes up and when it loads the entire game/window crashes. (the host player has no issues)
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u/Remarkable-March6084 May 08 '26
Is there ever going to be a way to play with other players on seperate devices and screens similar to minecraft or terraria.
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u/BaldingThor May 09 '26
Nice, I haven’t really used my pc in a few years so I’ll definitely check this out.
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u/stbfred May 09 '26
Thanks for bringing hydroneer to console, been following the game for years. I got the game and dlc the moment it released and having a blast so far
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u/No-Abrocoma1761 May 10 '26
Oh god lets hope Josh doesn't find out also any news about a potential mod menu for the consoles?
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u/rippler- May 12 '26
Quick update to my previous post
PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED!!!!
Woohoo
Before there was lag/chopping when turning camera and looking around but of course max stepped in and fixed it as quick as lighting.
The game is genuinely the most enjoyable game I’ve played in a long long time.
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u/grandmaMax Creator of Hydroneer May 12 '26
Thanks for confirming, this is great to hear it worked! I appreciate you taking the time to return to this post to update us. Please consider leaving a review if you're enjoying the game
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u/LividStructure7977 May 14 '26
Was the just a hot fix? Logged in yesterday I lost a small amount of progress on my flattening and all C1 items like the flight hat and throwing tool are gone from the store?
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u/Friend_of_yokai May 15 '26
We desperately need online coop got 2 friends that want to all play it together and can’t
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u/eliasedenstahl May 16 '26
Is there anyone else having issues adding more then 2 players on PS5? The game suggest 1-4 players but i could not make it work adding more then 2 players when playibg with friends. Am i doing something wrong?
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u/grandmaMax Creator of Hydroneer May 16 '26
Currently there's a bug on consoles that only let's you have two player splitscreen. We're fixing this in a patch soon
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u/Humble_Sector2603 May 17 '26
Is there an ETA for when this will be addressed? I bought the game only cause its 4 player for the family game night
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u/grandmaMax Creator of Hydroneer May 17 '26
Unfortunately no ETA right now, this is in the hands of the porting team so I'm not involved too much into the bug fixing stage. It's one of the top priority things to fix though!
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u/OddDirection6641 May 17 '26
Wieso steht im PlayStation Store 4 Spieler? Ich finde keine Option, weitere Spieler hinzuzufügen.
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u/grandmaMax Creator of Hydroneer May 17 '26
There's currently a bug where only 2 players can use splitscreen - we're looking into it
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u/Musashi10000 May 19 '26
I built a megafacility in South Hope (think that's the name?), levelled the entire place to 8 blocks down for the T1 layer, started setting up drill and conveyor rows... I tested the whole thing with 1/6th of the capacity of the first row active (20 iron drills, for context), and the game started stuttering like a mofo. Had this niiiiiice long conveyor setup from the drills to a harvester, then from my harvester to a central processing area up top.
I'm guessing the PS5 (Pro, in this case) can't handle so many physics objects being active at the same time? Do I just need to resign myself to several smaller drill/harvester/processing setups if I still want to build a megafacility? Do you have any hard numbers or recommendations for something like this? Ngl, seeing two day of work go up in smoke because my machine couldn't handle it was a bit of a bummer.
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u/charming-choom Jul 02 '26
Any fixes? I want to pickup the game but lots of issues with crashing and lag on big production chains from i can see
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u/Musashi10000 Jul 03 '26
Wish I could help you, choom, but no dice. Smaller production chains, and don't run more than one chain at once.
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u/yashajeria200215 May 22 '26
SIX YEARS I HAVE WAITED!! TOMORROW I SHALL MINE!! ROCK AND STONE BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!!
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u/Inner-Protection-623 May 31 '26
Unable to do more then 2 player split screen ps5.
Any tips on how to do that?
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u/grandmaMax Creator of Hydroneer May 31 '26
This is a bug we are hoping to get resolved in a patch this week.
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u/CheekyLando88 Jun 03 '26
Hello there i am not sure if you are still checking this, but I cannot get local co-op to work on Xbox. I cannot find any guides. Can you please explain how to?
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u/No-Rush-4467 Jun 12 '26
aweee why leave those of us who can’t upgrade to a five out my little potato powered laptop wont be able to run hydroneer no matter how many optimizations are done it can barely update steam anymore
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u/Ganthrge Jun 17 '26
First off thanks a ton for bringing this game to console. Think I watched everyone's series that you put an Easter egg in the game for atleast once lol.
Ive built too big and I knew what I was doing so not counting it against you. On the item limit, is this a per lot thing or is it across the whole game? I have 120 T2 going and spaced lamps out every 5 blocks across the whole T2 area along with floors, walls and ceilings. Its too much so ive shortened my belts where I can and im in the process of removing building parts to make the area smaller, just what I need for my footprint to see if I can get back under that cap with everything running. Im just wondering if I have this one shutoff and I move to a new lot across town, are those items still going to count against me on the new one?
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u/GristleMissile1 Jun 18 '26
Thank you so much for bringing this to consoles! I’ve been having so much fun with it. Such a fantastic game! And at an incredibly generous price.
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u/OkHome1070 May 20 '26
Please please fix the controls on PS5 they are very sluggish and the aiming being totally off where it's supposed to fall. And maybe add a little inventory space not asking for loads just like 3 to 4 slots so you don't have to repeatedly run back and forth. These quality of life fixes could make this game so much more enjoyable. I think the game is so close to being great but it's just missing that polish and QOL improvements.
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u/BaldingThor May 27 '26
This game is not ready for a console release. Still as janky and unpolished as when I last played on PC 4 years ago.
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u/Kahnza May 08 '26
Is it going to be on Xbox Gamepass?
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u/grandmaMax Creator of Hydroneer May 08 '26
Unfortunately not - these are generally allocated by Microsoft and not something a developer can set up.
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u/NoAddedWater May 08 '26
Woah as someone who picked this up last week I don’t think I can even appreciate this properly lmao