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Brighter Shores

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Game details

  • Description Explore a handcrafted coastal realm, master dozens of professions (fishing, crafting, mining), and progress through episodic story content that rewards discovery, crafting, and long-term progression across hundreds of hours.
  • Genre MMORPG, RPG, Point & Click, Relaxing, Exploration
  • Developer Fen Research Ltd
  • Publisher Fen Research Ltd
  • Release Date Nov 6, 2024
  • Free to Play Yes

Latest updates

22-Oct-2026 - Patch notes

  • Fix an error when viewing a Woodcutter bounty while standing outside of Hopeforest.
  • In Shipwreck, show only one score droplet when collecting an opportunity found by a seascope or telescope.
  • Fix various boss monsters not playing the correct animation when defeated.
  • Fix the vampire fog not appearing correctly in Vacant Pier or West Waterfront.
  • Restore some missing trees in Narrow Path. ...

21-Oct-2026 - Woodcutter Bounties

Someone, or something, has been felling trees in Hopeforest and leaving the tree trunks littered around. No one knows why this is, but Gwen is offering bounties for woodcutters to go and clear up the mess. Woodcutter bounties are unlocked by reaching milestone 3 Woodcutter. You can collect Woodcutter bounties from the Woodcutter bounty board in Gwen's Lumber. There are three kinds of Woodcutter bounties:

  • Chop only
  • Chop and deliver to Gwen
  • Clear felled trees ...

13-Oct-2026 - Patch notes

Shipwreck - Balancing Changes

  • You can now hold a maximum of 10 lifebuoys and 20 shark spears. This is so you cannot hoard a huge number of lifebuoys and then just camp a single sandbank.
  • Increase the number of points that fish are worth at higher milestones. This is to make collecting fish at higher milestones worthwhile. ...

8-Oct-2026 - Patch notes

Bug Fixes

  • Fix a bug that happened if you unequipped the stake while the special attack tutorial bubble was open.
  • Fix some bugs with the vampire familiars.
  • Fix the book which implied you would benefit from eating Vegetable Stew when fighting vampires.
  • Fix a bug where a vampire could immediately disappear again if you clicked to attack it too quickly.
  • Fix a hole in Mollusc Mineshaft.
  • Remove the experimental lightning flashes.
  • Fix various typos.

7-Oct-2026 - Halloween 2026 event

There is a new visitor at the ever-popular Rabbit Cafe - the vampire hunter Ivor Ashecroft. Ivor has returned to Hopeport because he believes we are in dire need of his skills. However, it seems his home has been filled with rabbits and all his equipment is missing. You should go and talk to Dorothy in the Rabbit Cafe to start the Halloween 2026 event and find out what is going on. ...

1-Oct-2026 - Patch notes

Shipwreck changes

  • XP potions no longer boost the XP earned from Shipwreck.
  • Repair bonuses now apply to points already earned, as well as to future points.
  • The number of pieces of debris required to complete a full repair has been rebalanced.
  • The additional bonus you receive for each piece of debris has been rebalanced.
  • The milestone 1 and milestone 2 salvage, survivors and fish respawn faster than before.
  • The points for all activities have been rebalanced.

Other changes ...