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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

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 ...

29-Sep-2026 - City shortcuts

We always knew that Crenopolis was riddled with secret passages and sneaky shortcuts, but it's going to take a real detective to navigate them without getting lost. The new Crenopolis city shortcuts are available from milestone 5 Detective. They complement the existing crime den shortcuts, meaning the profession interlink from Detective to Merchant now has an unlock at every Detective milestone.

Shipwreck Changes

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21-Sep-2026 - Shipwreck world event

The first Shipwreck world event will be available at 10:00 UTC today and every 3 hours from then on. There is no limit on the number of players who can join a single time slot. All the players in a time slot will be divided up into individual games of up to 30 players. The Shipwreck world event lasts 30 minutes. During the game you earn points, which are then converted into XP and Salvage Tiles upon completion. You can trade the Salvage Tiles you earn for upgrades and transmogs at the Shipwreck world...

16-Sep-2026 - Patch notes

Shipwreck We have had some questions about the first few time slots being disabled for the Shipwreck world event. These time slots are only disabled for the first day of the world event. This is so we are in the office when the first world event is being played, in case there are any issues. All time slots will be available on all other days the world event is active for. ...