Witchfire’s Webgrave Update Is Live: Explore Velmorne & New Weapons
The team at The Astronauts is dropping the new, long-awaited Webgrave Update for Witchfire, the dark fantasy first-person shooter from the minds behind People Can Fly!
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Witchfire is the dark fantasy roguelike first-person shooter from The Astronauts. A Polish indie development team founded in 2012. It was started by the original founding trio of People Can Fly after the team was acquired by Epic Games.
Debuting in 2014 with the acclaimed open-world adventure The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. They announced Witchfire during The Game Awards 2017, which launched in Early Access on 20 September 2023. It offers a dark fantasy FPS RPG experience that’s definitely inspired by Painkiller. Buy Witchfire at the best price and end the terror of the Witch of the Black Sea!
Witchfire: Webgrave Update is Finally Here
As revealed in the Dev Diary on 9 July, the much-anticipated Webgrave Update is finally live in Witchfire. The dark fantasy roguelike FPS experience from The Astronauts. The awaited Early Access update has been available since 28 July 2025 on Steam and the Epic Games Store.
The launch comes with an official trailer for the biggest update ever. It takes us to the new region of Velmorne, afflicted by the Witch’s curse. New fierce enemies are waiting for us. But there are also some new goodies for the Preyer with a rework of some game systems.
What’s New in the Webgrave Update?
As mentioned, Webgrave is shaping up to be the biggest update for The Astronauts’ title in Early Access. It’s not just bringing a new region to explore, but also a major rework of some mechanics. Specifically, we’ve got:
- Velmorne and the Rosary: A new game region to explore, where the Witch’s magic has corrupted the inhabitants. This comes with the introduction of the new Rosary passive perk system.
- New Weapons and Prologue: In addition to 3 new weapons, the The Oracle sniper, the The Nemesis lever-action rifle. And the The Koschei magic rifle. Plus, a new introductory Prologue for the story.
- Changes to Workshop, Stats, and Gnosis: A huge rework of the stats and perk system with the introduction of the Rosary. Including balance reworks, but also a clearer, more RPG-like stats system.
The team is thanking fans for the pretty positive feedback on the update, though not without some criticism. They’ve released Hotfix 0.7.1, with a bunch of fixes and balancing tweaks based directly on player feedback. It also came with a mini-FAQ about what’s next for Witchfire fans.
Detailed info on Webgrave on the official site
Witchfire Webgrave Update Hotfix + FAQ
Hotfix 0.7.1 released! Fixed Arsenal stat to correctly affect reload Increased base reload for Hypnosis and Ricochet Fixed Chronoclast’s black screen issue Added reminder explaining Chronoclast Temporarily disabled FSR due to… pic.twitter.com/P787TQqzHa — The Astronauts (@TheAstroCrew) July 29, 2025
In Conclusion
Webgrave significantly changes the Witchfire experience, especially at lower levels. The update has been well-received by fans, though not without some criticism about the game’s direction. Have you tried Witchfire yet? Let us know in the comments!
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