# Update Forecast **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Guides\ **Created:** [October 18, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807 "2023-10-18T16:11:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![NerdieBirdie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nerdiebirdie/32/103793_2.png) [@NerdieBirdie](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/NerdieBirdie)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/83 "2025-09-03T01:17:03Z")
8.8 released today, 9 days earlier than expected. As with 8.7 and 8.6, updates continue to release significantly quicker than previously (these past 3 updates average 35 days between them). And that’s after [8.8 was delayed!](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/august-event-calendar/88247/7) The next update is anticipated on October 30, 2025, though it could be significantly sooner if recent trends continue. ![E1FAvB9](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/2/c/2c82659b5aadaecb0ac176be52221a6bbd0c428e.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jeto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jeto/32/101682_2.png) [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/84 "2025-09-03T01:24:16Z")
yeah recently they are on almost a monthly cadence, 8.9 is pending mid\>end sept ---
**Author:** ![Darkborne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/darkborne/32/95796_2.png) [@Darkborne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Darkborne)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 2:35am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/85 "2025-09-03T02:35:40Z")
The next patch is expected at the end of September? You might have convinced me that you are trying to get our hopes up.🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Jeto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jeto/32/101682_2.png) [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/86 "2025-09-05T03:09:20Z")
I was wrong, it’s Oct! ---
**Author:** ![NerdieBirdie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nerdiebirdie/32/103793_2.png) [@NerdieBirdie](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/NerdieBirdie)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/87 "2025-10-30T00:26:24Z")
8.9 released today, 1 day earlier than predicted. We’re getting good at this! 😎 Fun fact - Gems of War has never exceeded a version “x.9” before a major update “x.0”. Version “x.9” has occurred three times now - 4.9, 6.9, and now 8.9. I’m curious if we will see a version 8.10 since IP2 changed this year’s update plans to include more QoL updates before introducing the upcoming Bastion system in (presumably) 9.0. The next update is expected December 22, 2025, but December updates have historically occurred a week or two before this. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/f/7/f7f13b02ef89070a1d7ad233f4bd79d51d3d9aa7.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jeto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jeto/32/101682_2.png) [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/88 "2025-10-30T00:42:05Z")
> [@NerdieBirdie](#): > > upcoming Bastion system Bastions is next year now and not 9.0 - 9.0 is not a MAJOR update, despite the milestone version number. If it could have been 8.95 instead, it would have been but alas, not possible. ---
**Author:** ![Darkborne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/darkborne/32/95796_2.png) [@Darkborne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Darkborne)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 1:36am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/89 "2025-10-30T01:36:47Z")
@NerdieBirdie and @Jeto, fantastic work as always!🤩 The 8.9 update has put our feedback from the community server to good use, and I’m glad that this game is polishing the rough edges. There’s sure to be bugs with every new update, but with a game this complicated, I have grown to accept it. No updates or buggy updates. That is the question.🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 9:14am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/90 "2025-10-30T09:14:35Z")
> [@Jeto](#): > > 9.0 is not a MAJOR update, despite the milestone version number. If it could have been 8.95 instead, it would have been but alas, not possible. Out of curiosity, what’s preventing it from being called 8.10? ---
**Author:** ![NerdieBirdie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nerdiebirdie/32/103793_2.png) [@NerdieBirdie](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/NerdieBirdie)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/91 "2025-10-30T12:06:36Z")
> [@Jeto](#): > > Bastions is next year now and not 9.0 - 9.0 is not a MAJOR update, despite the milestone version number. If it could have been 8.95 instead, it would have been but alas, not possible. Good to know, thanks! > [@Fourdottwoone](#): > > Out of curiosity, what’s preventing it from being called 8.10? Also curious about this, as it’s what I’ve grown used to with other games. ---
**Author:** ![Julli-of-North](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/julli-of-north/32/91083_2.png) [@Julli-of-North](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Julli-of-North)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/92 "2025-10-31T02:45:55Z")
> [@NerdieBirdie](#): > > > [@Fourdottwoone](#): > > > > Out of curiosity, what’s preventing it from being called 8.10? > > Also curious about this, as it’s what I’ve grown used to with other games. Maybe Sirrian only has 9 fingers ? 🤔 😘👋 ---
**Author:** ![Jeto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jeto/32/101682_2.png) [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/93 "2025-10-31T03:41:36Z")
Android doesn’t allow going from 8.9 to 8.10 ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/94 "2025-10-31T08:49:06Z")
> [@Jeto](#): > > Android doesn’t allow going from 8.9 to 8.10 Now I’m even more curious. This is the user facing version code. As far as I understand it you can pick just about anything here, it doesn’t have to match your internal versioning scheme. The current user facing version of the Netflix app is 9.40.0, it doesn’t seem to break anything. Apparently they don’t want to publish minor updates that just pretend to be a major release. Would it be rude to ask which finger Sirrian is missing? ---
**Author:** ![xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@xavier](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/xavier)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/95 "2025-10-31T12:34:04Z")
> [@Jeto](#): > > Android doesn’t allow going from 8.9 to 8.10 That is weird, they allow other apps to be numbered like that. Is that because android considers 8.10 lower than 8.9? ---
**Author:** ![NerdieBirdie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nerdiebirdie/32/103793_2.png) [@NerdieBirdie](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/NerdieBirdie)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/96 "2025-12-10T18:15:23Z")
9.0 released yesterday, 13 days sooner than estimated (math doesn’t consider the holidays - bah humbug!). 9.1 is estimated for January 30, but I highly doubt this will be the case. Fun fact: over GoW’s lifespan, only a single update (3.3) has released in January or February. Mid-March may be a more accurate guess. ![Screenshot_20251210_130532_Sheets~2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/7/b/7b17781a0b0fe8dbbbecb2ff83240346d2367003.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jeto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jeto/32/101682_2.png) [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/97 "2025-12-22T21:59:37Z")
9.1 is likely march ---
**Author:** ![Darkborne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/darkborne/32/95796_2.png) [@Darkborne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Darkborne)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/98 "2025-12-23T00:31:21Z")
There’s no rush. _Please_ slow down. The developers need to take their time and stop adding new bugs and problems. I lost count of the number of things that got broken in 9.0.🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Nagflar\_dv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nagflar_dv/32/100704_2.png) [@Nagflar\_dv](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Nagflar_dv)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/99 "2025-12-23T22:17:04Z")
any chances we should wait an astral spire with 9.1 and any info about what exactly would it be maybe earlier? ---
**Author:** ![Jeto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jeto/32/101682_2.png) [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/100 "2025-12-23T22:20:55Z")
There might be a blog before the update, separate to the patch notes but that’s as much as I can share currently. ---
**Author:** ![NerdieBirdie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nerdiebirdie/32/103793_2.png) [@NerdieBirdie](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/NerdieBirdie)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/101 "2026-03-17T00:46:30Z")
9.1 released today, mathematically a month and a half later than expected, but as mentioned in my previous post, right on time for the mid-March estimate following the holidays. 9.2 is estimated to release on May 14, 2026. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/1/e/1eb266bad61f9a0691e627d7a243329b4273c4f2.png) ---
**Author:** ![NerdieBirdie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nerdiebirdie/32/103793_2.png) [@NerdieBirdie](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/NerdieBirdie)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807/102 "2026-05-06T14:47:00Z")
9.2 is estimated to release next week! [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807.md?page=4) [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/update-forecast/81807.md?page=6)