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!
The next update is anticipated on October 30, 2025, though it could be significantly sooner if recent trends continue.
yeah recently they are on almost a monthly cadence, 8.9 is pending mid>end sept
The next patch is expected at the end of September? You might have convinced me that you are trying to get our hopes up.
I was wrong, it’s Oct!
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.
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.
@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.
Out of curiosity, what’s preventing it from being called 8.10?
Good to know, thanks!
Also curious about this, as it’s what I’ve grown used to with other games.
Maybe Sirrian only has 9 fingers ? 
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?
That is weird, they allow other apps to be numbered like that. Is that because android considers 8.10 lower than 8.9?
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.
