Public builds
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Counted once we have watched for 90 days (since 21 Oct 2026)
Distinct builds deployed to a game's public (default) Steam branch, as Steam's client network describes them.
Checked within minutes of each Steam change. Observed since 21 Oct 2026.
Source: Steam client network (PICS), App info, public branch. Full methodology
Latest public build
Build 16747058
Update posts
0 postsPosts announcing an update, tagged or not
Posts in a game's official Steam news feed that announce an update: tagged as patch notes by the developer, or plainly about a patch or a released update.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamNews/GetNewsForApp. Full methodology
Typical gap between builds
Not enough builds yet| Build | Went live | Patch notes |
|---|---|---|
| 16747058 | None posted |
From Steam’s client network, last checked . Builds before 21 Oct 2026, when we started watching, aren't listed. Patch notes are the developer’s update post from an hour before to a day after the build. Not every build gets one. How we count
| Posted | Update |
|---|---|
| 22 May 2023 | 2023.5.22 Updated Patch notes |
| 6 May 2023 | 2023.5.6 Update Patch notes |
| 4 Dec 2022 | 2022.12.4 Update Patch Patch notes |
| 18 Nov 2022 | 2022.11.18 Update Patch notes |
| 12 Oct 2022 | 2022.10.12 《Search》update Patch notes |
| App | Players now | Latest build |
|---|---|---|
| Search Playtest · App 1632250 | Not yet | 7934405 · |
Separate Steam apps for test, staging and playtest versions of Nihilsearch. They have no store page, so they aren’t counted as games or releases. Builds come from Steam’s client network, players from the Steam Web API every few hours. Steam gives no count for an app nobody can launch. How we count
| 1 Oct 2022 |
| 2022.10.1 《Search》update Patch notes |
| 27 Sept 2022 | 2022.09.27 "Search" minor update Patch notes |
| 25 Sept 2022 | 2022.09.26 Update Update |
Steam keeps no record of past build numbers, so before 21 Oct 2026 a game’s update history comes from its own Steam news: posts tagged as patch notes, and untagged posts that plainly announce a patch or a released update. Older posts are still being read in, most played games first. How we count
Embark on an epic adventure in the pixelated 2D world of "Nihilsearch" on a lifeless mechanical planet. Explore dark underground complexes, battle hostile machines and life forms, and meet diverse humans, life forms, and machines. Discover the meaning of life and create your own adventure!
