Episodes

Episodes are packets of content, containing new non-player characters, monsters, professions, and rooms, that all contribute to the main storyline of Brighter Shores. Players can unlock new episodes by progressing through the game's storyline. Currently, four different episodes are available, with the fifth having been announced within the game's patch notes, and the sixth being knowingly leaked. Two episodes, the Mine of Mantuban and Crenopolis, can only be accessed by players who have bought a Premium Pass.

Episodes

Order	Name	Release Date	Premium Pass?
1	Hopeport	6 November 2024	No
2	Hopeforest	6 November 2024	No
3	Mine of Mantuban	6 November 2024	Yes
4	Crenopolis	6 November 2024	Yes
5	Stonemaw Hill	Unreleased	Yes
6	Bleakholm Crags	Unreleased	Yes

Trivia

• The choice to pack content into episodes was made to make the introduction to the game more gradual and less overwhelming.
• Bleakholm Crags was revealed to be the official name of Episode 6 in video footage attached to an X post by Community Manager Samuel on 31st December 2024, intended to tease action queueing.
• As per a recent Q&A stream, it's been revealed that they have 21 episodes in the works and that it takes 27,500 hours to max the current four episodes

Update history

This information has been manually compiled. Some updates may not be included yet.

• update 6 November 2024 (Update):
  • Episodes were included in the first public early-access release of the game with access to Hopeport, Hopeforest, Mine of Mantuban, and Crenopolis.