Palia outlines Elderwood update plans just days after Royal Highlands launch

Singularity 6 is already talking about Palia’s next round of changes, only a couple of days after the Royal Highlands expansion went live. The studio says a new batch of updates is on the way as part of what it’s calling the Elderwood update cycle, following this week’s launch that added the Royal Highlands zone and horses.

The new developer blog doesn’t announce a separate expansion release date in the excerpt provided, but it does make one thing clear: Royal Highlands wasn’t a one-and-done drop. Palia is set to keep getting follow-up updates tied to this latest content push, with Elderwood serving as the broader umbrella for what’s next.

That’s notable mostly because Royal Highlands just arrived. For players, it means the studio is already trying to set expectations for post-launch support instead of waiting weeks to say what’s next. The immediate hook for this expansion was pretty straightforward: a new map to explore and mounts players can actually ride, which is a meaningful addition for a life sim built around gathering, crafting, and roaming shared spaces.

Details on exactly what the upcoming Elderwood updates include aren’t clear from the source excerpt alone, so there’s not much point in overreaching beyond that. But the timing suggests Singularity 6 wants to keep momentum going right after launch, rather than letting Royal Highlands sit on its own for long.

Palia is the free-to-play cozy MMO from Singularity 6, now under Daybreak ownership. If you’ve just jumped in for Royal Highlands, the short version is that more follow-up content is already being teased.