A desrt event
A desrt New Update: Schedule, Start Times & Next Countdown
New Update is the marquee content drop in A desrt — the moment DarkCodes studio rolls out its next major wave of additions rather than a small patch. It is not a one-time event with a finish line; it is a recurring slot the studio returns to, currently landing about every ~197 days. The game is big enough for each one to matter, with about 11,000 players in game right now and about 230,000,000 visits banked over its lifetime.
Because it comes back on a schedule, this page always looks ahead to the next New Update rather than recapping any single drop. The next one is expected around Sunday, March 7, 2027 at 3:48 PM ET, our best estimate from the studio’s usual pace until DarkCodes studio confirms the exact date.
A desrt
New Update
Mar 7, 3:48 PM ET
Next in 194d 13h 40m
Projected from its usual rhythm — we confirm the exact time once the developer posts it.
- Fridays, 5:00 AM ET
- Saturdays, 12:00 PM ET
Runs every ~197 days.
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How often New Update lands and when
A desrt shifts to a New Update about every ~197 days, a slower and larger cadence than the game’s smaller in-between happenings. It has run 2 to date, and when it arrives it doesn’t go live at a single moment for everyone. Instead it opens across two recurring time-of-day windows so players in different parts of the world get a convenient slot:
- Fridays, 5:00 AM ET
- Saturdays, 12:00 PM ET
Those two windows exist to spread the launch across time zones. The Friday 5:00 AM ET slot falls in the morning across the UK and Europe and in the afternoon or evening for India, Japan, and Australia, while the Saturday 12:00 PM ET slot catches players who miss the early one, landing in the afternoon or evening for Europe and late at night further east. The next date and both windows are on the card above.
What a New Update brings
Each New Update is A desrt’s chance to grow in one push instead of a trickle of fixes. The studio describes the drop as bringing “a ton of new content and variety,” and in practice that means the map and the things to do widen noticeably rather than shifting by inches. The exact contents change from one update to the next, which is part of why regulars treat it as an event: you go in expecting more to explore than there was before, not a single reward that expires.
Tips for catching the next one
- Check the card above for the next expected date, then pick the window that fits your week — Fridays at 5:00 AM ET for the early crowd, or Saturdays at 12:00 PM ET for a calmer weekend start.
- Set a reminder a day or two ahead. Because New Update lands only about every ~197 days, it’s easy to lose track of between drops.
- You don’t need to be online at the exact minute. Update content stays in the game afterward, so the windows are about catching launch at its liveliest, not a prize that vanishes if you miss it.
Where New Update sits in A desrt’s calendar
A desrt has a steady habit of themed drops — the Van Update, the Big Update, and the Winter Update among the ones already behind it — and New Update is the continuation of that pattern rather than a departure from it. Compared with those, it’s the game’s headline moment: less frequent than routine tweaks, but the one that tends to reshape how the map plays. If you followed any of the earlier updates, this is the same slot coming back around.
Frequently asked questions
What time is the A desrt New Update event in my timezone?
New Update opens in two recurring windows, both given in ET. The Friday slot is 5:00 AM ET — that’s 2:00 AM PT, 10:00 AM in the UK, 11:00 AM across Central Europe, 3:30 PM in India, and 7:00 PM in Japan (8:00 PM on Australia’s east coast). The Saturday slot is 12:00 PM ET — 9:00 AM PT, 5:00 PM UK, 6:00 PM Central Europe, 10:30 PM India, and into the early hours of Sunday for Japan and Australia.
How often is the A desrt New Update event?
New Update is a major, infrequent drop — it currently returns about every ~197 days and has run 2 to date, which makes it one of A desrt’s headline events rather than a weekly routine.
When is the next A desrt New Update event?
The next New Update is expected around Sunday, March 7, 2027 at 3:48 PM ET — our best estimate from the studio’s usual pace until DarkCodes studio confirms it. The next time and the usual windows are on the card above.
What do you do in A desrt New Update?
You explore whatever the latest update adds. The studio bills each New Update as a broad content expansion, so the draw is fresh areas and activities layered onto the existing game rather than one specific task. Because it’s an update, not a timed event, those additions stay available after launch day.