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Steel Fighters Update 1.5: What’s New & Next Update Countdown

Updated October 27, 2026 By AllThingsHow Staff 15K playing now

Steel Fighters, the combat-arena game from WeShowProjects, keeps a brisk release schedule: a fresh content update arrives roughly every five days, each one adding new systems, areas, and fights. With about 15,000 players in the servers as this is written and well over 11 million visits to date, every drop lands in front of a large, active crowd.

The current build is Update 1.5, the version everyone is playing right now, and the developer has already locked in the next release for Wednesday, October 28 at 4:33 PM ET. Updates don’t fall on one fixed day of the week — they go live in one of two recurring afternoon slots, which we lay out below.

Artwork for the Update event in Steel FightersNext occurrence

Steel Fighters

Update

Oct 28, 4:33 PM ET

Next in 2d 1h 58m

Usual times
  • Wednesdays, 4:35 PM ET
  • Fridays, 5:00 PM ET

Runs every ~5 days.

TimezoneET

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How often Steel Fighters updates land

A new update arrives every ~5 days, and it tends to go live in one of two set windows during the week rather than at a single fixed time. The cadence has run 2 times so far, so the rhythm is still young but consistent. Both slots are listed in Eastern Time below.

DayUsual start (ET)
Wednesday4:35 PM ET
Friday5:00 PM ET

Having two slots roughly five days apart means players in very different parts of the world each get a release at a workable hour. Taking the Wednesday 4:35 PM ET drop as the example, that lands at about 8:35 PM in the UK, 9:35 PM across central Europe, 2:05 AM in India, 5:35 AM in Japan, and 7:35 AM on Australia’s east coast — the last three falling the following morning. The Friday slot runs at a similar late-afternoon hour in ET and shifts the same way across those zones. The next time and the usual windows are on the card above.

What’s new in Update 1.5

Update 1.5 is the current version and the latest expansion to the game’s systems. The headline additions are:

  • A brand-new world to explore and battle through
  • Reworked arena mechanics that change how fights unfold
  • A training dummy for drilling combos and testing builds
  • An upgrades tree for progressing your fighter
  • A new mini-boss encounter to take on

Tips for catching the next update

  • Pick whichever of the two windows sits at a convenient hour for you — the Wednesday and Friday slots are only about five days apart, so there’s rarely a long wait.
  • Set a reminder for the next start time shown on the card; new worlds and reworks tend to draw the biggest crowds in the first hour.
  • If you miss one, nothing is lost — the content stays in the game, and another update follows in the next cycle.

How updates fit the game’s rhythm

For Steel Fighters, the update itself is the main recurring beat — there isn’t a separate calendar of side events competing for attention, so the roughly-every-five-days drop is what regular players plan around. That steady pace is a big part of why the game holds a crowd of over a million favorites: there’s almost always something new on the near horizon.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the Steel Fighters Update in my timezone?

The Wednesday slot starts at 4:35 PM ET — roughly 1:35 PM on the US West Coast, 8:35 PM in the UK, 9:35 PM in central Europe, 2:05 AM in India, 5:35 AM in Japan, and 7:35 AM in eastern Australia (the morning after). The Friday slot runs at 5:00 PM ET, which shifts by the same offsets.

How often is the Steel Fighters Update released?

A new update lands every ~5 days, typically in either the Wednesday or Friday afternoon window shown above.

When is the next Steel Fighters Update?

The next update is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28 at 4:33 PM ET.

What do you do in the Steel Fighters Update?

Each update adds fresh combat content; the current Update 1.5 brings a new world, reworked arena mechanics, a training dummy, an upgrades tree, and a new mini-boss to fight.

Last updated October 26. We update this page as the schedule changes.