Updates
Updates, trailers, and the timeline
This is the public announcement trail, not a patch-note archive. The full game is not out, so there is no post-launch changelog to quote.
Last checked: 2026-10-30
Dates I can pin to a post
Kaleb Lechowski posted an announce trailer on 18 October 2025. The demo was delayed by a post on 17 April 2026 and then launched on 18 April 2026, with the developer mentioning a wishlist near 35,000. An 18 September 2026 update described editing finished fish, an aquarium vacuum, lighting controls, and the desktop tools.
On 19 October 2026 a creative event invited drawings, with a Discord forum for submissions. On 26 October 2026 the release-date trailer and the Steam announcement set 13 November 2026. IGN hosts a copy of that trailer. The same October notes say the demo was reduced to a smaller feature set after the event.
| Date | What was posted |
|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2025 | Announce trailer |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Demo delayed |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Demo launches |
| 18 Sep 2026 | Larger demo update |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Drawing event |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Release date set for 13 Nov 2026 |
| 13 Nov 2026 (scheduled) | Full-game release announced; still in the future at time of writing |
Trailers worth pressing play on
The player on this page waits for a click. The release-date trailer is the one I would watch first. The 2025 announce trailer is the origin point. The demo trailer is useful if you want to see the canvas before installing.
Watch the trailer
Drawquarium - Official Release Date Trailer. Uploaded 2026-10-26. The player loads only after you press play.
Questions people ask
Where are the patch notes?
Before launch, the notes are Steam announcements. A post-release changelog does not exist yet.
Which trailer is the new one?
The official release-date trailer uploaded 26 October 2026.
Did the demo change?
Yes. After the October drawing event the publisher described a smaller demo feature set.
Keep going
Sources checked 2026-10-30
- Steam news hub for Drawquarium — checked 2026-10-30
- Steam announcement, release date, 26 Oct 2026 — checked 2026-10-30
- Steam announcement, demo launch, 18 Apr 2026 — checked 2026-10-30
- Announce trailer — checked 2026-10-30
- Demo delay, 17 Apr 2026 — checked 2026-10-30
- September update — checked 2026-10-30
- Creative event, 19 Oct 2026 — checked 2026-10-30