Summary
Freedom Wars Remasteredrecently received a new update that introduces several gameplay tweaks and a host of bug fixes, among other things. The latestFreedom Wars Remasteredpatch from developer Dimps further improves the action RPG title that came out in January 2025.
After over a decade as a PS Vita exclusive title, 2014’sFreedom Warsfinally became available on multiple different platforms after its remastered version landed on PC, PS5, PS4, and Switch. The re-release not only brought upgraded resolution and framerate but also introducedextra features inFreedom Wars Remastered, such as a new difficulty level and a revamped weapon crafting system. Upon release, it was bombarded with poor reviews on Steam due to a plethora of technical issues in the PC port, ranging from slowdowns to frequent crashes. However, the devs at Dimps have been putting in the effort to address some of the reported issues, with four comprehensive patches shipped so far across all platforms.
On May 15, 2025,Freedom Wars Remasteredrolled outyet another update, following one in January and two in February, in a bid to resolve a number of different issues encountered by players of the third-person action title. The latest patch, which is available across all supported platforms, resolves the crashes taking place inside Request Cooperation rooms, the progression-blocking bug that prevented advancing beyond CODE 6’s events, and the bug that resulted in certain loadout changes not showing up when configuring the same just before an operation. On PC, the issue that wouldn’t let the player change the direction of charged heavy melee attacks while using keyboard-and-mouse has been fixed. On the PS4, those facing difficulties in selecting spawn points in Vs. Operations will no longer have issues.
In addition, there are several gameplay changes and adjustments forFreedom Wars Remasteredplayers. These include the revised behavior of the Accessories, tweaked hit detection of the Large Abductor’s gatling gun, matchmaking improvements, and more. Among the new things incorporated are the ability to dash when the dodge button is pressed down longer and the option to turn private rooms into custom rooms in the game’s multiplayer. Giving a glimpse into future patches, theFreedom Wars Remasteredteam shared that weapon balancing, new quality-of-life features, and more are on the agenda for future updates.
Based on the number of updatesFreedom Wars Remasteredhas received in less than two months of release, it appears as though the devs have been actively working on gaining the favor of fans again, especially after the launch of the buggy PC port. However, whether these patches improveBandai Namco’s gameenough to lead to a comeback on Steam, where it still has a “Mixed” rating, is anyone’s guess right now.
Freedom Wars Remastered Update 01.06/01.006.000/1.6.0/1.06 Patch Notes (March 2025)
Bug Fixes
Fixed the bug preventing some of the changes from being reflected after a time up occurred when preparing a loadout right before the start of an operation (affected items：Modules and Augmentations）.
Fixed the bug causing the game to freeze at the Request Cooperation rooms when the host changed the room comments continuously.
Fixed the bug affecting the character’s movement during the story events of CODE 6 when playing under certain system settings, preventing players from getting past the story events
Fixed the bug preventing players from changing the direction of weak heavy melee attacks when using mouse & keyboard controls.
Fixed the bug preventing players from selecting spawning points G and E during Vs. Operations at the “Large Scale Facilities”.
Fixed other minor bugs.
Specification adjustments/changes
Extended the time it takes for Small Abductors, Sinners, Accessories and from On High to respawn after defeating them during certain operations.
Adjusted the behavior of the Accessories when attacking.
Added a Dash move that can be executed by holding down the Dodge button.
Adjusted the hit detection of the Large Abductors’ “Gatling Gun” weapons.
Added a new feature that allows turning the Private Rooms originally created for co-op operations into Custom Rooms.
Added a new feature that allows players to configure Room Comments in the Request Cooperation option.
Adjusted the matchmaking conditions of the online multiplayer.
Upcoming Updates
We plan to fix the following bugs/specifications in the upcoming updates.
We plan to adjust the ways in which players can obtain Retribution Missions.
We plan to adjust the players’ chances of obtaining the rare resources that only appear at the Retribution Missions.
We plan to improve the efficiency of certain weapons.
We plan to improve the damage inflicted by the severing attacks.
We plan to make some adjustments to facilitate the creation of high level (XL)Modules.
We plan to fix the sound effect bug causing the sound to remain active after locking on with Ranged weapons.
We plan to fix the bug preventing the players from aiming in the middle of Polearm charge attacks.
We plan to adjust the positioning of the damage displays that appear when using AR weapons, so that the one that the damage values from the impacts and explosions do not pile up on top of each other.
We plan to fix the bug causing the Notification Log to show a message stating that a weapon cannot be obtained during Abductor part destructions.
We plan to add an option that allows users to disable the aim assist feature of the Thorns.
We plan to change the default joining option that appears when creating a Request Cooperation room, from “Host Only” to “Everyone”.
