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Action Game Patch Roundup — Week of August 21, 2026

By ParryStack Team · August 21, 2026

5 games in our action catalog shipped official updates in the last 7 days. Here is what changed, pulled straight from each game's Steam news feed — with links to the full notes and our guides if a patch shook up the meta.

Monster Hunter Wilds

Monster Hunter Wilds

Action RPG · score 9.2
Update Summary (Ver.1.042.00.02) — Aug 14, 2026 full notes ↗

Game hub · Guide · Walkthrough

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Shooter / Survival · score 8.2
Update 2.0 Back to the Zone - Major Content and Technical Update — Aug 20, 2026 full notes ↗
  • Fixed an issue when Prof
  • Fixed an issue when some NPCs were unable to leave some shelters after the emission until the player came to them
  • Fixed an issue when an NPC was stuck in one place after being revived from a wounded state
  • Fixed an issue when neutral NPCs were not reacting to the surrounding combat
🌻 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope & Update 2.0 — All You Need to Know — Aug 19, 2026 full notes ↗

Game hub · Guide · Walkthrough

Marathon

Marathon

Shooter · score 8.0
Marathon Update 1.1.5.4 — Aug 18, 2026 full notes ↗
  • Fixed an issue where players would occasionally still have their Sponsored Kit contents unpacked in the lobby after a disconnect
  • Fixed an issue where the available stock of Sekiguchi implants was less than the other factions
  • Fixed an issue where players could lose inventory items after completing a Rook or Sponsored Kit run with a full Vault
  • Reduced damage bonus of the Last Resort and Reckless Behavior mods when paired with this weapon

Game hub · Guide · Walkthrough

Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Open World · score 7.6
Patch 1.0.2 - Inventory Sorting, AI Improvements & QoL — Aug 14, 2026 full notes ↗
  • Fixed the Digger augment not amputating corpses when installed
  • Fixed: It was impossible to open a corpse's inventory with a keyboard or controller if the corpse was on an adjacent tile with a door
  • Fixed: Highlight Map Objects did not work with controllers

Game hub · Guide · Walkthrough

Lords of the Fallen (2023)

Lords of the Fallen (2023)

Souls-like · score 7.4
Patch Notes — Hotfix v2.5.591 — Aug 16, 2026 full notes ↗
Patch Notes - Update Version 2.5.593 — Aug 15, 2026 full notes ↗
  • Added new tutorials covering Boss Weapons and the use of their Special Attacks
  • Adjusted the balancing of Boss Weapon Special Attacks, with particular attention given to their performance at lower upgrade levels
  • Fixed Full Entitlement players being teleported to the beginning of the game after loading a save file
  • Fixed Saint Latimer's Relic Spear 1H Special Attack being usable indefinitely when the player had 0.5 Soulflay Charges

Game hub · Guide · Walkthrough

Every patch we have ever tracked lives on the updates page, and each game hub shows its own patch history.

Data source: official Steam news feeds, harvested August 21, 2026 by our daily tracker. Summaries are excerpts; follow the "full notes" links for complete changelogs.