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The date confirmed by the official sources
The release announcement published on August 26 identifies October 20 as the planned Steam launch. The October 15 developer log reconfirms that plan shortly before release. The inspected storefront displays the same date, giving the announcement a current store reference rather than leaving it as an isolated older statement.
These sources answer when the launch is planned, not whether it has already taken place. At the October 18 research check, the storefront still marked the game as coming soon. The wording on this page preserves that distinction so a future date is not mistakenly presented as an event already completed.
The announcement timeline
The researched timeline begins with the June reveal and demo, followed by the August date announcement and the October pre-launch reconfirmation. Those are separate announcements with different purposes, rather than competing release dates. A headline about the demo being available belongs to the earlier promotional stage and does not replace the full game's planned launch date.
The later hands-on preview also reports an October 20 Steam release, consistent with the official schedule. Its timing is useful corroboration, but the developer announcement and storefront remain the direct references. Reading the dates together explains why an old article can describe the game as forthcoming without carrying the final calendar detail.
Which platform the date applies to
The confirmed initial release route is Windows PC through Steam. The newest developer clarification places Mac support in a later patch, without a date in the collected material. The October 20 announcement should therefore not be reproduced as a simultaneous Mac launch commitment.
No PS5, Xbox, or Switch 2 release was verified in this research. A date attached to the Steam product cannot establish the timing of an unannounced console edition. If you are planning around a specific device, check the platform comparison before treating a general release headline as an answer for that device.
Why there is no unlock-time table here
The collected evidence establishes a calendar date but does not establish an exact global unlock hour. Without that hour, there is no reliable starting point for a timezone table. Converting an assumed midnight or familiar storefront release hour would add information that the sources do not supply.
This distinction matters because a precise-looking time can be more misleading than a clearly stated date. A player in another region may read it as an official schedule even if it originated as a guess. Until an actual unlock-time statement is verified, the appropriate answer remains the planned date together with the official storefront's current availability.
How the trailers fit the timeline
The research found both the June reveal promotion and a later release-date trailer. Their roles in the announcement history are different: one introduces the product and its earlier demo context, while the other accompanies the dated release information. A title containing “demo available” should retain its original context rather than be treated as an evergreen full-game access instruction.
No missing trailer speech has been reconstructed for this page. The calendar answer comes from the dated written sources, so it does not depend on an unavailable subtitle track. This keeps the useful announcement chronology without making the video description stand in for details it has not established.
Store availability and the planned date
A wishlist page before launch is consistent with a planned release announcement. It is not the same as a product that is already available to install as the full game. The October 18 store check therefore supports describing the date as upcoming at the time of research, rather than saying the game had launched early.
If you arrive after that research date, use the current Steam page to confirm actual availability. The passing of a date alone does not verify that a planned event occurred exactly as described. This page records the announced schedule, while the store remains the place to check whether the product is currently offered in your region.
Comparing older and newer release references
The publisher's older overview contains a less precise release field than the later Steam announcements. That is not a reason to discard the dated launch information and return to a vague schedule. For this question, the explicit newer announcement is more informative about the published plan.
The same principle applies when a search result summarizes an older preview without its publication context. A June article can be accurate about what was known then and still be incomplete about the later release date. Reading the original publication date alongside the newest official update resolves the difference without inventing a delay or an additional launch window.
How should you read an undated release snippet?
An undated snippet can describe a real announcement while leaving out the context needed to interpret it. For this game, demo promotion, a full-game date announcement, and pre-launch status are distinct pieces of the researched timeline. Reading the original date and named storefront prevents one from being mistaken for another.
The most useful sequence is to identify the exact product, read the latest explicit calendar statement, and compare it with the current storefront status. That sequence is a way of evaluating the information, not an additional launch schedule. It does not justify adding an unlock hour or treating a planned event as already completed.
This page consequently keeps the October 20 date attached to the published Steam plan. The older announcement history explains how the information developed, while the later store check explains the pre-release wording. If a new official statement changes the schedule or supplies a precise time, use its own scope instead of guessing from a familiar release pattern.
What to check before launch day
Confirm the exact game title, the relevant platform, and the current store availability before making plans around the announcement. The download page explains the difference between the official full-game listing and the historical demo references. The platform pages separate the Windows launch from later Mac plans and unconfirmed console editions.
For the calendar question itself, the verified answer is October 20, 2026 as the planned Steam release. The material does not justify adding a preload date, early-access period, or regional unlock hour. Follow a dated official update if one supplies those details, rather than assuming they accompany the existing date announcement.
Sources and update context
This page uses the official information collected for the October 18, 2026 research pass. Pre-release descriptions may change. Refer to the current storefront and developer announcements for availability and launch details.