Release date, platforms & where to play

After May and June 2026 slips, Kwalee and Bun Muen locked Wednesday, July 22, 2026. The July 10 GameTrailers trailer reconfirmed the date alongside co-op interrogations, trap phases, and forecourt chaos.

Delays bought time for pets, outdoor shifts, widescreen support, save-file continuity, and expanded monster rosters shown in developer updates since the demo.

• Steam (PC) — full game plus a separate multiplayer demo (app 4050060).
• Xbox Series X|S — retail and Game Pass.
• Xbox on PC & Cloud Gaming — via Game Pass as announced in the May 28 trailer.
• Xbox ecosystem crossplay — Xbox Series, Xbox on PC, and Cloud Game Pass populations play together per official Steam announcements.
• Steam stays isolated — PC Steam owners cannot join Xbox or Game Pass lobbies; invite friends on the same storefront.

itch.io still hosts an earlier demo footprint, but Steam is the primary PC channel for festival builds and wishlist rewards.

The Steam multiplayer demo holds a 99% Overwhelmingly Positive rating at times and includes three scripted shifts with a limited weapon set. It is the best onboarding path before July — pair it with our beginner guide.

Demo localizations cover English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, German, French, and Brazilian Portuguese — matching this wiki’s language set.

• Story Mode — 13 randomly generated shifts.
• Endless Mode (beta) unlock after story completion — major Q4 2026 expansion free.
• Single-player supported alongside 1–3 player online co-op.
• Steam Family Sharing eligible on PC.
• Online co-op for 1–3 players with proximity chat.
• Character customization, gas-station management, pet adoption arc.
• Widescreen & ultrawide FOV options.
• Steam public server browsing at or shortly after launch.

A major content patch arrives a few weeks later with additional customers, weapons, and enemies — see Story & Endless and the changelog.

The Microsoft Store lists Xbox Play Anywhere (buy once, play console and PC), cloud saves, achievements, Series X|S optimization, and 4K Ultra HD support. Cross-platform co-op spans Xbox console, Xbox on PC, and Cloud — separate from the Steam PC pool.

Pre-order or wishlist via the Xbox store page or Game Pass library before Jul 22, 2026.

Bun Muen’s July 10 Steam announcement laid out three beats beyond the launch window — useful for crews planning long-term without spoiling story branches.

1. Launch week (Jul 22, 2026) — Story Mode (13 nights, multiple endings), Endless unlock (beta), pets, forecourt work, 1–3 co-op with proximity chat, Steam server browser on or shortly after day one.
2. Weeks after launch — Major free patch expanding Story and Endless with new customers, weapons, and enemy types.
3. Q4 2026 — Another major Endless-focused update with exclusive customers, traps, detection tools, and monsters per the Steam store page.

Report bugs through Steam discussions or the official Discord — Kwalee iterates quickly after festivals.

The full game and demo ship UI text in nine languages matching this wiki. Steam lists full English voice acting with subtitles in all nine; other languages provide translated interface and subtitles without dubbed VO at launch.

Storefront minimums target modest rigs — roughly 822 MB install, Windows 10 64-bit, dual-core CPU, 4 GB RAM, and a 2 GB VRAM GPU (GTX 750 Ti class). Recommended specs bump to quad-core i5/Ryzen 3, 8 GB RAM, and GTX 1050 Ti / RX 560.

Broadband internet is mandatory for online co-op. Proximity chat uses your microphone — budget headset bandwidth alongside GPU headroom.