Coverage: Released October 22, 2026 (Square Enix lists Steam for October 23 · the Steam listing shows October 22) · official sources checked October 23, 2026 UTC · demo (title screen 1.0.0.0) played about 2½ hours on October 21, 2026 (Steam build 24032336) and continued on October 22: prologue, Earth Shrine, Belmodar, Mitra, the first Visions and Grandshelt Castle · full game (title screen 1.0.1.0) played on October 24, 2026: demo save transfer, then the capital through Felicitas, the Kolobos Ruins and The Hunger to Grandport Harbor (including the optional Antlion, which we fled) and on through Siren's Tower, Gilgamesh, Siren, the Moogle of Light and the end of Chapter 1 to the start of Chapter 2 · on October 25 and 26 we played the Mobliz Shipyard, the Wind Shrine, the boss Aether and Dilmagia to the end of Chapter 2, then Chapter 3 through Olderion and the Cave of Waters, its boss Wave Lopros (won on the fifth attempt), the purification of Olderion's waters and Old Town (five fights, its save point, an Ether chest and the Water Dragon, won on the third attempt), the Lake Dorr route, Leviathan (won on the second attempt) and the Olderion story, including the Archwitch Fina twist, up to the goal 'Go to Waterfall Way', then Waterfall Way to the Altar · on October 31 we played Amore, the Water Shrine and Alluvion (won on the first attempt) to the end of Chapter 3, then the start of Chapter 4 to the Zoldaad capital's station square. Research checked 24 Oct 2026. Updated 25 Oct 2026
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