The official release date is September 22, 2026. Before launch, the reliable public record consists of the official store listings, the developer diaries, and the published platform pages. This page is reserved for confirmed release updates, not rumours or untested launch-day claims.
About this guide
This beta page covers the announced system and will grow into a detailed record index when the released game provides exact values, locations, requirements, and rewards.
How information is handled ↗Key details
- Release date
- September 22, 2026
- Latest diary
- Old World — New Story · September 2, 2026
- Public rule
- Official updates and reproducible release-build findings only
- Rumours
- Held in the internal checklist, not published as facts
Current official record
The latest official developer diary in the reviewed archive is “Old World — New Story,” dated September 2, 2026. The official material confirms the expanded world, returning Technology Tree, new Talent System, less grinding, Milestones fast travel, zombie battles, conveyor-belt factories, and a story intended to work for newcomers as well as returning players.
What belongs here after launch
Add only official patch notes, developer announcements, store corrections, and repeatable findings from the released build. Each entry should include the platform, game version, date, affected system, and whether the issue is fixed or still present.
Launch verification order
Check installation and save creation first, then platform-specific loading, text readability, controller input, map travel, Town restoration, crafting, zombie automation, combat, and save persistence. Promote a finding to the public guide only after it can be reproduced or is confirmed by the developer.
Post-launch support
The developer says the team hopes to continue improving and expanding the game according to player wishes after release. This is not a promise of a specific patch or DLC schedule, so future entries should link the exact announcement when one exists.
Rumours stay out of the article
Community reports can point the testing team toward useful checks, but speculation about release symbolism, unannounced DLC, exact trailer mechanics, or launch performance is not a fact record. Unconfirmed observations are kept in the internal launch checklist instead.