Release date, platforms and full-game scope

The October 22 announcement plans PS5 disc and Switch 2 cartridge editions through PM Studios in North America and Europe in 2027. Planned US prices are $34.99 and $49.99 respectively; no exact release day or confirmed collector’s contents are given. Select-retailer preorders are announced, but Kingy has not checked out or verified stock.

The October 15 update bumps the first Skipping Stones level’s version to correct problems introduced in October 14 r67121. The developer warns that an existing partial save loses progress within that one level. Other game progress is unaffected, and a first level already completed or never started is unaffected according to the notice. Keep an untouched backup; the announcement supplies no method to restore that lost partial progress.

r67271 corrects a missing end-level lily (the developer says its earlier claimed fix had not happened), transmutation/quit/re-entry cases blocking character switching, and some audio/camera issues. The developer also reports a reset regression introduced by October 16’s update: use Undo back to the level’s start, then Reset. This workaround and affected-save recovery are untested by Kingy.

In the October 8 post-unlock check after 17:00 UTC, Steam lists an October 8 release date and Buy / Add to Cart controls for the full game. This verifies current storefront purchase availability, not a purchase, successful installation or gameplay session. The earlier 08:12 UTC check had shown it unavailable before the scheduled unlock.

Nintendo’s Switch 2 page lists October 8, 2026, but purchase controls were not resolved in the fetched text. The US PlayStation page says Announced and its release date is to be determined. That storefront mismatch does not establish a publisher delay; check your platform before buying.

The newer October 16 publisher post describes a launched game and placement in Nintendo eShop and PlayStation Store best-seller lists. That is newer than the PlayStation store’s Announced wording above; follow the publisher’s launch confirmation, while checking the regional store for your own purchase. No console installation is tested here.

Gamirror Games’ October 8 Chinese-language notice says the Chinese voice track will miss launch and is expected to take approximately one month to finish and release. It says all Chinese text has been localized. No exact voice-update date is announced.

The post-unlock Steam language table lists Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese interface/subtitle support. The Full Audio column is marked for English, with no Chinese audio mark. Read interface, subtitles and Full Audio separately when choosing a language; a text-language listing does not establish voice availability. Kingy has not checked the installed game’s language menus.

The release announcement includes Steam Deck in its PC plans. On September 15, the publisher separately announced Steam Deck Verified status and handheld control/interface work. Kingy has not tested the full game or measured performance on Deck. Do not treat the Steam demo as a preview of performance on the two consoles.

The October 5 official map lists the following announced October 8 launch times. All eleven labels align with October 8 at 17:00 UTC; Beijing and Sydney are already on October 9. That schedule has passed; it does not verify each platform’s unlock. Check your own storefront for its current release notice; Kingy has not tested unlocks on any platform.

The publisher’s announced press and creator embargo was October 7 at 6:00 AM PT / 9:00 AM ET / 2:00 PM BST / 3:00 PM CEST / 9:00 PM China time. That time has passed. It was separate from the game’s scheduled unlock. Avoid detailed reviews and videos if you want to approach the puzzles blind; the notice does not guarantee that other coverage is spoiler-free.

Arc Games' September 24 announcement lists $29.99 for the October 8 launch and announced three bundles at 10% off: one with Mewgenics, one with Animal Well and one with the original soundtrack. A separate soundtrack was also announced. These are announced offers, not a live checkout; check the price, region, tax and bundle contents on your storefront when buying.

The developer describes more than 1,000 handcrafted, interconnected puzzles across four worlds. This is an announced total, not a puzzle-by-puzzle census. It does not establish a completion time, a numbered solution directory or an achievement count.

The demo guides cover recorded June layouts. Current demo download access and compatibility with the full release are unconfirmed. The demo’s historical puzzle counts should not be added together or treated as the full-game total.

The October 8 Steam listing gives these PC requirements for the full game. Both tiers require a 64-bit processor and Windows 10 or later, with the latest update. Kingy has not benchmarked them.

The minimum listing now names NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, replacing the previously recorded GTX 1060 Ti. The recommended listing still names NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2070 Ti and Intel Arc B5700; the intended models remain unconfirmed. No substitute model or performance target is inferred.

The October 9 post-launch update downgrades the Steam SDK and specifies SteamClient021, or Proton v9+ when using Proton. Check that compatibility requirement separately from the hardware table; Kingy has not measured release performance or tested a Linux configuration. The October 12 second update targets the E_INVALIDARG Proton crash, with tentative developer wording; it is not a tested Linux or Steam Deck recovery guarantee.

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