Rejoice, Flameborn! It's been a long time coming, but Enshrouded 1.0 is almost here! According to Keen Games, the developers, the open-world fantasy adventure is nearing feature-complete release. It's so close, in fact, that we have an official release date! Take a look below to see when you and your friends can hop into the fully-realized world of Enshrouded 1.0, as well as some info on what new features and platforms await!

Enshrouded Update 1.0 Release Date

The game entered early access on January 24, 2024. Now, more than two years later, Enshrouded 1.0 will arrive on October 15, 2026! On this day, the game will launch in its final form on PC via Steam and PlayStation 5. Unfortunately, the game has been delayed on Xbox Series X|S consoles. According to the development team, the Xbox version of the game will arrive sometime in spring of 2027. Whether there will be crossplay between consoles and PC remains unconfirmed. The developers have stated in the past that crossplay is a goal, but the announcement of 1.0's release date has not included any concrete details on its status.

What Will be New in Enshrouded 1.0? (Unofficial Patch Notes)

Based on the studio's roadmap, the Enshrouded 1.0 update will include combat improvements (defined as greater tactical depth, smarter enemy behavior, better balance, and enemy variety), general gameplay optimization, quality-of-life changes (defined as improved new player experience and better quest progression), adventure sharing V2, and plenty more. Thanks to a new dev update video, we have a few ideas on what these changes will look like. For example, some large changes are coming to make the Fell Dragon Youngling fight much more approachable. New options are coming to customize your character's proportions, modify the game's updraft settings, and plenty of fixes for freeing NPCs from being stuck on pieces of the environment. There's still the chance for new weapons, armor, enemies, craftables, and more of the goodies that make Enshrouded the enjoyable survival-crafting adventure that it is. In the reveal trailer for 1.0, there also seems to be some type of enormous floating island. Accompanied by the tagline, "Reach for the skies," it seems that update 1.0 might at minimum add a new explorable region that is positioned high in the skies above Embervale. Unfortunately, we won't have the specifics of what's making the cut until "later this summer".  Until that time, we'll just have to wait and see what the future of Enshrouded has in store. Coming off of the massive Update 8, however, expectations are rightfully high for the game's 1.0 launch!