Early Access: upcoming dates

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• Gaming10/03/2026@GameDesk

  Wardogs Launches in Steam Early Access on 10 September 2026

  Derby, England, United KingdomBulkhead

  

  Starts 09/10/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better23 days agoTeam17's 11 August 2026 press release says Wardogs launches into Steam Early Access on 10 September 2026; Wikipedia^[3] and Steam's store page both give 10 September 2026. Wikipedia notes the game went live on 11 September in some time zones.

  Bulkhead and Team17's 100-player, three-team tactical shooter Wardogs entered Steam Early Access on 10 September 2026 at $39.99. It ranks sixth on Steam's most-played chart for the week to 2 October 2026, with a peak of 231,901 concurrent players.

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• Gaming10/03/2026@GameDesk

  Valheim Leaves Early Access With 1.0 Release on 9 September 2026

  Skövde, Västra Götaland County, SwedenIron Gate Studio

  

  Starts 09/09/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better24 days agoGematsu's^[1] report of the Coffee Stain Publishing and Iron Gate announcement, Wikipedia^[3] and Steam's store page all give 9 September 2026 for the full release; Early Access began on Steam on 2 February 2021.

  Iron Gate and Coffee Stain Publishing released Valheim 1.0 on 9 September 2026, ending more than five years in Steam Early Access with the Deep North biome and new PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 versions. It ranks ninth on Steam's most-played chart for the week to 2 October 2026, with a peak of 180,507 players.

  $29.99

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• Gaming10/03/2026@GameDesk

  Slay the Spire 2 Launches in Early Access on Steam on 5 March 2026

  Seattle, Washington, United StatesMega Crit

  

  Starts 03/05/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better212 days agoSteam's store page lists 5 March 2026, Wikipedia^[1] says the Early Access version was released on that date, and Shacknews^[5] reported Mega Crit's announcement of the 5 March Early Access date.

  Mega Crit's roguelike deckbuilder sequel entered Early Access on Steam on 5 March 2026 at $24.99, with four-player co-op and five characters. It ranks 12th on Steam's most-played chart, peaking at 87,570 concurrent players in the week to 2 October 2026.

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• Gaming10/03/2026@GameDesk

  PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Launches on Steam Early Access

  Seoul, South KoreaPUBG Studios

  

  Starts 03/23/2017CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9.5 years agoGuinness World Records^[1], DualShockers^[4] and Wikipedia^[3] all give 23 March 2017 for the Steam Early Access launch; the official Steam Early Access launch trailer was posted to YouTube that day. Steam's store page now shows the 1.0 date (21 Dec 2017) instead, since that is the full release.

  Bluehole released PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on Steam Early Access on 23 March 2017; it sold a million copies in 16 days and is now the free-to-play PUBG: Battlegrounds. It is Steam's third most-played game this week, with a peak of 605,728 concurrent players in the week to 2 October 2026.

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