Enshrouded 1.0 comes out on Thursday, October 15, 2026, on PC through Steam and on PlayStation 5, including PS5 Pro support. The Xbox Series X|S version follows in spring 2027. It unlocks at 17:00 CEST (15:00 UTC), the same moment on Steam and PS5.
That is the short answer. Below is everything else confirmed since the June reveal: the new price, what Keen has shown of 1.0 so far, the crossplay question that matters more than it looks, and what to do with a dedicated server before launch day.
When does Enshrouded 1.0 come out?
| Platform | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PC (Steam) | October 15, 2026 | Leaves Early Access, arrives as an update to the same Steam game |
| PlayStation 5 / PS5 Pro | October 15, 2026 | The game's console debut |
| Xbox Series X|S | Spring 2027 | Delayed so the Xbox version can reach the quality and performance bar Keen wants |
Keen announced the date on June 25 with a short trailer and no feature list. Early Access started on January 24, 2024, so 1.0 closes out almost 33 months of it.
What time does Enshrouded 1.0 release?
Keen's own launch map puts the release at 15:00 UTC on Thursday, October 15, the same moment on Steam and PS5 worldwide.
| Time zone | Steam and PS5 |
|---|---|
| UTC | 15:00 |
| UK (BST) | 16:00 |
| Central Europe (CEST) | 17:00 |
| Finland (EEST) | 18:00 |
| US East (EDT) | 11:00 |
| US West (PDT) | 08:00 |
The PlayStation Store page showed 17:00 UTC before Keen posted the map. Keen's time is the official one.
Enshrouded 1.0 price: 39.99 EUR since September 8
The price rose by 10 EUR to 39.99 EUR (or your local equivalent) on September 8. Keen had flagged the increase in its Early Access FAQ from the start, and the last chance to buy cheap was Steam's PVE Survival Crafting Fest, when the game sat at 22.49 EUR.
If you already own it on Steam, 1.0 lands in the same library entry as a regular update.
Is there crossplay between PC and PS5?
No. Keen Games said in June that crossplay will not be ready for 1.0 and that it wants to add it later. No date has been given. On PS5, online co-op needs PS Plus and holds up to 8 players, according to the PlayStation Store, while PC worlds and dedicated servers hold 16.
This is the part server owners should read twice. A PC dedicated server cannot take PS5 players on October 15. If your group is splitting between Steam and PlayStation for 1.0, the PS5 half will be playing in its own sessions. Plan your community around the PC side for now.
What Keen has confirmed for 1.0 so far
The August 27 update focused on improvements to systems already in the game. Keen says a much longer list is coming in a Highlights video and the full release changelog in October. What has been shown:
- Fell Dragon Youngling rework. The hardest boss fight gets a bigger arena, a new ground phase, fewer hits needed to stun it, and more critical damage from its hind weak spot. The health-reset bug and the stuck-in-place issue are fixed.
- Enemy health no longer snaps back when you die. It regenerates slowly instead, so a failed attempt is not a full restart.
- Updraft charge option. Switch between the original instant updraft and the new charging version.
- Human-proportioned characters. A new option at the NPC Elio Richi reshapes your character, along with hairstyle and appearance, without starting a new one.
- Fishing rework. Bait matters more, better bait catches better fish, and location no longer decides the fish type.
- NPC fixes for villagers clipping into walls and structures.
- Performance work aimed at lower and mid-range PCs, shown in a separate behind-the-scenes video.
The reveal trailer hinted at new terrain and new shroud encounters. Keen has since confirmed more, listed below, but has not named the new biome or shown story content yet. Treat anything beyond these two lists as unconfirmed until the changelog on October 15.
What else Keen has confirmed for 1.0
Since the August update, Keen has filled in more of 1.0 in its own posts and developer replies:
- A new biome. Keen's September 23 combat post says a new biome brings a new enemy tier. Its name has not been revealed yet.
- Level cap 50, gear cap 55. Both go up in 1.0, according to the same post.
- Another skill tree reset. You get your points back in 1.0, so spend them again before you leave base on launch night.
- 9 new spells, including summons. Totem and skeleton summons are among them.
- Sparkworks. A logic system with levers, pressure plates and trapdoors for building traps, puzzles and contraptions, announced on October 8.
- More Flame Altars. A Keen developer confirmed in August that 1.0 raises the altar limit. The new number is not public yet.
- A Highlights video on October 15, alongside the full changelog.
How Enshrouded 1.0 reaches a dedicated server
This is where hosting the game differs from playing it. The Enshrouded dedicated server is a separate Steam app (2278520), and only the Windows build exists. On DoomHosting it runs under Proton, and every server has auto update switched on by default: each start pulls the newest build from Steam before the game boots.
In practice, that means:
- Players cannot join a server running an older build than their client. Once Steam pushes 1.0, your server has to update before anyone gets in.
- On our servers, a restart after the update goes live is the update. No reinstall, no manual download.
- If a restart does not bring the server up, suspect
enshrouded_server.jsonfirst. One invalid value stops the boot, and on our servers the error is easy to miss: our startup script clearslogs/enshrouded_server.logevery time the server starts, so read it in the Files tab right after the failed start, before you restart again.
Launch-day checklist for server owners
- October 14: stop the server and download a backup. Take the whole
savegamefolder plusenshrouded_server.json, and label it with the date. The full routine, and how to restore, is in our post on whether Enshrouded 1.0 will wipe your save. - October 15: restart once the update is live and join yourself before you tell the group it is up. If it does not come up, paste your
enshrouded_server.jsoninto our free Enshrouded server settings generator to find any value the game rejects. - Check your memory headroom. Version launches raise the floor, and a returning group fills a server fast. Our Enshrouded RAM calculator works from player count and world size.
- Decide fresh world or carry-over before launch night, not during it. Keen says existing worlds get the 1.0 changes, but a fresh start shows you all of them in order.
- Tell PS5 friends early that they will not be joining the PC server at launch.
Will Enshrouded 1.0 wipe your save?
No. Keen Games confirmed on August 27 that 1.0 introduces a new save system and migrates existing saves to it automatically, so Early Access worlds and characters carry over. Keen's Community Lead gave the same answer in June. Enshrouded also never forced a wipe in almost 33 months of Early Access: Update 8, Forging the Path, carried worlds straight over in April 2026. A backup before launch is still worth ten minutes, and a config that stops the boot is the likelier launch-night problem. We cover both in Will Enshrouded 1.0 Wipe Your Save?.
What we are still waiting on
- The Steam unlock time on October 15
- The Highlights video and full 1.0 changelog
- Any date for PC and PS5 crossplay
- The name of the new biome and the new Flame Altar limit
We will update this post as each one lands.
Host your Enshrouded 1.0 server with DoomHosting
If you are setting up a server for launch night, a DoomHosting Enshrouded server deploys in minutes on Ryzen 9 hardware and updates itself on restart. You also get full FTP access for the backup routine above, DDoS protection for launch week, and 24/7 support when October 15 arrives. New to hosting? Our guide on how to join an Enshrouded server walks your group through connecting.
