Enshrouded 1.0 release window set for fall 2026 as game reaches over 5 million players

While the original target for the 1.0 release for Enshrouded was set for this spring, the studio has moved the window to fall 2026 to ensure the final transition is as polished as possible. This slight delay follows a year of significant expansion, including the Wake of the Water update, and reflects a commitment to addressing long-standing community feedback on combat depth and technical optimisation before the game reaches full release.

The studio also shed light on community milestones that highlight just how players have been involved in the world of Embervale. Over five million Flameborn have started their journey, collectively spending nearly 21,000 years in-game. Other impressive data points reveal that players have collectively farmed 1.3 billion plants and placed an equal number of water blocks. However, the dangers of the world remain ever-present, as evidenced by the over 52 million deaths from falls alone.

Looking ahead, the road to the 1.0 launch is split into two distinct phases. The upcoming spring update, labelled as version 0.8, will focus on the first iteration of the Adventure Sharing system, allowing creators to share their builds and bases with the wider community. This update will also include general polish and balance tweaks. As for the 1.0 release, it will evolve Adventure Sharing into a more robust creative toolkit with logic elements, traps, and enemy spawners. Furthermore, the 1.0 update is expected to unlock entirely new regions of the map, introduce smarter enemy behaviours, and deliver performance optimisations, such as faster shader compilation on lower-end systems.

In the more immediate term, Patch 13 has just dropped, bringing several QoL improvements, addressing specific combat criticisms by refining parry telegraphy and projectile accuracy, and fixing the somewhat unpredictable behaviour of exploding barrels. For those interested in customisation, a new vanity gear set is now available through Twitch Drops, though players can also earn the armour in-game by undertaking a new quest from the Huntress.

KitGuru says: Have you been playing Enshrouded? Do you think the upcoming updates up to 1.0 will fix the game's current issues?

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