The scheduled Steam unlock
Steam's official August 12 announcement states August 13, 2026, at 5 PM CEST as the planned release time. That converts to 23:00 CST in Asia/Shanghai on the same calendar date. Store schedules can change, so readers should recheck the live listing at the time of purchase.
What the pre-release store said
Valve's metadata API listed the full game with an August 13, 2026 release field and coming_soon set to true on August 12. It did not establish that the full version was downloadable before the planned time. Post-unlock availability is Pending confirmation.
Demo and full release are different
The separate free demo released on July 24, 2026, and it is not proof that the full game had launched. Steam links that demo, app 3642880, to the full game, app 3167920. Full-game review scores, player counts, and build details are Pending confirmation in this pre-release source record.
Price announcement context
Official Steam news announced a US$19.99 base price on August 8, 2026. Another official post said a 15% launch-discount milestone had been unlocked on August 12. Regional price displays and the final discounted amount are Pending confirmation because the pre-release API had no price overview.
Platform timing should not be inferred
The Steam time is evidence about the Steam full-game listing, not a universal release timetable for every platform. An official Xbox product page exists, but it does not establish its release timing, version parity, or cross-save with Steam. Those details are Pending confirmation.
Treat the date as a scheduled event
The strongest recorded timing statement is the official Steam news announcement that says August 13, 2026, at 5 PM CEST. The matching pre-release store metadata also carried an August 13 release field while retaining the coming-soon status at the August 12 access time. Together these support a scheduled Steam launch, but they do not independently prove that a later unlock completed, so live release status is Pending confirmation.
The distinction matters because a store's release field and a news post can both be accurate at publication while the actual commercial state later changes. This page therefore reports the scheduled time rather than rewriting the snapshot as a confirmed completed launch. Any delay, early availability, or revised release message is Pending confirmation without a newer official check.
Understand the time-zone conversion
For readers in Asia/Shanghai, 5 PM CEST corresponds to 23:00 CST on August 13, 2026, as calculated from the published time zone. The conversion helps interpret the planned announcement but does not alter Valve's own store schedule or guarantee a global unlock. If Steam displays a different local time or the publisher changes the announcement, the live official page should take priority over this pre-release conversion.
Readers in other regions should likewise use Steam's local storefront display instead of applying a fixed offset from this article. The source records a CEST time, not a promise that every client, payment system, or regional catalogue becomes available in identical circumstances. Region-specific timing, visibility, and purchasing status are Pending confirmation.
Do not use demo availability as release proof
The demo was already a free, released Steam item on July 24, 2026, whereas the full game remained a separate coming-soon record in this research snapshot. A person downloading the demo was therefore not evidence that the paid full version had launched. Full-game install status, first user reviews, current player data, and final build notes are Pending confirmation unless rechecked after the scheduled unlock.
The two products also use different app IDs, which allows an availability claim to be traced to the correct listing. Demo reviews or demo reception should not be described as a full-game review score, even if both use the same title. Current full-game reviews and player counts are Pending confirmation because they could not exist as live full-game evidence before release.
Launch-day recheck list
Open the official full-game Steam page, confirm that it no longer reports coming soon, and verify the displayed local release time before stating the game is available. Check the live price in the buyer's region instead of calculating it from the US$19.99 announcement and 15% milestone, because the pre-release metadata had no price overview. Then consult the official Steam news feed for any changed timing or roadmap statement; final purchase availability and regional discount display are Pending confirmation until that check occurs.
The planned US$19.99 and the unlocked 15% launch-discount milestone are valid announced facts, but neither substitutes for a live regional checkout price. Taxes, currencies, regional rules, and final storefront formatting were not provided by the pre-release API. A buyer's actual price, discount end date, and edition availability are Pending confirmation.