The current launch timeline
Confirmed GlobalNC’s Gamescom announcement names October 5, 2026 as the Global release date. Steam also lists October 5 and shows advance access starting September 30.
Launch Scale Test
Two test windows shown on the official Global/Japan site.
Advance Access begins
Founder’s Pack buyers can start five days before full release.
Global free-to-play launch
Current official release date.
Why some pages still say “September 2026”
Earlier NC announcements described the Global release as September 2026. NC then announced a September 30 advance-access start and, at Gamescom, confirmed October 5 as the full Global release. Any guide that still presents a generic September window as the final launch date is outdated.
What is not confirmed yet
Still openDo not invent a precise global server-open clock time from the calendar date alone. The date is confirmed; a universal launch-hour announcement should be checked closer to release.