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Early Access and Roadmap - Version 14 vs Version 15
Aug 26, 2026, 10:28 AM
Used the in-game Farpoint spelling in the expansion card's description while keeping the card title as written
Aug 26, 2026, 01:45 PM
Corrected the achievement system outage note, which records only that the studio said the system would be switched back on shortly
11Soulbound: Online launched into Steam Early Access on July 21, 2026 for PC. It is a paid game that costs $14.99 USD. A launch discount ran for the first seven days after release. A free demo ran during Bullet Fest and Steam Next Fest ahead of launch and ended on July 14, 2026. The studio is releasing in Early Access as a work in progress and intends to keep building the game using player feedback, so the launch build is a foundation that grows across the Early Access period rather than a finished release.22Release At A Glance44ItemDetailEarly Access dateJuly 21, 2026PlatformPC (Windows)Price model$14.99 USD, paid; a launch discount ran for the first seven daysDemoFree demo ran during Bullet Fest and Steam Next Fest; ended July 14, 2026Development approachWork in progress, shaped by player feedback66Price And Monetisation77Soulbound: Online costs $14.99 USD on Steam. A special discount ran for the first seven days after launch and has since ended. Regional pricing follows Steam's recommended regional prices so the game stays affordable across different markets. All characters were reset at the Early Access launch, so every player started fresh.99The studio has said the game is not pay-to-win. A separate cosmetic store, planned to open in the weeks after launch, will let players spend a premium currency on cosmetics, pets, and furniture. The team has also said it is exploring a premium subscription and other options, none of which will be pay-to-win.1111Progression Will Not Be Wiped At 1.01313Before Early Access opened, the studio said version 1.0 would start fresh and leave Early Access progression behind, so that everyone reached the new content on level terms. It reversed that decision in the second week of August 2026 after players said clearly that they did not want progression wiped, with many already fifty to a hundred hours into their characters. The studio apologised for the original plan.1515What that means in practice: characters created during Early Access carry into 1.0, and progression, items, cosmetics and achievements are not reset at the 1.0 launch. You can keep playing the same character afterwards. The studio has said it is still working out how to give players who arrive after Early Access a fair start, and that it will keep tuning items, balance and the economy in the meantime. This does not undo the reset that happened at the Early Access launch itself, which cleared the earlier browser build's progression.1717The First Weeks Of Early Access1919Launch did not go smoothly. The studio came out of the gate severely under capacity: a set of bugs capped how far each server environment could scale, so far fewer players could get in than planned. Six new player-facing environments were deployed in the days afterwards and the capacity of each individual environment was raised. A serious fault in the achievement system was found from player reports and the system was temporarily switched off, then restored. The studio's own framing was that every MMO gets a stormy launch and this was its turn, and that the incident forced a rethink of how it runs and scales servers.20+Launch did not go smoothly. The studio came out of the gate severely under capacity: a set of bugs capped how far each server environment could scale, so far fewer players could get in than planned. Six new player-facing environments were deployed in the days afterwards and the capacity of each individual environment was raised. A serious fault in the achievement system was found from player reports and the system was temporarily switched off, with the studio saying it would be switched back on very shortly. The studio's own framing was that every MMO gets a stormy launch and this was its turn, and that the incident forced a rethink of how it runs and scales servers.2121Fixes have shipped constantly since. Two of the most damaging early problems, players losing items and players getting stuck in place, were resolved within the first days, the second of them more than once as new variants surfaced around Virelda. From the end of July the studio split its release naming: scheduled updates are called patches, and out-of-band fixes keep the hotfix label. A running summary of what each one changed is on the Update History page.2323Shipped Since Launch2525Several items that were sitting on the roadmap as targets have already landed or entered testing. The roadmap page itself still shows its launch-day statuses, so the notes below follow the patch record instead.2727ItemStatusExpanded T5 and T6 gearShipped. Tier 6 weapons and the level 5 smelter that feeds them are in the build.Legendary effects on gearShipped. Rarity 5 dungeon drops carry triggered legendary effects. Crafted gear briefly rolled Legendary in mid-August 2026, and that was reverted the following week, so crafting still cannot produce a legendary effect.RaidsThe tridaily Abyssal Raid is live for parties of up to five.Language localisationAnnounced, not shipped. The build is English-only; Japanese, Spanish, French and Brazilian Portuguese are named as the first pass.Partial voiceoversIn late July 2026 the studio put voiceover coverage at over 45% of the game and said it was recruiting more voice actors. The figure has not been restated since.Ten-player co-op dungeonsIn testing. Would raise party sizes beyond the current three-player dungeons.Region character transfersNot yet supported. The studio runs six named regions: US, US West, Europe, Europe 3, Asia and South America. Some have character creation disabled temporarily, and moving a character between regions is planned.Instant gear crafting and station upgradesShipped. Weapon and armor crafting takes five seconds at every tier and station upgrade timers are zero, so upgrades finish instantly. Generators produce twice as much power at every tier, and the Charged Cell fuel from Tier 4 to Tier 6 hacking nodes gives three times the power of coal. Ore smelting times were not changed.Combat logsShipped as an opt-in setting. Real-time combat logging writes files to the local game data folder for you to parse with your own tools, and a simpler in-game metrics interface is planned.2929Planned During Early Access3030The studio has outlined the kinds of updates planned across Early Access. Specific dates have not been given, so treat these as direction rather than a fixed schedule.3232Live events and seasonal contentNew dungeon tiers and additional raidsExpanding world zones in the overworldMore life skills and crafting depthBalance changes, new quest lines, and quality-of-life improvements3434From Browser To Steam3636Soulbound began as a browser and Discord-native game. The Steam release is a rebuilt, standalone version, and earlier production builds are being retired ahead of it, with prior progression reset for the relaunch. The Steam version does not include blockchain, tokens, or NFTs. More on the team is on the SpiderWare page.3838Road To Launch4040Ahead of Early Access, the game ran two free Steam demos: a first stress-test demo during Bullet Fest (June 9 to 15, 2026) and a second, larger demo for Steam Next Fest from June 15, later extended to June 29. Progress was wiped between the demos. The Next Fest demo offered around seven hours of gameplay and covered the first few chapters of the story.4242Interest climbed quickly during this period: the game passed 50,000 Steam wishlists in under four weeks, reached 55,000 around the Early Access announcement, topped 75,000 by late June, and passed 100,000 in early July. After Next Fest the studio published a public roadmap covering the next twelve months; it is summarised below.4444Confirmed Coming Soon4646Some features are explicitly planned for after the initial release rather than at launch:4848Guilds and shared guild basesCosmetics for stations and furnitureExpanded crafting modules and trade-focused base building5050Base automation, meaning robots that carry out tasks in your home while you are offline, does not belong on that list. The studio has said it is keen to bring automation to the world, but there is no roadmap card for it and no date. The nearest scheduled item is Deeper Base Building in the fourth quarter of 2026, which is about furniture and station bonuses rather than robots.5252Demo dates and wishlist figures come from the studio's announcements. The studio has now published a public roadmap that groups planned work by quarter; it is summarized below. The roadmap page itself has not been refreshed since the Early Access launch, so several third-quarter entries have shipped in patches without the page changing, and the statuses noted here come from the patch record rather than the roadmap alone. Dates are the studio's stated targets and may shift, since Early Access development is shaped by player feedback.5454Published Roadmap5656The studio's public roadmap groups planned work by quarter and tracks features moving from planned to in progress to shipped. The two pre-launch demos sat in the second quarter of 2026. Everything below was targeted for after the July 21 Early Access launch; several third-quarter items have since shipped, as noted above, and the rest may shift, since Early Access development is shaped by player feedback.5858Third Quarter 20266060FeatureDescriptionEarly Access LaunchThe Steam Early Access release itself, on July 21, 2026.Far Point Reach ExpansionMore to explore in Farpoint, with extended dungeon and task content.Everdune ExpansionMore to explore in Everdune, with extended dungeon and task content.Legendary Effects On GearPowerful legendary effects that can roll on your gear, each one changing how it plays.Expanded T5-T6Two new gear tiers, T5 and T6, added above the current T4 ceiling.RaidsPartly shipped. The Abyssal Raid, which runs on a tridaily one-hour window, and the live-event raids are running; the Spectra Raid has been announced for a coming update and is not open yet. Large-group raids across live-event and in-game raids: multi-phase encounters built for a full party.Weekly Live EventsShipped, and now running daily as well as weekly, paying Commission Credits and Commission Medals that redeem for cosmetic sets at the Pioneers Guild. Two are named and running: We're Gunna Need a Bigger Boat, a Blackwake fishing spot off the coast of Neo-Tilus on a tridaily fifteen-minute window, and the Abyssal Raid against two giant robots deep in the eastern reach on a tridaily one-hour window. Recurring server-wide events, with cosmetics and rewards earnable while each event runs.6262Post Early Access Launch6363FeatureDescriptionCosmetic StoreIn progress and not yet open. A store with a rotating selection of cosmetics, furniture, emotes, and pets, bought with a premium currency.GuildsForm a guild with friends. The first release covers guild creation, rosters and ranks, and a shared home base.Unofficial Controller SupportNot shipped. Partial controller support for aiming and navigating some menus.Auction HouseA player-driven marketplace to list, browse, and trade items with the whole server.Language LocalizationA first pass of in-game localization for dialogue and UI, starting with Japanese, Spanish, French, and Brazilian Portuguese, then more.Partial VoiceoversMore voiced NPCs over time, plus localized voiceovers rolled out through the release.Mecha Titan RaidA new raid boss, the Mecha Titan.6565Fourth Quarter 20266666FeatureDescriptionExpanded Steam Deck SupportThe game already runs on Steam Deck; this pass improves the interface, handheld text, and performance. It is not official Steam Deck Verified support yet.Relationship NPCsLong-term NPCs you build a bond with over time, whose moods and emotions shift per player as you take on their tasks.Endless DungeonsA new endless dungeon mode that keeps scaling the deeper you push.High-Risk Dungeons with Bag/Gear LossOptional high-risk dungeon modes that pay out extra loot, but cost you your gear or bag if you die.Gun Main-Hand WeaponA new gun main-hand weapon type, joining staff, sword, and heavy.Gear and Weapon Modules and ChipsetsModules and chipsets you slot into gear and abilities to customize their stats, effects, and augments.Abilities and Weapons ExpansionA wave of fresh abilities across every role, with new tanking, healing, and support options.High Roller ModeA high-stakes mode where dying means losing all of your gear; it takes high-tier gear to clear and pays out exclusive cosmetics, pets, and rewards.Seasonal EventsLarger themed events tied to the calendar, each with limited-time content, cosmetics, and rewards.Deeper Base BuildingA bigger apartment builder with new furniture types that grant stat bonuses and stations that gain complementary furniture.68682027 And Beyond6969QuarterFeatureDescriptionQ1 2027Furniture and Station CosmeticsMore furniture and cosmetics, many earnable through weekly live events.Q1 2027Item Salvage SystemBreak down unwanted items into crafting materials.Q1 2027The Foundation ExpansionA major story expansion with new questlines, dungeons, and world-building centered on The Foundation.Q1 2027Foundation Assault CourseA new mini-game in The Foundation: hack and solve puzzles to earn experience.Q1 2027Lunar City ExpansionA full expansion opening the Lunar City zone with a new questline, enemies, gear, and storylines.Q1 2027Guild BasesTurn your apartment into a shared guild base with a physical location in the world.Q2 2027Mac Steam ClientNative Mac support through the Steam client.Q2 2027Full Steam Deck SupportVerified Steam Deck support with a controller-first interface and tuned performance.Q3 2027New Ways to Level Life SkillsNew ways to level life skills like fishing, hacking, and mining.
