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Solarpunk Release Date
Solarpunk launches worldwide on June 8, 2026. The release date was confirmed by Cyberwave and Rokaplay on April 9, 2026, after a six-month delay announced the previous November.
Launch Platforms
The game launches on six storefronts and platforms simultaneously, with no platform-exclusive content and no staggered rollout:
Platform | Storefront | Notes |
|---|---|---|
PC | Steam | Steam App ID 1805110 |
PC | Epic Games Store | Listed alongside the Steam launch |
PC | GOG | DRM-free release on the same day |
PlayStation 5 | PlayStation Store | Console port co-developed with Mi'pu'mi Games |
Xbox Series X|S | Microsoft Store | Console port co-developed with Mi'pu'mi Games |
Nintendo Switch 2 | Nintendo eShop | Console port co-developed with Mi'pu'mi Games |
There are no Mac, Linux, mobile, or PlayStation 4 / Xbox One versions confirmed. Cross-play between PC and consoles is not planned at launch.
Skipping Early Access
The developers chose to skip the Steam Early Access model entirely. Solarpunk launches as a version 1.0 product on day one, rather than spending a period of paid testing before a full release. The decision was made to avoid the perception that the game would remain unfinished indefinitely, a criticism levied at many survival-genre titles that linger in Early Access for years.
Console Port Partner
Bringing Solarpunk to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2 simultaneously required outside engineering capacity beyond the two-person Cyberwave team. The publisher partnered with Mi'pu'mi Games, a Vienna-based co-development studio with prior credits on console releases of large titles. The studio's involvement was announced alongside the April 2026 release-date reveal.
Pre-Launch Milestones
Key dates and milestones in the lead-up to release:
Date | Event |
|---|---|
Original campaign | Kickstarter campaign launched (305,266 EUR raised, 6,312 backers) |
April 2025 | Steam Next Fest demo passes 100,000 downloads |
May 23, 2025 | Logic switches, sensors, breeding, and the cooking system added in a major update |
September 4, 2025 | Single-player alpha playtest opens for Kickstarter backers |
September 19, 2025 | Alpha playtest extended to non-backer testers |
November 13, 2025 | Original release date delayed to 2026 for additional multiplayer polish |
January 28, 2026 | Multiplayer closed beta opens |
February 27, 2026 | First co-op gameplay trailer released |
April 9, 2026 | June 8, 2026 release date confirmed; Mi'pu'mi Games partnership announced |
June 8, 2026 | Worldwide launch |
Wishlist Performance
By the April 2026 release-date reveal, Solarpunk had accumulated approximately one million Steam wishlists, placing it within the top 30 most-wishlisted games on the storefront. Wishlist totals climbed from roughly 400,000 at the time of the Kickstarter campaign to about 900,000 in early 2026, then crossed the one-million mark shortly before launch.
Pricing
The launch price had not been finalized at the time of the release-date announcement. The publisher confirmed that the game would be sold at a standard indie price point rather than a free-to-play model, and that no in-game microtransactions are planned.