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Release Date - Version 2 vs Version 3
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Accuracy update (2026-05-16): removed unverified year on Kickstarter milestone row
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11Solarpunk Release Date2233Solarpunk 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.445+56Launch Platforms6778The game launches on six storefronts and platforms simultaneously, with no platform-exclusive content and no staggered rollout:89910PlatformStorefrontNotesPCSteamSteam App ID 1805110PCEpic Games StoreListed alongside the Steam launchPCGOGDRM-free release on the same dayPlayStation 5PlayStation StoreConsole port co-developed with Mi'pu'mi GamesXbox Series X|SMicrosoft StoreConsole port co-developed with Mi'pu'mi GamesNintendo Switch 2Nintendo eShopConsole port co-developed with Mi'pu'mi Games1011There are no Mac, Linux, mobile, or PlayStation 4 / Xbox One versions confirmed. Cross-play between PC and consoles is not planned at launch.11121213Skipping Early Access13141415The 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.151617+1618Console Port Partner17191820Bringing 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.19212022Pre-Launch Milestones21232224Key dates and milestones in the lead-up to release:232526+2427DateEventOriginal campaignKickstarter campaign launched (305,266 EUR raised, 6,312 backers)April 2025Steam Next Fest demo passes 100,000 downloadsMay 23, 2025Logic switches, sensors, breeding, and the cooking system added in a major updateSeptember 4, 2025Single-player alpha playtest opens for Kickstarter backersSeptember 19, 2025Alpha playtest extended to non-backer testersNovember 13, 2025Original release date delayed to 2026 for additional multiplayer polishJanuary 28, 2026Multiplayer closed beta opensFebruary 27, 2026First co-op gameplay trailer releasedApril 9, 2026June 8, 2026 release date confirmed; Mi'pu'mi Games partnership announcedJune 8, 2026Worldwide launch2528Wishlist Performance26292730By 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.28312932Pricing30333134The 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.