Released on 10 September, 11 September in UTC+8
WARDOGS entered Steam Early Access with a Steam release date of 10 September 2026. The store has switched to purchase and immediate access. BULKHEAD’s published time was 16:00 UTC, which is 00:00 on 11 September in Singapore. The announcement establishes the schedule; the current storefront establishes that the release has happened.
Price and ownership
$39.99 USD for the base game on the US Steam listing checked 10 October 2026. Local currency prices can differ. Existing pre-purchasers can install or update from their library. BULKHEAD plans a higher price for the full release, without a confirmed final amount.
Windows PC and GeForce NOW now; named consoles in 2028
Steam lists Windows support, with no native macOS or Linux build. Team17 says WARDOGS is also available on GeForce NOW. Its press hub names PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, while BULKHEAD’s 10 September launch trailer supplies the 2028 console window. No precise console date is published, and consoles are not available at this Early Access launch.
The announced unlock time
BULKHEAD published a global release map on 9 September: 10 September at 16:00 UTC, with Singapore marked 11 September at 00:00 SGT. The launch-day status page includes the map and timezone conversions. We have no independent measurement of the exact storefront flip or first successful login, so we do not label the announced hour as a measured unlock.
What Early Access means
This is the released Early Access version, with further development ahead. BULKHEAD estimates around one to two years in Early Access and plans to expand content, progression and other systems. The finished version 1.0 has no exact release date in the sources checked.
Patch 0.11 maintenance completed on 14 September
BULKHEAD published the Season 1 changelog on 9 September and Launch Stability Hotfix #1 on 10 September. On 14 September, @WARDOGS announced imminent Patch 0.11 downtime at 07:53 UTC and said the servers were back up at 09:06 UTC. The update separates Official and Community server browsers. This maintenance record does not change the release date or ownership status, and the recovery post is not a live uptime guarantee.
What BULKHEAD says happened to the launch queue
In its official 11 September launch recap, BULKHEAD says long waits let Steam login tickets expire. Hotfix #1 obtained a fresh ticket at the front of the queue, after which the team admitted players in 10,000-player waves until the launch queue reached zero. This is a dated incident recap, not a live reading of current server conditions.
Common questions
What is the WARDOGS release date?
WARDOGS has launched in Steam Early Access. Steam records 10 September 2026; the announced 16:00 UTC unlock corresponds to 11 September at 00:00 in Singapore.
What time did it unlock?
The official schedule was 10 September 2026 at 16:00 UTC (11 September, 00:00 SGT). The game is now released, but this site did not independently measure the exact storefront transition.
How much does WARDOGS cost?
$39.99 USD for the base game on the US Steam listing checked 11 September 2026. Regional pricing varies.
Is this the full release?
No. This is Early Access. BULKHEAD estimates around one to two years of further development; no exact version 1.0 date is confirmed.
Can I play it on consoles?
Not yet. Team17 names PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, and BULKHEAD’s launch trailer gives a 2028 window without an exact date. The current release is on Windows PC via Steam and GeForce NOW.
Sources & verification
Checked 10 October 2026: Steam still lists the game as released at $39.99 USD with no discount. On 14 September @WARDOGS said servers were back up at 09:06 UTC after Patch 0.11 maintenance; the exact storefront transition was not measured here.
| Source | Type | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Steam · WARDOGS official store listing | Publisher stated | 2026-09-11 |
| Team17 · WARDOGS game overviewSays WARDOGS is out now in Steam Early Access and available on GeForce NOW. This is cloud availability, not a native macOS or Linux build. | Publisher stated | 2026-09-11 |
| Team17 · Press & creator hubNow names Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S as WARDOGS platforms. BULKHEAD's launch trailer separately supplies the 2028 console window; this listing gives no exact date or cross-play details. | Publisher stated | 2026-09-11 |
| @WARDOGS · “Pre-Load for WARDOGS Early Access is LIVE. Global Release times are below.”, 9 September 2026, 22:44 UTCThe verified studio account, publishing a “GLOBAL RELEASE TIMES” map that labels nine cities. All nine convert to the same instant: 16:00 UTC on 10 September 2026. This is the announcement that turned the unlock time from a derived figure into a published one — before it, no official source stated a clock time at all. | Publisher stated | 2026-10-10 |
| BULKHEAD · WARDOGS Launch Trailer, 10 September 2026Announces Steam Early Access that day and a console release window of 2028, without naming console models or an exact date. | Publisher stated | 2026-09-11 |
| BULKHEAD · Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog, 9 September 2026Published 22:46:09 UTC. Records server-browser, voice, stability, progression and economy changes from beta to Season 1. | Publisher stated | 2026-09-11 |
| BULKHEAD · Launch Stability Hotfix #1, 10 September 2026Published 20:20:33 UTC (04:20:33 SGT on 11 September). Reports a released client update and controlled queue admission; it does not establish that every server is healthy. | Publisher stated | 2026-09-11 |
| BULKHEAD · “WARDOGS | Launch Day Recap”, 11 September 2026Published 22:30:21 UTC. BULKHEAD says Hotfix #1 renewed expired Steam login tickets at the front of the queue, admission proceeded in 10,000-player waves, the launch queue reached zero, and sales reached 1.5 million. This is a dated launch recap, not a live server-health reading. | Publisher stated | 2026-09-12 |
| BULKHEAD · Scheduled Maintenance & Patch 0.11, 12 September 2026Published 22:26:39 UTC. Schedules approximately one hour of maintenance from 08:00 UTC on 14 September and details server-browser, community-server, crash, capacity and economy-enforcement changes. Planned features are explicitly not part of this patch. | Publisher stated | 2026-09-14 |
| @WARDOGS · Patch 0.11 maintenance start notice, 14 September 2026Published 07:53:41 UTC. The official account said downtime was imminent and servers were being taken down for approximately one hour to run maintenance and deliver an update; its link resolves to the Patch 0.11 Steam announcement. | Publisher stated | 2026-09-14 |
| @WARDOGS · Servers back up after Patch 0.11 maintenance, 14 September 2026Published 09:06:38 UTC. The official account said the servers were back up after the short maintenance window. This is a timestamped recovery notice, not a guarantee of uninterrupted service after that moment. | Publisher stated | 2026-09-14 |
