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When does Wild West Pioneers come out?

It is out now. Early Access unlocked at 12:00 UTC on 25 September 2026: 8 AM in New York, 1 PM in London, 2 PM in Berlin and 8 PM in Beijing. There was no rolling regional unlock: the team said the gates “open for everyone at the same moment”.

Official world map titled Global Release Times September 25th, with launch times for eleven cities
The official “Global Release Times September 25th” map, with the launch time in eleven cities.

What time is that where I live?

These are the eleven cities on the official map. Every one of them was still on 25 September when the game unlocked, so the day was the same everywhere on the list and only the hour moved.

CityLocal unlock time, 25 September
Los Angeles5 AM
Dallas7 AM
New York8 AM
Sao Paulo9 AM
London1 PM
Berlin2 PM
Johannesburg2 PM
Moscow3 PM
Beijing8 PM
Tokyo9 PM
Sydney10 PM

The North American and European times are summer time: Los Angeles is UTC-7, New York UTC-4, London UTC+1 and Berlin UTC+2. If your city is not on the map, add or subtract your own offset from 12:00 UTC.

The release date trailer

The Early Access day was announced with the trailer below. The unlock hour and the city map above came later.

Wild West Pioneers | Release Date Announcement TrailerToplitz Productions · 0:57The trailer that announced the Early Access day.

Does it unlock at the same time on GOG and Epic?

Not in practice. The publisher named Steam, GOG.com and the Epic Games Store together for 25 September, but the GOG and Epic pages are still marked Coming soon, with only a wishlist button. If you are buying there, watch that store’s page. The differences between the three are on the where to buy page, and the launch discount is on the price page.

How long will Early Access last?

About a year. The team says: “Our plan is to stay in Early Access for about a year.” No date for the full release has been given. What is planned along the way, three named content updates, is on the Early Access and roadmap page.

How did it get to this date?

  1. First shown, then delayed. After the first announcement, Early Access was pushed back, and the team promised a small community beta test “to make up for the delay”.
  2. Demo. A demo came out as part of Steam Next Fest.
  3. Rework. After the demo feedback the team announced a new direction and took the demo down. The full story is on the demo page.
  4. Closed playtest. Players who signed up through the publisher’s Discord got in first.
  5. Date revealed. The Early Access day arrived with the trailer above.
  6. Open playtest. Anyone could request access, with play capped at two hours.
  7. Top discount. Wishlists reached 200,000, the last tier of the launch discount.
  8. Launch time. The unlock hour and the city map were posted last.

Related: price and editions, Steam, GOG or Epic, system requirements and the update log.