Clans of the Forest News & Release Updates

The latest clans of the forest news is that the game launched on 23 October 2026. The final pre-launch week brought the milestone it had been building toward: the publisher confirmed 200,000 Steam wishlists on 22 October, more than double the 100,000 it celebrated in September, and posted a letter from original author Vicky Holmes the same evening. The full dated trail is below, because nothing currently published consolidates it.

• 28 July 2026 - the official Warriors account began revealing teaser art
• 6 August 2026 - the game was announced: autumn 2026, PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, Switch 2, PC on Steam and Epic
• 1 September 2026 - release date announced as 23 October; console pre-orders opened
• 10 September 2026 - island map and territories preview, after passing 100,000 Steam wishlists
• 23 September 2026 - PC pre-orders opened on Steam and the Epic Games Store
• 22 October 2026 - 200,000 Steam wishlists confirmed, plus a letter from Vicky Holmes
• 23 October 2026 - launch day; Steam unlocks at 16:00 UTC according to its store data

Two trailers are public - the announce trailer and the release-date trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxzPtef_jcA - and the Steam store lists a Pre-Purchase Trailer as the app's only video at the time of writing.

What is the latest Clans of the Forest news?

Launch day. The game went live on 23 October 2026 across Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and the Epic Games Store, with the PC unlock stamped at 16:00 UTC in Steam's own store data and the PlayStation Store listing 04:00 UTC. The launch-day release page carries the platform table and the hour-by-hour detail.

The last two posts before that were both published on 22 October. One was a milestone thank-you for reaching 200,000 Steam wishlists, which also restated the date: "We cannot wait for you to enjoy the game on October 23rd." The other was A Letter From Vicky Holmes - The Original 'Erin Hunter', a note from the author behind the book series. Neither post contained an unlock hour, a price change or a day-one patch note.

Before that, 10 September brought the most substantive content reveal: the publisher posted an island map and territories preview, which was the first look at the game's geography as a whole. That post came on the back of passing 100,000 Steam wishlists.

What happened on each announcement date?

The announcement itself came through Gematsu on 6 August, and the release date and console pre-orders through RPGSite on 1 September. The September map reveal, the PC pre-order post, the wishlist milestone and the Holmes letter are all posts on the app's own Steam news feed. The teaser art in late July was the earliest public signal, and it came from the franchise's own account rather than a games site.

How many wishlists does the game have?

200,000 on Steam, confirmed by the publisher on 22 October 2026. That is double the 100,000 figure it celebrated on 10 September and comfortably past the 125,000 target it set at the time. The milestone post was published the day before launch, which is the point at which a wishlist number stops being a forecast and starts converting into sales.

Two caveats still apply. Wishlist counts move constantly, so 200,000 is a snapshot from 22 October rather than a live total. And a wishlist is not a pre-order - if you are reading it as a demand signal, it is a good one, but it is not the same as people who have committed money. The conversion question will only be answerable once Valve publishes a sales chart.

Where do official updates appear first?

In a predictable order, and worth knowing now that the game is live. The publisher's own site and the official Warrior Cats franchise site carry announcements first. The storefronts are where anything transactional appears - prices, editions, patch notes. The Steam news feed has carried every dated post since the pre-order announcement, and the Steam community forums are where player findings and compatibility testing land first.

For anything that changes the practical advice on this site, those two sources are the ones to watch: a day-one patch, a Steam Deck rating or a demo appearing would all show up there before they show up anywhere else. Our FAQ tracks the questions those events would answer, and the release date page carries the fixed facts.

FAQ

When did Clans of the Forest come out?

23 October 2026, the same date on Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and the Epic Games Store. The date was announced on 1 September 2026 and never moved.

How many Steam wishlists did it have at launch?

200,000, confirmed in an official post on 22 October 2026. The game had passed 100,000 on 10 September, with a stated target of 125,000 at that time.

Where will day-one patch notes be posted?

On the Steam news feed for the game, which has carried every dated announcement so far. No patch notes had been published there as of 14:44 UTC on launch day, so any day-one update is currently undocumented.