Clans of the Forest is out on 23 October 2026 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and Switch 2, with Steam listing a 16:00 UTC unlock.
Clans of the Forest Release Date & Platforms
Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest launched on 23 October 2026 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC through Steam, and PC through the Epic Games Store. The date is identical on all six storefront entries, so this is a same-day launch rather than a PC-first rollout with consoles trailing behind it. At 14:44 UTC on launch day, Steam still showed a pre-purchase button and the line "This game plans to unlock in approximately 1 hour", while the PlayStation Store entry had already passed the 04:00 UTC release time it listed. Exact unlock hours for Xbox, Switch and the Epic Games Store have not been published.
- Release date: 23 October 2026 - launch day, the same date on every confirmed platform
- Steam stamps the PC unlock at 16:00 UTC (09:00 PDT) in its own store data
- PlayStation Store listed 04:00 UTC on 23 October; Xbox, Switch and Epic published no hour
- $29.99 standard edition, $39.99 Feral Edition - unchanged from the pre-purchase price
- The pre-order bonus window closed at 00:00 PDT on launch day
Official source: Over 200,000 Wishlists - THANK YOU, posted on 22 October 2026, closes with: "We cannot wait for you to enjoy the game on October 23rd."
Is Clans of the Forest out now?
Yes. 23 October 2026 is the release date that Steam, the Nintendo eShop, the PlayStation Store, the Xbox Store, the Epic Games Store and the publisher's own game page have all carried for weeks, and it is the date the official Steam post confirmed the day before launch. Nothing in the final pre-launch communication moved it.
"Out" looks slightly different depending on where you buy it, and the storefronts are the only place that difference is recorded. When we checked at 14:43 UTC, Steam's appdetails record still returned coming_soon: true alongside the date "Oct 23, 2026", and the store page displayed "Coming Oct 23, 2026 - This game plans to unlock in approximately 1 hour". That is the normal state for a pre-purchase title on its launch morning, not a delay: the same page carries a release timestamp of 1792771200, which resolves to 16:00 UTC (09:00 PDT) on 23 October 2026.
The Nintendo eShop listing still shows the same day, and the publisher's release headline is built around the same date. The platform list itself comes from the press release.
What did the publisher say on launch day?
The last Steam post before release was a milestone thank-you rather than a launch schedule. It confirmed the date in plain language and stopped there: "Thank you, Warriors, for getting us to this incredible milestone of 200,000 wishlists. We are truly grateful. We cannot wait for you to enjoy the game on October 23rd."
The post contains no unlock hour, no price change, no pre-load instruction and no day-one patch note. A second post the same evening, A Letter From Vicky Holmes - The Original 'Erin Hunter', is a letter from the series' original author and likewise carries no technical launch detail. As of 14:44 UTC on 23 October, no day-one patch notes had appeared on the app's Steam news feed, so any patch that exists is undocumented rather than announced.
That gap is worth stating plainly: the publisher has not published a per-platform unlock schedule, and it has not said whether the console builds differ from the PC build on day one.
Which platforms launched on 23 October 2026?
Six, all on the same day:
| Platform | Storefront | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Switch | Nintendo eShop | Listed with an ESRB Everyone 10+ / Fantasy Violence rating |
| Nintendo Switch 2 | Nintendo eShop | Confirmed alongside Switch on day one |
| PlayStation 5 | PlayStation Store | Physical retail edition also exists |
| Xbox Series X|S | Xbox Store | Physical retail edition also exists |
| PC (Steam) | Steam | Windows 10/11 64-bit only |
| PC (Epic Games Store) | Epic Games Store | The PC build is sold on both PC storefronts |
There is no PlayStation 4 version and no Xbox One version, so the older consoles are not a late or cheaper route in. If you are still deciding between storefronts, the practical differences are narrow: the game is a one-time purchase everywhere, the same pre-order bonus was advertised across the listings, and no platform has been announced as getting exclusive content. Our editions and price comparison breaks down what each edition costs and what the Feral Edition actually adds.
What does it cost on launch day?
$29.99 for the standard edition and $39.99 for the Feral Edition, the same prices the game carried through the pre-purchase window. Steam still listed $29.99 at the time of writing, and no launch discount has been published for any storefront. That matters more than usual on day one, because a discount inside the first week is common for smaller releases and would make an early full-price purchase look expensive in hindsight.
If you only want the base game, nothing about the Feral Edition changes the campaign - it is a content bundle rather than a different game. The editions and price page has the per-storefront breakdown, and the pre-order bonus guide covers what the pack contained.
What time does it unlock?
Three different answers, depending on the platform, and only two of them are documented:
- Steam: store data carries a 16:00 UTC (09:00 PDT) release timestamp, and the countdown read "approximately 1 hour" at 14:44 UTC.
- PlayStation 5: the PlayStation Store entry listed a release time of 10/23/2026 04:00 AM UTC, which is twelve hours ahead of the Steam timestamp.
- Xbox, Switch, Switch 2 and Epic Games Store: no hour has been published. These usually follow the storefront's local midnight or a regional unlock wave, but that is inference, not an announcement.
The publisher has never published a single unlock time for the game, and the only timestamp in its own communications remains the pre-order bonus cutoff of 10/23/2026 00:00 PDT. Treat the date as the fixed fact and the hour as storefront metadata: the countdown on the product page you are buying from is more reliable than any round-up, including this one.
The Purrfect Look Pack was tied to purchases made by 10/23/2026 00:00 PDT. That deadline has passed, so a purchase made now is a normal launch purchase and does not include the pack, regardless of what a storefront banner still shows. Physical pre-orders did not qualify for the digital bonus in the first place.
Is it Early Access, free-to-play, or a straight launch?
A straight paid launch. There is no Early Access label anywhere on the Steam record, no free-to-play flag, and no demo. PCGamingWiki records it as a one-time game purchase with no microtransactions, which matches the storefront price blocks. If you were waiting for a playtest or a free trial to decide, neither exists - see the FAQ for exactly what does and does not exist today.
Can I play on a Mac or a Linux PC?
Not on the platforms that exist. The Steam record lists Windows as the only supported PC platform, and the requirements are explicitly 64-bit, so a 32-bit Windows install will not run it either. macOS and Linux are not listed at all, which is different from "unsupported" - they are simply not part of the launch. PC is a Steam and Epic release; the console versions are separate builds for their own hardware. The Steam Deck page tracks whether the Windows build is playable on Valve's handheld, which is a separate question from a native Linux release.
FAQ
Is Clans of the Forest out now?
Yes. It launched on 23 October 2026 on Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and the Epic Games Store. The PC version unlocks at 16:00 UTC on Steam according to the store's own release timestamp, so a few hours of launch day pass before the Steam button changes from pre-purchase to buy.
Can I still get the Purrfect Look pre-order pack?
No. The bonus was tied to purchases completed by 10/23/2026 00:00 PDT, and that cutoff passed before the game went live. Buying now gets you the game and nothing else, and no official statement has said the pack will be sold separately later.
Is there a day-one patch?
Not announced. No patch notes had been posted on the Steam news feed as of 14:44 UTC on launch day. If a patch ships, it will appear there first, and the download size on your platform may differ from the 4 GB figure currently listed for PC.
Does Clans of the Forest run on PS4 or Xbox One?
No. The PlayStation Store entry is a PS5 product and the Xbox listing is Optimized for Xbox Series X|S, so the last-generation consoles are not supported at launch.
Related Guides
- Clans of the Forest News & Release Updates The dated trail from the August announcement to launch day, including the 200,000 wishlist post.
- Clans of the Forest Download and Where to Play Every official storefront, install sizes and how to spot fake download pages.
- Clans of the Forest Feral Edition & Price Comparison What each edition costs on each storefront and what the extra $10 buys.
- Clans of the Forest Pre-Order Bonuses What the Purrfect Look Pack contained and why the cutoff mattered.
- Clans of the Forest Steam Deck Support Valve's rating, ProtonDB status and controller support for the PC build.
Every platform launched on the same date, so there is no timing advantage to buying on one storefront instead of another. The only real difference is the unlock hour, and that lives on the product page you are buying from - Steam's own data says 16:00 UTC, while the PlayStation Store listed 04:00 UTC.
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