Clans of the Forest Release Date & Platforms

Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest releases on 23 October 2026, and the date is the same on every platform. The confirmed launch list is Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC through Steam, and PC through the Epic Games Store. It is a straight paid launch, not Early Access and not free-to-play. As of 28 September 2026, no exact unlock hour has been published for PC or console.

• Release date: 23 October 2026, identical across every confirmed platform, with no staggered rollout announced
• Six platform entries: Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and Epic Games Store
• PC is Windows 10/11 64-bit only - no macOS build and no Linux build are listed
• One-time purchase, not free-to-play - PCGamingWiki records no microtransactions
• No unlock hour published - the only timestamp any publisher has released is the pre-order bonus cutoff

"The Prophecy is Fulfilled October 23, 2026" - the headline on the publisher's own game page, which also links the Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam and Epic store listings: https://trailmarkgames.com/games/warrior-cats-clans-of-the-forest/

When exactly does Clans of the Forest come out?

The date is 23 October 2026. Steam's own app record carries release_date as "Oct 23, 2026" with the coming_soon flag still set, which is the machine-readable form every storefront and every news site has been copying from. The Nintendo eShop listing shows the same day, and the publisher's release headline is built around the same date. The full platform list comes from the press release. Because the date is identical on all six platform entries, this is a same-day launch rather than a PC-first rollout with consoles trailing behind it.

Console pre-orders opened on 1 September 2026, the day the date was announced. PC pre-orders opened later, on 23 September 2026, on both Steam and the Epic Games Store. So console buyers had roughly a month between the announcement and the pre-order window opening, while PC buyers had a few days. Both are open now, ahead of the 23 October launch.

Which platforms does Clans of the Forest launch on?

Six, all on 23 October 2026:

If you are still deciding, the practical differences are narrow. The game is a one-time purchase everywhere, the same pre-order bonus is advertised across the storefronts, 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.

Is there an unlock time on 23 October 2026?

No unlock hour has been published for PC or console, as of 28 September 2026. This is worth stating plainly because storefronts normally do publish one, and the absence is easy to misread as "launches at midnight your time zone". The only timestamp any publisher has released so far is the pre-order bonus cutoff: the Nintendo eShop lists a publisher notification stating that purchases made by 10/23/2026 00:00 PDT receive the pre-order pack. That is a purchase deadline, not a game unlock time.

The practical advice is to treat the date, not the hour, as the fixed point. If you want to play the moment the game is live, check back on this page and on the news and release updates timeline on launch day - the storefronts are where the hour will appear first, and our FAQ tracks the same question.

Is it Early Access, free-to-play, or a straight launch?

It is 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 have been waiting for a playtest to decide, there is nothing to play yet - 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.