Overview
- Ice-Pick Lodge confirmed the PC/Steam launch for January 9, 2026, calling the date “nailed down” and not moving.
- A playable demo is live now through October 20 as part of Steam Next Fest, offering a beginning-of-game slice with Daniil Dankovsky’s arrival in the City-on-Gorkhon.
- The studio released a new trailer alongside the demo to showcase the game’s tone and systems.
- Gameplay focuses on diagnosing patients, researching pathogens, and enforcing quarantines, with a new time-travel mechanic to revisit and alter key events.
- PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions are planned to follow the PC launch at a later date.