The Blood of Dawnwalker Release Date, Platforms and Editions

Everything confirmed about when and where you can play The Blood of Dawnwalker — now available as of September 3, 2026.

When Does The Blood of Dawnwalker Release?

September 3, 2026. The game reached gold status in mid-July 2026, and the date has held. It was first revealed with a trailer on January 14, 2025, and shown again at Summer Game Fest in early June 2026.

Which Platforms Is It On?

What About Performance on Consoles?

After backlash over an announced 40 FPS cap on consoles, Rebel Wolves committed to a 60 FPS mode delivered via the day-one patch — with the exception of Xbox Series S, which stays without the 60 FPS mode.

Who Made It, and How Did Reviews Land?

• Developer: Rebel Wolves — founded February 2022 by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz (director of The Witcher 3) after leaving CD Projekt Red; roughly 160 people by April 2026.
• Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment.
• Engine: Unreal Engine 5.
• Review aggregate: Metacritic 83 (PS5) / 84 (PC) / 88 (Xbox Series X|S); OpenCritic sits at 85 — “Mighty” — with 92% of critics recommending. The full outlet-by-outlet breakdown is in the review roundup.
• Launch momentum: Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco announced on September 5, 2026 that the game had sold over 1 million copies worldwide within its first three days. On Steam it peaked at 78,188 concurrent players on September 6 per SteamDB, and it has been a top-5 Steam seller since launch. Post-launch patches are tracked in the patch history.

It is the opening chapter of a planned Dawnwalker saga — Rebel Wolves has confirmed more games in the same universe, set in different eras, each self-contained without cliffhangers. A June 2026 trailer even showed the protagonist in a modern-day setting, teasing where the saga leads. For buyers comparing tiers, editions explained breaks down Standard, Eclipse, and Collector’s.

Is It Single-Player Only?

Yes — a strictly single-player, third-person action RPG with a branching narrative-sandbox structure, four difficulty levels, and an estimated 50–70 hours. The premise and systems are covered in the beginner guide; the world itself in the Vale Sangora; and the antagonist in who Brencis is.