DREADMOOR Early Access Launch: Time, Price and Scope

Status: this event has not started yet. DREADMOOR enters Early Access on Monday 9 November 2026 at 13:00 UTC. The base game costs $19.99 / €20.49 / £17.75, with an optional $4.99 Supporter Pack. It is a Windows PC, single-player release with a 60GB install. This page was written on 6 November 2026, three days before unlock, and will be confirmed against the live store page on 9 November 2026.

• Unlock moment: 13:00 UTC, one global release, no staggered regions announced.
• Price: $19.99 base, $4.99 optional Supporter Pack, no launch discount announced.
• Scope: complete core loop plus one major region, 6 to 12 months of planned Early Access.
• Not in the build: co-op, console versions, a second region.

The last three days before an Early Access launch are usually the least informative: the store page stops changing, the trailers are already out and the only new information is a countdown. What follows is the confirmed part, separated from the parts the studio has left open, so you can decide whether to take 9 November off or wait for the first patch notes.

Official source: Get Ready for Early Access! — Digital Vortex Entertainment, 19 October 2026

When does DREADMOOR Early Access start?

The unlock is a single global moment: 13:00 UTC on 9 November 2026. Digital Vortex published a time-zone map with the pricing announcement, and every city on it resolves to the same hour.

One small wrinkle: the official map labels London as BST, but British summer time ends on 25 October 2026, so the correct label in November is GMT. The clock time is unchanged at 1:00 PM. If you are converting from another zone, 13:00 UTC is the number to use.

The date itself is not in doubt. Steam lists 9 Nov, 2026 and still flags the app as coming soon, and the publisher has repeated the date in two separate announcements, on 15 October and 19 October. A last-minute delay is always possible, but there has been no signal of one. The release date page tracks the date and regional pricing if you want the shorter version.

How much does DREADMOOR cost at launch?

These are the planned launch prices from the official announcement. Steam shows the final price in your own currency, and regional values can move slightly between announcement and unlock.

The Supporter Pack is a support purchase, not a content expansion. Digital Vortex has not published an itemised list of what it grants, so treat it as a tip jar with an unspecified thank-you. The $19.99 base edition is the complete Early Access product. No launch discount has been announced, and the studio has not said whether the price will rise at 1.0.

What can you actually play on day one?

The launch build is described as a complete core gameplay loop and one major region. That is more specific than it sounds: every step of the loop works, but the map is not the whole world shown in the trailers.

The five pillars in the announcement are navigation, fishing, trawler upgrades, scavenging and night expeditions. After the story content ends, the waters stay open for rare specimens and further upgrades, which is the closest thing to an endgame the studio has described. For a system-by-system breakdown of the build, the Early Access content page goes deeper than this launch page.

Early Access versus the full release: what is still unknown

Dream Dock expects DREADMOOR to stay in Early Access for approximately 6 to 12 months, and states plainly that the plan will evolve with feedback. That is the only timeline on record. The studio has not published:

• A dated content roadmap, or the number of regions planned for 1.0.
• A 1.0 release date, or a target quarter.
• A story length estimate for the finished game.
• Whether Early Access saves will survive major patches.
• Whether the price changes at full release.
• What the Supporter Pack contains.

Anyone quoting a region count, a 1.0 date or a roadmap beyond "more content" is extrapolating. The honest position is that you are buying one region and a working loop, with the rest described only in general terms.

Platforms, languages and install size

DREADMOOR is Windows PC only at launch. It is developed by Dream Dock and published by Digital Vortex Entertainment. Steam lists Windows 10 or higher, a 60GB install, DirectX 12, 8GB of RAM minimum, and a GTX 1060 6GB or RX 580 8GB as the floor. There is no macOS or Linux build, and no PlayStation, Xbox or Switch version has been announced.

Steam also lists Single-player, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. Twelve languages are supported, with full voice acting in English and Russian only and text plus subtitles for the rest:

• English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain)
• Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, Russian, Japanese
• Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Two practical checks before launch day: the system requirements page covers the CPU and storage side in detail, and the Steam Deck page tracks compatibility, which still had no Steam Deck rating at the time of writing. If you were waiting for a console release, the PS5 and Xbox status page is the one to watch.

A three-day checklist before 9 November

1. Wishlist the game on Steam. The publisher's own instruction, and the only reliable push notification when the build unlocks.
2. Free up 60GB on the target drive. Leave headroom for shader cache and patches; a launch build of this size rarely stays exactly 60GB.
3. Update your GPU driver. A new release on a new engine version is the wrong week to run a six-month-old driver.
4. Play or reinstall the demo. It is free, standalone and separate from the main app, and it is the best test of whether the fishing minigame and the fog-heavy performance hold up on your machine. Demo progress does not carry over: no save transfer has been announced.
5. Decide on the Supporter Pack before checkout. It is optional, its contents are unspecified, and buying it later is not the same as buying it at launch if you care about supporting the studio early.
6. Do not plan around a preload. As of 6 November 2026 no preload has been announced. If one appears, it will be on the store page first.
7. Expect a single-player launch. No co-op, no shared boat, no multiplayer roadmap. The co-op page explains why that is a design decision rather than an omission.

What could still change before launch

Three things, in order of likelihood. The unlock hour could shift by an hour or two if Valve's release pipeline has a bad day; the date would stay the same. Regional prices could differ slightly from the announcement table, because Steam local pricing is set per currency and the studio calls the listed values planned. And the first patch could land within days of launch, which is normal for Early Access and the reason day-one impressions age quickly.

What is unlikely to change is the scope. The build is already announced as one region with a complete loop, and no announcement has added co-op, consoles or a second region since. No review embargo details have been published either, so expect first impressions rather than scored reviews in the launch window.

FAQ

What time does DREADMOOR Early Access release? 13:00 UTC on 9 November 2026. That is 5:00 AM in Los Angeles, 8:00 AM in New York, 1:00 PM in London, 2:00 PM in Berlin, 9:00 PM in Beijing and 10:00 PM in Tokyo, with Sydney unlocking at 12:00 AM on 10 November.

How much does DREADMOOR cost? $19.99 in the United States, €20.49 in the eurozone and £17.75 in the United Kingdom. The optional Supporter Pack is $4.99. No launch discount has been announced.

Is DREADMOOR Early Access co-op? No. Steam lists Single-player only, and no multiplayer mode or co-op roadmap has been announced.

How long will DREADMOOR stay in Early Access? The studio expects approximately 6 to 12 months, with no fixed 1.0 date and no dated roadmap.

Can I preload DREADMOOR? No preload has been announced as of 6 November 2026. Check the Steam store page in the final 24 hours.

Does demo progress carry into Early Access? No save transfer has been announced. Plan on a fresh run on 9 November.

Related Guides

• DREADMOOR Early Access: what is in the build — the full system-by-system breakdown behind this launch page.
• DREADMOOR release date and price — regional pricing, languages and demo status in one place.
• DREADMOOR demo guide — how long it takes and what it includes before you spend anything.
• DREADMOOR system requirements — the 60GB install, the GTX 1060 floor and the recommended tier.