The two dates players will see
Fields of Mistria first became playable through Steam Early Access on August 5, 2024. That date is visible in Steam’s release history. Early Access was the public pre-release period, with ongoing updates and player feedback, rather than the date of the finished 1.0 release.
The full-release date is August 5, 2026. Steam labels that day as the game’s release date and separately retains the early-access date, which makes the distinction checkable on the same product record. A player looking for when the complete 1.0 version arrived should use the 2026 date; a player tracing when they could first buy and play the Steam build should use the 2024 date.
NPC Studio’s June 6, 2026 announcement also described August 5 as the date the game would officially launch into 1.0 after its Early Access journey. It announced the August target in advance. The later developer update published on August 5 says the 1.0 update had arrived, which closes the timeline with a launch-day record.
What version 1.0 changed
The date matters because NPC Studio described 1.0 as the point at which the game and its storylines would be completable as originally envisioned. The announced scope included higher NPC heart caps, proposal and wedding events for romanceable NPCs, marriage and children, additional dungeon material, more town-repair events, new requests, museum additions, skill perks, furniture, cosmetics, mount skins, achievements, balancing, and optimization. Those feature notes explain why the developer treated August 5, 2026 as a full-release milestone rather than another ordinary Early Access patch.
They do not turn every announced item into a separate release date. The practical timeline remains simple: Early Access began on August 5, 2024, NPC Studio announced the 1.0 target on June 6, 2026, and the studio’s August 5 launch-day post confirmed that 1.0 had arrived. Steam’s product record independently presents August 5, 2026 as the release date.
Confirmed PC platform scope
NPC Studio’s press kit lists the platform as PC: Steam. Steam is therefore the confirmed storefront in this release record, and its product page identifies the game as released on August 5, 2026. The store page also separates its Windows requirements from a SteamOS plus Linux requirements section. Those entries describe the PC storefront listing; they are not announcements of another hardware edition.
Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, and the listed operating-system requirements belong to the Steam product page. That record identifies PC distribution through Steam. It does not state that a console edition is available.
Use the platform table below rather than treating this PC release date as a console schedule.
Developer and publisher
NPC Studio developed Fields of Mistria and is based in Chicago, USA. Steam lists NPC Studio in both its Developer and Publisher fields for the PC release. The store page therefore shows the same studio in both roles.
Developer and publisher labels can differ by platform or territory. If another edition is announced, read the names and region shown on that edition's own store page. Keep those details with that edition instead of copying the PC listing into a console plan.
The August 2024 date marks the PC Steam Early Access debut. The August 2026 date marks the full 1.0 launch. These dates describe two stages of the same game rather than separate products.
PC, Switch, and PS5 status
| Platform | Status to use | What the player should do |
|---|---|---|
| PC / Steam | Released; Early Access began August 5, 2024 and 1.0 launched August 5, 2026. | Buy or update through the official Steam product page. |
| Nintendo Switch | The official press kit does not list a Switch release date. | Do not preorder from an unofficial listing; wait for NPC Studio or a regional Nintendo store page. |
| PlayStation 5 / PS5 | The official press kit does not list a PS5 release date. | Wait for NPC Studio or a regional PlayStation Store page that names the game, region, publisher, and date. |
NPC Studio's FAQ lists Windows PC availability and Steam Deck compatibility. The press kit names Steam for PC and leaves the console field at TBA. The current purchase route is therefore Steam; its system requirements and features must not be copied to a future console edition.
How to verify a new platform announcement
- Start with NPC Studio's news or press kit and require an explicit platform name.
- Open the matching regional Nintendo eShop or PlayStation Store product page.
- Confirm the region, release date, publisher, price, and supported hardware on that page.
- Treat a retailer placeholder, search snippet, social repost, or fan wiki date as a lead—not as a release announcement.
- Keep Steam saves, controls, requirements, and store features separate until the console page states its own terms.
Quick date reference
Use August 5, 2024 for the Steam Early Access start and August 5, 2026 for the full 1.0 launch. Check the table above for Switch and PS5 rather than searching separate thin pages.
Check every published version before troubleshooting
This timeline preserves all 33 version rows in the checked Wiki history, from v0.11.3 through v1.0.5. Filter by release era or update type, then open the linked official NPC Studio or Steam notes for the exact change. The table intentionally does not turn a historical fix into advice to downgrade: compare your installed title-screen version with the newest applicable notes.
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v1.0.5
- Release era
- 1.0 full release
- Release date
- September 18 2026
- Update sections
- New Features, Updates, Bug Fixes
- Official notes
- v1.0.5 official notes
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v1.0.4
- Release era
- 1.0 full release
- Release date
- August 19 2026
- Update sections
- Bug Fixes
- Official notes
- v1.0.4 official notes
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v1.0.3
- Release era
- 1.0 full release
- Release date
- August 14 2026
- Update sections
- Updates
- Official notes
- v1.0.3 official notes
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v1.0.2
- Release era
- 1.0 full release
- Release date
- August 7 2026
- Update sections
- New Features, Updates
- Official notes
- v1.0.2 official notes
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v1.0.1
- Release era
- 1.0 full release
- Release date
- August 6 2026
- Update sections
- Bug Fixes
- Official notes
- v1.0.1 official notes
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v1.0.0
- Release era
- 1.0 full release
- Release date
- August 5 2026
- Update sections
- Highlights
- Official notes
- v1.0.0 official notes
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v0.16.5
- Release era
- New-engine transition
- Release date
- July 20 2026
- Update sections
- Bug Fixes
- Official notes
- v0.16.5 official notes
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v0.16.4
- Release era
- New-engine transition
- Release date
- July 17 2026
- Update sections
- Patch notes
- Official notes
- v0.16.4 official notes
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v0.16.3
- Release era
- New-engine transition
- Release date
- July 12 2026
- Update sections
- Updates
- Official notes
- v0.16.3 official notes
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v0.16.2
- Release era
- New-engine transition
- Release date
- July 8 2026
- Update sections
- Highlights
- Official notes
- v0.16.2 official notes
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v0.15.3
- Release era
- Early Access
- Release date
- March 23 2026
- Update sections
- Highlights
- Official notes
- v0.15.3 official notes
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v0.15.2
- Release era
- Early Access
- Release date
- March 2 2026
- Update sections
- Highlights
- Official notes
- v0.15.2 official notes
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v0.15.1
- Release era
- Early Access
- Release date
- February 25 2026
- Update sections
- Bug Fixes
- Official notes
- v0.15.1 official notes
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v0.15
- Release era
- Early Access
- Release date
- February 23 2026
- Update sections
- Highlights
- Official notes
- v0.15 official notes
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v0.14.4
- Release era
- Early Access
- Release date
- September 27 2025
- Update sections
- Patch notes
- Official notes
- v0.14.4 official notes
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v0.14.2
- Release era
- Early Access
- Release date
- September 23 2025
- Update sections
- Patch notes
- Official notes
- v0.14.2 official notes
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September 18 update checklist
v1.0.5 adds shop furniture and appearance options alongside performance and crash fixes. Check Balor's wagon and Merri's and Wheedle's stalls for furniture, and Vera for hairstyles and facial hair. The furniture catalogue now includes the Lovely Cottage Sofa's recipe and 14 wall-art listings at Balor's Wagon, priced at 800t each. This does not establish the complete new stock of every other vendor.
Pets now attend the wedding scene. The patch also suppresses legendary-fish notifications on the wedding day, fixes Master Chef, Time Flies and First Place, and changes Jewel Beetle's displayed rarity to Rare. Zorel's revised preferences are now in the gift search; use the updated entries rather than the pre-patch list.
NPC Studio subsequently appended a hotfix for kissing-related crashes. If this happens after updating, check Steam for the later hotfix rather than assuming the first v1.0.5 download contained it. See the official v1.0.5 notes and stuttering checks.