Order of the Sinking Star Release Date: Platforms and Status

Quick Answer

Order of the Sinking Star launches on October 8, 2026 on Windows (Steam, including Steam Deck), PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 — that is the entire platform list. There is no Xbox version, no Game Pass release, no PlayStation 4 version, no original Switch version and no Epic Games Store version. The exact unlock time and any preload window are unconfirmed as of September 24, 2026. On pricing, the picture is now split: Nintendo Switch 2 has a confirmed US price of $29.99, while Steam and PS5 still list no price and Steam has no pre-purchase, so there is nothing to buy there yet. This page is re-checked at launch.

Official source: Order of the Sinking Star on Steam

When exactly does the game unlock?

The release date is October 8, 2026. That date was announced on August 18, 2026 together with a Jonathan Blow Twitch stream, and both the Steam page and the official site carry it. What is not published is the hour. As of September 24, 2026 there is no unlock countdown on Steam, no launch-time note on the official site, and no regional unlock chart. The same goes for preload: no preload window has been announced for Steam, PS5 or Switch 2, and on Steam preload is not even possible right now because pre-purchase has not opened.

That matters more than usual here, because a store page that has not opened pre-purchase usually has not published a launch hour either. If you are planning time off work around this game, the honest position is that only the date is confirmed. The date itself is not in doubt.

The game is also not a staggered regional rollout in the way some major releases are: Steam, PS5 and Switch 2 all carry the same October 8 date. Japanese players get a publisher partner rather than a later date — PLAYISM is handling the Japanese digital console release, announced September 10, 2026, alongside a Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth.

Which platforms are confirmed, and which are not

The launch platform list has been stable for months and is short by 2026 standards: Windows, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2. The Steam build covers Windows and is Steam Deck Verified. There is no evidence anywhere official of an Xbox build, and the publisher has not hinted at a later port.

If you are deciding where to play, the practical differences are small but real:

• Steam is the only place with Steam Cloud, Achievements and Family Sharing listed, and the only platform where the free demo and its progress carry over into the full game.
• PS5 and Switch 2 have confirmed release dates but unconfirmed prices. Their store pages should be the first place to show a price once one exists.
• Steam Deck is the reason the Windows version matters beyond desktop PCs, and Valve’s Verified badge is a clear signal rather than marketing padding.

Official source: Steam Deck Verified announcement

Why the Steam page still looks empty

This is the question the release date search really hides: why does the PC version still have no price and no pre-order button two weeks from launch, when the Switch 2 version already has one?

The answer is in the store data itself. The Steam API returns no price for the game, marks it as coming soon, and returns no packages as of September 24, 2026. Pre-purchase, preload and a “buy” button are all downstream of a price existing. Until the publisher sets one, the page can only offer a wishlist button.

[!note] A missing Steam price is not the same thing as a delay. The release date is still October 8, 2026, and the game is still listed as coming soon rather than unreleased or TBA. What is missing is the commercial listing, not the game. The picture is also not uniform across platforms: Nintendo Switch 2 already carries an official US price of $29.99, while PS5 and Steam do not.

The official social account has teased a “Price & Bundle Reveal on Thursday,” which is September 24, 2026 — the same day as this snapshot. So the Steam and PS5 prices may well land within hours of publication, and this page is re-checked at launch. If you have not wishlisted the game yet, that is the one action that does something useful today: it puts launch and any price change into your Steam notifications, which is how most people catch a short-notice pre-purchase window.

For the full breakdown of what is and is not purchasable right now, see the price and editions page.

Console version status

Both console versions are confirmed for October 8, 2026, but only one of them has a price. Nintendo Switch 2 is $29.99 USD in the US and CA$35.99 in Canada, confirmed through Nintendo’s own eShop price API, where the item is still marked unreleased. The Switch 2 download is 18.4 GB, and the game carries an ESRB rating of Everyone with Mild Fantasy Violence.

PS5 is the opposite case: as of September 24, 2026 the PS Store concept page still reads Announced with the release date listed as TBD, and no price has been published. That is a storefront status quirk rather than a change of date — the October 8 launch is confirmed everywhere else.

There is one regional wrinkle worth knowing. In Japan, the digital console release is being handled by PLAYISM, announced September 10, 2026, and the game appeared at Tokyo Game Show 2026 from September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe, Hall 7, booth 07-C06. If you are buying from a Japanese console store, PLAYISM is the name on the listing.

For the deeper question of consoles people ask about but that are not happening — Xbox, Game Pass, PS4 and the original Switch — the Xbox page covers each one separately.

Steam Deck Verified: what it actually means

Valve marked the game Steam Deck Verified on September 15, 2026, and the announcement’s wording is unusually direct: “plug in and play, no tweaks required.” In Valve’s own framework that means the game runs at acceptable performance on Deck hardware, text is legible, controls work without configuration, and nothing in the default experience blocks play.

For a puzzle adventure with small grid elements, that last part is the one that matters. Verified status means nobody has to squint at a tile or fight the default controller layout before starting.

[!tip] Deck Verified is also the best public hint about how demanding the PC build is. If you are weighing a low-end laptop against the Deck, the Deck is the safer of the two bets — Valve has actually run the game on it, and you have not.

Languages: 11 supported, 2 with full voice acting

The Steam listing supports eleven languages, and only two of them include full audio.

The demo already shipped with English plus German, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean, so most non-English players can test localisation quality today for free.

What to do between now and October 8

1. Wishlist the game on Steam so a price or pre-order change reaches you immediately.
2. Play the free demo if you have not. It is still available, its progress carries over to the Steam launch version, and it is the only way to test the game on your own hardware before paying for it.
3. Read up on what the launch build actually contains so you know what you are buying. How long to beat explains why the official time estimates range from 250 to 500 hours.
4. Sanity-check your PC now rather than on launch day, since the official specs are still unpublished — see system requirements.
5. If you are brand new to the game, start with beginner tips so your first hour in the overworld is not spent guessing.

Related

• Price and editions: why you cannot buy it yet
• Is Order of the Sinking Star on Xbox?
• System requirements: what Steam still marks TBD
• Demo length and puzzle count
• Beginner tips