ArcheAge Chronicles Early Access date and price revealed

ArcheAge Chronicles enters Steam Early Access on November 3 for $29.99, with pre-orders open now. Release time, PC requirements, content and languages.

FireGhost

October 28, 2026, 04:10 PM4 min read

In brief

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ArcheAge Chronicles enters Steam Early Access on November 3, 2026, at 3 p.m. PST (11 p.m. UTC).
The game costs $29.99 in the US, with pre-orders including a Dawn Pioneer costume for one class.
Early Access is expected to last 9–12 months and will include three regions, four classes, PvE, PvP, housing, crafting, and trading.

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ArcheAge Chronicles launches in Steam Early Access on November 3 at 3pm PST. It costs $29.99 in the US store, and pre-orders are open now. Early Access is expected to last around 9 to 12 months.

Key facts

Early Access: November 3, 2026, 3pm PST (11pm UTC)
Steam price: $29.99 (US store)
Pre-order bonus: Dawn Pioneer costume set (one class)
Platform: PC (Steam, Windows)
Languages: English, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese
Early Access length: roughly 9 to 12 months

When does ArcheAge Chronicles come out?

XLGAMES confirmed the date in a Steam announcement on October 27. The game enters Early Access on November 3, 2026, at 3pm PST, which is 11pm UTC. A release date trailer went live alongside the news, and pre-orders opened on Steam.

The date landed a day after the Steam Next Fest demo ended. That demo made the list of Next Fest's most-played demos.

Topic	Details
Early Access	November 3, 2026, 3pm PST
UTC	November 3, 2026, 11pm
US price	$29.99
Pre-order bonus	Dawn Pioneer Set
Developer / Publisher	XLGAMES

Price and pre-order bonus

ArcheAge Chronicles costs $29.99 on the US Steam store, and regional pricing varies. Pre-orders include the Dawn Pioneer outfit, an exclusive costume set you can only get by pre-ordering.

There's one catch. The set is granted for a single class. Whichever class opens the outfit chest gets the costume, so choose carefully. You can claim it in-game once Early Access begins. The developer says the price may change at full release and that any change will be announced ahead of time.

A busy town square lined with wooden buildings in ArcheAge Chronicles — Official ArcheAge Chronicles screenshot (Source: Steam / XLGAMES)

What's in Early Access?

XLGAMES lays out the Early Access content on the Steam page. At launch you'll get three regions of Auroria: Diamond Shores, Gylden Ruins and Astron Plains. There are four classes, each with two weapons, for eight weapons in total.

Content includes exploration, dungeons, raids, PvP, housing, crafting, trading, and company and guild activities. Combat is action-focused. Jumping, rolling, dashing, blocking and parrying are all part of fights.

There's a plan for the full release too. Expect new regions, an extra gender option for some classes, and a third weapon for every class. Combat balance and quality-of-life features like party channels will get work as well. The developer expects Early Access to run for about 9 to 12 months.

A Brazil server was added

XLGAMES added a server in Brazil on October 23. For now it appears under the NA category in server selection, even though it's physically located in Brazil.

System requirements and language support

Minimum: Windows 10 64-bit, Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 16GB RAM, RTX 2060 SUPER / RX 6600 (8GB VRAM)
Recommended: Windows 11 64-bit, Intel Core i7-12700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, 32GB RAM, RTX 4060 Ti 16GB / RX 7700 XT (12GB VRAM)
Storage: 100GB, SSD required
Targets: 30 FPS at 1080p Low on minimum, 60 FPS at 1080p High on recommended (upscaling on Quality)

According to Steam, the game supports English, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Full audio is only available in Korean. It also has full controller support.

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