BitCraft Early Access Delayed to Avoid Launching Close to Dune: Awakening & Elden Ring: Nightreign

The BitCraft Online team announced that they will make the game’s code open source sometime after Early Access launches. That Early Access launch just got pushed back a bit, from May 29th to late June.

Clockwork Labs announced the date change, saying that, due to Dune: Awakening and Elden Ring: Nightreign both set to release in a short timeframe starting at the end of the month. “As fans ourselves, we understand how much attention those releases will command. A little breathing room will help ensure BitCraft doesn’t get lost in the shuffle and gives our community the space to fully engage with the world we’ve built together,” their statement says.

Now, the game will release in Early Access on June 20th. On the original May 29th launch date, a gameplay preview build will be released. Request access via Steam and, if granted, you can play a preview build for the weekend starting on the 29th. 

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Prior to this, they are looking to hold a server stress test to test out their server capacity, stability, and the queue. From May 31st to June 1st, the team will be presenting, and BitCraft  will be playable, at TwitchCon Rotterdam