When Did Mortal Shell II Release?

Official Release Date

Mortal Shell II launched worldwide on August 20, 2026. The game is developed by Cold Symmetry and published by Playstack. Steam's official metadata lists the release date as "20 Aug, 2026", and the official Steam news announced the launch window on July 8, 2026:

Mortal Shell II is launching Worldwide on August 20 / Shipping on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S

The announcement, titled "Revealed: Mortal Shell II Release Date, Pricing, and Pre-orders", also opened pre-orders across all stores; those pre-orders have since ended. The date is cross-confirmed by store metadata and third-party reports collected for this page, and Steam's store page now shows "Released Aug 20, 2026".

• Steam official news, announced July 8, 2026, followed by the "Now Available Worldwide!" update on August 20, 2026.
• Fextralife Wiki: "Mortal Shell 2 is scheduled to release on August 20, 2026 on all major platforms: PlayStation®5, Steam®, and Xbox®."
• jeu.video: "Mortal Shell II is announced as digitally available worldwide on August 20, 2026."

Advance Access (Devout Edition)

Devout Edition pre-orders could play up to three days (72 hours) before the general release. The official news stated: "Pre-order the Devout Edition and play Mortal Shell II up to three days early."

Advance access began on August 17, 2026. The PlayStation official page lists the Devout Edition's "Release date" as 8/17/2026 — that date is the advance access start, not the general release on August 20.

The early window has completed. Mortal Shell II became available digitally worldwide on August 20, 2026.

Platforms

• Steam (PC)
• PlayStation 5
• Xbox Series X|S

All three platforms launched the game on the same date. The August 20 official news reads: "Following its Advance Access launch on Steam, Mortal Shell II is now available digitally worldwide on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox."

Launch Time

The simultaneous global launch was at 9:00 AM ET, which is 13:00 UTC — the same moment expressed in different time zones.

Game Rant reports a simultaneous global launch at 9:00 AM ET. Game8's release-time table lists the unlock at 1:00 PM (+UTC), which equals 9:00 AM EDT.

Current Status

Mortal Shell II has been released since August 20, 2026, so the release date is no longer upcoming. Pre-orders ended, and the Devout Edition advance access window (August 17–20) has completed.

The game is currently available digitally worldwide on Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.