Overwatch Co-Creator Pushes The Legend of California's Early Access Release To 2027
Jeff Kaplan's The Legend of California has shifted its early access launch from 2026 to 2027
Jeff Kaplan and Tim Ford, former Overwatch developers, are leading the development of The Legend of California at their new studio, Kintsugiyama. Originally planned for a 2026 Steam Early Access release, the game has now been pushed back to 2027 following a Reddit AMA. The game is a survival game set in California during the Gold Rush era, drawing inspiration from games like Rust.
It features multiplayer gameplay with MMO elements. The developers are still working on refining server performance to meet their standards for release. Despite performance issues in Alpha 3, they feel good about the game's content. They plan to include features like private servers, modding, a full collapse and support system for mines, and pets.
The game will be released on Steam and the Epic Games Store in 2027, with Nvidia discussions about a GeForce Now release. No consoles will be involved in the early access period.
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