Enshrouded 1.0 Guide: What’s New and What to Do First

Enshrouded 1.0 launches on Thursday, 15 October 2026, taking Keen Games' co-op survival RPG out of Early Access on Steam and, for the first time, onto PS5. If you're coming back after a break, or jumping in for the first time, a lot has changed. This Enshrouded 1.0 guide covers everything Keen has confirmed about the release and what to do first when you load in.

We'll update this guide with the full 1.0 changelog when Keen publishes it on launch day.

Enshrouded 1.0 at a glance

When does Enshrouded 1.0 come out?

Enshrouded 1.0 releases on 15 October 2026. Keen Games revealed the date in June and has repeated it ever since. The PlayStation Store lists the PS5 version for 5pm UTC that day. Keen hasn't given a separate Steam unlock time, so expect the PC update around the same time. Keen also promised a highlights video on release day.

Is Enshrouded 1.0 on PS5?

Yes. The official Enshrouded site now links to the PlayStation Store alongside Steam, and the store page lists the game as PS5 Pro Enhanced, with DualSense haptics and trigger effects. It's rated PEGI 12 and ESRB Teen. Keen hasn't announced an Xbox release date.

Do I need to buy Enshrouded again for 1.0?

No. If you already own Enshrouded on Steam, 1.0 is the same game, so you just update it. For new players, the price on Steam went up on 8 September from €29.99 to €39.99 (£34.99 / $39.99), which Keen says it always planned for the end of Early Access.

What's new in Enshrouded 1.0?

Here's what Keen has officially confirmed so far for 1.0:

• A new biome and higher level caps: the max player level rises to 50, with equipment going up to level 55.
• Sparkworks: a brand-new logic system. Connect inputs such as levers and pressure plates to outputs such as doors and trapdoors to build puzzles, traps and interactive bases.
• Mage rework: 9 new spells, including summons, 22 Eternal (ammo-free) spells that can now be upgraded, and new wand skills. Our Enshrouded 1.0 mage guide covers every change.
• New archer skills: Puncture, Barrage and Survival Instinct, plus three new upgradeable Eternal arrows (Fire, Shock and Bone).
• New enemy variants for every faction, including heavy and elite enemies.
• Aim assist options for ranged combat: on by default for controllers, off for mouse and keyboard.
• Better performance, especially on lower and mid-range PCs, plus a long list of fixes Keen has shown in its "Things we're fixing for 1.0" video.

What to do first in Enshrouded 1.0

Whether you're returning or brand new, these are the things worth doing in your first session, based on Keen's own notes:

1. Spend your skill points before you leave base

Your skill tree has been reset for 1.0 because of the new skills and the moved nodes. Keen's advice is blunt: "Don't step out of your base without investing your points, or you're gonna have a bad time." Your points are refunded, so plan a fresh build.

2. Rethink your build around the new skills

Mages get the biggest shake-up, with summons, AoE spells like Blizzard and Ball Lightning, and wand heavy attacks that pierce. Archers get Puncture (more piercing damage), Barrage (a chance to restore bow durability) and Survival Instinct (more Shroud time for bow and dagger kills). Hybrid builds can use "Blast and Cast", which boosts your next staff attack after a wand critical hit.

3. Upgrade your gear with runes

Since Update 8, armour, shields, wards, rings, pickaxes and axes are upgradeable with runes, and 1.0 adds upgradeable Eternal spells and arrows. Remember who upgrades what: the Blacksmith handles warrior gear, the Huntress ranger gear and the Alchemist mage gear.

4. Use heavy attacks and focus abilities

All melee weapons have a heavy attack (hold the attack button) that does double damage to enemies and their stun bar. Regular attacks build "focus" for a special weapon ability. Wands now have a piercing heavy attack too.

5. Thin out camps quietly

Enemies have an awareness system: they get suspicious at noise and only call for help once they actually see you. Picking off camps one by one is far easier than charging in, especially with the new heavy and elite enemies.

6. Try Sparkworks in your base

Build a door that opens with a lever, a pressure-plate trap, or a whole puzzle for your friends. Keen even suggests secretly swapping your base's bridge for trapdoors. Combined with Adventure Sharing, which lets you upload your world for others to visit, Sparkworks turns builds into proper adventures.

7. Check your settings again

With Keen's performance work, it's worth re-testing your graphics settings, and controller players should check the new aim assist options. Also check your key bindings: Update 8 changed several defaults.

8. Update your dedicated server (PC)

If your group plays on a PC dedicated server, make sure the server is updated to 1.0 as well, or nobody will be able to join.

Watch the Enshrouded Sparkworks video

Keen Games' official introduction to Sparkworks, the logic system coming with 1.0. The 1.0 release date reveal is on the same channel.

How big is Enshrouded?

Very. Keen said in January 2026 that Enshrouded had passed 5 million players, and the game sits at Very Positive on Steam with more than 106,000 user reviews. It supports co-op for up to 16 players.

More survival games on iGame Magazine

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