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Warframe Tau<\/strong> is coming in December 2026 to all platforms<\/strong>, Digital Extremes has confirmed on the official Warframe: Tau page<\/a>. It’s Warframe’s next big free update and its biggest step yet: a brand-new Tau star system<\/strong> beyond the Origin System, a new cinematic quest, two new zones (Fornax<\/strong> and Perita<\/strong>) and the 67th Warframe, the detective Brysko<\/strong>. The exact date hasn’t been announced; Digital Extremes’ last Devstream of 2026, Devstream 199 on 27 November<\/strong>, will show more.<\/p>\n

Warframe: Tau at a glance<\/h2>\n\n
Release<\/strong><\/td>December 2026 (exact date not announced)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>Free update (Warframe is free to play)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Platforms<\/strong><\/td>PC (Steam, Epic, standalone), PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android<\/td><\/tr>\n
New Warframe<\/strong><\/td>Brysko (the 67th), a detective with a Hound companion<\/td><\/tr>\n
New zones<\/strong><\/td>Fornax (Sentient ring city) and Perita (desert moon)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Quest<\/strong><\/td>New cinematic quest, about 2-3 hours (tentative)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Next reveal<\/strong><\/td>Devstream 199, 27 November, 2pm ET (19:00 GMT \/ 20:00 CET)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n

When is the Warframe Tau release date?<\/h2>\n

Digital Extremes says “Coming December 2026 to All Platforms”<\/strong>. No exact day has been given yet. The Devstream 199 announcement<\/a> promises more on Tau’s game modes, the Highway system and Tau Steel Path, plus the next Prime Trailer.<\/p>\n

What is Warframe: Tau?<\/h2>\n

Tau takes the Tenno outside the Origin System for the first time, to a binary star system with twin suns and its own new Star Chart<\/strong>. According to the Devstream 198 overview<\/a>, it launches with a new cinematic quest (tentatively 2-3 hours, with the Prologue to Tau quest recommended first), two playable zones, new mechanics and new Syndicates. Digital Extremes says more destinations will come in later updates.<\/p>\n

What is Fornax?<\/h2>\n

Fornax is a Sentient ring city<\/strong> “blighted by crime, sickness and treachery”, soaked in black rain with a casino at its heart. It has three connected hubs, including the Lastbloom Lounge<\/strong>, and each hub has a garage leading to a highway<\/strong> that links all three. Grapple points help you get around, though falling has serious consequences. The new enemies are the Fornax Drowners<\/strong>, Sentient enforcers working for the Hunra<\/strong>, a Sentient kingpin who runs the city’s rackets. In Tau’s Steel Path, the Hunra’s underlings replace the usual Acolytes.<\/p>\n

What is Perita?<\/h2>\n

Perita is a sandstorm-ridden desert moon, home to feuding Dazannah<\/strong> clans. The last unconquered clan is in danger, and the chieftain’s son, Catulast<\/strong>, asks the Tenno for help (he belongs to a new Syndicate, The Cleaving Glaive<\/strong>). Perita has about six missions at launch and a new environmental hazard. Digital Extremes also says ten Prime Warframe sets will be permanently unvaulted<\/strong>, with their Relics added as Perita rewards.<\/p>\n

What are Brysko’s abilities?<\/h2>\n

Brysko<\/strong> is the 67th Warframe: a gumshoe detective from Fornax’s underworld with a loyal Hound companion<\/strong>, and the first Chimera<\/strong> Warframe. Digital Extremes stresses his abilities are still in development and may change:<\/p>\n