Your Early Access saves will remain usable in Enshrouded 1.0. If you already own the game in Early Access on PC, you won't need to buy it again: the official FAQ published on October 13, 2026 confirms both points ahead of the full release.
Early Access players will also receive three base decorations, claimable through the Escape menu. Eligible players can place them in a friend's world, including one owned by someone who bought the game after Early Access.
Keep your save or revisit the opening
Existing saves will be converted to a new format, which the team describes as more efficient. Save compatibility means the move to the full release does not require you to abandon your existing game.
The team also says it is improving the world and the opening hours, and encourages players who want to experience those changes from the beginning to start fresh. That is a recommendation, not a requirement. The choice is between continuing an existing save and revisiting the opening in a new game.
How to claim and share the decorations
Eligible players can claim the decorations using the “Redeem Add-Ons” button in the Escape menu. The rewards can be claimed multiple times, so claiming them once does not exhaust your entitlement.
Sharing them has a specific restriction. An Early Access player can place the items in the world of someone who bought Enshrouded after Early Access. That world's owner can remove the decorations, but cannot place them themselves.
For a shared base, placing and removing these items therefore involve different permissions. A friend can take down a decoration you have placed, but will need an eligible player to place it again when rearranging the build. Having the decoration in their world does not give them placement rights.
Crossplay will not be ready at launch
Enshrouded 1.0 will not support cross-platform play at launch. The team is working on the feature, but had no timeframe to share when the FAQ was published. Friends playing across different platforms should therefore not plan a launch-day session that depends on crossplay.
The FAQ schedules a trailer and the full changelog for October 14, 2026, followed by a video covering the new features on release day. October 14 refers to those planned publications, not an announced launch date.
For existing PC owners, continuing into 1.0 requires neither another purchase nor a fresh start. Restarting is an option for revisiting the changed opening; joining friends across platforms will have to wait beyond launch.
