Well, we've got some bittersweet news for anyone counting down to No Rest for the Wicked: on September 1, 2026, Moon Studios announced that the game's full 1.0 release has been pushed to March 2027 on PC and PlayStation 5, meaning it will no longer arrive in October 2026 as previously planned. The studio broke the news explaining what the extra runway will buy the team, and sweetening the deal with extended Founders Pack eligibility and a wave of community beta tests.
Release windows for the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 versions are still to be determined. In the meantime, No Rest for the Wicked remains available to buy on PC via Steam Early Access.
Why is No Rest for the Wicked being delayed?
According to Moon Studios, the added development time is all about polish. The team says the extra months will let them improve gameplay performance, tighten up the class system, and get the game to the standard it deserves. Creative Director Thomas Mahler shared more in a new community video posted to the Moon Studios YouTube channel.
Moon also plans to keep the updates flowing through its ongoing Wicked Inside video developer diaries, where the team digs into design decisions, content updates, and how they're tackling development hurdles - part of the transparent, community-first approach that's kept No Rest firmly in the ARPG conversation.
What's happening with the Founders Pack?
Here's some good news if you were worried about missing out. Moon previously offered a Founders Pack of special in-game items as thanks to early buyers, with an original cutoff of July 10. That cutoff has now been moved to January 1, 2027 for PC players, and anyone who bought after July 10 is being retroactively included. PlayStation 5 pre-orders will begin in January, letting those players earn the Founders Pack then, too.
The Founders Pack includes:
A New Secret Hideout: Spirit Cavern - a hand-crafted home that bridges both worlds and brings the legacy of Moon Studios inside No Rest for the Wicked.
Sayer's Vow - an all-new sword in the stone that only early adopters can extract in the game world.
A Custom Founders Tag - so players are clearly identified as early adopters.
Exclusive Public Beta Test Realm access - reserved just for Founders, even after the 1.0 launch.
What is No Rest for the Wicked?
No Rest for the Wicked is the celebrated action-RPG from Moon Studios, the same team behind Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps. It blends dark storytelling, painterly visuals, and best-in-class soulslike combat and RPG design.
Players take on the role of a "Cerim," a member of a holy order imbued with mysterious powers, tasked with destroying the Pestilence - an ancient plague consuming the island of Isola Sacra, itself already a site of great political upheaval and death. You can collect and craft weapons and items, upgrade your character and personal homestead, and play your part in an epic tale of bloodshed and bravery.
Since launching in Early Access, the game has been supported with multiple major updates, including co-op multiplayer, PvP duels, and expanded combat possibilities.
Official statement from Moon Studios
Quote From Moon Studios Vienna, Austria - Sept. 1, 2026 - Independent developer Moon Studios has announced that the 1.0 release for No Rest for the Wicked, the highly anticipated soulslike action-roleplaying game, is being delayed to March 2027 for PC and PlayStation 5 and will not launch in October 2026 as previously announced. Release date details for the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 system versions are to be determined. Moon Studios revealed the news first in a post directly to its community, sharing additional details about what the extra time will afford the development team in terms of polish and the litany of enhancements expected in the 1.0 version. No Rest for the Wicked is currently available to buy on PC via Steam Early Access.
The added development time will allow the team at Moon to improve gameplay performance, tighten the class system and polish the game to the standard it deserves. As an added make-good, the team plans to hold additional closed beta tests in the months ahead followed by an open beta in December, allowing the community to provide feedback during a crucial stretch of development.
About Moon Studios: Moon Studios is an award-winning, fully independent video game development studio founded in 2010 by Thomas Mahler and Gennadiy Korol. The team focuses mainly on highly refined gameplay mechanics within its products and prides itself on an 'iterative polish' process, and is committed to building emotions and creating memories through its games. Best known for Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Moon Studios has amassed multiple awards and accolades including the BAFTA Games Award for Artistic Achievement and The Game Awards Best Independent Game in 2015. The team is actively working on its next big project, No Rest for the Wicked, which is currently in Early Access and has sold more than 1 million units. Moon Studios was one of the first game development studios to work fully remote, and has expanded to more than 80 employees across 43 different countries.
What do you think, Cerim - is a few more months of polish worth the wait? Let us know in the comments below.
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