Release date, platforms and demo status
Otterly Lost released on September 23, 2026 on PC via Steam — the store page and SteamDB both listed 17:00 UTC, which was 01:00 on September 24 in Beijing, 10:00 PT and 19:00 CEST. It is out now at $15.29 with a 10% launch discount, and the first patch, v1.0.1, landed on September 24. The current build is v1.0.2, released on October 14.
Release facts
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Steam release | September 23, 2026, 17:00 UTC — live |
| Platforms | PC (Steam). Press kit: "additional platforms TBA" |
| Price | $16.99 list — the 10% launch discount ($15.29) has ended |
| Languages | English only (interface and subtitles) |
| Players | single-player |
| Pre-order / wishlist | there were no pre-orders; the 10% discount is the launch offer |
| Current build | v1.0.2 (October 14, 2026) |
| Steam followers | about 2,900, inside Steam's top 500 most wishlisted games |
Steam certifies the game for full controller support and lists these accessibility and comfort features: camera comfort, colour alternatives, custom volume controls, playable at your own pace, save anytime, stereo and surround sound.
Why September 23
Soulworks timed the launch to Sea Otter Awareness Week, which covers the last full week of September. The game is the studio's own project — Soulworks Interactive is both developer and publisher — after roughly two years of development.
Consoles and other platforms
The Steam page and the official press kit list PC only, with additional platforms marked TBA. Console editions are the most common question about the release, and as of September 25 there is no announcement to report. If you see a store listing for another platform, treat it as unconfirmed until Soulworks says otherwise.
Demo status
The demo was a separate Steam app, a roughly 500 MB download covering the opening of the game. It went live in November 2025, was expanded heavily on June 1, 2026 for Steam Next Fest, and was delisted on August 26, 2026 ahead of launch.
That delisting came with the news that matters most: demo save files will not carry over to the full game. The studio's reason was practical — the early game changed enough that old saves were no longer compatible, and the new prologue and tool mechanics would be skipped anyway.
Launch week: what to do now
- The release discount is live: $15.29 instead of $16.99, 10% off.
- Start fresh — demo saves do not carry over, and the full game opens with a prologue that was not in the demo.
- Read the demo guide for a head start on the first quest chain; the sea salad ingredient list is unchanged in the release build.
- If a quest item ever seemed to vanish near a shrine, update to v1.0.2 (the current build): the v1.0.1 shrine fix still applies, so the item respawns in its original spot and your save is kept.
Sources: Steam store page for Otterly Lost (app 3861710), official Steam news posts dated Nov 3, 2025 to Sep 24, 2026 (including the release announcement and the v1.0.1 patch notes), otterlylost.com press kit, SteamDB release record. Checked September 25, 2026; current build re-checked October 16, 2026.