TL;DR<\/p>
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- Releases September 1, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and Epic Games Store<\/li>\n
- Standard Edition is $19.99, Deluxe is $29.99, and a later upgrade costs $10 and lands you at the same total<\/li>\n
- Every PlayStation buyer gets the Sonai Magistrate Armor Set free, regardless of edition<\/li>\n
- PC needs Windows<\/a> 11, DirectX 12, and 50GB free \u2014 16GB RAM minimum, 32GB recommended<\/li>\n
- Unlock time, preload window and review embargo have not been announced as of this writing<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","heading":"Where and When Can You Buy Crimson Moon on September 1","tag":"h2"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n
Crimson Moon releases on September 1, 2026, and it is not a console exclusive: it launches simultaneously on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through both Steam and the Epic Games Store. ProbablyMonsters confirmed the date and pricing in an official announcement, with the PlayStation Blog<\/a> publishing the platform-specific details the same day.<\/p>\n
ProbablyMonsters is both developer and publisher on this one \u2014 an independent studio out of Fort Worth, Texas \u2014 which is worth knowing because it means pricing and post-launch support decisions aren't routed through a separate publisher. The game is a gothic action-RPG built around replayable hunts rather than a single linear campaign, with a hub built around the Church and a War Table where you plan the next foray. If you want the breakdown of how those hunts actually chain together between visits, that's covered in the War Table and Church Hub guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","heading":"Crimson Moon Price, Editions and the PS5-Only Armor Set","tag":"h2"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n
Buying decisions come down to three numbers and one asterisk. The Standard Edition is $19.99. The Deluxe Edition is $29.99 and adds the Ceremonial Armor Set, a guitar-shaped weapon cosmetic called the Axe of the Gods, and access to a post-launch expansion that ProbablyMonsters says is still in development with no finalized content or date. If you buy Standard now and change your mind later, the upgrade path costs $10 \u2014 which lands you at the same $29.99 total as buying Deluxe outright on day one.<\/p>\n
The asterisk is PlayStation-specific: every PS5 player gets the Sonai Magistrate Armor Set for free at launch, whether they bought Standard or Deluxe. It is not a Deluxe perk and not a pre-order incentive \u2014 it's tied to the platform, not the edition. PS5 Pro owners also get upgraded PSSR support, though that's a visual upscaling bump rather than exclusive content. None of this applies to Xbox or PC buyers. For the full side-by-side on what's actually in each edition, the release date, price and editions breakdown<\/a> goes deeper than the table<\/a> below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n$19.99<\/span>Standard Edition<\/span><\/div>\n$29.99<\/span>Deluxe Edition<\/span><\/div>\n$10<\/span>Later upgrade cost<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"table","headers":[{"header_text":"Launch detail"},{"header_text":"Status"},{"header_text":"What's confirmed"}],"rows":[{"cells":[{"cell_text":"Release date"},{"cell_text":"Confirmed"},{"cell_text":"September 1, 2026"}]},{"cells":[{"cell_text":"Platforms"},{"cell_text":"Confirmed"},{"cell_text":"PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Steam, Epic Games Store)"}]},{"cells":[{"cell_text":"Standard Edition price"},{"cell_text":"Confirmed"},{"cell_text":"$19.99"}]},{"cells":[{"cell_text":"Deluxe Edition price"},{"cell_text":"Confirmed"},{"cell_text":"$29.99 (Ceremonial Armor Set, Axe of the Gods, expansion access)"}]},{"cells":[{"cell_text":"Standard-to-Deluxe upgrade"},{"cell_text":"Confirmed"},{"cell_text":"$10 later, same total as buying Deluxe outright"}]},{"cells":[{"cell_text":"PS5 exclusive bonus"},{"cell_text":"Confirmed"},{"cell_text":"Sonai Magistrate Armor Set, all PS5 buyers, any edition"}]},{"cells":[{"cell_text":"PC minimum spec"},{"cell_text":"Confirmed"},{"cell_text":"Windows 11, DirectX 12, 16GB RAM, 50GB storage"}]},{"cells":[{"cell_text":"PC recommended spec"},{"cell_text":"Confirmed"},{"cell_text":"Windows 11, DirectX 12, 32GB RAM, 50GB storage"}]},{"cells":[{"cell_text":"Unlock hour"},{"cell_text":"Not announced"},{"cell_text":"Check your platform's storefront closer to launch"}]},{"cells":[{"cell_text":"Preload window"},{"cell_text":"Not announced"},{"cell_text":"No date given for when preload opens, if at all"}]},{"cells":[{"cell_text":"Review embargo lift"},{"cell_text":"Not announced"},{"cell_text":"No embargo time has been made public"}]}],"size":"default"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"![\"Crimson](\"https:\/\/shared.akamai.steamstatic.com\/store_item_assets\/steam\/apps\/2360350\/ss_71ca7e29e5951c0dd7a6bac319f7de510cf8670a.1920x1080.jpg?t=1733151607\")
<\/figure>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","heading":"Will Your PC Run Crimson Moon","tag":"h2"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\nShort version: if your machine is running Windows 11 with a mid-range GPU from the last five or six years, you clear the recommended tier. Both the minimum and recommended specs require Windows 11 specifically \u2014 this isn't a \"Windows 10 or newer\" situation, so a Windows 10 holdout is the one upgrade this checklist can't wave off. DirectX 12 is required at both tiers, and the install needs 50GB free regardless of which spec tier you're targeting.<\/p>\n
The RAM gap is the number that trips people up: 16GB gets you the minimum experience, but ProbablyMonsters lists 32GB as recommended, which is a real jump for anyone still running an older 16GB build. Rather than re-listing every CPU and GPU tier here, the full spec table with both minimum and recommended hardware lives<\/a> in the Crimson Moon PC requirements guide<\/a> \u2014 that's the page to check against your own rig before you commit to the Steam or Epic version over a console.<\/p>\n\n
\n16GB<\/span>Minimum RAM<\/span><\/div>\n32GB<\/span>Recommended RAM<\/span><\/div>\n50GB<\/span>Storage, both tiers<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","heading":"What ProbablyMonsters Hasn't Announced Yet","tag":"h2"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\nThree things are still missing as of this writing, and it's worth saying that plainly instead of guessing at them: the exact unlock hour on each storefront, whether there's a preload window at all, and when any review embargo lifts. None of these have been confirmed by ProbablyMonsters or shown up on the PlayStation, Xbox, Steam or Epic listings yet.<\/p>\n
Warning<\/p>
Do not build a launch-day schedule around a specific unlock time. Storefronts frequently list different times per region and per platform, and until Crimson Moon's page actually shows one, any hour you see quoted elsewhere is a guess, not a confirmation.<\/p><\/div>\n
The lack of a confirmed preload window has a real, unglamorous cost: without one, the 50GB install likely doesn't start until the game actually unlocks on your platform, not the night before. On a typical home connection that's still probably somewhere in the range of a few minutes to under an hour, but if launch-day traffic hammers the storefront's servers the way it does for most releases, that number can stretch. Budget for a delay before your first hunt rather than assuming you'll be in instantly.<\/p>\n
Tip<\/p>
Check your platform's store listing again the morning of September 1 rather than the night before \u2014 unlock times and preload availability are exactly the kind of detail that gets added last-minute.<\/p><\/div>\n\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","heading":"What This Means for Your Launch Day Plans","tag":"h2"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n
- Unlock time, preload window and review embargo have not been announced as of this writing<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","heading":"Where and When Can You Buy Crimson Moon on September 1","tag":"h2"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"\n