Players must vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls, and upgrade their hero to withstand the mist and uncover the secrets of the kingdom’s downfall.

Enshrouded is set in a decaying world of magic and beauty, ruined by a pestilence unleashed from the depths of the earth. Roaming and ravaging the land are the mutated remnants of its fallen people — driven to madness and controlled by the fog. But above the mists and hidden deep in ancient temples, warriors from a forgotten age sleep, dreamless and impervious to time.

Players awaken as "Flameborn", the last hope of an ancient civilization. Guided by nothing but a latent arcane power in their veins, they must hunt, gather, and craft to unleash their power and untangle the secrets of a ruined realm of epic beauty. To unlock truth, treasure, and wisdom, the player must venture into the lush forests, unyielding deserts, deep fissures, and lost dungeons of the land.

But set against them is the Shroud, a creeping blight that absorbs and mutates all life it encounters. To push back the Shroud, the Flameborn must ascend a deep open skill tree to master powerful weapons, spells, and armor — developing their own unique playstyle to withstand warring factions of fell creatures, and conquer merciless bosses in heart-pounding combat.

To protect themselves from the fog and bring life back to the kingdom, players can shape the world's terrain and unleash their creativity to build bases and epic homes, customized to the last detail with a vast array of materials and furniture. Beyond showcasing treasure, powerful NPCs can be awakened, unlocking advanced workshops and the ability to craft unique items and mythic weapons.

January 24, 2025, marks Enshrouded's first full year of Early Access.

To commemorate the occasion, developers Keen Games have created the above celebratory video highlighting memorable player moments from launch until now, reminiscing on the major content updates, milestones, adventures, and misadventures along the way.

The Enshrouded team welcomes players to party using new socializing options like text and voice chat, festive cosmetics, and more as part of the fifth content update, Pact of the Flame, out today. Keen Games promises good times to come, revealing the EA Roadmap for 2025 of features and content, building up to the full 1.0 release of Enshrouded PC and consoles in Spring 2026. Thanks to the overwhelming response and support from players and the gaming community worldwide, Keen Games can continue realizing their vision of the full version, responsibly developing and even expanding on gameplay elements.

Keen Games and the extended Enshrouded team are proud to have such a fantastic community to craft, collaborate, communicate, and, most of all, celebrate milestones!

More Ways to Socialize, Build, and Play Starting Today

One year and four content updates later, the fifth has launched today! Pact of the Flame is the latest content update and the first of 2025 includes several features that allow players to better connect with their fellow Flameborn. With integrated text and voice chat that includes an optional “by proximity” setting, emotes, and new party-planning props like food and drink placements and coasters (gotta keep those tabletops pristine), all you need next is the friends to share them with. For solo players, don’t forget that the NPCs and lovely, pettable pets count. 

Highlights of Pact of the Flame Features:

• In-game text chat in multiplayer sessions
• Voice chat: when enabled, current options are proximity voice chat or a global, server-wide, plus a new Social menu 
• Emotes! Express joy, frustration, and other feelings using the emote wheel.
• First-person camera mode for building 
• New props, cosmetics, and materials with over 70 new items, two new building materials. New quests for more vanity items are available, including a special Serpent Warrior-themed set just in time for the new lunar year.
• Twitch Drops: another new vanity set will be available via Twitch Drops — or simply byinteracting with their Flame Altars and finding the items in-world
• Several more additions, improvements and fixes you can read about on the Steam News post here.

Thriving in 2025, Full Launch Affixed to 2026

Thanks to the support of over three million players, Enshrouded and its developers have been able to deliver on the features integral to the game's vision and those requested by players, influenced by the Feature Upvote platform. The positive attention from communities consisting of players, creators, commentators, journalists, and media dedicating time and effort to the game has been overwhelming in the best way. This support allows the team to continue responsibly building not just their ideal version of the game but to incorporate even bigger features, improvements, and quality of life they know the players enjoy. Player feedback has been and continues to be integral to their process to 1.0 and beyond. Today, Keen Games is thrilled (and frankly, a little nervous) to share the full 1.0 release of Enshrouded is anticipated for Spring 2026. 

Returning our focus to the present, Keen Games has almost fully completed its 2024 roadmap and proudly reveals the new 2025 Early Access roadmap plans to succeed in their delightfully surprising and humbling first year in EA. Players already engaged in the game or jumping on for the first time in 2025 can expect new features like an event system using portals to thematic and exciting new worlds, base raids on separate islands, added weather events, teleportation to other servers, sharing worlds/builds with the community, a new biome that centers on the implementation of dynamic water, and so much more in multiple content updates spanning the year. Players can expect other Enshrouded fun like community events, contests, and surprises yet to be un-shrouded as we venture towards launching 1.0.

The Journey Continues into Our 2nd Year of Early Access

In just over a year,  more than three million players have embarked on adventures across Enshrouded’s Embervale, enjoying five content updates, six patches, and 19 hotfixes by the indie self-publishers and developers Keen Games. Enshrouded has maintained a Very Positive Steam rating since launching into Early Access in January 2024, and the team continues to keenly listen to their feedback as they develop the 1.0 version for PC and consoles.

Key Features:

• Survival & Exploration: Survive and conquer Embervale, a vast open world full of mutated creatures, mysteries and secrets to discover.
• ARPG Combat: Play as the Flameborn and battle the Fiends, Fell and other corrupted creatures. Learn their tactical schemes, upgrade your character’s skills, and battle the hordes of enemies to dispel the Shroud.
• Boss Battles: Face the scourges of Embervale by challenging the faction's monstrous leaders you’ll need courage and your mythical weapons to triumph from them.
• Crafting & Base Building: Rescue legendary artisans, discover long lost recipes, and build awe-inspiring homes designed to the last detail and shape the world's terrain to your liking.
• Character Customization: Personalize your character and appearance, upgrade your weapons and armors in Enshrouded’s extensive crafting system.

Enshrouded is in development for PC (Steam) and consoles, scheduled for Spring 2026.