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.

Keen Games is surfacing a new release date and additional details on their largest Enshrouded’s Early Access content update yet.

To ensure that the Wake of the Water update meets the team’s high standards of quality, Keen Games needs a little more time to fine-tune the ambitious content and will be releasing the update on 10 November 2025. The Wake of the Water brings the community’s top-requested features into the game: dynamic water—the number-one request— significant combat improvements, and the addition of two-handed Greatswords.

Keen Games has heard the community loud and clear: combat needed a little sharpening, and retooling the entire combat system has been in the works for a while. Finally, significant changes to combat balancing will be implemented as of the Wake of the Water update. Everything from attacks, armour, items, and regeneration to tweaking UI, regeneration rates, additional skills, and spells have been reevaluated to further refine the fighting experience. Combat remains flexible and customizable, and with the addition of several new weapons, spells, abilities, and items to utilize in the update, players will find a vast range of fighting options. 

In the upcoming Wake of the Water update, the team also explores additional planned features, including wildlife additions like tamed capybaras and quality of life improvements. Keen Games thanks their players immensely for their continued involvement and support for the game so far; they are ever grateful for their patience. The developers thank the waves of over 4 million players who provide feedback and continue to dive into each content update, as they flow towards Enshrouded's 1.0 launch on PC and consoles in 2026.

Wake of the Water Features preview:

• Combat Overhaul: reworking of UI, rebalancing of weapons, armor, abilities, buffs, items, regeneration, new skills and abilities will make fighting much more exciting.
• Voxel Water: finally, Flameborn can enjoy swimming, a fishing mini-game, watering plants via watering can or irrigation, terraforming, and basebuilding within, around, under… Dynamic, dazzling, and deadly if you stay under too long. 
• Here, Fishy Fishy: new fish and land-based critters like Veilwater Snapjaws, crabs, and capybaras are coming. Tame your own chill capybara to join you at your beachside base.
• New consumable and decorative items, quality of life features: expect new items that provide buffs, ranging from food to decor, along with the ability to label chests and signs.

Keen Games continues to pour development into Enshrouded’s 1.0 launch on PC and console editions, cruising towards release in 2026.

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.