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TimelineThe Hela: of Mice & Magic timeline, announcements, demos and milestones, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2026 Release
December 1, 2026 release date confirmed
Windup Games and Knights Peak announced the global release date alongside a new CGI story trailer. Physical versions for PS5, Xbox Series X and Switch 2 ship the same day, including the limited retail Harmony Edition. Xbox Series S and PC are digital-only.
- Oct 2026 Demo
Playable demo at Steam Next Fest
A limited-time PC demo launched on Steam, the Epic Games Store and the Xbox PC app as part of Steam Next Fest, covering early ingredient gathering, remedy brewing and puzzles, with two-player split-screen and Steam Deck support.
- Apr 17, 2026 News
Renamed to “Hela: of Mice & Magic”
Formerly known simply as Hela, the game received its final name together with a deep-dive trailer showing movement abilities, the Shade System and remedy brewing in detail.
- Apr 2026 Milestone
100M+ organic views, Steam wishlist top 100
Windup Games reported that community content about Hela had passed 100 million organic views, and the game climbed into Steam's 100 most wishlisted games.
- Dec 2, 2025 Feature
Xbox Wire deep dive on the Shade System
A detailed Xbox Wire feature explained how spectral Shades let solo players solve multiplayer-designed puzzles: bridges, anchors, glide extensions, checkpoints and catapults.
- Aug 2025 Award
Gamescom awards: Most Wholesome & Most Entertaining
Hela won two awards at Gamescom 2025, Most Wholesome Game and Most Entertaining Game.