Pigeons at Play and Devolver Digital will launch Mycopunk on PC and PlayStation 5 on October 20 after its Early Access run. The $14.99 release will add new 1.0 content.
A fungal invasion on New Atlas is leaving Early Access behind. Mycopunk launches on PC through Steam and on PlayStation 5 on October 20, 2026. The squad-based shooter centres on heavily customised weapons and co-op builds that work together. The date was confirmed in coverage of the game's presentation at PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct.
Release details
Pigeons at Play and Devolver Digital announced the 1.0 release on September 20, 2026. Mycopunk entered Steam Early Access on July 10, 2025, and is listed at $14.99. On PlayStation 5, the game is also scheduled to join the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on launch day.
The announcement sets a firm date after more than a year of updates. It also puts the game under closer scrutiny. Early Access can establish a concept and gather feedback. The 1.0 version now has to deliver the fuller package promised to players on both platforms.
The schedule is clear. Mycopunk launches on October 20, 2026, for PC via Steam and PlayStation 5 at the stated $14.99 price. The supplied announcement does not identify a separate platform date or another edition. Gematsu's release report calls it a mission-based co-op FPS and confirms its PlayStation Plus Game Catalog availability.
Weapons with consequences
Mycopunk's main system is a grid-based weapon upgrade structure. Players choose from futuristic firearms and grenades, then arrange upgrades to create specialised combinations. The system is not simply about replacing one weapon with a stronger version.
The customisation connects directly to the co-op design. The developer and publisher describe the game as built around "hyper-customizable, squad-based shootouts." Squads combine upgraded abilities and modified weapons into synergistic builds while facing enemy hordes on the moon's surface. The tone is deliberately irreverent, but the combat still puts pressure on tactical choices.
Enemies do not simply vanish when defeated. Other creatures can grab blasted-off body parts and use them to grow larger and stronger. A finished firefight can create another threat. That mechanic should make target priority and team coordination matter more than firing at everything in sight.
What 1.0 adds
The full release will add guns, grenades, modes, maps and a new character. It will also bring a selection of hats. That unexpected addition fits the game's comic science-fiction style without changing its main focus on custom weapons and co-operative combat.
Between missions, the team can return to the H.U.B. The orbital dropship contains toys, games and secrets. It gives players a non-combat space alongside the surface missions. The announcement does not say how many maps or modes will arrive at launch. It also gives no detailed breakdown of the new character.
For a closer look at the kind of offbeat co-operative design aimed at a similar audience, our earlier co-op report covered another October PC release built around teamwork and disorder. Mycopunk sets itself apart with its weapon-building layer and its ability to punish messy encounters through enemy growth.
What remains unknown
The announcement confirms the platforms and date. It does not provide performance targets, resolution modes, cross-play, save sharing or the size of the 1.0 download. It also does not say whether the PC and PlayStation 5 versions will launch with feature parity or whether PlayStation Plus access will have platform-specific restrictions.
The supplied material contains no independent performance testing. The release announcement therefore cannot establish frame-rate stability, loading behaviour or image quality on either platform. Those details will matter for a shooter built around quick reactions and readable enemy movement.
Mycopunk has enough mechanical identity to separate it from a standard co-op shooter. The October 20 launch gives players a direct way to judge whether its upgrade grid supports meaningful builds instead of decorative experimentation. The evidence points to a promising 1.0 release plan, not a technical verdict. Moving out of Early Access still matters because Pigeons at Play's unusual combat pitch now has to become a complete product.
Early Access has allowed players to encounter the game before its finished 1.0 form. The October launch marks the developer's stated full-release milestone. That distinction matters. The confirmed additions show that more content is coming, but they do not prove how polished or stable the final versions will be. For now, Mycopunk looks suited to players who value build experimentation and co-op coordination. Its strongest case rests on the announced systems, not on unverified performance claims.
