Early Access Launches August 14 — itch.io First, Steam Later in 2026

A major milestone for Harem of Valerius: paid Early Access launches on itch.io on Friday, August 14, 2026. Steam Early Access remains planned for later this year and will be the more polished release.

What the August Early Access build includes

• Episodes 1–4 fully playable. Episode 4 is the Egypt-themed arc — Shael's rescue mission, new platforming traps, and a new boss encounter.

• The Army mechanic — assign forces, send them to occupied locations, collect loot. A counterpart to the existing Fleet system.

• A new Egypt-themed environment with new characters and relationship content.

• Frozen Rage — a time-slowing ability used in combat and to navigate Egyptian traps.

• All existing systems and content from the current public demo, refined and balanced.

Why itch.io first

itch.io is a more flexible platform for the Early Access phase. It allows faster iteration on community feedback and lets the project mature toward a stronger Steam release. The Steam Early Access build, planned for late 2026, will be more polished — better onboarding, improved UI consistency, refined assets, and likely additional content (Episode 5 is in development for that release).

For Steam wishlist holders

The best thing you can do right now is keep your wishlist active and follow the page — news updates will continue regularly between now and Steam Early Access launch. If you would like to play sooner or follow the Early Access phase directly, the itch.io build will be available August 14 at $7.99 minimum / $12.99 suggested — early supporter pricing that will increase after the next major content drop.

Steam Early Access will launch at a stronger quality bar and benefit from everything learned during the itch.io phase.

Thanks for following the project. Weekly development updates will continue here on the Steam page.

— Valerius