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The Legend of California

Also known as The Legend of California, legend of california, loc

The Legend of California is an open world, action-survival shooter set on the mythical Island of California during the gold rush era. Explore a vast, untamed frontier and forge your legacy alone or with friends.

Last update

10 Aug 2026

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Patch notesPublished 12 Jun 2026

The Legend of California Alpha 3 Playtest is Live!

EDIT (June 18, 2026): That's a wrap on Alpha 3. Thank you to everyone who played, watched, or showed up in Discord. We can't wait to do it again. Check out our Alpha Recap and highlight video here. We've made major stab…

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12 updates

August 2026
Dev LivestreamJeff Kaplan & Tim Ford will be streaming live, playtesting the game and they have an ✨important date✨ to share. Stop by and check out to see what we've been working on.Announcement12d ago
July 2026
Dev LivestreamJeff Kaplan & Tim Ford are playtesting the Legend of California live. Come hang out for Q&A and see what we've been working on.Announcement29d ago
Dev Livestream - July 18thJeff Kaplan & Tim Ford will be streaming live, testing high tier content and talking about the development of The Legend of California. Stop by to ask questions, hang out and take a look at what we're working on now.Announcement29d ago
June 2026
Dev Update: Peak CaliforniaOur latest Alpha test concluded and the team collectively let out a sigh of relief. While our first Alpha in March was received well by our community, client and server performance fell short of our expectations. As soo…Announcement8 changesServerBalance18 Jun 2026
We're bringing the Alpha playtest back online to test the performance and stability improvements we've been working on over the last couple of months. Here's the schedule: Start: June 12 at 10 AM PT End: June 15 at 10 A…4 changesPerformanceServer03 Jun 2026
May 2026
Two Hour Dev LivestreamDevelopers Jeff Kaplan and Tim Ford will be streaming The Legend of California this weekend! On the agenda: Chatting about the new stronghold and tech updates Taking your questions from chat And maybe even some real-tim…Announcement1 changeGameplay01 May 2026
April 2026
Dev Update: Work in ProgressIt’s been a few weeks since we provided you with an update on what the team is up to and how the game is progressing. As we mentioned in our last post (linked below), we realized that overall game performance was not up…Event35 changesFixPerformance29 Apr 2026
Overall, it was a tremendous success. We went from complete stealth mode into a studio announce and game announce to running a public Alpha playtest all within the same month. We were also lucky enough to build a commun…27 changesPerformanceServer10 Apr 2026
March 2026
The Legend of California Alpha Now LiveEDIT (March 30, 2026): The alpha has ended. Thank you to everyone who played, watched, or showed up in Discord. We can't wait to do it again. Be sure to check out our Alpha Recap post by Jeff Kaplan to see what we learn…Announcement4 changesServerGameplay27 Mar 2026
10 Hour Dev LivestreamEDIT (March 22, 2026): Thanks to everyone who watched live! If you missed the broadcast, check out the full VOD of this and other steams on YouTube. Last week, we did our first dev livestream for The Legend of Californi…Announcement21 Mar 2026
The Legend of California Alpha Coming SoonThe enthusiasm we've seen since The Legend of California was announced has been overwhelming in the best way possible, and we appreciate that so many of you have shown up for the game so early on. We'll be hosting our f…Event14 changesUI/audioCompatibility18 Mar 2026

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