Star Wars Zero Company release time and unlock countdown
Star Wars Zero Company unlocks worldwide at the same moment
27 August 2026
Launch day. 15:00 UTC on 27 August, one moment worldwide on every platform, no early-access window — the press consensus (PC Gamer and others carrying EA’s launch-times graphic). Japan, Australia and New Zealand cross into the early hours of 28 August local time.
| Los Angeles (PT) | Thu 27 Aug, 08:00 |
|---|---|
| New York (ET) | Thu 27 Aug, 11:00 |
| London (BST) | Thu 27 Aug, 16:00 |
| Berlin / Paris (CEST) | Thu 27 Aug, 17:00 |
| Dubai (GST) | Thu 27 Aug, 19:00 |
| Beijing / Singapore / Manila | Thu 27 Aug, 23:00 |
| Tokyo (JST) | Fri 28 Aug, 00:00 |
| Sydney (AEST) | Fri 28 Aug, 01:00 |
If you go by abbreviation: Pacific time (PST/PDT) is the Los Angeles row, Eastern (EST/EDT) is New York, Philippine time (PHT) and Singapore time (SGT) both match the Beijing row, and GMT/BST is London.
| Release date | 2026-08-27 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Bit Reactor |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Platforms | PC (Steam) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S |
| Preload | Not announced |
| Early access | None advertised |
Star Wars Zero Company — the single-player turn-based tactics game from Bit Reactor and Electronic Arts — releases on 27 August 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The countdown above runs in your own timezone.
Below is what is actually confirmed about launch day, and what is still unknown. We update this page when that changes, not before.
What time does it unlock?
Not announced. The Steam page reads “Coming 27 Aug, 2026” with no clock time attached, and no unlock hour has been published by EA or Bit Reactor for any of the three platforms.
That matters because Steam releases arrive one of two ways, and the difference is up to twelve hours for some players:
- A single global moment — everyone unlocks simultaneously, so the local clock time differs by region.
- Local midnight — the game becomes playable as the date turns over in each region.
Which one applies here has not been stated. Anyone publishing a precise hour today is guessing. When EA or the store page commits to a time, this page gets the exact figure and a per-region table.
Does any edition play early?
No early access is advertised on any edition. Three versions are on sale:
- Standard Edition
- Deluxe Edition — two extra cosmetic packs and five painted weapon themes
- Collector’s Edition — $299.99, and pre-orders close on 23 August, four days before launch
The Deluxe listing on Steam carries the same 27 August date as Standard, and no edition is marketed with an earlier play window. All pre-orders include the Crystalline Astromech cosmetic pack.
If you want the Collector’s Edition, the 23 August cut-off is the deadline to watch — it lands before the release date, not after it.
Preload
Preload record, 8 August 2026: the Steam page listed no preload date or download size. Pre-purchasing does not by itself start a download.
PC system requirements
As listed on the Steam page:
Minimum:
| OS | 64 bit Windows 10/11 (Windows 11 Recommended) |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-8400 or Ryzen 5 2600X |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, Radeon RX 5600 XT, or Intel ARC B580 |
| Storage | 50 GB available space |
Recommended:
| OS | 64 bit Windows 10/11 (Windows 11 Recommended) |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-10700K or Ryzen 7 3700X |
| Memory | 32 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 or Radeon RX 7800 XT |
| Storage | 50 GB available space |
What we will cover on day one
This site exists for the hours after a launch, when things break. Once Zero Company is live we will track the launch-week problems the same way we do for the games already on the site — what the crash actually is, whether the developer has acknowledged it, and which workarounds hold up.
If you want to see the format before then, the launch-week guides for the games we are currently tracking show exactly what that looks like.
Sources
Every claim above comes from the linked pages. Where a detail comes from press coverage rather than EA directly, it is marked as unconfirmed in the source list — we do not promote a report into a fact just because several outlets repeated it.
FAQ
What time does Star Wars Zero Company unlock?
No unlock time has been announced. The Steam page lists the date only — 27 August 2026 — with no clock time, and neither EA nor Bit Reactor has stated an hour for PC, PlayStation or Xbox. This page updates as soon as a time is published.
Does the Deluxe Edition give early access to Star Wars Zero Company?
No early access is advertised. Both the Standard and Deluxe listings on Steam carry the same 27 August date, and no edition is marketed with an earlier play window.
Can you preload Star Wars Zero Company?
The 8 August 2026 Steam check found no preload date or download size; this is the pre-launch record.
Is Star Wars Zero Company single-player?
Yes. The Steam page lists Single-player only and describes it as a single-player turn-based tactics game, with no multiplayer feature listed.
- Steam store page — STAR WARS Zero Company (App 2075800)
- StarWars.com — official game page
- Engadget — EA's Star Wars Zero Company drops August 27 press report, not an official statement
- Forbes — release date and pre-order info (7 Aug 2026) press report, not an official statement