A wishlist opens
You can register interest in a store release. This is a visibility milestone; it does not provide a copy of the game.
Wishlist announcementTHE ROAD TO A STORE RELEASE
Family Time Game release date: what the window means
Read the current target without confusing a development video, demo or wishlist announcement with a launch.
Last checkedThree milestones, three meanings
An early build appears
A particular version becomes accessible under its own instructions. Its availability does not settle the launch date or the features of a later store edition.
Developer's project pageThe store edition launches
A release announcement and the store’s availability should agree. Check the edition, platform and date in that announcement before treating a countdown elsewhere as reliable.
Steam listingWhy dates can look contradictory
A project page can use its own status labels while a different storefront is preparing a later release. Similarly, a video published this month may show a build recorded much earlier.
For a launch question, ask what the date belongs to: the upload, the build, the announcement or the store release. The development index keeps the first two distinct whenever the source supplies both.
Does Q1 2027 mean a January launch?
No. A first-quarter target spans January, February and March. It is a planning window, not a promise of the first day of the quarter.
Does a demo count as the full release?
A demo or early build can be available while a store release is still pending. Check which product and channel an announcement describes before treating it as a launch.
Why does itch.io show a Released label?
That label belongs to the itch.io project page. The same page describes development and directs demo access elsewhere; it does not establish that the Steam edition has launched.
Will there be a launch countdown here?
Only a dated developer announcement could justify one. Until then, this guide keeps the release window visible without inventing a day or countdown.