Blood of Dawnwalker release times in your time zone, play early with the New Zealand trick
When you can start pre-loading, playing, and streaming The Blood of Dawnwalker, plus New Zealand trick tips
The Blood of Dawnwalker is finally available this week after an impressive new trailer was shown at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026.
The game is being developed by former The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt veterans at the helm, and fuses historical fiction with dark fantasy themes.
The Blood of Dawnwalker is available this week, and you’ll be able to pre-load and play it very soon. For the times that you can pre-load and play The Blood of Dawnwalker, just read through our breakdown below.
Pre-load times for The Blood of Dawnwalker
The Blood of Dawnwalker will be available for pre-load 48 hours before launch on consoles and PC. If you want to pre-load The Blood of Dawnwalker, check when it’s launching in your region on your platform of choice, and then deduct exactly two days from that time.
PS5 and Xbox release times for The Blood of Dawnwalker
Console release times for The Blood of Dawnwalker are midnight local time globally; however, the Americas are an exception. We’re listing the launch times for The Blood of Dawnwalker in the Americas, and if you live anywhere else, you can expect to play the game at midnight local time.
- PDT: 9 PM, Sept 2
- MDT: 10 PM, Sept 2
- CDT: 11 PM, Sept 2
- EDT: 12 AM, Sept 3
- BRT: 1 AM, Sept 3
- All other regions: 12 AM, Sept 3
PC release and streaming times for The Blood of Dawnwalker
The PC launch time for The Blood of Dawnwalker is a simultaneous global launch set for midnight. That’s 12 AM CEST on September 3. We’re translating that into your local time zone below. In addition, developer Rebel Wolves has requested that players avoid streaming gameplay until these times.
- PDT: 3 PM, Sept 2
- MDT: 4 PM, Sept 2
- CDT: 5 PM, Sept 2
- EDT: 6 PM, Sept 2
- BRT: 7 PM, Sept 2
- BST: 11 PM, Sept 2
- CEST: 12 AM, Sept 3
- IST: 3:30 AM, Sept 3
- CST: 6 AM, Sept 3
- JST: 7 AM, Sept 3
- AEST: 8 AM, Sept 3
- NZST: 10 AM, Sept 3
Play Blood of the Dawnwalker early with the New Zealand trick
New Zealand is ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to time zones, so a midnight launch in New Zealand can result in players enjoying and streaming games that are unavailable globally for up to 24 hours. But if you’re West of New Zealand, you can use the region to play games earlier than your local friends.
PS5 players can purchase digital games using a New Zealand PSN account, and these games will unlock at the same time as the NZ version. Xbox players can simply set their console region to New Zealand, and digital games will unlock at the same time as the NZ version.
If you choose either method to play the game early, you can start playing at the following times:
- PDT: 5 AM, Sept 2
- MDT: 6 AM, Sept 2
- CDT: 7 AM, Sept 2
- EDT: 8 AM, Sept 2
- BRT: 9 AM, Sept 2
- BST: 12 PM, Sept 2
- CEST: 1 PM, Sept 2
- IST: 5:30 PM, Sept 2
- CST: 8 PM, Sept 2
- JST: 9 PM, Sept 2
- AEST: 10 PM, Sept 2
- NZST: 12 AM, Sept 3
