Welcome to Elderfield Release Date, Price and Demo Save Carryover

After close to two years of a free demo that built a very positive reputation on Steam, Welcome to Elderfield — the cozy horror farming RPG from solo developer Chris Cote — is now live in its full 1.0 release. This page collects every confirmed launch fact in one place: the release date, pricing, how demo saves carry over, and how to choose between a fresh start and a demo carry-over.

When Did Welcome to Elderfield Release?

The full game released September 10, 2026 on PC (Windows) via Steam. The date was confirmed by both the official announcement and the Steam store listing, which now shows the game as live. Early reception has matched the demo’s reputation — six days in, Steam sits at Very Positive across 1,194 reviews, with an 86 Metascore and a concurrent-player peak above 5,000. The launch-week reception roundup tracks the full picture.

The demo stays available as the game’s try-before-you-buy slice, so if you’re arriving fresh, the beginner guide walks the first days: clearing Ghost Tentacles, collecting your first tools, and unlocking the Workshop.

Welcome to Elderfield: Release Date Reveal Trailer — YouTube

Welcome to Elderfield: Release Date Reveal Trailer

How Much Does the Full Game Cost?

Launch pricing is $17.99 USD; the 10% introductory discount ran through September 24, 2026 and has ended. The exact figure for your region appears on the Steam store page.

Two practical notes:

1. The launch discount ended September 24. Ten percent off remains the cheapest the game has been since release — if you missed the window, $17.99 is the going price until a sale arrives.
2. The demo is the demo. Everything in it — farming, fishing, the Mall, the Old Woods — is playable free, so there’s no need to buy blind. Our farming and fishing guides cover what the demo already teaches.

Does Demo Progress Carry Over to the Full Game?

Yes — saves from the free Steam demo transfer to the full game automatically, as the developer has confirmed in the game’s Steam community discussions. You install the full game on the same Steam account and your farm is simply there. The only exception is the Patreon build, which doesn’t link to Steam saves: those players copy the saves folder into the full game’s files manually.

One deliberate catch: transferring is allowed, not recommended. The developer suggests starting fresh because the 1.0 opening was revised compared to the demo — see the next section.

Should You Start Fresh in 1.0?

If you care about the story, yes — start a new save. The revised opening is the part of 1.0 the developer most wants returning players to see, and an imported demo save skips you past it into old-demo state.

If you mostly want to keep farming, carrying over is perfectly fine — your crops, friendships and task progress continue where the demo left off. Either way, nothing you learned in the demo is wasted: the Cleansing Balm cleanup loop, the task board, and the Mystery die-roll system explained in the mysteries guide all carry into the full game.

Is It on Consoles, Steam Deck or Game Pass?

The September 10 launch was PC-only on Steam. Console versions — Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S — are planned after the PC release according to the announcement coverage, but no dates have been given.

On the PC side the game is Steam Deck Verified with full controller support, so couch play is covered from day one. No subscription-service release (Game Pass or similar) has been announced.

What to Do in Your First Week

• Expect the regular $17.99 price — the 10% launch discount ended September 24; anything cheaper means a sale
• Decide fresh start vs. carry-over — fresh is the recommended route for the revised opening
• Skim the beginner guide so your first day is efficient, not experimental
• Beat the Mall Administrator boss fight and solve the Corpse Tree riddles — first-week milestones either way
• Plan the rest of the week: profitable crops in the farming guide, rod tiers in the fishing guide, and who to charm first in the gift guide

Every demo-verified page on this wiki is being re-checked against the release build in the days after launch — same place, same standards.