ArcheAge Chronicles beta is the name players use for three different openings. The September network test and the October Steam Next Fest demo were tests with end times. Steam Early Access on November 3, 2026 is a purchase, not a third test.
The network test admitted Steam users in the United States and Canada. Next Fest was open worldwide for one week. Early Access is the live buy-to-play release, with no character transfer and no cross-server play.
The September 15 letter describes this North American test as about six hours and says XLGames will self-publish ArcheAge Chronicles. That letter matches the shorter scheduled window.
Warrior, Ranger, Berserker, and Mage were playable. The demo added the Throne of Hinnon dungeon and set the story in Auroria 50 years after the original ArcheAge.
This opening is the purchase. It is separate from the September night and the October demo, and the access line above is the price and the server limit.
| Event | Kind | Window | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network test | Test | Sep 12 | United States and Canada |
| Steam Next Fest demo | Demo | Oct 19 | North America East and West, Europe Central, Asia East and South |
| Steam Early Access | Purchase | Nov 3 | Diamond Shores, Gylden Ruins, and Astron Plains |
Early Access price and server rules
Diamond Shores, Gylden Ruins, and Astron Plains
The dates above are the schedule. These frames are gallery scenes of a flooded ruin and a torchlit hall, not posters for the network test or the demo.
