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The official free Demo entry
The Wanderburg Demo on Steam had a free installation entry in the September 8, 2026 morning snapshot from Beijing. It is App 4268810, a separate product from the main game's App 3624140, with Randwerk and Sidekick Publishing identified as its creators. This confirms the official trial entry at that time, not a completed download or a successful launch on the reader's computer.
For someone looking to try the game, the Demo product is the relevant destination rather than a main-game promotional wishlist link. The word Demo is important when reading videos, store pages, or claims that the game is free. A free trial entry does not settle the main game's commercial model or mean that the planned Early Access release was already available during the morning research.
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The Demo's dated release history
The Demo store's release field gives February 23, 2026, matching the date of the official Demo launch announcement. A March 6 official message subsequently described the Demo remaining available. Those are historical release and continued-access statements, not a promise that the trial will be kept online permanently or retain an unchanged content selection.
This timeline explains why February gameplay can be genuine Wanderburg footage without showing the version encountered months later. A release date identifies when the Demo was introduced; it does not identify every subsequent build. The exact current Demo build and a complete up-to-date content limit remain 待确认, so the February release field should not be used as a substitute for version-specific information.
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What February gameplay actually establishes
In the opening of a February 25, 2026 Demo video by Gohjoe, the player says Grasslands was the only accessible region at that time. Other regions appeared in the selection interface, according to the supplied transcript. This is one player's observation from the legacy Next Fest Demo, with no exact build number established, rather than a confirmed map count for September's Demo or Early Access.
The distinction between a visible region option and a playable region is useful when comparing that footage with later material. The transcript supports what the presenter said was accessible in that session, not a promise about the number of areas offered in a future version. It also does not provide grounds to label a different selection screen as a bug or to invent an unlocking requirement.
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Save transfer and replay expectations
Direct transfer of Demo progress into the main game remains 待确认 in this pre-launch snapshot. There is no verified final migration policy or successful transfer test in the adopted evidence. Treat the trial as an opportunity to decide whether you enjoy playing it, rather than investing time on the assumption that every unlock will carry over to Early Access.
The same caution applies to promised recognition or compensation for Demo playtime: no confirmed conditions or implemented reward are established here. That does not prove that progress must be erased or that the developers will never recognize trial participation. It means that neither guaranteed transfer nor a guaranteed reset is an evidence-backed answer, and a final official policy is needed before planning around either outcome.