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Event · Playtest

Alpha 1

First public playtest, March 26 to 30, 2026, with a few hundred invited players.

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Patch history

3 versions

Every fact about Alpha 1 by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Planned
  • Alpha planned with about two servers; beta will be a little bigger.
  • First alpha planned as a small test with team contacts, followed by a beta.
Dev build
  • Test server in this build had a small player cap, about 13 in the session. Unconfirmed
March alpha
  • First public playtest, held on Steam from March 26 to March 30, 2026, starting and ending at 10am PT.
  • Windows PC on Steam only; the client was about 50 GB and needed an SSD.
  • Playtest progress did not carry over and there were no in-game rewards for taking part.
  • Servers were on the US west coast and the client was in English only.
  • No NDA; players were free to stream and share footage.
  • Alpha 1 was kept to hundreds of players rather than thousands, with invites sent in waves.
  • The average Alpha 1 tester played about 9 hours.
  • Alpha 1 had frequent lag and login hiccups; the team chose to stay in Alpha for at least one more milestone.
  • Alpha server cap was to start at 50 or 60 players, with three or four servers.
  • Aim for about 200 concurrent players in the alpha across servers.
  • Fewer than 500 invites expected; expect bugs, janky PvP and performance dips.
  • Developers expect PvP balance issues, server concurrency limits with queues, and empty-feeling strongholds under load in the alpha.
  • Alpha planned for three or four servers; demand was higher than expected.
  • The alpha has no NDA, so anyone can show footage.
  • Alpha is small; content creators not in alpha will be placed in the larger beta.
  • Servers were capped at roughly 35 to 40 players, short of the 50 concurrent players hoped for.
  • Hundreds of players logged in over time to make tents and ranches, which the alpha servers struggled with.
  • Servers handled 55 to 115 players in earlier tests but never roughly 400 distinct players creating land claims.

Sources

8

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

SourceDateUsed
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 6, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) (opens in a new tab) VideoMay 2, 20262
Dev Update: Alpha Recap (opens in a new tab) Steam postApr 10, 20262
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK - The Legend of California: A Sprawling Western Adventure (noclip) (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 28, 20261
The Legend of California Alpha Now Live (opens in a new tab) Steam postMar 27, 20261
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 22, 20268
The Legend of California Alpha Coming Soon (opens in a new tab) Steam postMar 18, 20265
Introducing Kintsugiyama + The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 12, 20261

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