The ‘Dust & Distance’ trailer for The Legend of California offers a look at the diverse biomes and environments players will explore across the mythical island during the Gold Rush era in California, from dense sequoia forests and golden valleys to rocky coastlines, desert plateaus, and snow-capped mountains .
Developed by Kintsugiyama, the studio founded by former Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan, the game is an open-world action survival shooter where players explore, gather resources, hunt, craft weapons, and build their own ranch, with mines, stables, and workshops to develop. It supports solo play or groups of up to four, with persistent multiplayer servers, a changing open world, and optional PvP encounters alongside fights against wildlife and hostile inhabitants .
The Legend of California is coming to PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, though its Early Access launch has been pushed from 2026 to 2027 to give the team more time to prepare server infrastructure for the ambitious multiplayer survival sim. A new Alpha 3 playtest is scheduled for November 12–18, 2026, on Steam .