Killing Floor 3 Locks Down Release Date

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Killing Floor 3 releases on July 24 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S after a slight delay.
Tripwire Interactive returns after nine years with a new entry in the post-apocalyptic series.
The development team has been focused on enhancing the game based on beta feedback.

Killing Floor 3 is confirmed to hit retailers on July 24 for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. This update comes just over a month after Killing Floor 3's originally planned release date, March 25.

After almost nine years, American studio Tripwire Interactive is scheduled to roll out a new Killing Floor entry, replenishing the catalog of survival horror titles. The first-person shooter will take the player to a post-apocalyptic future where, as part of the Nightfall group, they must go up against swarms of bioengineered zombies called Zeds in order to save humankind. Offering players flexibility, Killing Floor 3 comes with a single-player mode as well as a six-player co-op mode. In February 2025, the developer conducted a closed beta for the game, ahead of its original launch at the end of the succeeding month. However, just a few weeks before the big day, Killing Floor 3's arrival was postponed to later in 2025, as the devs aimed to incorporate the feedback obtained during the beta phase.

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By Joshua Duckworth

Following much anticipation, Killing Floor 3 finally received its July 24 release date, which will be the day it lands on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. Besides that, pre-orders for the game, including the Standard, Deluxe, and Elite Nightfall editions, have also resumed across various retailers. This announcement follows several weeks of additional development time that Tripwire leveraged to enhance and polish the game based on its closed beta results. Talking about the progress made since the delay, the studio's creative director, Bryan Wynia, said that the Killing Floor 3 team dedicated their time towards bringing the game closer to the shared vision of both the devs and the community. They also highlighted the team's commitment towards post-launch support with "new features and content."

Killing Floor 3 Set to Arrive in July 2025

The final stretch of Killing Floor 3's development is almost certain to alleviate the issues many players faced during the beta. While it isn't clear which aspects of the game have been improved, it's worth mentioning that the devs had previously taken note of shortcomings related to the game's stability, its UI/UX aspect, its lighting, and the feel of in-game weapons. Back then, at the time of the delay announcement, it was also confirmed that players would be able to select their characters and perk classes via a post-launch update.

With a release date for Killing Floor 3 now confirmed, Tripwire Interactive looks to be getting closer to where it wants to be with the state of its game. Given Killing Floor 2's sustained player engagement throughout the past decade, it may be fair to expect a reasonably strong traction for the forthcoming sequel upon launch. Moreover, it will be interesting to see if the extra development time resulted in the issues from the beta period being addressed.

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