It's time to suit up and take on the frenzied swarms of monsters in Killing Floor 3. With up to five other players by your side, you'll need to shoot your way through countless waves of enemies, using different skills, weapons and gadgets to help turn the tide in your favor. Having been almost nine years since the last entry in the series' release, many fans are wondering what the Killing Floor 3 release time is, so they can get straight into the action as soon as the servers go live.
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What Time Does Killing Floor 3 Release?
The Same Across All Platforms
It's been confirmed that Killing Floor 3 will be released at 6 AM PT/ 9 AM ET/ 2 PM BST on July 24. This is a simultaneous release, meaning that rather than the game being available to play at midnight in each region's respective time zone, the game will instead be live at the exact same moment around the world. This is typically the case for multiplayer games where servers will go live at the same time for hosting games. The full list of release times for Killing Floor 3 in different regions can be found below.
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Time Zone |
Killing Floor 3 Release Time |
|---|---|
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LA (Pacific Time) |
July 24 at 6 AM |
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Denver (Mountain Time) |
July 24 at 7 AM |
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Chicago (Central Time) |
July 24 at 8 AM |
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New York (Eastern Time) |
July 24 at 9 AM |
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São Paulo (BRT) |
July 24 at 10 AM |
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London (British Summer Time) |
July 24 at 2 PM |
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Berlin (Central European Time) |
July 24 at 3 PM |
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Kyiv (EEST) |
July 24 at 4 PM |
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Dubai (GST) |
July 24 at 5 PM |
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Bangkok (ICT) |
July 24 at 7 PM |
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Beijing (CST) |
July 24 at 9 PM |
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Seoul (KST) |
July 24 at 9 PM |
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Tokyo (JST) |
July 24 at 10 PM |
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Sydney (AEST) |
July 24 at 11 PM |
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Auckland (NZST) |
July 25 at 1 AM |
It's worth noting that there is no early access period for Killing Floor 3, regardless of which edition of the game you get. Both the Digital Deluxe and Elite Digital Editions of the game only include additional in-game items and skins.
However, a stress test will be taking place on July 22 from 12 PM ET until 10 PM ET to help make sure the servers are ready for launch day. Other stress tests have taken place earlier this year, too.
When Can You Preload Killing Floor 3?
Get Ready for the Hordes
Developer Tripwire Interactive has confirmed that Killing Floor 3's preload period will begin from 6 AM PT/ 9 AM ET/ 2 PM BST on July 22, two days before the game's official release. This should give players plenty of time to get the game downloaded ahead of the July 24 release date. The Killing Floor 3 Steam Store page suggests that the game will only take up a maximum of 20 GB, so the download shouldn't take too long, even for those on slower internet connections.
Keep in mind that you need to pre-purchase Killing Floor 3 through the PlayStation Store, Steam, or the Xbox Store in order to preload the game.
Make sure that you have got enough space on your storage drive before leaving your system to begin preloading the game, otherwise you may return on the release date to find the download hasn't started.
- Released
- July 24, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Strong Language
- Developer(s)
- Tripwire Interactive
- Publisher(s)
- Tripwire Interactive
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
