It’s already proving popular in the days leading up to release - with over 532,000 concurrents on Steam for those who have early access. For everyone else, you’ll be waiting for the full free-to-play release on Friday - and this page will explain the Lost Ark release time in your region. The Lost Ark release time is as follows:
UK: 5pm (GMT) Europe: 6pm (CEST) East Coast US: 12pm (EST) West Coast US: 9am (PST)
This means for those in Europe, you’ll be able to make a start when the working day ends and the weekend begins. It’s worth stressing following the popularity of the early access release this week, it’s possible there will be some launch issues in the hours following release. Our recommendation is to get preloading now, and being patient during the opening weekend in the event of any server issues or queues ahead of playing. The Lost Ark download size is 57.1GB - about what you’d expect from an MMO - and it’s recommended you make a start on preloading now to ensure you can start playing as soon as the game launches - servers and queuing permitting, of course.
