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Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids Release Date and Launch Time

The Last of the Druids launched December 12, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. PST (2:00 p.m. EST). Here are the launch schedule, downtime, patch estimates, and platforms included in the free-play period.
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Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids launched on December 12, 2025. Grinding Gear Games scheduled the start for 11:00 a.m. PST, or 2:00 p.m. EST, and confirmed on launch day that the update was live at 2:00 p.m. EST. These are historical launch times, not a future release schedule.

When did The Last of the Druids launch?

The expansion launched on December 12, 2025. Grinding Gear Games announced an 11:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) start, equivalent to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) that day. Its launch-day live update confirmed at 2:00 p.m. EST: “The Last of the Druids is now live!” (GGG announcement, November 20, 2025; GGG live updates, December 12, 2025.)

What time did realms go down and servers come back?

The launch information post scheduled realm downtime for December 12 at 12:00 p.m. EST, with servers going live at 2:00 p.m. EST. Patching was due to begin shortly after realms went down, so the downtime and patching window started before the expansion’s scheduled launch. The post notes that displayed times are localized to the account’s time zone; if the time shown appeared wrong, it advised checking the countdown on the game’s main page. (GGG launch information, December 11, 2025.)

How large was the launch patch?

Grinding Gear Games gave estimates in its December 11, 2025 launch information post, rather than verified download measurements:

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  • Standalone client and Steam: around 30 GB.
  • Consoles: 27 GB.
  • Existing PC players using the predownload torrent: an estimated 127 GB, because it included existing client content.

The 127 GB torrent figure was not the size of the standard patch download.

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Which platforms were included in the free-play period?

GGG announced a historical free-play period from December 12 at 11:00 a.m. PST through December 15 at 11:00 a.m. PST. The offer applied to the standalone PC client, Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. It was a three-day promotion, not a current offer. (GGG launch information, December 11, 2025.)

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