Hell Let Loose: Vietnam launches on August 13, 2026, bringing Team17 and Expression Games’ hardcore 50v50 tactical shooter into the Vietnam War. The game pits the US Armed Forces against the North Vietnamese Army across jungle maps built for combined arms fighting, with helicopters, patrol boats, tanks, and buildable tunnel networks in the mix.
Quick answer: The servers go live on August 13, 2026, at 9:00AM PDT, which is 4:00PM UTC. That timing is the same worldwide, so your local unlock simply follows your own time zone.
Release time: August 13, 2026 at 9:00AM PDT (4:00PM UTC)
Release times by region
The launch is a single global unlock tied to 4:00PM UTC. Use the table below to find the exact moment servers open in your area. Note that players in East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand roll over into the early hours of August 14.
| Time zone | Date and time |
|---|---|
| Pacific (PDT) | August 13, 2026 – 9:00AM |
| Mountain (MDT) | August 13, 2026 – 10:00AM |
| Central (CDT) | August 13, 2026 – 11:00AM |
| Eastern (EDT) | August 13, 2026 – 12:00PM |
| Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) | August 13, 2026 – 4:00PM |
| Central European (CET) | August 13, 2026 – 5:00PM |
| Moscow (MSK) | August 13, 2026 – 7:00PM |
| India (IST) | August 13, 2026 – 9:30PM |
| China (CST) | August 14, 2026 – 12:00AM |
| Japan (JST) | August 14, 2026 – 1:00AM |
| Australia Eastern (AEST) | August 14, 2026 – 2:00AM |
| New Zealand (NZST) | August 14, 2026 – 4:00AM |
Platforms and editions
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam targets current-generation hardware only. On PC it ships through Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store, and on console it lands on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. There is no last-gen version.
| Platform | Storefronts |
|---|---|
| PC | Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store |
| PlayStation | PS5 |
| Xbox | Xbox Series X/S |
The PS5 listing offers a standard release and a Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe bundle adds the 2026 Field Supplies, an NVA Boat Crew Uniform, an ANZAC and NVA pack scheduled for Q3 2026, and a Green Berets and Navy SEAL pack scheduled for Q4 2026. Pre-orders across editions include a US Boat Crew Uniform. The game supports up to 99 players online and requires PS Plus for multiplayer.
Download size and setup
The official system requirements list a storage need of 30GB. Console file sizes have not been detailed, but keeping roughly 40GB of free space should comfortably cover the install plus any day-one patch. The game runs on Unreal Engine 5 and is demanding enough that a capable setup is worth having ready before launch.
Tip: Pre-installing on PS5 and Xbox lets the download and any launch update finish overnight, so you can jump in the moment servers unlock rather than waiting on a large download.
What launches on day one
At release, players pick a side between the North Vietnamese Army and the US Armed Forces and fill one of 17 specialized roles inside a 50-strong team split into multiple squads. Roles span command, infantry, recon, armour, mortar, and, for the US only, helicopter units, so squads coordinate through a chain of command to hit objectives.
The launch content covers 6 large-scale maps modeled on real locations. Vehicles include fully operational US helicopters for fire support and supply drops, plus heavily armed patrol boats that let both sides fight across Vietnam’s river network. The NVA can build tunnel systems for surprise attacks, and movement additions such as swimming, climbing, fast crawling, and dragging downed teammates out of fire round out the combat.
Modes at release include Warfare, a 50v50 tug-of-war over five sectors, and Offensive, which splits teams into attackers and defenders, alongside rotating alternate modes that adjust the battlefield rules.
Why the date moved
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam was first shown at Gamescom 2025 and originally targeted a June 18, 2026 release. After the open beta weekend in late May, which peaked at roughly 24,000 concurrent players on Steam, the teams pushed the launch to August 13 to work through issues found in that test and in internal PC and console playtests. That August 13 window is the current confirmed date, landing just under a year after the game’s reveal.
