The Relic First Guardian Launch Week / First Session Checklist
Still useful post-launch — patches, entitlements, study tracks, and first-evening goals for new Guardians.
The Relic: First Guardian is available now on PC (Steam) and PlayStation 5. This checklist still helps during launch week and your first sessions — patches, storefronts, study tracks, and opening goals — without inventing unverified codes or fake GPU tables.
Use it beside the countdown tool (now showing launched status) and the release date matrix.
First session (joining now)
Whether you bought day one or arrive a week later:
- Install Patch 1+ before a long play block — see post-launch support
- Read Tips and Tricks for exploration and shop habits
- Skim Getting Started for Tibelle’s Blessing and healing
- Confirm controls on your platform
- Pick one weapon family and commit for evening one
Final 48 hours (launch week)
- Re-read Skill Trees so your first altar investment is deliberate
- Confirm your weapon family on Weapons and Crafting
- Check Launch News for the latest patch row
- Enable automatic updates on PS5; keep Steam online
- Mute spoiler channels until you reach your first Tibelle’s Blessing
Storage and downloads
- Confirm purchase on the correct platform account
- Reserve SSD space for install + patch buffer
- Pause other large downloads during big patch downloads
- Bookmark Official Links for emergency publisher posts
Account and entitlement checks
- If you pre-ordered, confirm Night of the Unextinguished Flame — pre-order bonus
- If you skipped pre-order, consider DLC and editions (~$9.99)
- Know that typed promo codes are still unverified — do not chase generators
- Physical PS5 disc owners: your date is September 4, 2026
PC-specific (Steam app 2827820)
- Update GPU drivers during launch week
- Re-read system requirements — Steam lists CPU/RAM; GPU lines sparse
- Treat Steam Deck as experimental until patches land
- Judge performance after Patch 1+, not during first install
PS5-specific
- Confirm DualSense charge and controls preferences
- Keep rest mode updates enabled
- Expect post-launch performance patches alongside PC
Study checklist
- Skim Getting Started and Tips and Tricks
- Internalize defense-only stamina in Combat and Parry
- Pick one weapon family from the weapons tier list
- Read Sealing Stones and Events
- Know Brutal scouting questions from the boss guide
First evening sequence
- Install base game → apply patches → start character
- Claim pre-order or DLC entitlements on first boot if applicable
- Play until your first Tibelle’s Blessing without doomscrolling spoilers
- Complete one Event Trail → Sealing Stone → dungeon before branching wildly
- Spend Relic Energy on a single skill tree
- Stop after one Brutal wall or one clear win — fatigue causes bad Relic socketing
What to watch after you boot
- Post-launch support and updates hub for hotfixes
- Review hub for Mixed Steam context alongside preview praise
- Developer interview for ~30-hour campaign expectations
Xbox and Switch 2 players
Your window is still later summer 2026 without a locked day. Use this checklist when Perp Games names the date — systems prep transfers completely.
Related tools
Check the boxes, then play. Arsiltus rewards Guardians who patch first and explore second.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
When should I start the launch checklist?
Use the first-session boxes whenever you install the game during launch week. Run the evening sequence after patches finish downloading.
Do I need the pre-order bonus to follow this list?
No. The checklist works for standard editions. Pre-order owners should still verify entitlements via the [bonus page](/updates/pre-order-bonus/).
Are PC specs finalized?
Steam lists CPU/RAM minimum and recommended lines plus ultrawide 21:9. GPU rows remain sparse — see [system requirements](/tools/system-requirements/).
What is the first in-game goal on launch night?
Reach a Tibelle's Blessing, finish one Event Trail for a Sealing Stone, and invest Relic Energy into one weapon tree — see [Sealing Stones](/guides/sealing-stones-and-events/).