TL;DR
- Operational documentation releases on November 26, 2025.
- Early Access Playtest runs from November 28-30.
- Season 3 and Gold Rush event launch December 4.
Cambria announces the full schedule for Season 3, titled “The Depths Below,” with an Early Access Playtest on November 28, 2025 at 11:00 ET. The public phase will officially begin on December 4, preceded by the documentary preview (“Docs Live”) on November 26 that provides key operational information for players and technical teams. The rollout outlines new regions, economic mechanics, and technical changes intended to reshape resources and territorial control.
Schedule and key points of Season 3
The season opens with the publication of operational documentation on November 26, 2025, followed by the Early Access Playtest between November 28 and 30. The official launch of Season 3 is on December 4, 2025, and the in‑game event “Gold Rush S3” will be activated that same day for 10 days. According to Tempest Labs, the new season introduces regions and economic mechanics designed to change the dynamics of resources and territorial control.
- Previous season: more than 20,000 active players, $1.5 million in prizes and nearly 1,000,000 on‑chain transactions, according to the tally included in the communication.
- Funding: the expansion has a strategic round of $2.0 million led by Bitkraft and Sky Mavis, aimed at development and improvements to the game’s economy.
- NFTs and assets: the “Cambria Islands” collection comprises 3,333 NFTs, minted on October 23, 2025, with pre‑downloads available since August 11, 2025. The “Cambria Cores” series was minted on December 20, 2024 and revealed on December 27, 2024.
NFT: in this context, it is presented as a digital ownership title that grants rights and utilities within the game’s universe.
Game economy and technical architecture
Season 3 reconfigures economic elements and digital ownership beyond adding content. The team foresees new resource sources, NPCs with economic functions, and mechanics intended to intensify the interdependence between asset ownership and strategic advantages.
The note emphasizes that ownership of certain NFTs grants resource generation capabilities and territorial control, which will influence competitiveness within the game and shape how players accrue advantages.
On the technical side, Cambria is migrating to the Abstract Chain while maintaining cross‑chain integrations with Ronin and Blast, a change presented as improving scalability and operational efficiency. These decisions have implications for product operations and compliance, especially in the management of transaction queues, asset custody, and traceability of on‑chain movements.
The next confirmed milestone is the Early Access Playtest on November 28, 2025 at 11:00 ET, followed by the general opening on December 4. The season will test the viability of the new economic design and the technical migration, with direct implications for liquidity, asset governance, and operational requirements for custodians and compliance teams. Next verified milestone: Docs Live on November 26; Early Access Playtest November 28–30.
