Funcom is bringing Conan Exiles Enhanced and Aloft to PS5 in early 2027, with a free Conan upgrade for existing PlayStation owners and a gentler survival counterweight in Aloft.
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Funcom is stacking PS5 survival games for early 2027
Funcom has confirmed through the PlayStation Blog that two open-world survival games, Conan Exiles Enhanced and Aloft, are coming to PlayStation 5 in early 2027. The concrete news is simple. The tension is in the pairing: one is a harsher, long-running survival sandbox returning with a current-generation upgrade, while the other is a skybound co-op survival game arriving on console with its full 1.0 release.
The announcement was posted by Funcom communications manager Jarle Hrafn Grindhaug, who framed both games as the next PlayStation step after Funcom’s PS5 launch of Dune: Awakening. Funcom has not announced exact release dates for either game, and the PlayStation Blog says more details will be shared later. Both games are available to wishlist on PlayStation Store, according to the same post.
For PS5 survival players, the useful part is that these are not the same pitch wearing different armor. Conan Exiles Enhanced is about returning to the Exiled Lands with visual, interface, performance, and quality-of-life work. Aloft is being positioned as a cozy co-op sandbox survival game set among floating islands, with ecosystem restoration, animal care, gliding, hurricanes, puzzles, combat improvements, and exploration all part of the package Funcom describes.
The Conan Exiles Enhanced PS5 upgrade is free for existing PlayStation owners
Funcom’s clearest consumer-facing detail is the upgrade path. According to the PlayStation Blog, all players who own Conan Exiles on PlayStation will get Conan Exiles Enhanced for PlayStation 5 for free. The blog also says both the PS4 and PS5 versions will be available to purchase, and buying one version will grant the other for free.
That makes the Conan Exiles free upgrade more generous than a simple limited-time next-gen patch, at least based on what Funcom has announced so far. Purchased Bazaar items and DLC will carry over from PS4 to PS5, according to Funcom. The PlayStation Blog separately notes that Isle of Siptah remains a separate purchase, while also saying the Enhanced edition makes exploring the Exiled Lands and Isle of Siptah a more seamless experience.
There are still practical gaps. Funcom has not announced a price for new buyers on PS5, and the source material does not clarify edge cases such as whether a past PlayStation Plus claim counts as ownership for the free upgrade. Push Square’s comments section shows players already asking that exact question, but no official answer is included in the supplied sources. Trophy behavior, save-transfer specifics, server rules, and crossplay details are also unannounced in the PlayStation Blog post.
Enhanced is a technical refresh, but the exact PS5 targets are still missing
Funcom says Conan Exiles Enhanced brings improved environments, characters, lighting, and effects, along with a redesigned UI, performance improvements, and quality-of-life changes. The official PlayStation Blog does not list a resolution target, frame-rate target, file size, DualSense features, or PS5 Pro-specific support.
Push Square reports that the PS5 version follows the PC Enhanced release from earlier in 2026 and describes the trailer as showing a major comparison between the old PS4 version and the Enhanced edition. Push Square also says the Enhanced edition is built in Unreal Engine 5 and uses features such as Nanite and Lumen global illumination. VGTimes similarly describes the project as rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5. Since Funcom’s provided PlayStation Blog text focuses on visual and systems improvements rather than naming engine features, the safest reading is that Unreal Engine 5 details are coming through coverage of the wider announcement and trailer rather than the specific PlayStation Blog wording.
For a survival game, those performance details matter more than cosmetic polish. Conan Exiles lives and dies on the pressure of scarce resources, base defense, enemy encounters, traversal, and the ugly moment when a bad frame hitch turns a risky expedition into a corpse run. A cleaner UI and better performance could change how approachable the game feels on console, but Funcom has not yet said whether PS5 players should expect 60 frames per second, selectable quality modes, or parity with the PC Enhanced version.
Legacy of the Giant-Kings gives console players new story content at launch
Conan Exiles Enhanced on console will include the new Legacy of the Giant-Kings story arc at launch, according to Funcom’s PlayStation Blog post. Funcom describes it as a narrative experience in which players uncover mysteries tied to the ancient Giant-Kings, explore their forgotten legacy, and take on new challenges, discoveries, and rewards.
That inclusion matters because Enhanced is not being described only as a visual relaunch. Funcom is using the PS5 version to bundle in a major story arc from day one for console players. The company has not detailed the arc’s length, difficulty, quest structure, or whether it changes the rhythm of early-game survival, so expectations should stay grounded until more information arrives.
GamersHeroes also cites comments from Funcom CEO Scott Junior, who said the console community had been asking to experience the Enhanced version and that Funcom sees the release as a milestone as Conan Exiles approaches its 10th anniversary. That is a publisher statement, not a guarantee about long-term cadence, but it explains the business logic. Funcom is treating Conan Exiles as a live survival platform with another decade of potential support rather than a last-gen title being quietly patched for compatibility.
Aloft PS5 brings the softer end of survival to Sony’s 2027 calendar
Aloft is the counterweight in Funcom’s early 2027 PS5 plan. The PlayStation Blog describes it as a cozy co-op sandbox survival game in the clouds, developed by Astrolabe and published by Funcom for its console debut. Players turn floating islands into skyships, build homes among the clouds, and explore alone or with friends.
Funcom says the PS5 version will include all updates released during Aloft’s PC Early Access period as well as the 1.0 experience. The PlayStation Blog says Aloft has received five major content updates since Early Access launch, adding new wildlife, puzzles, combat improvements, glider customization, expanded exploration, and other additions. Push Square notes that Aloft has been in PC Early Access since January 2025, while a Funcom social post cited by GamersHeroes says the game’s console debut will arrive with its full release as Aloft leaves Early Access and launches version 1.0 on PC in early 2027.
This is where Sony’s survival slate gets more varied. Conan Exiles sells danger through hostile land, bodies on the line, and brutal friction. Aloft’s pressure sounds different: fungal corruption to cure, animals to care for, ecosystems to restore, and hurricanes to brave. That still belongs to survival, but it moves the mood away from sand, steel, hunger, and punishment toward stewardship, travel, and shared construction. For players who bounce off grim survival sandboxes but still like gathering, building, and co-op discovery, Aloft PS5 could fill a lighter slot in the PS5 survival games 2027 lineup.
The smart move is to wait for dates, pricing, and performance specifics
The confirmed window for both games is early 2027 on PS5. Conan Exiles Enhanced is also coming to Xbox Series X|S as a free upgrade, according to GamersHeroes’ report citing Funcom’s wider announcement, but the PlayStation Blog announcement is focused on PS5. Aloft’s announcement in the supplied sources is specifically about PS5 as its console debut and PC 1.0 timing.
Existing Conan Exiles players on PlayStation have the easiest decision. If you already own the game, Funcom says the Enhanced PS5 version is free, and your purchased DLC and Bazaar items carry over. If you own Isle of Siptah, the Enhanced edition should make travel between that expansion and the main Exiled Lands more seamless, according to Funcom. If you do not own Isle of Siptah, it remains a separate purchase.
New buyers should wait for Funcom’s next round of details unless they are already committed to the genre. The missing information is significant: exact release dates, launch pricing, performance modes, save handling, server migration details, PS Plus entitlement rules, and any crossplay plans. Aloft has a different question hanging over it. Its pitch is unusually gentle for a survival sandbox, but PS5 players need to see how its 1.0 pacing, co-op stability, combat changes, and hurricane systems land outside Early Access. Funcom has put two very different survival doors on Sony’s 2027 calendar. One opens onto the Exiled Lands with sharper lighting and a free upgrade path. The other opens into the clouds, where the danger looks quieter, cleaner, and possibly more welcoming.