How the rotation works
PEAK does not build a fresh island every day. The developers generate a batch of islands and the game plays them in a fixed order. The current pool holds 208 islands, so today’s lineup comes back 208 days later, with the same terrain, luggage spots and Tomb status. A patch can replace the pool, as 2.6.a did on 2 October 2026 and 3.0.0 did in October 2026.
Dates use your local time. Use the full start and end times to identify the exact 24-hour rotation.
For the current route, reset countdown and all live markers in one place, open PEAK map today.
The region choices
Every expedition climbs six regions in the same order. Only regions two to five change, each a choice between two options. These are the counts in the current pool:
| Region | Option A | Option B |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shore, every day | |
| 2 | Tropics, 104 days | Roots, 104 days |
| 3 | Alpine, 105 days | Mesa, 103 days |
| 4 and 5 | Caldera + The Kiln, 104 days | Gloom + The Citadel, 104 days |
| 6 | The Peak, every day |
The Kiln always follows the Caldera and the Citadel always follows the Gloom. Each choice is close to a coin flip over a full cycle, but the days do not strictly alternate.
Tomb days
The Tomb is part of the Mesa, so it can only be open on a Mesa day. In the current pool it is open on 42 of the 103 Mesa days. On Alpine days the Tomb column shows a dash.
Planning around the lineup
Because the order is fixed, the fourteen-day table is reliable. Use it to pick the right day:
- Luggage and Plunderer: on our maps the Mesa averages about 73 small luggage, the Alpine about 19.
- 24 Karat and Esoterica: you need a Mesa day with the Tomb marked open. Both possible finales have lava for the Ancient Idol.
- Gloom badges: Wanderer, Bellringer, Exorcist, Well Rested and Medieval History all need a Gloom day. Today’s belltowers shows whether you have one.
- Region badges: Forestry and Tread Lightly need the Roots, Alpinist and Bundled Up the Alpine, Nomad and Cool Cucumber the Mesa, Volcanology the Caldera. The badge guide lists every requirement. Click any biome in the lineup to open its page with today’s map.
Common mistakes
- Assuming an Alpine day has a Tomb. The Tomb is only on Mesa days. In this pool 42 of the 103 Mesa days are open, but a later patch could seal some, so check the Tomb column before a 24 Karat run.
- Expecting belltowers on a Caldera day. They exist only in the Gloom.
- Planning across a patch. If a patch swaps the pool, the old cycle no longer applies; this page updates once the new islands are imported.
Quick answers
What time does the PEAK island change? Every day at 17:00 UTC, for all players at once.
How often does the Mesa come up? On 103 of the 208 islands in the current pool, and the Tomb is open on 42 of those Mesa days.
Can I tell what the island will be next week? Yes. The pool plays in a fixed order, so the table above is accurate unless a patch changes the pool.
