Arknights

Arknights is a free-to-play tactical RPG/tower defense mobile game developed and published by Chinese studio Hypergryph. It was released in China on 1 May 2019, in other countries on 16 January 2020, and in Taiwan on 29 June 2020. Arknights is available on Android and iOS platforms worldwide, with Windows version available for Chinese server only. Arknights features gacha game mechanics.

Game data

Released: 2020-01-16
User rating: 4.11 / 5
Genres: Card, Strategy, RPG
Platforms: iOS, Android
ESRB: Teen

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Take on the role of a key member of Rhodes Island, a pharmaceutical company that fights both a deadly infection and the unrest it leaves in its wake. Together with your leader Amiya, you’ll recruit Operators, train them, then assign them to various operations to protect the innocent and resist those who would thrust the world into turmoil.

Released: 2019
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Engine: Unity
Developer: Studio Montagne
Publisher: Yostar Games, Hypergryph

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Key facts

Video game.title: Arknights
Video game.engine: Unity
Video game.genre: Tactical role-playing, tower defense
Video game.image: Arknights icon.png
Video game.caption: App icon
Video game.modes: Single-player
Chinese.collapse: no
Chinese.t: 明日方舟
Chinese.s: 明日方舟
Chinese.p: Míngrì Fāngzhōu
Chinese.l: Ark of Tomorrow

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Official website: ak.gryphline.com

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publication date: 2020-06-29
Commons category: Arknights

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A spin-off game, Arknights: Endfield, was released in January 2026. Three seasons of an anime adaptation of Arknights have aired from late 2022 to 2025.