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11 Overview
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33 Honor of Kings: World is built on Unreal Engine 5 with Tencent's proprietary MagicDawn global illumination technology layered on top. The game supports NVIDIA DLSS 3 and ray tracing on PC, with full cross-platform parity and cross-save between PC, iOS, Android, and Tencent Cloud Gaming. This article documents the verified launch-day hardware requirements primary text and the Tencent S0 landing page.
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55 Engine and Rendering
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77 ComponentDetailsGame EngineUnreal Engine 5Global IlluminationTencent MagicDawn (proprietary cross-engine GI solution)PC UpscalingNVIDIA DLSS 3 with frame generation on RTX 40-seriesPC Ray TracingSupported on NVIDIA RTX cardsDynamic LightingDynamic time-of-day, volumetric clouds, weather effectsCross-Platform ParityPC and mobile share the same content, updated together
88 MagicDawn is Tencent Games' in-house global illumination solution, first publicly presented at SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 in December 2025 by Li Chao, who heads the Tencent Games Frontier Rendering team. primary text describes it as the industry's first GI solution that simultaneously achieves cross-engine compatibility, full-platform adaptation, dynamic time-of-day GI rendering, and AI-assisted intelligent enhancement for open-world games. Honor of Kings: World is the first shipped title using MagicDawn.
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1010 PC System Requirements
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1212 ComponentMinimumNotesOperating SystemWindows 10 22H2Windows 11 also supportedCPUIntel Core i5-9600Or AMD Ryzen 5 equivalentRAM16 GB32 GB recommended for higher settingsGPUNVIDIA GTX 1060 5 GBRTX 2060 or higher required for ray tracingStorage100 GB free spaceInstall size is approximately 72.5 GBDistributionTencent PC launcherNo Steam or Epic Games Store listing as of launch
1313 Mobile System Requirements
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1616 PlatformMinimumNotesAndroid OSAndroid 11 or newerAndroid ChipsetSnapdragon 865, Dimensity 1200, Kirin 9000e or higherOlder chipsets not supportedAndroid RAM8 GBAndroid Storage40 GB free spaceiOS VersioniOS 15 or neweriPhone MinimumiPhone 11 (Apple A13 chip)iPhone 13 and newer recommendediOS RAM4 GBiOS Storage40 GB free space
1717 Cross-save works automatically through the player's Tencent account. Players can start on PC and continue on mobile or vice versa, using the same progression, inventory, and cosmetic unlocks. Both PC and mobile share servers and matchmaking pools.
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1919 Cloud Gaming
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2121 Honor of Kings: World is also playable through Tencent Cloud Gaming for users whose local hardware does not meet the minimum PC or mobile requirements. Cloud play delivers the full PC visual quality at lower local hardware cost. Tencent Cloud Gaming was included in the February 2026 Zhengming Test (争鸣测试) alongside PC, Android, and iOS, indicating it is a first-class platform rather than an afterthought.
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2323 Display and Input
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2525 PC supports standard 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions with NVIDIA DLSS 3 upscalingPC input: mouse and keyboard plus controller (Xbox, PlayStation, generic DirectInput)Mobile input: touch screen plus optional connected controllers on both iOS and AndroidVariable refresh rate support on PC monitorsHigh refresh rate (120 Hz) supported on capable mobile displays
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2727 Age Rating and Regional Notes
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2929 Honor of Kings: World carries a 12+ age rating under the Chinese 适龄提示 (age-appropriate advisory) system. The game launched exclusively in mainland China on April 10, 2026. An overseas closed PC alpha test (English-only) opened registration in April 2026 for North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, but a global launch date has not been announced. When the game expands beyond China, regional age ratings will be assigned by the appropriate local bodies (ESRB, PEGI, CERO).