Overview
Honor of Kings: World launched on PC on April 10, 2026 as a long-term live-service project. The S0 Season (Jixia Chapter) launch content represents roughly one tenth (1/10) of the full map as designed, with additional regions, heroes, and systems scheduled to roll out over subsequent seasons. TiMi Studio Group has publicly described the game as a multi-year project. In the launch-day official Q&A posted on April 11, 2026, the team also committed to a specific season-delivery model: each future season will receive two sub-versions of content. Specific dates for future seasons had not been announced as of April 12, 2026.
S0 Season Launch Content (April 10, 2026)
The S0 Season is the game's first live-service season. Confirmed launch content includes:
11 playable Resonances (共鸣), including one S0-original heroLeng Chun (冷春), who is not in the MOBA roster
Jixia Academy and its surrounding plains, approximately 1/10 of the full designed world
Introductory main story arc centered on the Child of the Primal Flow protagonist, structured as 27 chapters including a Prologue and an Epilogue (see Main Story and Quests)
The Talent (天赋) system for customizing Resonance movesets
The Huanling (唤灵) companion system, where players bind creatures to their bracelet
Housing via the Study Lodge (学舍) system, with visitable player homes
Multi-mode PvPWudao Duel (武道对决 1v1 ranked), Gushen Lunjue (孤身论决 1v1 fair fight), Xujing Jiaozhu (墟境角逐 / Void Contention 4v4), plus quick-match 1v1, 3v3, and 5v5 modes
Four-player cooperative boss encounters and dungeon content
Cross-play and cross-save between PC and mobile
Crafting, farming, and gathering systems
Traversal tools: grappling hooks (钩索), climbing, swimming, and mounts
Photo mode and social hubs for showing cosmetics
Two-tier battle pass (68 CNY Basic / 168 CNY Deluxe) and cosmetic-only monetization
Confirmed Post-Launch Season Model
The launch-day official Q&A ("师姐问答") confirmed the long-term content delivery plan. Each future season (S1 through S4) will receive two sub-versions that each add story, Resonance, region, playstyle, and cosmetic content. In effect, the delivery cadence is roughly:
Season launch (major drop)new region, new story arc, new Resonance character, new cosmetic line
Mid-season dropexpanded region content, additional Resonance, new playstyle or system feature, seasonal cosmetic refresh
No specific dates, version numbers, or season duration have been announced for S1 or later seasons. The exact S0 end date had also not been published as of April 12, 2026.
Confirmed Upcoming Content
Mobile launch (iOS and Android)within April 2026, specific date unannounced. Per the April 11 Q&A, mobile launch will bring full cross-save support between PC and mobile from day one.
Time-stop photography mode (时空定格摄影)teased in the launch-day Q&A as a post-launch S0 update feature, no date. This expands the existing Photo Mode.
Controller and shader-compile fixeslisted as in-progress in the launch-day Q&A. See Day One Patch for the full status list.
Open-world expansionfuture regions include The Misty Marshes (云梦泽), the Great Wall / Northern Wilds region, Wolf Banner tribal territoryDongyunluo Highlandand Dreaming Word Lakeside. These are named in worldview lore but are not playable during S0.
Continued main story arc beyond the Jixia Academy 27-chapter block
Additional Resonances on a rolling basis, drawn from the broader Honor of Kings hero library plus new HoKW-original characters in the style of Leng Chun
Overseas rolloutthe first-ever overseas closed PC alpha test is in recruitment as of launch, with global release following some time after. No specific date for TW/HK/KR/JP/SEA/Western release has been announced.
What is NOT Publicly Confirmed
Several claims about the post-launch roadmap have circulated in secondary coverage without confirmation from TiMi. Readers should treat the following as unverified until Tencent publishes a formal roadmap document:
Specific version numbers (v1.1, v1.2, v2.0) or dated version drops
A specific level cap increase schedule
Console versions for PlayStation, Xbox, or Switch
Steam or Epic Games Store storefront launches for PC
Specific seasonal cadence (monthly, quarterly) for major content drops
S1 hero names or S0 Phase 2 hero additions
Esports ranked ladder or tournament circuit announcements
Live-Service Commitments
TiMi has stated in public press materials that Honor of Kings: World is intended to be played for years rather than months. The S0 Season launch is framed as the beginning of an ongoing live-service project, with content updates drawn from the broader Honor of Kings universe. The confirmed two-sub-version-per-season model is the clearest single signal of the long-term content cadence. For the launch reception that is shaping post-launch priorities, see Launch Reception. For the history of what has already been delivered, see Development History.
Update: Mobile Launch Confirmed for April 17, 2026
The mobile launch window was updated on April 10, 2026 from the earlier vague 'within April 2026' phrasing to a firm April 17, 2026 date. Pre-download for the mobile client opened April 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM Beijing Time, per and the official post.
All S0 Season content launched on PC is also present on mobile at that date, with cross-save enabled so that PC players can bring their accounts to mobile without re-playing the prologue or re-grinding Resonance bonds. Tencent Cloud Gaming also continues to be a third client option.
Post-Mobile-Launch Priorities
With both endpoints live from April 17, 2026 onward, the remaining launch-window priorities the team has acknowledged in the day-one Q&A thread are:
Intel 13th- and 14th-generation CPU crash fixes on PC
Shader compile stutter optimization on PC
Controller vibration and input loss fix, with custom keybinding returning to the PC client
Mobile-specific optimization for mid-range Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity devices
Time-stop photography mode, which was teased for the S0 season without a firm date
Week One Report Commitments (S1 and S2)
The production team's Week One Report (first-week summary, 制作组首周汇报) published on April 17, 2026 added three firm commitments to the post-launch roadmap that had previously been phrased in broader language. These are additive to the items already listed above in the Confirmed Upcoming Content section.
Minimap (S1 Season): confirmed in development for the S1 Season. The minimap has to integrate with the world-streaming system that already handles the vertically layered cavern regions, which is the reason the feature is scheduled for a season break rather than a mid-season patch.
Keyboard and mouse custom keybinding (S1 Season): the feature was shipped in the S0 launch build but pulled the same week after a bug was discovered that interfered with combat execution inputs. Custom keybinding will return with the S1 patch.
Gamepad custom keybinding (S2 Season): flagged as taking more runway than the keyboard and mouse path. The target window is the S2 Season rather than S1.
These items are the first content-roadmap commitments from TiMi that have a named season attached rather than a generic 'post-launch' label, and they set a precedent that future roadmap items will be pinned to season boundaries rather than open-ended.