Announced in April 2026, the first-ever overseas closed PC alpha test for Honor of Kings: World is open to select players in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

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Content Roadmap

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Post-launch content plan for Honor of Kings: World, including the confirmed two-sub-version-per-season model, mobile launch within April 2026, and teased S0 additions.

Development6/8/2026 7 min read

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Day One Patch

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Honor of Kings: World's launch-day hotfixes and the April 11, 2026 official Q&A response to player feedback about prologue pacing, controller bugs, and shader stutter.

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Closed Beta Tests

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Honor of Kings: World ran four major Chinese closed beta phases from late 2024 through February 2026 before its April 10, 2026 PC launch.

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Pre-Registration Campaign

Honor of Kings: World's pre-registration campaign opened April 22, 2025 at Tencent SPARK 2025 and topped 3.8 million WeGame reservations before the April 10, 2026 PC launch.

Development5/8/2026 4 min read

willowmist

Development History

Honor of Kings: World was revealed in October 2021 and launched on PC in mainland China on April 10, 2026 after roughly five years of development, multiple engine and scope changes, and a sequence of Chinese closed beta phases.

Development6/13/2026 6 min read

TheRealMaverick

Week One Report (April 17, 2026)

TiMi Studio Group's first-week production team report for Honor of Kings: World, published April 17, 2026 alongside the mobile launch.

Development5/19/2026 5 min read

Darkwhispers

April 11, 2026 Hotfix

The first post-launch hotfix for Honor of Kings: World, pushed on April 11, 2026 without downtime.

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Zhengming Test (2026 Paid Beta)

The Zhengming Test (争鸣测试) was Honor of Kings: World's first-ever paid commercial data-wipe beta. Recruitment ran February 10 to 23, 2026, pre-download opened March 4, and the test began March 5.

Development6/26/2026 4 min read

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Liu Cixin Collaboration

Tencent has announced a franchise-level collaboration with Hugo Award-winning author Liu Cixin. The specific integration into Honor of Kings: World has not been detailed publicly.

Development5/24/2026 3 min read

willowmist

Apple Showcase Events

Honor of Kings: World was featured once at an Apple event: the September 10, 2024 iPhone 16 "It's Glowtime" reveal gaming demo segment, with an iPhone-16-tuned ultra graphics mode.

Development5/27/2026 3 min read

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