Update
Fri, Jul 10, 2026
Gryphline is set to release the Homecoming update for Arknights: Endfield on July 16, 2026. This significant update marks the game’s half-year celebration, wrapping up the current Wuling story arc and introducing the largest main-story map expansion since the game's launch. Players can anticipate two new playable Operators, updates to the factory system, new gameplay modes, and various anniversary rewards.
Homecoming adds two new story maps: Yinglung Pass and North Wuling Exclusion Zone. Yinglung Pass serves as the entry point to a sealed territory, where players will encounter the enigmatic Feranmut Proxy Si. The North Wuling Exclusion Zone immerses players in a Blight Miasma-covered region as they combat corruption and ensure safe passage for returning survivors. Players will also face new Blightshade enemies, representing the remnants of emotions preserved by Æther, and a formidable new boss, Alleikhreos, Chiliarch, whose unique attacks will require players to master battlefield mechanics.
The update introduces Arcane, the six-star Operator and captain of the Yinglung Special Task Force, who offers diverse combat styles based on her Intellect and Will attributes. Alongside her, Liino, the Morning Star of La Fantoma, enhances allies as an Electric supporter. The AIC factory system sees its most substantial expansion yet with the introduction of Gas as a new production state, allowing players to harvest new resources like Inergen and Xiragen, convert materials, and unlock advanced industrial technologies.
Homecoming also features Echoes of War, a permanent seasonal combat mode with rotating stages, difficulty levels, and rankings. Additional content includes the HEAT RAGE! MEGA ARENA! challenge, The Rooted Realm exploration event, new Umbral Monument challenges, and six new Delver of the Cryptic puzzle maps. Quality-of-life improvements include faster equipment crafting, expanded Photo Mode, and support for DLSS 4.5, PSSR2, and FSR 3.
To celebrate its first six months, players can earn rewards such as 3,000 Oroberyls, five Basic HH Permits, and the six-star weapon Farsight through a three-day login event. Additional rewards include 2,000 Oroberyls via mail and a Fortune Connect-and-Win event offering guaranteed Oroberyls. Two seven-day login campaigns will each provide five limited HH Permits. Arknights: Endfield is available on PlayStation 5, PC via the Epic Games Store, and mobile devices via iOS and Android.
