Release calendar · gacha and anime games
Upcoming gacha game releases
Global, Japanese, Chinese and Korean gacha launches, betas, Steam ports and version updates, day by day in UTC.
78 dates · 6 in the next 7 days · 59 still TBA · updated
22 entries in October 2026: exact days first, then dates with only the month.
Astrae Oratio
BetaUnconfirmedGlobal closed beta ran from 2 to 6 October. Full launch is planned for 2027.
Make a Drama: MAD
ReleaseGlobal launch of the collectible RPG after its Korean release in June, as one build for all regions.
Millennium Tour ELF
ReleaseJapanese launch of the turn-based RPG with Live2D characters.
Arknights: Endfield: Version 'Sanctuary of Ink' (live)
PatchNew 6-star operators Si and Argent Flow and a new area, Wuling: Si's Painting. Went live on 14 October in NA/EU and 15 October in Asia, together with the Steam release.
Accounts 50 accounts availableOfficial announcement
Summoners War: v9.3.6 update - Cosmic Worm
PatchAdds the new monster Cosmic Worm, with an SP Summon event until 1 November.
Accounts 169 accounts availableGuideOfficial announcement
Lumin: Echo of Spacetime
ReleasePublic launch in China on PC and mobile with shared servers. No global date yet.
Arknights: Endfield (Steam launch)
New platformEndfield launched in January 2026; this is the Steam release with cross-progression.
Accounts 50 accounts available
Stella Sora (Steam launch)
New platformSteam release on the first anniversary, with version 2.0 and 100 free recruit tickets.
Xingtu Tiancheng
ReleaseSteampunk-myth card strategy RPG, launched in China after a September beta.
Raid: Shadow Legends: Festival of Frights (Halloween)
EventHalloween event with the fusion champion Orynyx Mindcrawler, the Harvest Jack pumpkin hunt and a themed Bastion. End date not announced.
Accounts 283 accounts availableOfficial announcement
Basketball Girls: Leap to the Peak
ReleaseSports anime card RPG with an NBA licence, launched in China.
HYPNOSYNC
ReleaseFree-to-play rhythm game with no paid songs, launching at 19:00 JST.
Epic Seven: Steam launch and Foundry server
New platformNew serverEpic Seven arrives on Steam with a fresh Foundry server and 20 free summons a day until 31 December.
Accounts 119 accounts available
Shanhai Yiwenlu
BetaUnconfirmedIdle card strategy game; a limited test with a data wipe starts in China at 08:00.
Honkai: Star Rail: Version 4.7 Special Program (livestream)
EventExpectedSpecial Program livestream expected at 19:30 (UTC+8); HoYoverse has not announced it yet.
No exact day yet
I Am MT: Rise
ReleaseIdle card RPG reviving the I Am MT series, launched in China in October.
All days are UTC days; an exact start time is shown in the publisher's time zone and in UTC. Last updated .
About this calendar and how we check dates
Global, Japanese, Chinese and Korean launches of gacha and anime games, their closed betas and the version updates of the big live titles. Regional launches get their own row when the date differs by region.
How we check dates
- Online games only: MMOs, gacha and anime games, online shooters and battle royales, strategy and MOBA titles, plus major patches, seasons and expansions of big live games.
- New games covers releases, betas and early access, New platform launches (a mobile game arriving on Steam or PC) and New server openings (fresh servers, worlds and economies). Updates covers expansions, patches and seasons; Events covers livestreams, tournaments, in-game events and deadlines.
- Days are UTC days. When the publisher gives an exact time, we store it with its time zone (for example 19:00 PDT) and place the entry on the UTC day it falls on, so a 19:00 PDT launch on 27 October sits on 28 October. Without a time, the day is the publisher's date.
- Confirmed means the publisher or developer announced the date. A link to the source is shown only when it is an official announcement: the publisher's or developer's site, an official store page or Steam news, or an official press release.
- Expected means a window rather than a day, or a date expected from the game's usual update schedule that the publisher has not announced yet.
- Unconfirmed means the date is listed on a store page or reported, but the publisher has not confirmed it. Rumors go under Date TBA.
- When the same game is listed by several sources we keep one entry with the most precise official date, and a separate entry only where a region gets a different date.
- Every entry shows the day its date was last checked. The calendar is rebuilt every day; found a wrong date? Tell us in Discord.
Facts checked: 24 October 2026