Arknights: Endfield — Preview

Arknights: Endfield is the 3D action-RPG spin-off of Hypergryph's hit tower-defense gacha, trading the flat battlefield for the colonized moon of Talos-II, where you play the "Endministrator" leading Endfield Industries against Corruption and Aggeloi. It fuses real-time four-member squad combat built around elemental reactions and an "imbalance" stagger mechanic with a deep, Factorio-style factory-and-base-building layer of mining, conveyors, and power management across a semi-open world. Released globally on January 22, 2026 for PC, PS5, and mobile, it drew 35M+ pre-registrations and generally favorable reviews (Metacritic 78, OpenCritic 88% recommend). It is more of a genuine action-RPG-with-automation than a typical gacha, which is both its biggest strength and its most divisive trait.

Our take

Endfield is one of the most ambitious gacha launches in years: the action combat is snappy, the elemental-reaction system has real depth, and the Factorio-lite base building is a legitimately compelling second game bolted onto the RPG. It's also genuinely divisive. If you don't enjoy logistics puzzles or open-world exploration, large stretches will feel like busywork, and the launch was badly marred by a PayPal billing glitch that overcharged players (some by thousands) before Hypergryph disabled PayPal and issued full refunds. If you want a polished, systems-rich action RPG and don't mind the automation grind, it's an easy recommendation; if you just want a lightweight character-collector, look elsewhere.