Everything we’ve written about Arknights: Endfield, organised so you can find what you need. Endfield is Hypergryph’s spin-off from the original Arknights — a real-time action RPG on the planet Talos-II with a full Factorio-style automation layer bolted onto it, and it’s free on PC, PS5 and mobile.

New here? Start with the beginner guide. Deciding whether to install at all? Start with the review.

Start Here

Arknights Endfield beginner guide 2026
What to do in your first session, where to spend your opening pulls, why rerolling probably isn’t worth it, and the five mistakes that cost new players the most time.

Arknights Endfield review 2026
Our full verdict: how the AIC factory system works, why the tutorial loses players, what the monetisation criticism is actually about, and who should skip it. Rated 8/10.

Building Your Squad

Team composition guide: best comps for every element
Concrete team templates — the free squad that clears endgame, the Heat and Cryo comps, and whether to run mono-element or mixed.

Operators explained: classes, roles, and who to invest in
The six classes, why elemental reactions matter more than tier rankings, and how to decide which operators deserve your limited investment materials.

The AIC Factory

Base building guide: how the AIC connects to combat
What to unlock first, how to lay out production lines you can expand, the blueprint system, and the three ways your factory feeds combat power.

What Is Endfield?

Endfield shares a universe with the original Arknights but almost none of its gameplay. The original is 2D tower defense. Endfield puts you in direct control of a four-operator squad in real-time 3D combat, on a semi-open world split into regions.

The thing that separates it from every other game in its genre is the Automated Industry Complex — a genuine factory-building system with conveyor belts, power grids, and automated production chains that keep running while you’re logged out. The developers target roughly a 50:50 split between RPG and factory content.

You play the Endministrator, waking from a decade of stasis on Talos-II — a moon colonised 152 years earlier and then cut off when the dimensional gate to Terra was destroyed. No prior Arknights knowledge required.

Version History

• 1.0 — Launch, January 22, 2026. 23 operators.
• 1.2 — “At the Wake of Spring,” April 17, 2026.
• 1.3 — June 5, 2026. New Wuling map, Mi Fu and Camille.
• 1.4 — “Homecoming,” July 16, 2026. Added Arcane. Roster reached 29 operators.

New content lands roughly every two months. Official patch notes and banner schedules are posted on the Endfield official site.

Frequently Asked

Is Arknights Endfield free?
Yes, on PC, PS5 and mobile, with optional in-game purchases.

Do I need to have played Arknights?
No. It’s a spin-off with its own story on a different planet.

Is it worth playing in 2026?
If you like Factorio-style automation and action combat that rewards skill over rarity, yes. If you want a casual pick-up-and-play gacha, the long tutorials will wear on you. Our full review goes into detail.

Does it have co-op or PvP?
No. Single-player only, with shared blueprints being the extent of player interaction.