Honor of Kings

Honor of Kings
Developer(s)TiMi Studio Group
Publisher(s)Tencent Games (mainland China)
Level Infinite (global)
Director(s)Li Min (game director)
Composer(s)
List
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Android, iOS
Release
  • CN: 26 November 2015
  • BR: 8 March 2023
  • TR: 21 February 2024
  • SA: 20 February 2024
  • WW: 20 June 2024
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Genre(s)Multiplayer online battle arena
Mode(s)Multiplayer, single-player (bots)

Honor of Kings (simplified Chinese: 王者荣耀; traditional Chinese: 王者榮耀; pinyin: Wángzhě Róngyào, unofficially translated as "King's Glory", or alternatively transliterated as Wangzhe Rongyao) is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Tencent Games for the iOS and Android mobile platforms.

First released in mainland China on 26 November 2015, it has become one of the most relevant MOBA games in the country. An international adaptation, titled Arena of Valor, was released in October 2016; it utilizes the same game engine but greatly altered user interface designs and heroes to accommodate the Western market. As of November 2020, Honor of Kings had over 100 million daily active players, making it one of the most popular games in the world,[2] as well as the highest-grossing mobile game of all time.[a] Additionally, it is one of the most downloaded apps globally.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

In June 2022, Level Infinite, the publisher of Arena of Valor, announced that Honor of Kings would be released globally by the end of 2022.[15] In May 2024, the worldwide launch was announced for 20 June 2024, following pre-releases in Brazil and Turkey as well as countries in the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.[16][17]

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