Evidently Arknights: Endfield may nonetheless occur. After greater than a yr and a half of silence, the venture’s official Twitter account has begun posting once more, beginning with some new character artwork. The final time the official Arknights Endfield account posted was March 18, 2022, when the sport was first introduced.

As of press time, solely the official Twitter account of the sport has resumed exercise, posting artwork that includes a number of characters that as but stay unidentified. Three characters have earlier designs that seem on the sport’s official web site, whereas two extra are new. An extra eight are seen however hid within the shadows behind the primary lineup.

The tweet additionally features a message for the participant “Endministrator”:

Earlier than the disaster worsens,

we should get rid of all hazards, save the survivors, and restore the bottom to full operations.

Our operators are prepared for motion. Allow us to start, Endministrator.

Arknights Endfield is a spin-off of developer Hypergryph’s Arknights. Whereas the primary sport is an RPG with tower protection mechanics, Endfield is billed as a “real-time 3D RPG with strategic components.”

The sport takes place on the planet of Talos-II, a harmful frontier world the place settlements and wandering cities are sheltered from the untamed wildlands are sheltered by huge partitions. Gamers play because the “Endministrator” of Endfield Industries’ Protocol Area Restoration Division, a company that explores Talos-II to recuperate know-how, plumb ruins from the Outdated Period, and set up self-sufficient infrastructure within the barrens. Arknights Endfield doesn’t seem to have an specific connection to Arknights’ narrative or setting, however does share ideas and components, reminiscent of a useful resource referred to as Originium and the theme of a dystopian world populated by cellular cities.

To this point one named character from Endfield is thought, Supervisor Perlica. She’s seen within the Endfield announcement CG trailer, however little else about her or different featured characters is confirmed.

Gameplay footage launched final yr reveals characters transferring round a 3D atmosphere, with a digicam angle paying homage to classical isometric RPGs.

Arknights Endfield is in growth, with PC and cellular gadgets introduced as goal platforms. It doesn’t but have a launch window.