Arknights: Endfield 'Dreams Among Winds and Snows' Update Launches with New Characters and Events
August 21, 2026
Steam wishlist is open, with a separate official launch date to be announced.
The Arknights: Endfield update Dreams Among the Winds and Snows launches on September 2, introducing Typhoeus from Rhodes Island as a Nature Striker who can fly, slow enemies with Barrage Array, and utilize unique mobility and trap capabilities.
A new story unfolds in the Snowy Forest near Yinglung Pass as players meet the Endministrator and Chief Engineer Andre and confront the regional boss Gloomwald’s Rage.
Typhoeus, a returning Operator, arrives in the Snowy Forest outside Yinglung Pass where the team navigates enchanted fog, faces Gloomwald’s Rage, and leverages Typhoeus’s Nature abilities for crowd control and mobility.
Supplementary notes describe Suiming’s loop, where players collect parts to repair the Waking Bell, using loop-derived clues to uncover the city’s past, with items retained across loops.
The update features a slate of events including Shooter’s Test, APK Support: Attack of the Fluffy Moon, Snow in the Deep Forest, Echo of the Old Town Bell, Feathered Iron Arrow, Big purring Feline!, Autumn Streams of the Mountain Ranges, Obstacle Race, OrbiPom! MERGE!, and Supply of Reason, among others.
A statement from Light Zhong underscores ongoing development with new stories, gameplay, and content.
As of February 1, 2026, cumulative player activity metrics highlighted large pre-registrations and in-game progress, with links to further details.
The update adds QoL and content upgrades, including new decor items, stamina speed boosters, an Operator Development Overview, new Echoes of War seasons, the Twilight Monument, UI hiding during dialogues, one-click lead filling, open-world structure placement, and plans for a ranch system with breeding.
Pre-load will be available ahead of release; patch is slated for August 30, 2026, with additional event details and banner schedules linked in the article.
Purrchena, a Defender who shields and heals via gift boxes, can be recruited for free during the Tribute Event starting September 24, 2026, with the recommended weapon Dessert Moment obtainable by completing six missions.
The Purrchena Tribute Event on September 24, 2026 also provides enough copies to maximize her potential and includes the Dessert Moment weapon.
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