Honor of Kings

Honor of Kings is another addition to the long list of multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games. It was developed by TiMi Studios and published by Tencent Games in mainland China on November 26, 2015. Meanwhile, Honor of Kings was made available worldwide by Level Infinite on June 20, 2024. This MOBA is one of the most-played mobile games with over 100 million daily active players. It has achieved other great feats like the highest-grossing mobile game and one of the most downloaded apps.

What is the Honor of Kings game about?

Honor of Kings is a MOBA where players enter in a 15-20 minute long quick-match. Players would use characters from a huge selection with special powers to defeat NPCs and players from the opponent team to win a match. Moreover, players would have to master the characters and keep leveling them to their maximum potential.

Honor of Kings Gameplay and Game Mechanics Explained

In Honor of Kings, players would be controlling a character from a wide selection of 122 heroes with unique abilities to defeat NPCs and opponents in the arena. For the kills and winning the match, players would get experience and gold. The 122 heroes are divided into six classes: Tank, Fighter, Assassin, Mage, Marksman, or Support. Many of these heroes are based on mythical or legendary historical figures. Players would keep leveling up their characters to the maximum level of 15, as each level unlocks new abilities and also improves the ones that were already learned.

To win a match in Honor of Kings, players need to take down the opponent's defensive turrets and their base's crystal. Now, the specific gameplay mechanics would depend on the game mode. There are various game modes, which include various PvP and PvE modes. Moreover, players can also go up against AI-controlled characters in PvP modes.

Honor of Kings has various types of damage: Physical, Magical, Critical, and Real. Physical damage is the most common one, which is stated in red numbers and it can be decreased with armor. Magical damage is shown using purple numbers and magic resistance can decrease this damage. Real damage is the one to look for, it cannot be decreased with armor but only by damage-decreasing buffs and abilities. Finally, the Critical damage does massive damage in crit chance and it can be any type of damage.

Where to play Honor of Kings?

Honor of Kings is a free-to-play game that can be downloaded from the Play Store and App Store for Android and iOS devices, respectively. Although it is a mobile game, players can enjoy it on PC using Android emulators like Bluestacks.

When was Honor of Kings released?

Honor of Kings was originally released in mainland China by Tencent Games on November 26, 2015. An international adaptation called Arena of Valor was released in October 2016 by Level Infinite. It had the same game engine but the interface and heroes were designed to suit the Western market. Eventually, Level Infinite made available the Honor of Kings worldwide on June 20, 2024.