Kingdom: Hadou, the mobile strategy game for App Store and Google Play from Bandai Namco Entertainment, entered Season 5 on August 5, 2026 (Wed). The new season brings a fresh story arc, a wave of new recruitable generals, and a run of limited-time events.
Season 5 Theme: The Battle of Bayou (馬陽)
Zhao's army suddenly invades Qin, igniting a fierce clash with Qin's forces on the plains of Bayou (馬陽). Ouki, the Great General of the Heavens, faces his archenemy Houken in a decisive duel, while the fierce general Moubu pushes the Zhao forces back with overwhelming military strength. Behind the scenes, however, the brilliant strategist Riboku is setting a grand scheme of his own into motion.
As martial power and strategic genius collide head-on, the fates of these heroes begin to shift dramatically. Experience the intense battle for Qin's future in Kingdom: Hadou.
Screenshots are from a version still in development.
Seven New Generals Join the Roster
Alongside Qin's fierce general Moubu, six generals from the Zhao army are also joining one after another. All of the generals featured in the Season 5 Legendary Recruitment and All-Star Recruitment banners have now been revealed.
Legendary Recruitment / All-Star Recruitment Period: Currently running – end date not yet determined
Event timing may differ by server; check in-app notices for details.
Moubu
Type: Combat
Chousou (趙荘)
Type: Disruption
Mangoku (万極)
Type: Disruption
Rihaku (李白)
Type: Guard
Shoumou (渉孟)
Type: Combat
Kousonryuu (公孫龍)
Type: Support
Fuuki (馮忌)
Type: Disruption
Legendary Recruitment / All-Star Recruitment Period: Currently running – end date not yet determined
Full details are available in the in-app notices, and this banner may be rerun again in the future.
Seven-Day Festival Event
Players who complete every mission within the first 14 days of Season 5 can earn rewards including a Special Recruitment Ticket – 850/900 (S5), as part of the limited-time Seven-Day Festival event. Take on the challenge as soon as Season 5 begins.
Timing may differ by server, so check in-app for the exact schedule.
The Special Recruitment Ticket – 850/900 (S5) does not let players pick a specific general; it draws at random from the pool of SSR generals with 850/900 base stats, and it is only available during Season 5. Event content and dates are subject to change without notice — check in-app for the latest details.
Season 5 Commemorative PV
A special PV celebrating the Season 5 launch is now streaming on YouTube.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/vHXPPu6Dm-4
Official Livestream Rewards
To celebrate the "Kingdom: Hadou Official Livestream — Ahead of the Season 5 Launch SP," which aired on August 4 (Tue), in-game items including Legendary Recruitment Tickets are being distributed. Log in to the game and check the in-game "Mail" to claim them. A Web Store promo code announced during the broadcast also unlocks additional items, and the stream covered update information about the new season as well — the full archive is available to watch.
Livestream archive: https://www.youtube.com/live/aDm-Y41NwVU
Reward Period: From the end of the livestream through August 18, 2026 (Tue) 11:59 PM
The in-game items tied to the promo code can be claimed once per player (one server) per person. Only players who register and clear Chapter 1 before the deadline can claim the rewards. Period and content are subject to change without notice — check in-app notices for details.
New Servers Keep Opening
New servers for Kingdom: Hadou continue to open one after another, so starting now still means playing alongside plenty of other players who are just getting started. Newly opened servers also come with a beginner login bonus campaign.
A five-part series of step-by-step guide videos is also available, walking new players through the points where they tend to get stuck early on.
Guide videos: https://kingdom-hadou.bn-ent.net/special/newbie/
Since every new player starts from Season 1, a page summarizing the events and gacha schedule for Season 1 has also been published — worth a look right when you start.
Season 1 event schedule: https://kingdom-hadou.bn-ent.net/information/?p=437
Event content and dates are subject to change without notice — check in-app for the latest details.
Web Store Deals
The Bandai Namco Entertainment Web Store is offering deals on Kingdom: Hadou items, including select in-game items at a discount and packs exclusive to the Web Store.
As a store-opening bonus, everyone can claim a one-time pack of 20 Legendary Recruitment Tickets for free. Free packs are also refreshed every week, each including 150 Hadou Stones at no cost — new packs go live every Monday.
Web Store: https://jp.bandainamcoentwebstore.com/kingdom-hadou
How to use the Web Store: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5ThTj_XzDM&list=PL0DnZpV_rwVvTzvLvsiL9Avn9MW-ocLdV
Available in select regions only. Campaign period and content are subject to change or cancellation without notice — check the Bandai Namco Entertainment Web Store for details.
Official Discord Server
An official Discord server is also running, sharing official announcements and giving players a place to connect with each other. Discord-exclusive campaigns and expanded features are also planned, so early members can get in on it from the start.
Discord: https://discord.gg/QQYrYwFKnk
About Kingdom: Hadou
Kingdom: Hadou is a strategy simulation game co-developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment and Koei Tecmo Games, set in the blood-pumping world of the manga Kingdom. Players take on the role of a general, leading the anime's colorful cast of characters through the battlefield, advancing and expanding their forces together with fellow players fighting in the same army.
The vast battlefields of Kingdom, rendered as a 3D map
Strategy built around the "advantage of terrain"
Siege battles of up to 30 versus 30, complete with siege towers
Screens are from a version still in development.
Kingdom: Hadou released on October 1, 2025 (Wed). It is free to download with optional in-app purchases, distributed in Japan in Japanese for the App Store and Google Play (some devices are not supported).
- Official Site: https://kingdom-hadou.bn-ent.net/
- Official X: https://x.com/kingdom_hadou
- Official LINE: https://bnent.jp/khadou_infoLINE/
- Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kingdom.hadou
- Game Intro PV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4_z9TMDlek
- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/id6737974657?mt=8
- Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bandainamcoent.kingdomhadou
