NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
NetEase’s free-to-play melee-focused battle royale — grappling, parries and parkour across 60-player lobbies. The Devourer season is live with a new Rift Traversal chapter and a Qin dynasty crossover running into November.
What’s live: Devourer season since Oct 9 — new Baize Farm (weather + two crops), Devourer Season Shop and weekly Twitch drops. The Oct 22 update added the Hongmen Banquet Rift Traversal chapter with sage Fan Zeng, plus the Legend of Qin crossover mode (ends Nov 4).
This season’s big pieces
Devourer season
Opened Oct 9 — season shop, Moon-Blessed Pass and Baize Farm reset all run to ~Dec 30. Inherit two Celestia/Prowess levels from last season’s farm.
Hongmen Banquet
New Stormchant Rift Traversal chapter — the famous Xiang Yu/Liu Bang standoff — with three timed activities, new mechanisms and Fan Zeng’s season items.
Legend of Qin crossover
Crescent Moon Valley battle mode plus collectible chests — event windows close Nov 1-4, grab them now.
Xiling Seal crossover
Art-society collab in the rift season running to Nov 18.
FAQ
Is NARAKA free?
Yes — went free-to-play in 2023; monetization is cosmetics and the season pass.
What season is it?
Devourer — NetEase stopped numbering after Season 20 (Oracle). Expect the next season around Dec 30.
What’s the gameplay like?
Melee-first battle royale — combos, counters and grappling-hook movement — with heroes that have distinct skills/ultimates. Rift Traversal is the separate extraction-style mode.
Weekly resets?
Escort Codex cost and weekly rift quests reset Wednesdays; Twitch drop windows rotate weekly for the season.