My Hero Academia mobile game United Survival confirmed for global 2026 launch

My Hero Academia fans finally have a title to pin to the project KLab has been teasing for years: My Hero Academia UNITED SURVIVAL, a new mobile game scheduled to arrive worldwide in 2026 on iOS and Android, with Mainland China left out of the release plan. The first materials, a key visual and teaser trailer posted on the game’s official X account, leaned hard on anime branding rather than gameplay detail, which is usually the clearest sign that a publisher is still selling recognition before systems are fully shown.

KLab confirmed the title on April 6, 2026, and said it is building the game with gumi Inc. The pairing matters. KLab has long operated in the IP mobile space and the new project is being positioned as a global release, not a Japan-first rollout, so players should expect a live-service cadence built around events, updates, and character-driven promotion rather than a one-and-done premium app. The free-to-play iOS and Android setup only strengthens that read.

This game also did not come out of nowhere. KLab said in November 2022 that it had acquired worldwide distribution rights for a new online game based on the My Hero Academia TV anime series, with permission from the My Hero Academia Production Committee. That earlier announcement framed the project as part of KLab’s plan to use its IP-game development and live-operations experience for a worldwide audience, and the 2026 title reveal finally gives that licensing deal a face.

For players, the big question is not whether the brand will draw attention, because My Hero Academia has been a mobile-game name for years. The real question is how aggressively United Survival will ask for time and money once it lands later this year. A free-to-play global anime release from KLab and gumi points toward the familiar mobile playbook: launch hype, steady event cycles, and monetization tied to roster building and progression. The anime art in the reveal suggests the team wants the franchise pull to do the early heavy lifting before deeper gameplay details arrive.

That approach fits a property that has kept expanding since Kōhei Horikoshi’s manga began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2014. With Bones Film-backed anime recognition, a worldwide mobile launch window, and a teaser built around character art, United Survival looks set up as another major test of how far a top-tier shonen brand can carry a mobile game before players start asking what the grind, the banners, and the real cost will be.