Destiny: Rising roadmap: Everything we know about the next six months

Destiny: Rising has been experiencing some highs and lows since its August launch. Developed by NetEase Games, the free-to-play gacha game debuted to a huge player base of roughly 100,000 players. Set in an alternate timeline to Destiny 2, players can choose from 13 Lightbearers, some free, some chargeable, and take on various missions.

However, as of November 2025, Destiny: Rising is hovering around 20,000 players, and it looks like NetEase wants to stop the bleeding fast by announcing a six-month roadmap for the game. At the time of writing, this has already begun with Season 2’s “Reunion Day Celebration”. Below, we’ll lay out what this and the other seasons will include for Destiny: Rising.

Launching in August 2025, Destiny: Rising is a free-to-play gacha game, developed by NetEase Games, that can be played as a single-player campaign or a multiplayer session. Available on iPhone and Android devices, as well as NetEase’s MuMuPlayer emulator for Windows and macOS players.

The aim of the game is similar to the mainline Destiny titles, where Lightbearers must take on various missions while obtaining loot for better weapons, items, and more. There are also mini-games, like Sparrow racing and another called Shadowshaper Duels, where cards can be collected.

Having launched with Season 1, as well as a chargeable battle pass after completing the first mission, players can already buy cosmetics and Lightbearers to play as. But as the upcoming seasons show from NetEase’s plans for Destiny: Rising, it looks like there’s going to be even more content for new and existing players to enjoy. 

Announcing the roadmap in a blog post on November 5, NetEase Games outlined the content for Destiny: Rising up until April 2026. The second season has already begun, with various new weapons, items, game mode updates, and more.

NetEase also stated that the first major content update will land in early 2026, which will be Season 3, Act 1. This will include “..The introduction of an all-new destination and the continuation of the main story, as well as a new series of Gauntlet: Onslaught stages [and a new contest], with lots of new stages and activities to experience.”

Season 4 looks set to drop at the end of March and continue past April 2026, so it’s clear that NetEase has plenty planned for Destiny: Rising for the next six months at least. Below is every season that NetEase has confirmed so far, along with what each will entail and when they’ll arrive.

REUNION DAY CELEBRATION

Release Date: November 2025

THE DAWNING FESTIVAL

Release Date: December 2025

Release Date: January 2026

Release Date: February 2026

Release Date: March 2026

Finally, NetEase confirmed that it will release monthly content calendars, keeping players in the loop on exactly what’s coming out and when during these seasons.

It will be reassuring to Destiny: Rising players that NetEase has a firm plan for the free-to-play gacha game for the next six months. With a significant drop in players since its August launch, NetEase is smart to announce the next three seasons, which outline exactly what they’ll contain, as well as monthly content calendars to keep players constantly informed.

No one has labelled Destiny: Rising a failure – nor should it be. It’s still early days for this title, and despite the drop in players, there’s always a chance that this is merely a temporary lull. Players have enjoyed the game so far, regardless, and with plans for new missions, new events, weapons, items, and lots more, it seems like NetEase is confident that Destiny: Rising will slowly become a success in the free-to-play mobile game genre.