“Ukyo Tachibana” joins AFK Arena for its first birthday celebration

SNK’s hugely popular character will be appearing in Lilith Games’ smash-hit mobile idle RPG as it celebrates its first birthday and over 40 million downloads

Shanghai, China, April 8th, 2020 – Game developer and publisher Lilith Games is proud to announce its latest collaboration with renowned Japanese developer, SNK, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its wildly popular idle RPG, AFK Arena. The character, Ukyo Tachibana, will be travelling to Esperia to join the AFK hero roster. His appearance also marks the beginning of a series of in-game celebrations and events in which players will be able to earn incredible rewards. AFK Arena is available to download now for free from Google Play and the App Store.

A legend in the world of gaming, Ukyo Tachibana is a firm favorite among fans of arcade fighting games. One of the most famous warriors from these games, the “Wandering Swordsman”, Ukyo Tachibana, is now crossing genres with an appearance as AFK Arena’s latest hero. Beautifully reimagined in the AFK signature art style, this lost-in-time hero joins the game’s Dimensional faction. An agile fighter, Ukyo uses his speed and skill with a blade to devastating effect. His special abilities include the Hientorajin in which he unleashes 10 lightning-fast strikes. Enigmatic and deadly, Ukyo is available for all players to try for free for one week starting today and is available as an in-game purchase until August 31st .

AFK Arena marks the end of its first incredible year with over 40 million downloads and a nomination in the Users’ Choice category for Google Play’s ‘Best of 2019’. To thank players for their support, players can look forward to a treasure trove of in-game rewards including Diamonds and Dust just for logging in during the first-anniversary celebration. There will also be a series of anniversary events in-game that offer players incredible rewards.

Players can download AFK Arena now from Google Play and the App Store for free. For the latest news on this hit title’s Anniversary Celebrations, join the 1M strong community on their official Facebook page.

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About Lilith Games:
Lilith’s first self-developed game “Legend of Xiao Bingbing” topped the charts in multiple countries around the world and has generated a total revenue flow of more than 5 billion RMB since its release. “Art of Conquest” released in September 2017 and “Rise of Civilisations”, released one year later, have both achieved average monthly revenue flows of more than 100 million RMB. Another self-developed game, “Abi: A Robot’s Tale”, was selected by Apple App Store as ‘Best Indie Game of the Year’ in 2017.

Today, Lilith has more than four hundred employees and has brought the joy of gaming to more than 100 million players worldwide.