{"id":17234,"date":"2026-02-02T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/arknights-endfield-review-ps5\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:00:00","slug":"arknights-endfield-review-ps5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/arknights-endfield-review-ps5\/","title":{"rendered":"#Arknights: Endfield Review (PS5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/arknights-endfield-review-ps5\/#Arknights_Endfield_Review_PS5\" >Arknights: Endfield Review (PS5)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/arknights-endfield-review-ps5\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arknights_Endfield_Review_PS5\"><\/span>Arknights: Endfield Review (PS5)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 1 of 8\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161745\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161745\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 1 of 8\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Did the PS5 <em>need<\/em> another all-encompassing live service gacha game? Probably not, no \u2013 and so our expectations for Arknights: Endfield prior to release were relatively low.<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019ve always appreciated its industrial aesthetic, we simply didn\u2019t feel we had enough time in our schedule for <em>another<\/em> daily grind.<\/p>\n<p>It speaks to the overwhelming quality of this effort from Chinese firm GRYPHLINE that it\u2019s worked its way into our daily rota, then. How long will it remain there? Well, that will depend on its long-term support, but right now we highly recommend this release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Let\u2019s get the biggest negative out of the way first, though: the narrative \u2013 which centres upon the annoyingly named amnesiac, the Endministrator \u2013 is a spaghetti of proper nouns and overbearing lore exposition, as all of these games tend to be.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 2 of 8\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161740\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161740\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 2 of 8\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>There are some nice flourishes which lean into the ecological impact of your actions \u2013 more on that shortly \u2013 but you exist primarily for your anime accomplices to fawn over you.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, you\u2019re part of some mythological mystery which the title will spend the next several years drip feeding on its path towards End of Service.<\/p>\n<p>So, while the cutscenes are impeccably animated, it\u2019s not a game we\u2019d currently recommend for its story \u2013 although we do like some of the more personal character interactions, and there\u2019s some decent dialogue in there.<\/p>\n<p>No, this is a game that crosses the streams of open world exploration and management strategy to excellent effect \u2013 a unique kind of kryptonite for this particular author.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 3 of 8\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161703\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161703\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 3 of 8\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>While the fundamentals of Endfield will be immediately familiar to anyone who\u2019s put a few fleeting hours into the likes of Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves, it\u2019s tethered to an automation system which takes props from the likes of Satisfactory.<\/p>\n<p>So, consider for a moment, this scenario: there are plants all over the open world you can pick to add to your inventory. However, collecting said plants takes time, right?<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_V698126E26A9CE\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-2\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Solution: you can build infrastructure that takes a single source plant, picks its seeds, grows them into more plants, and then stores them in your depot. Run the system and you\u2019ll quickly realise you\u2019ve created a loop that stocks an infinite number of plants in your inventory.<\/p>\n<p>Now, what if you process those plants \u2013 in conjunction with a bottling machine \u2013 to create a kind of medicinal production facility? Well, perhaps you could sell those goods to a nearby camp in need of a steady supply of first aid.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 4 of 8\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161712\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161712\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 4 of 8\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Do you get where we\u2019re going with this?<\/p>\n<p>Sure, you may have constructed a production line that nets you a steady stream of income, but what are you going to do with all that money? Maybe invest it into the stock market, as demand in different resources ebbs and flows on a daily basis? Okay.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_X698126E26A9F9\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-3\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This game scratches so many different itches that it\u2019s hard to pinpoint exactly where the dopamine is coming from: the increasingly complex infrastructure you\u2019re constructing or the ever-escalating damage output delivered by your army of anime waifus.<\/p>\n<p>The game <em>is<\/em> complicated, but an outstanding roster of puzzle-like tutorials makes keeping abreast of all its various mechanics surprisingly manageable.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 5 of 8\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161706\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161706\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 5 of 8\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>And if you don\u2019t want to get into the weeds of the construction yourself, you can download optimised blueprints made by other players from the Internet.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s particularly alarming that we\u2019ve got this deep into our review without even mentioning the moment-to-moment open world exploration \u2013 the Genshin Impact part, if you prefer.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s great, too: slick PS5 performance and vibrant high-resolution visuals makes movement look and feel tight, and we love how your cast actually run around with you out on the field like in a proper JRPG, rather than just disappear when you switch between them.<\/p>\n<p>The combat feels meaty, too: it\u2019s simplistic \u2013 most characters will issue a sequence of attacks, concluding in a finishing blow \u2013 but you have a skill bar at the bottom which fills up, allowing you to trigger the skills of your teammates. And combo attacks, executed when certain battle conditions are met, allow for interesting synergies between squad members.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_G698126E26AA1F\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-4\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 6 of 8\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161717\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161717\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 6 of 8\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The Endministrator, for example, will launch their combo skill when another teammate uses theirs. So, it\u2019s interesting to think about how you can combine different teammates for the maximum damage output, and adds an extra wrinkle to the team building aspect.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, getting the characters you want means you will need to succumb to gacha, and Endfield\u2019s pulls feel <em>expensive<\/em> \u2013 even if the game is pretty generous in this launch period at giving you plenty of the currency you need.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the abundance of currencies feels particularly hostile here, with even the premium, paid resources requiring a conversion if you want to use them to pull on characters.<\/p>\n<p>Still, we will acknowledge a couple of positives: character banners will stick around semi-long term, giving you more opportunities to get the units you want.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_H698126E26AA3C\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-5\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 7 of 8\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161723\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161723\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 7 of 8\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>And signature weapons \u2013 separate banners in Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves \u2013 can be acquired by investing a non-paid currency which accumulates when you pull on characters. This is all good.<\/p>\n<p>Each unit is bursting with personality too, thanks to some outstanding animation work. We love, for example, how the clumsy Last Rite accidentally lobs her weapons off-screen when you cycle through her poses on the character inspection screen.<\/p>\n<p>But we will say if you\u2019ve tried games like this before and not really gotten on with them, then this won\u2019t change your mind.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the introduction of automation elements, your goals very much stay the same: you grind through various time gates and resources in order to steadily raise the overall ceiling of your team.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 8 of 8\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161711\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/161711\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Arknights: Endfield Review - Screenshot 8 of 8\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>But the industrial hook \u2013 paired with a genuinely astounding control scheme that makes much of this feel manageable on a bog-standard DualSense \u2013 absolutely deserves credit.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing that your factories will continue to crank out materials even when you\u2019re not playing makes logging back on feel like a shotgun slug of dopamine to the face. And that, despite the abundance of similar games already available on the PS5, makes dropping this game from your rota difficult to say the least.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_D698126E26AA5E\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-6\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"text conclusion summary\" id=\"conclusion\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Familiar yet different, Arknights: Endfield\u2019s introduction of automation takes this open world gacha in an unusually compelling direction. While its eye-rolling reliance on proper nouns and lore make its sci-fi plot less compelling than it could be, a strong battle system and outstanding PS5 optimisation give this live service the best possible start.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<aside class=\"positive-negative\">\n<ul class=\"positives\">\n<li class=\" first\">Deep automation systems<\/li>\n<li>Addictive progression loops<\/li>\n<li>Slick PS5 performance<\/li>\n<li>Flexible team-building combat<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Excellent tutorials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"negatives\">\n<li class=\" first\">Lore-heavy narrative<\/li>\n<li>Potentially pricey gacha pulls<\/li>\n<li>Currency overload<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Familiar live-service grind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"scoring rating\">\n<p class=\"stars\"><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"score\"><span class=\"accent\">Great<\/span> <span class=\"value accent\">8<\/span>\/<span class=\"best\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"policy\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"ethics#product-reviews\">How we review products<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"scoring#score-8\">Scoring Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/reviews\/ps5\/arknights-endfield\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arknights: Endfield Review (PS5) Did the PS5 need another all-encompassing live service gacha game? Probably not, no \u2013 and so our expectations for Arknights: Endfield prior to release were relatively low. While we\u2019ve always appreciated its industrial aesthetic, we simply didn\u2019t feel we had enough time in our schedule for another daily grind. 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