Version 2.1.0 Update Now Live

Overview

Thank you for playing KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME.

Maintenance has been completed. The Version 2.1.0 update is now available.

Thank you for your cooperation during the maintenance.

Update Content

■ KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME 1st Anniversary Round 3

For more details, please stay tuned for updates on the official X of KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME (@kj8_TheGame_EN).

What's more, we streamed live on 2026-08-30T11:00:00Z to bring you the latest news on KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME. Watch it here.

■ New Feature: Dimensional Swarm Disaster

Experience brand-new content where you take on swarms of Kaiju more powerful than ever before.

Clear stages, gather Support Effects, equip them, and face the Kaiju.

For more details, please check the relevant announcement.

・Dimensional Swarm Disaster Season 1 Now Available!

■ Improvement to Story Screen

The Story screen has been updated to support Main Story Part 2.

*Main Story content up to the current point will display as Part 1. Following this change, descriptions for some Achievements and missions related to the Main Story have been adjusted.

■ Improvement to Fierce Battle Area (Permanent) - High Difficulty

・Challenge restrictions have been lifted. Players can now take on stages directly, even if prior stages have yet to be cleared.

*Following this adjustment, the method for obtaining titles for future Fierce Battle Area (Permanent) High Difficulty stages has been updated.

・Stage UI has been updated.

■ Other Minor Improvements

・Pressing outside the Confirm Skip screen now closes it.

・The confirmation prompt is now skipped when pressing SKIP in Training: Special Enhancement Material.

・When selecting the maximum quantity of Stamina Jellies on the Stamina recovery screen, you will now only select the amount needed to reach maximum Stamina.

■ New Gacha

The following Gacha is now available:

・[Limited] Akari Minase Pickup Gacha (Rerun)

For more details, please check the relevant announcement.

・[Limited] Akari Minase Pickup Gacha Rerun Now Available!

■ New Trainings and Limit Unlock Materials

Scheduled to start: 2026-09-01T03:00:00Z

New Trainings and limit unlock materials will be added.

For more details, please check the upcoming announcement.

■ Fierce Battle Area (Limited)

Scheduled to start: 2026-09-04T03:00:00Z

A new Fierce Battle Area (Limited) will be available.

For more details, please check the upcoming announcement.

・Resolved Issues

The following issues have been resolved:

・Under certain conditions, when using ★5 [The Reigning King of Kaiju] Reno Ichikawa's Combat Skill, the visual effect applied to the target character of Attunement does not display correctly.

*This is only a display issue. It does not affect the actual effects.

・For Return to Action missions started before 2026-07-31T09:00:00Z, rewards cannot be claimed by pressing the "Claim All" button.

*Rewards can still be claimed individually for each mission.

・Under certain conditions, Transcendence Gauge may not display when fully charged.

*This is only a display issue. Transcendence Arts can still be activated by pressing the corresponding area on the screen.

・On the Character Skills screen, the help icon for Transcendence Arts does not display.

・Under certain conditions, reaching a new record in Total War does not display "NEW RECORD" on the Result screen.

*This is only a display issue. It does not affect the rewards earned.

・When activating a Follow-Up Skill or Extra Attack during certain battles, unintended animations may occur.

*This is only a display issue. It does not impact the battle or the actual effects.

Important

• After this maintenance, a download of approximately 4.4 GB for the mobile version, or 7.3 GB for the PC version will be required. A Wi-Fi connection is recommended for download.
  *This data update will perform data optimization, including data from previous updates.

We appreciate your cooperation as we continue to work on improving our services.

Thank you for your continued support of KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME.