Questions and answers

A 5v5 MOBA (a team battle game, like League of Legends or Honor of Kings) set in Chinese mythology and legends. You play one of 15 immortals, such as Sun Wukong, Guan Yu or Chang’e. Each has four abilities, a passive and a troop they summon. Two teams of five push down three lanes to destroy the enemy’s Heart of Heaven.

It is made by Xianwuli.

Yes. The game is free, with no ads and no in-app purchases.

An Android phone or tablet with Android 8 or newer. The download is about 32 MB. On slower phones, choose a lower preset in Settings › Graphics, or turn on “Stay cool automatically”.

Google Play is coming soon; until then, download the APK from the download page. A Windows version for Steam is a work in progress, and an iOS version is planned for later.

Open the downloaded file on your phone. Android asks you to allow installs from your browser or file manager the first time; allow it, then tap Install. After that the game updates itself: when a new version is out, it asks and you tap Update. The download page walks through it step by step.

No. Heavenly Mandate is an app: install it on an Android phone or tablet from the download page. A Windows version for Steam is in the works.

Yes. Offline you play against bots in six modes: Three Realms, Bridge of Immortals, Duel of Immortals, King of the River, Siege of Heaven and the Practice Grounds. No internet is needed.

Online you play against real people in Ranked, Quick Match, Bridge of Immortals and Duels, in 5v5, 3v3, 2v2 or 1v1. Online play needs an internet connection and the newest version of the game.

Yes. Add friends by their player name (like Name#1234), invite them into a party of up to five, and search for a match together. You are always on the same team.

English, 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese) and Bahasa Indonesia. The game picks your phone’s language on first start; change it any time in Settings › Gameplay › Language. Immortals speak English or Mandarin.

Email heavenlymandatesupport@gmail.com with your player name (shown in the game under Online), your phone model and what happened. Screenshots or a short screen recording help a lot. See Support for common fixes.

In the game, open Settings › Online and tap “Delete my online account”. It is deleted at once. You can also ask by email without the game. See Delete your account.

Offline play stays on your device. Online play uses a random account token, your player name, your friends list and your matches, only to run online play. Chat is never saved. There are no ads, analytics or tracking tools. The privacy policy has the details.