Genshin Impact Ver.7.0 Adds Snezhnaya, Completing All Seven Nations
The completion of all seven nations marks the end of a six-year expansion cycle that began with the game's September 2020 release, and the addition of shooting mechanics in the Dark Domain introduces a new combat style to the open-world RPG.
Key Facts
- Genshin Impact Ver.7.0 "A Snowy Land Unloved by the Gods" releases on August 12.
- The update adds Snezhnaya, the seventh nation of Teyvat, completing all seven nations six years after the game's September 2020 release.
- New playable characters Odette and Alyosha are introduced in Ver.7.0.
- A special program "Teyvat Talk!! Just Before Entering Snezhnaya" airs on August 11.
- The update adds nine characters to the "Path of Refinement" exchangeable roster, including Lyney, Wriothesley, and Navia.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Automaton.
HoYoverse announced on July 31, 2026, that Genshin Impact Ver.7.0 "A Snowy Land Unloved by the Gods" will release on August 12. The update adds Snezhnaya, the seventh and final nation of Teyvat, ruled by the Cryo Archon Anastasia Fyodorovna Snezhnaya. With this release, all seven nations of Teyvat will be complete, six years after the game's initial launch in September 2020. The region was previously partially introduced through Nod-Krai in the "Luna I" update on September 10, 2025. Ver.7.0 includes Archon Quests Chapter VII: Act I "The Snow Country Unloved by the Gods" and Act II "Nocturne of the Dead Soul," which continue the story involving the core settings of Teyvat. New gameplay features include the multi-functional tool "Glaiya's Eye," third-person shooting using "True Ice Creations," and the "Star Diffusion" reaction. In the Dark Domain, an area shrouded in darkness, players will use guns such as a Cryo rifle, an Electro rifle, and a grenade launcher. New playable characters Odette and Alyosha were also revealed, with Odette increasing team damage through Star reactions and Alyosha providing a Star Conduction damage increase and HP restoration. A special program "Teyvat Talk!! Just Before Entering Snezhnaya" will air on August 11.
- Snezhnaya-grad, the bustling capital, and Morepesok, Tartaglia's hometown, appear on the new field map.
- The Traveler gets devices that protect against the cold and change the environment, including setting up heat sources on the field that can be shared with other players.
- The Dark Domain is an area "shrouded in deep darkness that even the Heavenly Principles avert their eyes from," per the Automaton piece.
- Gunplay there includes cover and sliding actions, plus environment use such as breaking ice to drop enemies into water.
- The Cryo rifle does precision shooting, the Electro rifle has lock-on, and the grenade launcher handles area attacks. Aim assist is available.
- Snezhnaya once had lush summers before turning into a permanent frozen land; the first Cryo Archon built it without relying on the Heavenly Principles, defying fate.
- The PV shows the Traveler confronting the Deathly Steward and hints at a clash with the Heavenly Principles.
- The "Path of Refinement" exchange roster gains nine characters, including Lyney, Wriothesley, and Navia.
- Ver.7.0 runs on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, iOS, and Android.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.