SNK has announced The King of Fighters: World, a persistent online RPG coming exclusively to iOS and Android. It will launch first in China in summer 2017. After that, it will launch sequentially worldwide.

The first massively multiplayer online RPG in the King of Fighters series, The King of Fighters: World is being developed on a wholly 3D engine, and players will advance the game on a 3D CG panoramic map. Popular characters from across the King of Fighters series will appear, and through battles and puzzle-solving, players will be able to enjoy a deep, The King of Fighters story. In short, The King of Fighters: World is described as a new King of Fighters where you can freely experience the world of the franchise.

Watch the concept trailer below.