Ring of Elysium was officially announced by Tencent Games as a new battle royale game.
The game entered early access on Steam, allowing players to experience a developing version of Ring of Elysium.
Ring of Elysium was fully released, transitioning from early access to a complete version.
Tencent expanded Ring of Elysium's player base by launching servers specific to Europe and North America.
Ring of Elysium was removed from the Steam platform outside of the Asian regions.
A remote island dubbed 'Europa Island' is discovered, becoming the secluded battlefield where the survival games will be held.
The U.S. Government authorizes a covert operation named T.E.S.T. to study the mysterious Europa Island environment and its potential for disaster scenarios.
The inaugural survival competition is launched on Europa Island, pitting 60 participants against brutal weather and each other in a fight for extraction.
A massive typhoon sweeps over Europa Island during the survival competition, dramatically altering the terrain and increasing the danger participants face.
An emergency rescue system called Aeolus is deployed, offering survivors a chance at extraction but limited in capacity, adding strategic value to survival.
A new round of the deadly survival challenge starts, expanding the map and introducing new survivors with unique backgrounds and motives.
A large avalanche causes a severe snowstorm that isolates participants and shifts the conditions of the survival competition drastically.
A mercenary faction known as the Black Rhino arrives on Europa Island, seeking to manipulate the conflict for their own gain.
Unprecedented environmental damage forces the cancellation of the survival competition, raising questions about the island's stability.
