Quick answer: Zenless Zone Zero Version 3.3 begins on 2026/10/21 at 06:00 (UTC+8). That is not an estimate and not a leak — HoYoverse printed it inside the Version 3.2 update notice, which states that 3.2 "will run for 42 days, ending on 2026/10/21 06:00 (UTC+8)." Every ZZZ version starts the moment the previous one ends, so the 3.2 end timestamp is the 3.3 start timestamp. From that single anchor, the rest of the calendar follows the game's own published cadence: the 3.3 Special Program should broadcast between October 9 and October 11, the Phase I banner notice should post on October 19, and the mid-version phase switch projects to November 11. What HoYoverse has not confirmed is the version's name, its banner lineup, or even the number "3.3" itself.
This article was written on 2026-10-01, with Version 3.2 "Their Secret Histories" live and in its Phase II window.
The one first-party sentence that dates ZZZ 3.3
Most of page one for this search is guessing. It does not need to.
Every Zenless Zone Zero version launch gets an "Update Announcement" post on HoYoLAB, and buried in the reward-claim fine print of each one is a sentence giving the version's exact length. The Version 3.2 announcement (HoYoLAB post 46622788, published 2026-09-09 at 07:00 UTC+8) reads:
"※ Can be claimed until the end of Version 3.2. Please note that Version 3.2 will run for 42 days, ending on 2026/10/21 06:00 (UTC+8)."
That is the whole answer. ZZZ does not leave gaps between versions — maintenance ends and the next version is live. So 2026/10/21 06:00 (UTC+8) is simultaneously the death of 3.2 and the birth of 3.3. Converted: 2026-10-20 at 18:00 EDT / 15:00 PDT / 23:00 BST, with the usual several-hour maintenance window immediately before it.
Three independent reasons to trust it:
- It is first-party, published by the developer, not inferred.
- It is self-consistent with the cadence. Checking every Update Announcement in the official HoYoLAB feed, the last four versions have run exactly 42 days each: 2.8 launched 2026-05-06, 3.0 on 2026-06-17, 3.1 on 2026-07-29 and 3.2 on 2026-09-09 — 42, 42 and 42 days apart. Before that, 2.7 ran 43 days and 2.6 ran 46. The schedule tightened and has held.
- HoYoverse has never moved a published version end timestamp in this game's history.
The full Zenless Zone Zero 3.3 timeline, derived from official cadence
Once the launch date is fixed, every other 3.3 milestone can be projected from how reliably HoYoverse posts each announcement type. These are projections built on first-party intervals, clearly labelled as such — not reports of announced dates.
Special Program broadcast: 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-11. Each version gets a livestream showing the next version's content. Measuring broadcast-to-launch across the last six versions gives gaps of 7, 10, 12, 11, 12 and 12 days. The last five all land in a 10 to 12 day band, which puts the 3.3 Special Program in the window above — most likely the weekend of October 10.
Special Program announcement post: 2026-10-04 to 2026-10-07. HoYoverse posts a "Special Program Announcement" before the stream itself. Across twelve measured instances that lead time ran 2 to 5 days, and the last five were 4, 4, 5, 4, 4. On stream day the posting shape is consistent too: the announcement at 12:00, a "Countdown: 1 Hour" post at 18:30, and the written Intel Report between roughly 20:05 and 20:45 UTC+8.
Phase I banner notice: 2026-10-19. This is the single most reliable interval in the entire feed. The Limited-Time Channels notice that opens a version has posted exactly 2 days before that version launched, six versions in a row — 2.6 through 3.2, with zero variance. If you want the confirmed 3.3 banner list, October 19 is the day to check.
Phase switch: 2026-11-11. Every 42-day version has split evenly: 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 each ran Phase I for 21 days and Phase II for 21. Applying that split to a 42-day 3.3 starting October 21 puts the Phase II swap on or about November 11, and the end of Version 3.3 on 2026-12-02.
| 3.3 milestone | Date | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Special Program announcement | ~Oct 4–7, 2026 | Projected (4–5 day lead, n=12) |
| Special Program broadcast | ~Oct 9–11, 2026 | Projected (10–12 day lead, n=6) |
| Phase I banner notice | Oct 19, 2026 | Projected (exactly 2 days, n=6, no variance) |
| Version 3.3 launch | Oct 21, 2026, 06:00 UTC+8 | Confirmed, first-party |
| Phase II switch | ~Nov 11, 2026 | Projected (even 21/21 split) |
| Version 3.3 ends | ~Dec 2, 2026 | Projected (42-day version) |
Why "3.3" is the likely version number but still not official
Worth being precise here, because the number itself is an assumption.
Sweeping the complete official ZZZ news feed — 1,514 posts across notices, info and official announcements — the versions that have ever existed are 1.0 through 1.7, 2.0 through 2.8, and 3.0 through 3.2. That means 1.8, 1.9 and 2.9 were skipped. The pattern in those skips is clear: HoYoverse jumps only at the top of a series, rolling 1.7 to 2.0 and 2.8 to 3.0. Mid-series increments have never been skipped. Since 3.2 sits mid-series, the next version is almost certainly 3.3.
But the string "3.3" appears nowhere in the official feed as of this writing, and the official site still reads "Version 3.2 ... Is Now Live!" Anyone presenting a 3.3 version name right now is reprinting a leak.
What is live right now in Version 3.2 Phase II
If you landed here while planning for 3.3, the 20 days between now and launch are the window that actually decides what you can pull. Here is what the Phase II notice (HoYoLAB post 46863847, posted 2026-09-28 at 12:15 UTC+8) confirms.
Phase II runs 2026/09/30 12:00 to 2026/10/20 14:59 server time. Two Exclusive Channels are up: Roxy on "Cindernight Respite" as a Wind Stun agent, and Promeia on "Cold Rain Wanes in the Night" as an Ice Anomaly agent. The matching W-Engine channels carry "Crimson Moon Casket" for the Stun side and "Frostfall Sickle" for the Anomaly side. Both channels default their A-Rank pool to Corin and Billy. Our Version 3.2 Phase II schedule breakdown has the exact timings, and the Roxy build guide covers her W-Engine and disc priorities.
One hard deadline that is easy to miss: the Version 3.2 Issue Fix Compensation of 300 Polychromes must be claimed before 2026/10/09 23:59 (UTC+8) via in-game mail. That is eight days from this article's publication and it does not roll over.
Two things to know about saving across the version boundary, because they decide whether you can pull on launch day. First, pity carries. The Version 3.2 channel notice (HoYoLAB post 46604530) states that "the search count for guaranteed signals is cumulative across all Exclusive Channels, but is independent of and unaffected by other types of channels" — so your Exclusive Channel counter survives the 3.2 to 3.3 transition untouched, and your W-Engine counter is tracked separately. Our pity system breakdown covers every channel's real worst case. Second, if you are mid-save, the Polychrome sources still open in 3.2 are worth clearing before the version flips, because version-locked rewards do not carry over the way pity does.
Phoenix and Severian: officially revealed, not officially scheduled
This is the part of the 3.3 conversation most often reported wrong.
On 2026-09-12, HoYoverse published two Agent Record posts on its official channel: one for Phoenix (post 46653231) and one for Severian Lowell (post 46653676). These are first-party reveals. The characters exist and are coming. What the posts contain is characterisation, not combat data — no Attribute, no Specialty, no rank, no version assignment.
Phoenix is introduced in her own words: "I'm Phoenix, one of Krampus's... judge, of sorts. Standing around's a little tiring — mind if I sit?"
Severian opens considerably more briskly: "Public Security Commissioner, Severian Lowell. No need for pleasantries — what's the situation?"
Here is the cadence argument for why they are probably the 3.3 pair, built purely from first-party posting dates. Agent Records arrive in same-day or adjacent-day batches, and each batch historically splits across the two phases of the same upcoming version. Checked against the channel notices themselves: the 2026-02-12 batch gave Nangong Yu to V2.7 Phase I and Cissia to Phase II; 2026-03-28 gave Promeia to V2.8 Phase I and Starlight - Billy to Phase II; 2026-04-28 gave Velina to V3.0 Phase I and Norma to Phase II; 2026-06-20 gave Remielle a full-version V3.1 channel with Sigrid following in Phase II; and 2026-08-07 gave Claret to V3.2 Phase I and Roxy to Phase II. Measuring each batch to its version's launch gives leads of 40, 39, 50, 39 and 33 days, a median of 39.
Phoenix and Severian posted on 2026-09-12. October 21 is exactly 39 days later — the median, to the day.
That is a strong inference, and it is still an inference. It suggests Phoenix leads Phase I and Severian follows in Phase II. It does not confirm it, and anyone telling you their elements, ranks or signature W-Engines today is quoting a datamine. Our upcoming characters tracker keeps the confirmed-versus-leaked line drawn explicitly.
What is still not confirmed about ZZZ 3.3
Keeping this list honest is the entire point of the page, so here it is plainly. As of 2026-10-01, HoYoverse has not announced:
- The version number 3.3 or the version name
- Any banner, Exclusive Channel or W-Engine Channel for 3.3
- Which version Phoenix or Severian releases in, or in which phase
- Phoenix's or Severian's Attribute, Specialty, rank or kit, or their full names beyond what the posts print
- Any 3.3 rerun lineup
- Any 3.3 redemption codes — those post on broadcast night, during the Special Program, and not before
Community posts asserting any of the above are leaks. One thread on the official subreddit put it better than we could, flagging a widely shared character theory as "a FAN theory without anything so much as circumstantial evidence and speculation." That instinct is the right one to carry into every 3.3 post you read this month. Drop rates in particular: never trust a rate that is not in HoYoverse's published Signal Search details.
Your October 2026 ZZZ checklist
- Before Oct 9, 23:59 UTC+8: claim the 300 Polychrome compensation from in-game mail.
- Oct 4–7: watch for the Special Program announcement post.
- Oct 9–11: the Special Program itself. This is when codes drop and when the 3.3 roster becomes real. Redeem the livestream codes the same night; they expire fast.
- Before Oct 20, 14:59 server time: finish anything you want from 3.2 Phase II, including Roxy and Promeia pulls.
- Oct 19: the Phase I banner notice posts. Confirmed lineup, two days early.
- Oct 21, 06:00 UTC+8: Version 3.3 goes live after maintenance.
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FAQ
When does ZZZ 3.3 release? Version 3.3 begins on 2026/10/21 at 06:00 (UTC+8), which is 2026-10-20 at 18:00 EDT. This comes from HoYoverse's own Version 3.2 update notice, which states that 3.2 runs 42 days and ends at that exact timestamp.
Is the ZZZ 3.3 release date official? The date is official. The version number is not — HoYoverse has published the end of 3.2 but has not yet named or numbered the version that follows it. Based on how the game has incremented versions since 1.0, skipping only at series boundaries, 3.3 is the expected number.
When is the ZZZ 3.3 Special Program? Not announced yet. Based on the last six versions, the broadcast lands 10 to 12 days before launch, which projects to October 9 to 11, 2026. The announcement post typically appears 4 to 5 days before the stream itself, so around October 4 to 7.
Are Phoenix and Severian in Zenless Zone Zero 3.3? Both are officially revealed via Agent Record posts dated 2026-09-12, but HoYoverse has not assigned them to a version or phase. Their posting date sits exactly 39 days before October 21, which matches the median Agent Record lead time across five previous versions, so 3.3 is the most likely home for both. Treat any claim about their element, rank or kit as a leak.
How long will ZZZ 3.3 last? The last four versions have each run exactly 42 days. If 3.3 matches, it runs from October 21 to approximately December 2, 2026, with a phase switch around November 11.
Are there ZZZ 3.3 codes yet? No. Livestream codes are released during the Special Program broadcast, projected for October 9 to 11. Any code string circulating before that broadcast is fabricated. Our active ZZZ codes page is refreshed each patch with verified codes only.
Sources: HoYoLAB official Zenless Zone Zero news feed, posts 46622788 (Version 3.2 Update Announcement), 46863847 (Phase II Signal Search notice), 46653231 and 46653676 (Agent Records), plus the complete 1,514-post official feed used to derive version-cadence intervals. Verified 2026-10-01.
