The roadmap for may have just been extended by a full year, even if it’s been kept somewhat secretive. The action RPG has been steadily following the roadmap that was announced back in 2020 after the title’s release. Year after year, players have been introduced to different regions of Teyvat and are pushing through the narrative story arcs for each Nation while also moving closer to the encounter between the Traveler siblings who were separated from each other at the start of the campaign by the Unknown God in .
When the roadmap was announced, HoYoverse promised that one new Nation would be released every year. So far, players have explored Mondstadt and Liyue (released at launch), Inazuma in 2021, Sumeru in 2022, Fontaine in 2023, and Natlan in 2024. With six of the seven Nations of Teyvat already explored in the game, it’s natural to assume that Snezhnaya will be the next destination – after all, Snezhnaya is officially listed as the location for the Act VI Archon Quests.
That may have changed, however, with the release of Snezhnaya in being pushed back a whole year. While Snezhnaya is the logical next destination on the Traveler’s journey, they may not explore the region in 2025 – at least not fully, like they have explored other Nations in previous years.
At the end of the Natlan story arc, the Traveler has an opportunity to talk to an important character and, during the conversation, ask them questions about the lore and the future.
This has been a recurring situation in the game, though one of the answers provided by the NPC in may have just extended the game’s roadmap by a year by ignoring Snezhnaya.