Game Of Thrones: Beyond The Wall Officially Brings Back Jon Snow

Published Nov 13, 2026, 3:21 PM EST Chris is a Gaming Editor at ScreenRant. He has been a professional writer since 2009, and has written for top TV, comics, movie, and video game outlets like Engadget, Polygon, Destructoid, and more. He brings with him an expertise in every game genre, no matter how niche or mainstream. You may know him as the former Managing/Reviews Editor of Destructoid, where he published hundreds of game reviews across every genre, including MMOs, sports games, and Metroidvanias. Find Chris on Twitter @_SRChris. After the Game of Thrones finaledropped in 2019, the universe felt like it was at a standstill. So many spinoffs were planned that it was staggering, and while we eventually got House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, it took a long while for HBO to sort everything out of the wreckage. While there are still some questionable decisions (and the lack of a finished Song of Ice and Fire saga), there is an attempt to steer things back on track. Some fans probably aren't happy to see Jon Snow again, but he is returning nonetheless in a recent release. Game of Thrones: Legends is still getting updates, and this time it's a pretty substantial one. The Beyond the Wall update is arriving just in time for Winter, along with three new champions: Jon Snow, Leaf, and Hodor. ​​​​​​Here's an overview straight from the Game of Thrones: Legends developer blog: "Jon Snow fights for the living. He strikes from the shadows, covers his companions, and turns every broken defense into another chance to vanish and strike again. Leaf is small, ancient and unforgiving. She plants a blast to her enemies and waits. When the time comes, that blast explodes! When her creatures fall, she disappears, and the next blast is stronger. To complete the trio comes Hodor, Holder of the Door. He takes the blows meant for others, hides the weakest among them, and when he can no longer hold, a warged version takes over and deals devastating punches. Jon Snow, Leaf and Hodor are formidable Champions individually, but their greatest value emerges when they fight together." Jon Snow arrives on November 18, Leaf on December 2, and Hodor will close out the year on December 16. For reference, Leaf was not only part of the original A Song of Ice and Fire saga, but she was also present on the TV show in seasons four and six. This is all amid other major updates for Game of Thrones: Legends, including a quality-of-life drop with an instant saved teams button, as well as new filter and sorting options. You can now check which Champions you have with a variety of toggles, including by saved, benched, and rarity. Coming in the future is a Champion tuning overhaul, including changes to how the Fear currency works, along with some bug fixes. The previous update dealt with Kingsroad: The Lion's Reign, and added Champion Tywin Lannister into the mix, during his tenure as The Hand. Before that, it was Maester Aemon, bringing things full circle with the recent addition of Jon Snow. As an "all-star" game, it delivers on letting multiple eras of characters all hang out in the same playground. Game of Thrones might have needed time to find its footing, but it has its hands in multiple pots now. Knight of the Seven Kingdoms seems like the biggest surefire hit out of the gate since the original show, so time will tell how history treats it compared to the other entries. Systems Released July 25, 2024 Developer(s) Zynga Publisher(s) Zynga Multiplayer Online Multiplayer Franchise Game of Thrones