Missiles vs Cities
Missiles vs Cities Research Event: Start Time and Countdown
Missiles vs Cities has its next update on the calendar: Research, a new-content drop scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET. The developer says it retires the game’s rebirth system in favor of a new research setup, with the progress players have already banked credited toward it. This page covers what the game is running now and what’s coming next.
The game pulls a steady crowd for a competitive builder — about 2,900 players are in it right now, set against about 48,000,000 total visits and about 280,000 favorites since launch.
Its last major event, War and Allies, wrapped on August 10 after a big turnout, so Research follows a few quieter weeks. We update this page as the schedule changes. Last updated August 23.
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Upcoming events1 scheduled
Research
Adding research centers
Aug 27, 1:00 PM – Aug 29, 1:00 PM ET
A new research system replaces the rebirth mechanic, with past progress credited.
Recently ended1 wrapped
War and Allies
and an admin abuse 😀
Aug 8, 1:30 PM – Aug 10, 1:00 PM ET
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Upcoming and recent events
Research — August 27–29 (upcoming)
Research is the game’s next scheduled update, and the change it brings is structural rather than cosmetic: the developer is removing rebirths and putting a research system in their place, with existing progress credited so players carry over instead of starting fresh. It opens Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET (17:00 UTC) — that’s 12:00 PM CT, 11:00 AM MT and 10:00 AM PT, or 6:00 PM BST in the UK — and runs a full 48 hours, closing at the same time on Saturday, August 29. Ahead of the opening, about 1,800 players have marked interest — modest next to the game’s marquee events, but that’s typical for a progression overhaul rather than a spectacle.
War and Allies — August 8–10 (ended)
The game’s most recent event before Research was War and Allies, which paired new content with a session of admin abuse — the Roblox tradition where the developers drop into a live server and turn their moderator powers loose on everyone in it. It ran from August 8 to August 10, opening at 1:30 PM ET (17:30 UTC) on the 8th and closing at 1:00 PM ET on the 10th. More than 220,000 players marked that they planned to attend, many times the number in the game at any given moment — sessions like these routinely outdraw ordinary updates because the appeal is sharing a server with the people who built the game.
Frequently asked questions
When is the next Missiles vs Cities event?
The next event is Research, scheduled to open Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET (17:00 UTC) and run through Saturday, August 29. It replaces the game’s rebirth system with a new research mechanic, and the developer says progress earned so far will be credited toward it.
What is the Missiles vs Cities Research event?
Research is a new-content update that overhauls progression. The developer is removing rebirths and adding a research system in their place, with previously earned progress credited so players carry over rather than resetting. It’s scheduled for August 27–29, 2026.
What time do Missiles vs Cities events start?
Recent events have opened around 17:00 UTC — 1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM MT / 10:00 AM PT, and 6:00 PM BST in the UK. Research opens at that time on August 27 and holds a full 48-hour window; War and Allies in early August started a half-hour later, at 17:30 UTC.
How many players does Missiles vs Cities have?
about 2,900 players are in the game concurrently, with about 48,000,000 total visits and about 280,000 favorites since launch.