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What is actually confirmed about ANANTA, and what is not. Every claim on these pages links back to a publisher announcement or a hands-on preview.
Everything confirmed about ANANTA so far
A running list separating what NetEase has actually announced from what is still speculation. Updated whenever the publisher confirms something new.
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What is ANANTA? From Project Mugen to launch
Announced in 2023 as Project Mugen, renamed ANANTA in November 2024, dated for January 2027. Here is what the game is and how it got here.
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Is ANANTA free to play, and is there a gacha?
ANANTA is free to play and has no character gacha. Every playable character is unlocked by progressing the story. Here is exactly what money can and cannot buy.
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Go Viral. Save the World: the influencer premise explained
NetEase's official pitch for ANANTA is not "anime open world". It is "Go Viral. Save the World.", with the player as an influencer. Here is what that premise officially covers, and what it does not tell us yet.
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Is ANANTA multiplayer? Co-op, explained honestly
The official Steam page lists ANANTA as single-player only. Co-op has been mentioned in a gamescom interview and widely repeated as four players, but no official statement backs any of the details. Here is what is actually on the record.
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Is ANANTA on PS5, Xbox or Nintendo Switch 2?
ANANTA launches on PS5, PC, iOS and Android on 15 January 2027. Xbox Series X and S, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 have never been announced. Here is what is confirmed, and why the console list looks the way it does.
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The Captain: male or female, and how switching works
Both a male and a female Captain have now appeared in official ANANTA footage. How you choose between them has not been confirmed. Here is what is known, and how switching to the rest of the cast works in the gamescom build.
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Nova City and Lingyun City: ANANTA's two cities explained
ANANTA has two explorable cities. Nova City is the dense modern metropolis. Lingyun City, in the Chongxiao region, was revealed at gamescom 2026 as greener and slower. Here is what is officially known about each, and what is not.
Read guideIs ANANTA coming to Nintendo Switch 2?
No Switch 2 version has been announced. The hardware could plausibly run it, which is exactly why the question keeps coming back. Here is what is confirmed, what the machine can do, and what would have to happen first.
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How to pre-register for ANANTA on every platform
Pre-registration is open on Steam, PlayStation, iOS, Android and the official site. It is free, takes two minutes, and the milestone counter is shared globally across all platforms.
Read guideANANTA leaks: what is circulating, and what is officially confirmed
Leaked clips and images circulate daily, and almost none of them can be checked. Here is what is going around right now, what NetEase has actually published, and how to tell the two apart.
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ANANTA system requirements for PC and mobile
The published PC specs come from closed beta builds, not the finished game. Here is what they were, what they imply, and why the storage figure matters more than the GPU.
Read guideANANTA download size and preload: what is actually known
No official download size or preload date exists for ANANTA yet. There is one figure measured by testers on PC, and one leaked figure that contradicts it. Here are both, clearly labelled, and what to plan for.
Read guideIs ANANTA the "anime GTA"? What it borrows, and what it does not
Almost every headline calls ANANTA the "anime GTA". The label is half right. Here is what the comparison gets right, what it gets wrong, and what is still unknown about the parts people actually mean by it.
Read guideEverything you can do in ANANTA's open world
Racing, minigames, cats, more than 100 people to talk to. Every open-world activity NetEase has confirmed for ANANTA, and the ones people assume exist but nobody has announced.
Read guideIs ANANTA cross-platform? Cross-play and cross-save explained
ANANTA launches on four platforms on the same day, which makes everyone assume cross-save. NetEase has not confirmed it. Here is what is official, what is expected, and what to do before launch.
Read guideANANTA languages and voice acting: English, Japanese, Chinese
Which languages ANANTA supports at launch, whether there is an English dub, and what is actually known about the voice cast. The short version is less than most pages claim.
Read guideANANTA team size: how a squad of four and character switching work
ANANTA puts a squad of four characters into combat and lets you switch between them. What that means for building a team, what the synergies are based on, and what has not been revealed yet.
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ANANTA combat system explained
Combat draws openly on Batman Arkham and Sleeping Dogs. Chairs, bins, golf clubs and parked cars are all usable weapons, and enemies can be disarmed and hit with their own tools.
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ANANTA traversal and movement
Parkour, wall-climbing, swinging, wingsuits, motorcycles and speedboats, with no stamina bar anywhere. Movement is the feature NetEase has shown most consistently.
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ANANTA vs Genshin Impact: the real differences
Both are free-to-play anime open worlds with character swapping. Almost everything underneath is different, starting with the fact that ANANTA has no character gacha.
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