Updated 27 July 2026
Honkai: Nexus Anima news
Every announcement, dated and sourced. Anything that did not come from HoYoverse directly is labelled with where it did come from, so you can tell an announcement from a hands-on impression from a leak.
- Official announcement
Evolution Test ends, all progress wiped
The second closed test closed after eighteen days. Nothing carried over: no account, no roster, no rewards. HoYoverse has announced no third test since, and no release date. Every hands-on preview you can read today describes this build.
- Official announcement
Evolution Test goes live on PC, Android and iOS
A limited, non-paying closed beta, with places drawn by lottery from the applicants. It added characters, Anima, regions, story content and gameplay systems over the first test. This is the build that produced the published requirements and the first real gameplay impressions.
- Reported by press
Anima gain exploration roles outside combat
Not an official announcement. Reported by the press from a demo or a hands-on session.
The showcase that opened Evolution Test recruitment gave the creatures a job beyond fighting. Some can be carried, some can be mounted, some can be interacted with, and some appear taking part in activities around the world on their own. It also showed Iia, the starting town, being renovated ahead of what the game calls the Championship qualifiers.
- Reported by press
Visual overhaul between the two tests
Not an official announcement. Reported by the press from a demo or a hands-on session.
Lighting, shadows and environmental detail were rebuilt on both characters and locations between the first and second test. Worth keeping in mind when reading the hardware requirements: a game that is still growing visually between tests does not usually get cheaper to run.
- Official announcement
Nexus Bond Test, the first closed test, runs on PC and iOS
The first test ran from 17 to 23 September 2025, on PC and iOS only: there was no Android version. Sign-ups had opened with the reveal on 29 August and closed on 12 September, and selected players were emailed on 15 September. All progress was wiped at the end, as it would be again in the second test.
- Official announcement
Announced as HoYoverse’s first creature collector
Revealed with a teaser and an in-game footage video, alongside sign-ups for a first closed test. The premise was set out then and has not changed: a Nexus links opposing concepts, the Honkai shattered it, and the fragments became the Anima you collect.