Pre-launch / Final Closed Beta
Honkai: Nexus Anima Guide
Honkai: Nexus Anima is not out yet: it launches in spring 2027 on PC, iOS, and Android as a free-to-play creature-collector RPG from miHoYo. Until then, the only access is the Final Closed Beta on November 25, 2026. This Honkai: Nexus Anima guide keeps the confirmed facts separate from community guesswork, so you can plan a team without planning around a rumor.
Start with the confirmed facts
Three pages cover what a new player needs before touching a team: whether you can play, when, and what to do in hour one.
Release and platforms
Spring 2027 on PC, iOS, and Android. What is confirmed, what is not.
Read the guideStart hereFinal Closed Beta
November 25, 2026. Sign-up steps, slot limits, and the data wipe.
Read the guideStart hereBeginner guide
Your first hours as an Animaster: RV, habitats, and one stable team.
Read the guideSystems, with the guesswork labelled
Combat, Anima, Eidos, and PvP. Each page states which parts come from HoYoverse and which come from community reports.
Combat
Placement-first arena battles. What decides a fight, and what is reported only.
Read the guideSystemsAnima
Encounter, bond, raise, and the truth about Chromatic variants.
Read the guideSystemsEidos and guarantees
The exact 5-star rule from the Final Closed Beta, with no invented rates.
Read the guideSystemsNexus Arena
Ranked PvP: lineups, matchmaking, and what is still unpublished.
Read the guideWorld, cast, and vocabulary
Iia, the Planes, the confirmed names, and a glossary that fixes one English meaning per term.
Aspects
Beauty is confirmed. Thresholds, totals, and stacking are not.
Read the guideWorldIia map
The starting town: bank hall, office tower, RV, and lighthouse island.
Read the guideWorldCharacters
Bai Mei, Nanafey, Blade, Umpurritty. Confirmed names only.
Read the guideWorldGlossary
One meaning per term, so the whole site stays readable.
Read the guideQuick answers
The short version, before you read a full page.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is it out now? | No. Spring 2027 launch window. |
| Is it free? | Yes, free to play. |
| Which platforms? | PC, iOS, and Android. No console version announced. |
| Can I play the beta? | Sign up through the recruitment questionnaire, then wait for selection. |
| Does beta progress carry over? | No. The test ends with a data wipe. |
| Is it turn-based? | No. Reported as placement-first arena battles with automatic resolution. |
| Who is the developer? | miHoYo, published globally under HoYoverse. |
Read the full Honkai: Nexus Anima FAQ for release, cross-save, PC specs, and language support.
How this site handles uncertainty
The game is still in closed testing, so a lot of what circulates is inference. This site does three things about that:
- Every page states the build it describes, so you know whether a claim comes from the beta or from launch material.
- Numbers without an official source are marked [verify] instead of being filled in with a plausible guess.
- Community wiki claims are attributed as reports, never blended into confirmed facts.
If a page is wrong, the contact page explains how to send a correction with a source.
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