Anime open-world fans finally have a date to circle on their calendars. During the Gamescom Opening Night Live show, NetEase and its studio Naked Rain officially confirmed the release date for Ananta, the stylish supernatural open-world RPG formerly known as Project Mugen — and the launch is coming much sooner than most players anticipated.
Ananta Release Date Confirmed for November
The biggest reveal of the night: Ananta is set to launch on November 14, 2025. While many expected the ambitious project to slip into 2026, Naked Rain surprised everyone by locking in a date just a few months after the show. That makes Ananta one of the fastest turnarounds from full marketing push to release that the genre has seen in quite some time.
Platforms and Availability
Ananta will launch across multiple platforms, bringing its supernatural take on urban exploration to a wide audience:
- PC
- Playstation 5
- iOS and Android mobile devices
The game follows a free-to-play model, meaning players can jump into the city of Iris without paying a cent upfront — a familiar approach for anyone who has followed NetEase’s recent output.
What Is Ananta?
For those who missed the earlier trailers, Ananta is a supernatural open-world RPG set in Iris, a fictional coastal metropolis where modern urban life collides with otherworldly chaos. Strange phenomena known as Chaos events have fractured the city, and it is up to a colorful cast of playable characters — each wielding unique supernatural abilities — to push back against the anomaly and uncover the truth behind it.
A City Built for Movement
One of Ananta’s biggest selling points is traversal. Iris is designed to be scaled, swung across, and sped through, with grappling hooks, parkour-style movement, gliding, and vehicles all woven into exploration. It is clear Naked Rain wants the city itself to feel like a playground, drawing obvious comparisons to other urban anime RPGs while pushing harder on open-ended movement than most of its competitors.
Anime Aesthetic Meets Supernatural Mystery
Visually, Ananta leans hard into a polished anime art direction, with expressive character designs and vibrant city districts that shift in tone as Chaos corrupts them. The blend of supernatural horror elements with everyday city life gives the game an identity that stands apart from the crowd of gacha-adjacent RPGs.
Why the Timing Is a Smart Gamble
Launching on November 14 places Ananta right in the middle of the crowded holiday season, a window typically dominated by blockbuster AAA releases. That is a bold move, but there is logic behind it. Free-to-play games live and die by momentum, and arriving before the year ends lets Ananta capture holiday-season attention — and gift-card-fueled spending — while its competition is still finding its footing. Still, it will need a smooth launch to hold its ground against better-established names in the anime RPG space.
How to Prepare for Launch Day
With pre-registration now open across platforms, there is no reason not to secure your spot ahead of the November rush. And since Ananta is free-to-play with in-game purchases, many players will want a wallet topped up on day one for currency, bundles, and battle-pass-style content. You can grab PlayStation Network gift cards, app store credit, and other digital game codes at TURGAME.com to make sure you are ready the moment the servers go live.
Ananta launches November 14, 2025 on PC, PS5, and mobile. If the Gamescom showing is anything to go by, the supernatural streets of Iris will be well worth a visit.
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