Global Launch — 16 September 2026
Aniimo goes live on Windows PC, Steam, the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox. Pawprint also priced the first pre-download window on 14 September and confirmed Xbox Cloud Gaming as a launch platform. More than 200 Aniimo are advertised for launch, with encounters gated by environment, weather, phenomena and time of day, and most species able to evolve.
Beta Rewards Notice — 15 September 2026
Pawprint published how participants of the earlier closed tests claim their carried-over rewards: test rewards, top-up rebates, and the Aniimo eggs archived through the Bond Pact event. The notice also restates that test progress itself does not carry into the release build.
Pre-Download — 14 September 2026
Pre-download opened at 10:00 UTC+8 on PC, PS5 and Xbox, two days before launch. The same notice names the launch servers, sets the account-linking rules across platforms, lowers the published PC requirements, and publishes the iOS and Android requirements for the first time.
Intel CPU Notice — 14 September 2026
An announcement acknowledging crashes on some 13th- and 14th-generation Intel Core desktop processors, with the developer's own mitigation steps. This is the notice to read first if the client will not stay open on a modern Intel build.
Fair Play Announcement — 11 September 2026
Pawprint sets out its position on cheating, third-party tools and account trading ahead of launch, and the enforcement it intends to apply. Worth reading before buying anything from a third-party seller.
Dev Team Letter — 3 September 2026
The pre-launch letter that is really a changelog. It confirms Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch and lists what changed since the closed beta: the rune system is gone, legendary capture is rebuilt around a crafted Anipod, Prismana odds are flattened, and a new Umbral variant is introduced that guarantees Perfect Potential. It also contains the line the whole marketing campaign is built on: you can become an Aniimo.
Launch Date Announced — 26 August 2026
Pawprint dated Aniimo at gamescom Opening Night Live: 16 September 2026 at 10:00 UTC+8 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and the Epic Games Store, then 23 September on iOS and Android, with more than 200 Aniimo at launch.
Closed Beta Ended — 23 July 2026
The global closed beta closed and the developer published both the end notice and the Bond Pact event FAQ. Beta data was wiped, which is why the Bond Pact exists: it is the mechanism for returning a sealed Aniimo to eligible testers.
Closed Beta Opened — 9 July 2026
The global limited closed beta opened across PC, iOS, Android and Steam, running for roughly two and a half weeks. Everything community sources describe about combat balance, Homeland production and Evolution gating comes from this build — and every one of those numbers is beta-era unless the official wiki says otherwise.
Full announcements are published on the official channels listed on the official links page. Nothing on this page is a substitute for them.