Honkai: Nexus Anima is a fantasy creature RPG in the autobattler genre from HoYoverse. The gameplay is based on collecting and developing anima companions who participate in battles on a chessboard, as well as exploring open locations using creature skills. The action takes place in a futuristic town in the Honkai universe.
The article contains everything that is known about the project: the expected start date of the closed beta test and release, whether there will be a localization into Russian, what characters can be expected to appear, and gameplay features.
When is Honkai Nexus Anima coming out
Honkai: Nexus Anima has not yet had an official release date, but teasers and an official announcement suggest that development is underway. The release can be expected to take place within 2027.
What is known about the new game from HoYoverse
Despite the small amount of information, it is already known that the game combines elements of strategy, open-world exploration and combat in the genre autochess — battles in several rounds on a chessboard. However, instead of characters, you will have to pump up and use magical creatures in battles. It remains unknown whether the game will retain the gacha mechanics and who it will apply to: hero commanders or anime companions.
What will form the basis of the plot is also currently unknown, but thanks to the official teaser, familiar faces can be expected to appear in the main line along with new characters. For example, swordsman Blade from Honkai: Star Rail and Kiana Kaslana from Honkai Impact 3rd with signature perfumes.
Will there be Russian language in Honkai Nexus Anima?
Although the presence of Russian localization has not yet been officially confirmed, it is highly likely that the game will have Russian language will be present. This is primarily indicated by the creation of Russian-language s on the main platforms. In addition, starting with Genshin Impact, major releases from HoYoverse have not byed the CIS region.
When is the beta test?
Considering that the first official art "leaked" online back in September 2024, and internal testing was announced in March, closed beta testing will begin no later than next year - at the end of 2025 or in the first half of 2026. The exact date for opening recruitment for CBT-1 has not yet been announced.
Honkai Nexus Anima Trailer
A short trailer was shown at the Star Rail LIVE online concert, which took place on May 3, 2025. In the video, you can see Keanu with a small spirit puppy, the swordsman Blade, and a number of future characters belonging to the world of Nexus Anima. At the end of the video, silhouettes were also teased, in which other characters from the HoYoverse projects can be recognized.
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Another IDLE arena and other similar things. Where you need to go in and watch how it automatically beats enemies, and you just throw money into the casino)). No thanks.
Knowing the greed of this company, everything will be as usual: stuffiness and randomness at the point, powercrip and other delights. I have enough of XSR on my phone.
No, I don't think so. The trailer is pretty colorful, so I can assume that it will be the same in the game, although knowing Hoyo, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for saturated colors. I also have some guesses about the open world, but these are just guesses.
By the way, insiders said something about locations for collecting resources (according to the latest leaks). Most likely, these are materials for leveling up Pokemon.
Is there Ifa on a white background?
Most likely it's Boothil
It doesn't look like it. Boothill has a different body shape. It looks more like Ifa.
At this rate, their project will be stillborn.
Wait, autobattler? I thought the gameplay was supposed to be a mix of Pokemon and Baldur's Gates. Well, if it really is an autobattler, that's unfortunate.
By the way, even though there was Kiana in the trailer, it is not Kiana from Hi3rd. They have different clothes and hairstyle. I can't say for sure where she is from, but I saw that many people say that it is Kiana from Fly me 2 the moon
Among the projects they are going to start, there seems to be a turn-based RPG. But that is a different project. They only have about 5 of them, in different genres. We need to wait until they name the others.
Yes, I know they have 7 projects in development. But the slivers were talking about this game specifically, that it should be a mix of Pokemon and Baldur's Gates.