Honkai: Nexus Anima
Upcoming fifth Honkai installment featuring creature-collecting and bond mechanics.
Honkai: Nexus Anima is an upcoming game from miHoYo that blends creature collection, adventure, and strategy. It marks the fifth main entry in the Honkai series and will feature characters returning from Honkai Impact 3rd and Honkai: Star Rail. The title is set to launch on Android, iOS, and PC.
The story takes place in a world governed by the equilibrium of Nexus—invisible connections linking paired ideas like love and hate. When these bonds break, their energy scatters into beings called Anima. Players take on the role of a traveler who sets out to form bonds with these creatures.
Development and publishing are handled by miHoYo. The project was first acknowledged in 2024 as one of five prototypes in early research. Trademark filings and social media accounts appeared in April 2025. A teaser trailer hidden in the Star Rail LIVE 2025 anniversary event later revealed the game, with an official announcement following in August 2025.
The first closed beta, named the "Nexus Bond Test," opened for applications in August 2025. A second closed beta, called the "Evolution Test," started on July 9, 2026, across Android, iOS, and PC.
- developer
- miHoYo
- publisher
- miHoYo
- series
- Honkai
- platforms
- Android, iOS, PC
- genre
- Creature-collector adventure strategy
- first_confirmed
- 2024
Lore & Background
The game is set in a world managed by the balance of Nexus, unseen bonds woven between paired concepts such as love and hate. When these bonds are severed, they scatter their power in the form of creatures named Anima. Players control a traveler embarking on an adventure to forge bonds with Anima.
Reader's Guide
Honkai: Nexus Anima represents miHoYo's continued expansion of the Honkai universe, following Honkai Impact 3rd and Honkai: Star Rail. Its existence was first confirmed in 2024 as one of five prototypes in research and development. Trademark and media account registrations were discovered in April 2025, and the game was revealed through an easter egg trailer during Star Rail LIVE 2025, an anniversary event for Honkai: Star Rail. The official announcement came in August 2025. The first closed beta, the 'Nexus Bond Test,' opened for application in August 2025, and the second closed beta, the 'Evolution Test,' began on July 9, 2026, for Android, iOS, and PC. The game's premise—centered on balancing paired concepts and collecting Anima—introduces a new gameplay direction for the series while retaining familiar characters from earlier titles.
Did You Know?
- The game was first confirmed in 2024 as one of five prototypes in research and development at miHoYo.
- Trademark application and media account registration for the game were discovered in April 2025.
- The game was revealed through an easter egg trailer in Star Rail LIVE 2025, an anniversary event for Honkai: Star Rail.
- The second closed beta, the 'Evolution Test,' began on July 9, 2026.
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