HoYoverse Reveals Honkai Nexus Anima, Opens Closed Beta

HoYoverse announced on Friday that its next Honkai series entry, Honkai Nexus Anima, is now officially revealed and open for closed beta preregistration. The studio said the first test, called the Nexus Bond Test, begins recruitment on August 29 with applications accepted on PC and iOS through September 12, and that the game will mix creature collection and exploration with autobattler style combat set in the Honkai universe.

HoYoverse released a gameplay trailer and launched a dedicated website alongside the beta sign up. The developer described the setting as a world where "unseen bonds between concepts like Light and Dark or Life and Death have ruptured," and said players will befriend companions known as Anima whose unique powers aid both exploration and combat. The studio also confirmed applicants will be free to share footage from the Nexus Bond Test and said all beta save data will be wiped when the test ends.

While early teasers and some coverage framed the project as a creature-collection adventure reminiscent of classic turn based monster trainers, recent materials indicate a heavier emphasis on strategy placement. Leaked app store screenshots and sections of the...