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11 Every playable character in ANANTA has their own job. Not just a title on a character screen but an actual gameplay loop with its own XP system, missions, and progression. Cops earn XP by arresting people. Couriers earn it by completing deliveries. Even the unemployed characters have mechanics tied to stamina and exploration.
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44 How it Works
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66 When you switch to a character, you also switch into their daily life. Richie patrols as a police officer, responding to calls and making arrests. Taffy runs deliveries through dangerous districts. Seymour runs covert hacking operations from his RV. Each job generates in-game income differently.
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88 Confirmed Roles
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1010 Police officer (Richie), patrols, arrests, breathalyzer tests, investigationsDelivery courier (Taffy), deliveries across dangerous city districtsHacker (Seymour), covert digital operations from an RVOther mentioned roles include: fitness trainer, live-streamer, and unemployed (each with unique mechanics)
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1313 Skill trees
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1515 Each character has both combat skill trees and job skill trees. The combat trees upgrade fighting abilities; the job trees upgrade role-specific skills. This gives two separate progression tracks per character.
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1717 Connection to Story
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1919 The developers said, "You can live out lives you could never experience in real life." Each character's job feeds into their personal story arc. Job progression unlocks new story beats, new characters, and new traversal tools.
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2121 Confirmed Jobs Table
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2323 CharacterJobDay-To-Day LoopConfirmed MechanicsRichiePolice officerPatrols Nova City and responds to callsArrests, search suspects, breathalyzer tests, investigationsTaffyDelivery courierCross-district deliveries through hostile zonesTime-pressure routes, Vehicles interaction, Crime System frictionSeymourHackerCovert operations from a mobile RVDigital infiltration with Eonbug supportBansyFitness trainerBody-focused activity in the Delirium BlockStamina and exercise hooks confirmed; specifics in fluxLykaiaLive-streamerHigh-speed pursuit and broadcast lifestyleCrosses into Social Media InfluenceMechanikaEngineer at Shorewater IndustriesGadget research and field supportField tools and traversal gadgets
2424 Dual Progression Tracks
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2626 Every character has two confirmed progression tracks running in parallel: a combat skill tree that upgrades fighting abilities, and a job skill tree that upgrades role-specific mechanics. The dual structure is a key reason why character switching feels distinct: switching characters switches not just kit but daily routine and earning curve.
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2828 Story Hooks
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3030 Job progression unlocks new story beats specific to that character's arcSome new characters are unlocked through other characters' job storylinesJob-side income is a confirmed source of in-game currency, used for cosmetics in the Cosmetic Monetization loop
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3232 What Is Not Yet Confirmed
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3434 Whether jobs can be respeced or rerolledWhether unemployed characters have a long-term progression curve or only short-term hooksExact XP curves and how leveling caps interact with the story spine
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3636 Experience Multiple Lives
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3838 The feature list published in August 2026 named the identity layer "Experience Multiple Lives" and gave four example roles: NCCA officer, hacker, delivery rider, and content creator. The stated purpose is that each role opens new ways to interact with the city.
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4040 RoleWiki coverageN.C.C.A. officerMatches Richie's patrol and arrest gameplayHackerMatches Seymour's surveillance and intrusion workDelivery riderMatches Taffy's courier routesContent creatorThe influencer identity that drives social influence
4141 Store copy frames the same idea with a different set of examples, asking whether the player wants to be an officer, a genius hacker, or a gang leader, and saying the player inhabits all manner of different characters. The gang leader option has not appeared in any other official material, so the wiki records it without treating it as a confirmed playable role.