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Confirmed platforms for Ananta (PC via client and Steam, PS5, iOS, Android), the January 15, 2027 release date, system requirements from CBT1, storage estimates, and supported languages.

Naked Rain is the NetEase Games subsidiary developing Ananta. A Thunder Fire Studio offshoot headquartered in Hangzhou, China with additional staff in Montreal, Canada.

Overview of ANANTA (formerly Project Mugen): an urban open-world RPG by Naked Rain and NetEase Games, launching globally on January 15, 2027. Setting, confirmed features, platforms, and development history.

The full character roster in Ananta: the six on the current official line-up, the earlier reveals whose status is still open, and how characters are unlocked.

The first Closed Beta Test for ANANTA, held January 16-20, 2026 on PC in the China region, and what it confirmed about the build.

Taffy is Ananta's rabbit-eared courier, Yeet Squad leader, and A.C.D. recruit whose hammer transforms into a rideable segway-bike for combat and delivery runs.

The Captain is the player's avatar in Ananta: an Infinite Trigger investigator, leader of the ACD task force, and user of symbiote-like Chaos Liquid powers with male or female customization.

Nova City (Nova Inception Urbs) is one of Ananta's two cities: a Manhattan-sized coastal metropolis with beaches, amusement parks, and vertical exploration, paired with Chongxiao.

Ananta's combat system: hand-to-hand fighting inspired by Jackie Chan, environmental weapons, team switching, energy gauge ultimates, and enemy stamina breaks.

Richie is an NCCA police officer and A.C.D. squadmate in Ananta, a pink-haired Esper with horns who snipes from helicopters and rides melee combos into arrests.

How Ananta makes money: cosmetics-only model with outfit gacha, vehicle skins, and housing furniture. No pay-to-win.

How characters are obtained in Ananta: no gacha. All characters are earned through story progression and open-world exploration.

Nova City's vertical design in Ananta: accessible interiors, rooftop-to-street exploration, and the layered urban environment.

The A.C.D. (Anti-Chaos Directorate) is the organization the player works for in Ananta, tasked with investigating and containing Chaos in Nova City.

A guide for new visitors to the Ananta wiki. Where to start, what is confirmed, and links to the main topic pages.

The NCCA is Nova City's police force in Ananta. Richie and Director Lykaia Reign work for the agency, which is the city's vanguard against gang warfare.

Ananta is free-to-play with no character gacha. All characters are earned through gameplay, with monetization focused on cosmetics like outfits, vehicle skins, and housing items.

Ananta's identity/job system: each character has a unique profession with its own XP, progression, and gameplay loop.

Ananta's traversal system: parkour, wall-running, grappling, wingsuit, vehicles, and stamina-free exploration across Nova City.

Chaos is the supernatural threat in Ananta: a mysterious force causing paranormal phenomena across Nova City, from rampaging mechs to legged toilets.

City life in Ananta: NPC routines, mini-games, social activities, dating, and the many things to do in Nova City beyond combat.

Ananta's crime system: GTA-style wanted level that accumulates from illegal actions and ends with a trip to the police station.

Seymour is the masked hacker of the Ananta A.C.D. task force, operating from a mobile RV and tracking targets through Eonbug's surveillance network.

Bansy is a pink-haired street artist in Ananta who wields a paintball minigun firing lasers that leave colorful paint splashes wherever they hit.

Ananta lets players control a team of four characters with GTA 5-style camera transitions between locations. How character switching works in combat and open-world exploration.

Mechanika (Meg) is a ghost worker at Shorewater Industries in Ananta who animates machines, controls robots, and throws mecha concerts.

The social media influence system in Ananta. In-game social mechanics and how they affect gameplay.

Ananta's appearance at Gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live on August 25, 2026, where it announced a January 15, 2027 global release date and revealed the second city, Chongxiao.

Alan is a friendly blond social butterfly and part-time model in Ananta who fights with two spinning yo-yos trailing ice and snowflake effects.

Dream Garden is a maid-themed venue in Nova City in Ananta, managed by Aileen. It is named in official Spring Festival promotions and frequently cited as an example Nova City establishment.

Scope is the in-fiction social platform in Ananta, called 眼界 in Chinese material: the app Nova City residents, businesses and public bodies post to.

The Yeet Squad faction in Ananta. Members, story role, and faction-related content.

Shorewater Industries is a Nova City corporation in Ananta where the playable character Mechanika works as a ghost worker.

Ananta's reputation system tracks player behavior in Nova City. Criminal actions lower reputation, while building relationships with factions and spreading social media fame opens new opportunities.

Cat Express is one of the mission-giving organizations in Ananta's Nova City, listed alongside NCAA and DK9 in the official gameplay trailer.

A list of confirmed mini-games and interactive activities in Ananta's Nova City, from arcade machines and basketball courts to environmental interactions with NPCs.

Chongxiao is Ananta's second city, revealed at Gamescom 2026: an Eastern metropolis of riverside high-rises, tea villages, and martial arts sects that the Captain can fly back to from Nova City.

Ananta's showing at Tokyo Game Show 2025: gameplay trailer, playable demo, and the Japan Game Awards 2025 Future Division win.

Project Mugen was Ananta's original codename when revealed at Gamescom in August 2023. History of the name, the meaning behind it, and the transition to the Ananta brand.