Mini-Games
Side activities in Honkai: Nexus Anima include Anima racing, balloon shooting, demolition challenges, and social interactions.
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Beyond Nexus Battles and exploration, Honkai: Nexus Anima includes a variety of side activities designed around interacting with Anima companions. These activities reinforce the game's casual, companion-focused tone. They're meant to be fun diversions, not grind-heavy obligations.
Track races where Anima compete against each other. Details on the race mechanics (whether it's timing-based, stat-based, or a mix) haven't been fully shown, but the activity appears in beta footage as a recurring side event.
Players control an Anima to shoot down balloons. This is a straightforward arcade-style mini-game that tests accuracy and timing.
Players use Anima to demolish buildings that are marked for destruction. The game frames these as sanctioned "rage rooms", you're not causing random property damage, you're clearing condemned structures. In practice, it's an excuse to smash things with your creatures, which is about as fun as it sounds.
Interactive play where the player and their Anima use a seesaw together. This falls into the "companion bonding" category. It's less about challenge and more about building the emotional connection between player and Anima that the game keeps emphasizing.
Players and Anima participate in water balloon fights. Another lighthearted activity that fits the game's seaside-town-on-summer-vacation energy.
Multiplayer socialization lets players interact with other players in the same world. Activities include petting and feeding Anima, attending social gatherings, and just hanging out in shared spaces. The social layer is designed to feel like a relaxed community hub rather than a competitive environment.
Certain Anima have special abilities for interacting with NPCs. Vulberry, for example, can smear cake on NPCs to increase their favorability toward the player. These interactions are tied to the Anima's unique exploration skill rather than being a universal mechanic. You need the right Anima to trigger specific NPC reactions.