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Overview

The Nexus Bond Test was Honkai: Nexus Anima's first closed beta test, held in September 2025. All player progress was wiped after the test concluded. Participants were free to share gameplay footage without any content restrictions.

Schedule and Platforms

System Requirements

The PC version recommended an 11th Gen Intel i5 processor, RTX 2060 GPU, and 16 GB of RAM. The iOS version required at least an iPhone 12 Pro.

Content Available

The beta included 66 Anima to discover, multiple characters, the Auto-Chess Combat system, open-world exploration, Mini-Games, and the main story up to a certain point. The store system was accessible from Level 14 onward.

Developer Response

In a post-test DevTalk, the developers acknowledged that the beta version was unpolished. They committed to several improvements before launch.

• Better environment models, textures, rendering, and lighting

• Expanded character customization with more clothing and accessory options

• Overhauled quest system with branching choices

• Improved English translation quality

• Android version development

• New faction storylines for the Nexus Association and Nexus Syndicate

The developers indicated the game was "more than a year away" from release. Current estimates place the launch sometime in 2026 or early 2027.

Aftermath

The Nexus Bond Test was succeeded by the Aspect Exploration Project, a smaller and stricter closed beta announced in 2026. Where the Nexus Bond Test was open about footage and ran on PC and iOS only, the Aspect Exploration Project is invite-only, NDA-locked, and adds Android support. Improvements promised in this page's Developer response section have been tracked across the DevTalk series, with Phase II (February 2026) showcasing new Anima Fyrklor and Hoggit, and Phase III (April 2026) revealing three new Iia districts: Kakatini Grand Hotel, Pedestrian Street, and Fleming Tower.