NTE: Neverness to Everness finally has a date. Hotta Studio and Perfect World have confirmed that the supernatural open-world RPG launches globally on April 29, 2026, with full cross-platform support spanning PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 5 and Mac.
The global release lands roughly a week after the game's China rollout, with the China Open Beta scheduled for April 23. Multi-platform pre-registration is already open across all storefronts, and NTE will be free-to-play, as expected for its gacha-driven model.
A city where the strange is routine
NTE drops players into Hethereau, a sprawling neon-soaked metropolis where reality-warping phenomena, referred to in-game as anomalies, are simply part of daily life. You take on the role of an "unlicensed" Anomaly Hunter navigating that world.
Rather than a single combat loop, the game blends several modes of play:
- Open-world exploration across the urban sprawl of Hethereau
- Supernatural threats to investigate and hunt
- Odd jobs and investigation that flesh out the city and its residents
The pitch is a lived-in city first and a battlefield second, with the "anomalies are the new normal" tagline setting the tone. It is a notable contrast to the more combat-forward identity of many of its gacha peers.
Cross-platform from day one
The headline for a lot of players will be the platform spread. Launching simultaneously on PC, PS5, mobile and Mac with full cross-platform support is an aggressive scope, and it means progress and play can move between devices without friction.
That breadth matters for a free-to-play title. The wider the net at launch, the larger the initial player pool, and cross-save reduces the usual reasons a player drops off when they switch from phone to console or back.
Hotta Studio arrives with pedigree here, and the multi-platform, cross-progression approach signals it is aiming squarely at the same broad audience that fuels the biggest live-service open worlds.
The takeaway
After a long stretch of speculation, NTE: Neverness to Everness now has a firm April 29, 2026 global launch and an open pre-registration window on every platform it is targeting. The supernatural-urban premise gives it a distinct identity, and the day-one cross-platform commitment shows Hotta Studio is not easing into the market. Whether Hethereau's blend of investigation, odd jobs and anomaly-hunting holds up against a crowded free-to-play field is the question the launch will answer, but the ambition on the platform side is not in doubt.
