ANANTA Gameplay Unveiled – A High-Degree-of-Freedom Urban Open World

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Ananta is a new urban open-world game from NetEase. Set in a metropolis that blends modern technology with mystical forces, this title stands out with its immersive setting. On September 23, 2025, NetEase released the gameplay trailer for Ananta—the trailer focuses on showcasing key gameplay details such as combat and character switching. Boasting a rich and diverse range of gameplay mechanics, let’s take a look together!

Overview of Basic Information

1. Game Positioning: An anime-style urban open-world game featuring free map traversal and combat gameplay.
2. Pre-registration Method: Cross-platform pre-registration for the game is now open. Players can visit the official website directly (https://ananta.163.com) to sign up for pre-registration.
3. Estimated launch time: The official has not yet announced the official launch date, but there have been clear developments in testing and trial play: A hands-on experience will be available at the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) from September 25 to 28, 2025, allowing players to experience the storyline and exploration gameplay in advance.
4. Playable Platforms: It has been confirmed that ANANTA will cover multiple terminals, including PS5, PC (Windows/Mac), iOS, and Android systems.
5. Language Versions: Inferred from the official localized names released for multiple regions, the game will offer multilingual support, including Chinese, English ,Japanese, and Korean, to cater to the needs of global players.

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Take on Different Roles

As the new captain of a special task force, players will navigate city streets, meet charismatic friends, forge alliances, and unravel mysterious threats to daily life. By taking on diverse roles, they’ll experience multifaceted urban lives—each with unique personal stories. Protect justice as a cop, infiltrate the Internet as a hacker, race through alleys as a delivery man, or chase fame as a live-streamer.

Switch roles

When switching characters in Ananta, you will open a watch-like interface, unlike traditional anime-style games where you switch within a team, After selecting a character’s avatar, you will switch to the perspective of that character—who is already in another part of the city.

Character Customization

The game also features an outfit system, allowing players to change outfits for their favorite characters. With a wide variety of outfits available, players can mix and match freely to easily create a unique style that fits the urban vibe of Nova City.

Urban Open-World

ANANTA crafts a vibrant and dynamic metropolis for players, fulfilling all their imaginations of a "tangible virtual life" and allowing every explorer to find their own set of urban survival rules amid the clash between steel-and-concrete modernity and fantastical adventures.

Highly Interactivity

Players can experience the excitement of urban life 24/7. The map is dotted with interactive hotspots where players can freely trigger events like petting cats in parks and even unlocking street mini-games like "Slap Contest" and "Percussion Duel."

 

Restoring Reality

ANANTA mirrors reality, creating scenes of modern metropolises and lively, life-filled alleyways—delivering a more authentic experience to players.

NPCs on screen present intelligent and lifelike behavior, which make the city come alive! Furthermore, players' actions can impact urban life. For instance, helping a deliveryman deliver orders enables him to reunite with his family on time. Subsequent interactions will unlock new commissions, and so on.

 

Unrestrained Exploration

Vehicles

ANANTA also offers a wide variety of vehicles for players to access and use in the city. Players can utilize public transportation like subways and buses, along with cars, taxis, and helicopters. Beyond cruising vast maps, players also make use of vehicles to complete missions throughout the game.

Free Movement

Players can use the Grapple Hook for fast movement and defeating enemies. In simple terms, players can make the character attach to tall buildings, streetlights and enemies by using the grapple claw. They also can easily pull off mid-air leaps—greatly enhancing the game’s freedom and exploration enjoyment.

Combat System

Compared to traditional anime-style games that are often filled with flashy ability clashes, Ananta focuses on smooth, fast-paced combat, delivering swift and sharp fights.

 

Weapon Selection

Each character has unique abilities and playstyles, and they don't have fixed weapons. Players can choose their own weapon, engaging enemies in hand-to-hand combat or using a badminton.

In addition to their own gear, players can take enemy weapons during battle to experience different combat styles. In addition to their own gear, players can take enemy weapons during battle to experience different combat styles. Discover different strategies to defeat your enemies in cool ways.

In the same time, players can use precise dodging and blocking to counterattack. Every hit brings a sense of exhilaration.

 

Conclusion

Beyond the above, the gameplay trailer also briefly showcases various mechanics, including drone exploration, hacking skills, character-switching combat, and police arrest scenarios.

ANANTA crafts a vivid open world. Every corner of this vast city is brought to life through multidimensional details. Players can freely explore the city on foot, but also via more unconventional and surprising means!

If you’re into this game, follow Ananta’s test updates and keep an eye on LDSHOP for more of the latest news!