{"id":8661,"date":"2026-08-26T16:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/ananta-release-date-january-2027-no-gacha-gamescom\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:26:15","slug":"ananta-release-date-january-2027-no-gacha-gamescom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/ananta-release-date-january-2027-no-gacha-gamescom\/","title":{"rendered":"Ananta Sets January 15, 2027 Release \u2014 No Character Gacha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The wait is finally over for one of the most-watched free-to-play games on Singapore fans&#8217; radars. <strong>NetEase Games<\/strong> and developer <strong>Naked Rain<\/strong> took the stage at <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/event\/\">Gamescom Opening Night Live<\/a> on 25 August to drop the launch date for their open-world urban RPG <em>Ananta<\/em>: <strong>January 15, 2027<\/strong>, worldwide. The studio also confirmed that the game&#8217;s full roster of playable characters can be unlocked through story progression &mdash; no gacha pulls required.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Zgfoqzgln4\" title=\"Ananta World Premiere Trailer | gamescom Opening Night Live 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Ananta World Premiere Trailer | gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 &mdash; via The Game Awards on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>From Project Mugen to Ananta &mdash; What Singapore Fans Watched Grow<\/h2>\n<p>The game first turned heads at Gamescom 2023 under the working title <em>Project Mugen<\/em>, earning comparisons to Grand Theft Auto for its dense open-world city design layered over anime-style characters and supernatural combat. It was renamed <em>Ananta<\/em> &mdash; meaning &ldquo;infinity&rdquo; or &ldquo;without end&rdquo; in Sanskrit &mdash; in November 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/ananta-gamescom-onl-2026-august\/\">As we covered ahead of this year&#8217;s ONL<\/a>, the game had been quiet for nearly a year before this week&#8217;s reveal, making the release date confirmation all the more welcome.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ananta-key-art-characters.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ananta key art featuring three main characters against a city skyline\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of NetEase Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>January 15, 2027 &mdash; Platforms and Availability<\/h2>\n<p>Ananta launches simultaneously worldwide on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PlayStation 5<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>PC<\/strong> &mdash; via Steam and NetEase&#8217;s own client<\/li>\n<li><strong>iOS and Android<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No Nintendo Switch 2 or Xbox version has been announced. Singapore players on PS5 and PC have a clear path to the game on day one; mobile availability makes it accessible to the large share of the SEA market that plays on phone. No SGD pricing has been announced for cosmetic items yet, but the base game is free-to-play.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ananta-industrial-city-district.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ananta industrial city district with cranes and neon signage\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of NetEase Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>No Character Gacha &mdash; How You Build Your Roster<\/h2>\n<p>This is the headline for anyone burned by the standard free-to-play model. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ananta_(video_game)\">information published ahead of the gamescom reveal<\/a>, Naked Rain confirmed that playable ACD agents are obtained by progressing through the story, not through random banner pulls. Monetisation instead focuses on cosmetics &mdash; outfits, vehicles, and housing customisation &mdash; rather than the characters themselves.<\/p>\n<p>For Singapore and SEA gamers who have watched years of gacha fatigue accumulate across mobile RPGs, that framing matters. Free-to-play with no character gacha positions Ananta closer to titles like Fortnite or Path of Exile than a typical mobile gacha. Whether the cosmetics pricing stays reasonable is something only the live game will confirm &mdash; but the baseline commitment is the right one.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ananta-floating-car-sandbox.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ananta open world scene with characters watching a levitating car\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of NetEase Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Two Cities, Infinite Chaos &mdash; What the Open World Looks Like<\/h2>\n<p>The game spans <strong>Nova City<\/strong> &mdash; a neon-lit Japanese-style metropolis &mdash; and <strong>Lingyun City<\/strong> in Chongxiao, drawing from the architecture of Shanghai and Hangzhou. The gamescom trailer doubled down on the &ldquo;anime GTA&rdquo; comparisons with parkour, wall-running, rope-swinging between skyscrapers, vehicle hijacking, flying cars, yachts, helicopters, and hang gliders, all set inside a city dense enough to get genuinely lost in.<\/p>\n<p>Combat is built around martial arts &mdash; Shaolin kung fu techniques learned from NPC masters &mdash; and the four-character squad system gives each member distinct abilities. Over 100 NPCs carry individual storylines; building bonds with them unlocks new skills for your team.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ananta-swinging-traversal.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ananta gameplay showing a character rope-swinging between city buildings\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of NetEase Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ananta lands on <strong>January 15, 2027<\/strong> on PS5, PC, iOS, and Android. Wishlist it now on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4814120\/ANANTA\">Steam<\/a>. We&#8217;ll keep tracking it in our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">game news<\/a> section.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NetEase Games and Naked Rain confirmed Ananta&#8217;s worldwide launch date at Gamescom ONL: January 15, 2027 on PS5, PC, iOS, and Android \u2014 with all playable characters unlocked through story, not gacha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":8656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[1253,491,1073,730],"class_list":["post-8661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-ananta","tag-free-to-play","tag-gamescom-2026","tag-netease-games"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ananta-nova-city-aerial.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-2fH","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8171,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/ananta-gamescom-onl-2026-august\/","url_meta":{"origin":8661,"position":0},"title":"ANANTA at Gamescom ONL: Fresh Footage Coming 25 August","date":"August 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"ANANTA returns at Gamescom Opening Night Live on 25 August with fresh gameplay footage. 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