Honkai: Nexus Anima ‘Evolution Test’ begins July 9

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miHoYo will host the “Evolution Test” for creature-collector adventure strategy game Honkai: Nexus Anima beginning July 9 across PC, iOS, and Android, the company announced. An end date was not announced. Sign-ups are now available via the official website.

Here is an overview of the test, via miHoYo:

As the latest entry in the Honkai series, Honkai: Nexus Anima will further expand its core gameplay and narrative content during the Evolution Test, introducing new characters, Anima, regions, and gameplay systems to offer players a richer adventure experience.
Honkai: Nexus Anima is a creature-collecting adventure strategy game in the Honkai series. In this world, Nexus refers to the unseen bonds woven between paired Aspects, such as Love and Hate, Light and Dark, and Reality and Illusion. After the Sundering, these bonds were shattered, and their remnant powers scattered across the world in the form of Anima. From this fractured order, players set out to forge bonds with Anima and harness the power of Aspects through them. These powers open up diverse battle tactics while shaping the way players explore, solve challenges, and engage with the expansive overworld. From quiet town benches and tree-lined paths to windows glowing with warm light, every place explored alongside an Anima bears witness to the unseen bonds of the Nexus. As players venture into uncharted realms, Anima stand with them in thrilling Nexus Battles and forge bonds that take root through each step into the unknown, while the truth buried within the player’s past slowly comes to light.

In the Evolution Test, players step into the role of a plane-hopping traveler who has escaped captivity and set out from Iia, a quiet town in the Reality Plane. As the journey begins, the world of Honkai: Nexus Anima opens wider, revealing new stories, distinctive gameplay, and richer paths of exploration. Across the many Planes, Anima evolution stands among the world’s most wondrous phenomena. Each transformation is more than a change in form—it is a sign of the bond taking shape, as Anima grow stronger to protect the first moment that brought them and the player together. Beyond encountering Anima and forming lasting connections with them, players can preserve that moment through a unique photo and give each companion a name of its own. On especially fortunate days, they may even cross paths with a rare Chromatic Anima, turning an unexpected encounter into a memory unlike any other.

As the starting point of the journey, Iia will reveal a fuller portrait of itself. From the lively streets of the New Quarter to its distinctive commercial spaces and architectural landmarks, its many corners gradually open up, inviting moments of exploration, quiet pause, and a closer look at the town’s unique atmosphere. Beyond its streets and landmarks, Iia holds stories waiting to be uncovered. In locations such as Nexus Hall and the True Nexus Building, key figures from different factions will come into view, their ideals and actions revealing the world’s hidden complexity. Each encounter and choice becomes another thread drawing the journey closer to its truths. Along the way, new characters such as Nanafey, Bai Mei, and Olympia will also cross paths with the traveler. Together, they will venture deeper into the unknown, following the traces of forgotten histories and seeking answers to truths long buried within the world itself.
The Evolution Test will be a limited, free closed beta test with a data wipe, available on PC, iOS, and Android. A number of players will be selected from those who have pre-registered and successfully submitted the recruitment survey, and will be granted access to the test. Further details regarding the Evolution Test will be shared in future announcements.

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