Aniimo launch info
Everything confirmed about release, pulled from the official store listings and catalog APIs rather than from other guides.
Exact launch time
16 September 2026, 10:00 UTC+8 (= 02:00 UTC) on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and Epic. Microsoft's own catalog confirms the same instant, with pre-orders closing one second before it.
| Region | Local launch |
|---|---|
| UTC+8 — Apac | Wed 16 Sep, 10:00 |
| UTC — Europe | Wed 16 Sep, 02:00 |
| BST — UK | Wed 16 Sep, 03:00 |
| EDT — US East | Tue 15 Sep, 22:00 |
| PDT — US West | Tue 15 Sep, 19:00 |
For the whole of the Americas this is Tuesday 15 September. That is not a contradiction with the 16th — it is the same instant in a different timezone, and it is why Steam's store page shows a 15 September date.
Mobile: 23 September 2026 on iOS and Android. No launch time has been published.
Editions and prices
| Edition | Xbox | PlayStation |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Edition | £9.99 | £7.99 |
| Collector's Edition | £19.99 | £18.99 |
The price difference between platforms is real, not a typo. The bundled pet is also platform-exclusive — Doggo Dude on Xbox, Fluffy Friend on PlayStation — so any site publishing one universal contents list is wrong on at least one platform.
Servers and region availability
Three regional shards: Aniimo-Americas, Aniimo-Europe and Aniimo-Apac. Characters are locked to the shard they are created on, though one account may hold characters on more than one. Cross-region party play is described as conditional, not guaranteed.
The iOS listing is absent in Russia, mainland China, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Morocco, while present in essentially every other market checked — even though Russian and Vietnamese are both shipping game languages.
Download sizes and requirements
- Xbox: 35 GiB
- PC: 45 GB free space required
- iOS: 604 MiB
- Minimum PC: i7-9700 / Ryzen 5 3600X · 12 GB RAM · GTX 1060 / RX 6600 · Windows 10 64-bit
- Recommended: i7-12700F / Ryzen 7700X · 16 GB RAM · RTX 3070 / RX 6800
The game requires an active internet connection at all times.
Not announced
Checked against Steam's news feed and the official news index, both of which are complete. Their absence is worth stating, because several sites invent all four:
- No preload
- No day-one patch
- No post-launch roadmap or content calendar
- No redeem codes, and no redeem-code system yet
Common questions
What time does Aniimo launch?
16 September 2026 at 10:00 UTC+8, which is 02:00 UTC. For the Americas that is the evening of Tuesday 15 September — 19:00 PDT, 22:00 EDT. Steam displays “Sep 15” for exactly this reason; it is the same moment shown in Pacific time.
Does Aniimo have cross-save or cross-progression?
Cross-play is confirmed — Steam and Xbox both list cross-platform multiplayer. Cross-save is not. No first-party source states that progress moves between PS5, Xbox, PC and mobile, and the strongest official wording found is an aspiration rather than a commitment. Until Pawprint publishes account-linking details, choose a primary platform. This matters because mobile launches a week after PC and console.
Is Aniimo free-to-play?
Yes, on every platform, and it is included with Xbox Game Pass from day one. The paid editions are battle-pass bundles, not the game itself.
How do I get the pre-order pack on PC?
There is no Steam or Epic pre-order pack — Steam lists no DLC at all. The editions exist only on the Xbox and PlayStation stores. PC players who want one generally buy the Xbox pack and launch through the Xbox PC app.
Is there a preload?
No preload, no day-one patch and no post-launch roadmap have been announced. Steam’s news feed and the official news index are both complete and contain none of these. Claims otherwise are not sourced to anything official.