Neverness to Everness Launches April 29 on PC, PS5, and Mobile — 25 Million Pre-Registrations
Neverness to Everness has a global release date: April 29, 2026, across PC, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS, and Mac. Chinese players get access a week earlier, on April 23.
What Is Neverness to Everness?
Developed by Hotta Studio — a subsidiary of Perfect World Games — Neverness to Everness (known in China as 异环, Yì Huán, “Strange Ring”) is a free-to-play open-world action RPG with hack-and-slash combat. Players take the role of an unlicensed Anomaly Hunter operating in the urban world of Hethereau, tracking down supernatural threats called anomalies to uncover the city’s secrets.
The game was first revealed nearly two years before this release date announcement, following a development cycle that included beta periods generating broadly positive feedback from players. 25 million pre-registrations were recorded by late February 2026 — a figure that indicates significant community investment before the game has launched.
Pre-registration rewards are available now through the official site for players who have not yet signed up.
Technical Specs Worth Knowing
Neverness to Everness is built on Unreal Engine 5.7 with a Global Illumination System. PC players get NVIDIA DLSS 4 with Multi-Frame Generation support — meaningful for players running mid-range hardware who want the higher visual settings without sacrificing frame rate. Full cross-platform play is supported across all five platforms at launch.
Release Schedule
| Region | Release Date |
|---|---|
| China | April 23, 2026 |
| Global (all other regions) | April 29, 2026 |
Platforms at launch: PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac.
What SEA Players Should Know
Southeast Asia is a strong market for this genre. Hotta Studio’s previous title, Tower of Fantasy, found a dedicated audience here despite a mixed global reception. Neverness to Everness is a cleaner product by most early indicators — the Unreal Engine 5 visual fidelity and the urban-contemporary setting distinguish it visually from the more fantasy-inflected free-to-play action RPG field.
The game is free to play — in-app purchases are available, with pricing varying by region and platform. Players should expect a gacha-adjacent monetisation model given the genre and publisher, though Hotta has not fully detailed the system ahead of launch.
What Is Coming After Launch
Hotta has confirmed a roadmap for post-launch content:
- New main story episodes continuing the Hethereau narrative
- Multiplayer improvements based on beta feedback
- Enhanced character animations in a planned update
The roadmap is broad rather than specific at this stage — no dates attached to individual updates — but it signals Hotta intends to support the title as a live service.
Hotta Studio’s Track Record
Tower of Fantasy launched in 2022 with a rough first impression — server instability, balance issues, and monetisation complaints — but stabilised over time and maintained a player base in SEA markets specifically. Neverness to Everness appears to have learned from that launch: the longer development cycle, more thorough beta process, and phased rollout (China first, then global) suggest a more cautious approach to global release.
Whether 25 million pre-registrations convert to an active concurrent player base will determine how quickly the post-launch roadmap accelerates. April 29 is the date to watch.
Source: Neverness to Everness official site, Perfect World Games press materials
