Verified Animula Nook guides for a miniature world.

Release status, official updates, building, Minies, materials, and world guides—each labeled by source and verification date.

Current status: Not publicly playable. Release date TBA; next-test date not announced.

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Original handcrafted clay garden illustration with oversized leaf forms and a tiny path leading into morning light. — Original handcrafted guide illustration — not in-game footage.

What is confirmed right now?

Release date: To be announced
Current access: Not publicly playable
Pre-registrations: 10 million+
Alpha test: Ended March 30, 2026
Next test: Date not announced
Next event: Gamescom 2026, Aug 26–30, Cologne
Last verified: August 1, 2026

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Core topics, written from official information only.

Official Animula Nook Steam media showing a building area in a miniature home setting. — Official media from Official Steam store media.

Building & Homes

What official sources confirm about miniature building, with Alpha-era controls kept out of permanent instructions.

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Official Animula Nook website media showing Kayee, a Minie character. — Official media from Official website media.

Minies & Friendship

The confirmed social premise, without invented characters, gifts, schedules or friendship values.

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Official Animula Nook Steam media showing gathering and growth in a miniature outdoor scene. — Official media from Official Steam store media.

Materials & Crafting

A verified overview of gathering and making, without an invented recipe table.

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Official Animula Nook Steam media showing a flower-filled miniature world location. — Official media from Official Steam store media.

World & Locations

Officially named places and the boundary between a confirmed setting and an unverified map.

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Latest official updates

Announcements and letters from the developers.

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Alpha Test RecapOfficial Steam announcement · What changed for playersApril 7, 2026 A Letter After the Alpha TestOfficial Steam announcement · What changed for playersApril 3, 2026 Gamescom 2026 Attendance ConfirmedPublisher announcement · What changed for playersJuly 17, 2026 Mid-Year Dev Update: 10M Pre-RegistrationsPublisher announcement · What changed for playersJuly 6, 2026

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Every guide records its scope, sources, unknowns, and last verification date.

What Is Animula Nook?Overview Release Date & StatusStatus Next Test & RegistrationStatus Platforms & RegionsStatus Free-to-Play & GachaStatus PC RequirementsTechnical Multiplayer & Cross-PlaySystems Alpha Timeline & ChangesStatus Building & HomesSystems Minies & FriendshipMinies Materials & CraftingSystems World & LocationsWorld Gamescom 2026Status Minie RacesMinies Farming BasicsSystems FAQOverview

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