What changed for players

Pre-registration milestone confirms large audience interest. No release date, window or test schedule was announced. Development is described as active.

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Release Date & StatusAs of July 22, 2026, Animula Nook has no announced release date and is not publicly playable. Steam and PlayStation both show the game as unreleased. The first overseas Alpha ended on March 30, 2026, and the date and access rules for the next test have not been announced.Next Test & RegistrationA next Animula Nook test is planned, but its date, regions, platforms and access rules have not been announced. You cannot use the closed Alpha client or its old keys to play now. The safe actions are to use the official website, wishlist the verified store pages and wait for a first-party test notice.Minie RacesAnimula Nook has four confirmed Minie races: Starmates (human-like), Boobos (animal-like), Insouls (mechanical) and Weirca (imaginative). Official sources name over 15 individual Minies across the first three races; no Weirca characters have been revealed. The developer says around 100 Minies are planned, with nearly 50 playable in the March 2026 Alpha.FAQAnimula Nook is a free-to-play miniature life sim by LilliLandia Games, published by Tencent. It has no confirmed release date and is not publicly playable. The first PC Alpha ended March 30, 2026. It is confirmed for PC, Mac, Switch 2 and PS5. Over 10 million players have pre-registered. Gamescom 2026 (Aug 26–30) is the next confirmed public appearance.

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