Aniimo Updates

Aniimo is still upcoming. Pawprint Studio and Kingsglory used Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 to lock a calendar: PC and consoles on 16 September 2026, mobile on 23 September 2026. Steam’s storefront may show 15 September depending on timezone; the official show time quoted in press is 10:00 UTC+8 on the 16th. This hub collects every time-sensitive page so Pathfinders are not mixing beta dates with launch dates.

Child pages:

• Release date — day-one countdown, preload, and why Steam and press disagree by a few hours.
• Platforms — Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, Android, cross-play, and cross-save.
• Closed beta recap — Paws On, Paws Up, Global CBT, data wipes, and what testers actually kept.
• Pre-order packs — optional PS5 and Xbox bundles, Time to Aniimo web gifts, and why the base game stays free.

The headline dates

Event	When	What it means
Paws On CBT	4–10 July 2025	First public test, PC/Xbox-leaning, Twine introduced
Paws Up CBT	from 23 January 2026	Broader roster, Homeland and social systems expanded
Global CBT	9–25 July 2026	Steam playtest + mobile, Island of Peace, trading, Diamond Egg Heist
Gamescom date lock	25–26 August 2026	16 Sep PC/console, 23 Sep mobile
PC & console launch	16 September 2026	Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox — free-to-play
Mobile launch	23 September 2026	App Store and Google Play

Global CBT was explicitly a data-wipe test. Nothing you caught in July is waiting on your launch account. If a guide still talks as if the beta client is playable, it is stale — there is no public build between wipe and 16 September.

What the studio has confirmed recently

• Free-to-play on every announced platform. Console “pre-order” packs are optional item bundles, not a box price for the base game.
• Cross-platform play across PC, consoles, and mobile, with progress designed to sync. Verify at login on day one; beta access and launch platforms were never the same list.
• Online co-op up to four Pathfinders, plus social tools (Horn / Flute in previews) and PvP (Diamond Egg Heist).
• Not a gacha, in the studio’s own words, while still shipping in-app purchases, a battle pass in console bundles, and cosmetics. Read that as “no randomised character banner” until launch UI proves otherwise — and keep expectations honest.
• Languages on Steam currently highlight English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and French among 13 interface languages. This wiki ships English, French, German, and Spanish.

What we will watch after 16 September

Day-one patches, queue messages, and the first real codes will land in this hub’s child pages, not in a separate rumour blog. If servers hiccup, we would rather link official status than invent a “server status” number we cannot measure.

For play advice that is not a date, leave this hub:

• Getting Started and controls
• System requirements
• Creature index and tier lists
• Official links for Discord, X, and store pages

Pre-registration counters quoted in the press have ranged from “15 million” to “28 million” depending on the week and region. Treat those as marketing, not as a concurrent-player forecast.

How to read Aniimo news without getting burned

1. Prefer Pawprint / Kingsglory posts and the official site over screenshot accounts.
2. Check whether a “leak creature” already has an Aniilog number on the creature hub.
3. Remember CBT rewards were mail, not codes — see pre-register rewards.
4. If a video still shows the July HUD as current, watch the launch trailer dated 25 August 2026 instead.

This page will stay a timeline, not a patch-note dump. Patch notes belong in dated children once the live client exists.