Neverness to Everness

Neverness to Everness (NTE; simplified Chinese: 异环; traditional Chinese: 異環; pinyin: Yì Huán, lit. 'Strange Ring') is an upcoming free-to-play open world action role-playing game developed by Hotta Studio, a subsidiary of Perfect World.^[4] Set in Hethereau, the player plays an appraiser that explores the vast open world and fights hostile forces as they advance through the story.^[5]

Neverness to Everness
Developer	Hotta Studio
Publisher	Perfect World Games
Engine	Unreal Engine 5[1]
Platforms	Android, iOS, Windows, PlayStation 5[2]
Release	WW: TBD
Genre	Action role-playing
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer[3]

Gameplay

Neverness to Everness is a 3D action role-playing game played with a 3rd-person view. The player controls different characters and collects items as they travel around in the open virtual world. The player character can run, jump, sprint, climb, swim, and can drive various vehicles to move around in the world. The character's special movements with the exception of sprinting are limited by a regenerating stamina bar that slowly depletes as they continue in that movement mode.^[6][7] Each character has different skills, called Esper Abilities, which synergize with other characters.^[5]

The game features vehicle customization and upgrading business.^[8]

The first closed beta happened on 28 November, 2024.^[9][10]

Plot

Neverness to Everness takes place In Hethereau, supernatural anomalies and everyday urban life coexist. As an Appraiser, players are tasked with investigating these anomalies, manifestations that range from disturbances to overtly dangerous phenomena, and using Esper abilities to contain or neutralize them.

As the Appraiser delves deeper into the anomalies, they encounter a rotating cast of companions with their own Esper powers that are crucial for unraveling the larger mysteries of Hethereau. These characters help reveal how the anomalies affect different parts of the city and its inhabitants. Their interactions and investigations gradually uncover a layered web of cause and effect behind the supernatural occurrences.^[11]

See also

• List of gacha games
• Ananta, a similar game but without a gacha system
• Zenless Zone Zero, using similar urban fantasy themes