Timeline of confirmed milestones
5 public events on the record for Honkai: Nexus Anima — every entry traces to an official HoYoverse press release, an official social post, or a documented industry-event attendance.
Aspect Exploration Project recruitment opens — two new Anima shown
Beta · Apr 20, 2026HoYoverse opened recruitment for the Aspect Exploration Project, a confidential NDA-bound technical test on PC, iOS and Android, and a DevTalk revealed two new Anima: Fyrklor (Strength) and Hoggit (Satiation).
Open sourceNexus Bond Test (first closed beta)
Beta · Sep 17 – 23, 2025The first closed beta ran September 17–23, 2025 on PC and iOS only, with progress wiped afterwards.
Open sourceCosmology revealed across official posts
Lore · Aug 31, 2025Official @HonkaiNA posts laid out the Nexus, the Sundering and the 81 Planes, plus the Old World (paired Aspects, Sovereigns) and New World (singular Aspects, Novarchs).
Open sourceHonkai: Nexus Anima formally announced
Announcement · Aug 28, 2025HoYoverse announced Honkai: Nexus Anima as a creature-collector adventure strategy game — the fifth title in the Honkai series — and opened recruitment for its first beta.
Open sourceTeased at the Honkai: Star Rail 2nd Anniversary concert
Tease · May 3, 2025HoYoverse teased a new Honkai project at the Honkai: Star Rail 2nd Anniversary concert, with Kiana at the centre of the reveal.
Open source
Beta phases (historical)
Aspect Exploration Project (second test)
Recruiting — confidential, NDA, small-scale (18+)from 2026-04-20 — platforms: PC, iOS and Android
Nexus Bond Test (first closed beta)
Completed — closed, invite-only2025-09-17 – 2025-09-23 — platforms: PC and iOS