ANIME GAMES

Anime games

Release dates for upcoming anime games, the current versions of the big live-service games, and a guide to 20 anime games: who makes them, where to play them, and which anime to watch if you like them.

RELEASE CALENDAR

Upcoming anime games

Danganronpa 2×2

14 January 2027 · Switch, Switch 2, PS5, PC, Xbox Series X|S

Remake of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. Delayed from 2026; the date was confirmed in a Nintendo Direct trailer.

Fate/EXTRA Record

28 January 2027 · PS5, Switch 2, PS4, Switch, PC

Remake of Fate/EXTRA. Delayed indefinitely in March 2026, then picked up by Aniplex as publisher.

Honkai: Nexus Anima

Spring 2027 · PC, iOS, Android

New HoYoverse game. A final closed beta test begins 25 November 2026.

Ninjala 2: The Uncharted Planet

Spring 2027 · Switch 2

Sequel to the free-to-play ninja action game, shown at Anime Expo 2026.

GACHIAKUTA: BREAKOUT

2027 · To be announced

Game based on the Gachiakuta manga and anime.

Dates checked 15 November 2026. Release dates often move: each entry links to its source.

LIVE GAMES

Current versions

Version 7.2 went live on 4 November 2026. HoYoverse has not yet dated version 7.3 (checked 15 November 2026).

Version 4.7 runs from 11 November to 23 December 2026, with the second banner phase starting 2 December.

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Live-service anime games

Genshin Impact

Open-world action RPG · 2020 · PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S…

You explore Teyvat, a world of seven nations each tied to an element, searching for your lost twin. Combat is built on switching between four party members and combining elements into reactions. Details

Honkai: Star Rail

Turn-based RPG · 2023 · PC, PS5, iOS, Android

As the Trailblazer you ride the Astral Express from world to world. Battles are turn-based and revolve around hitting enemy weaknesses to break their toughness. Details

Zenless Zone Zero

Urban action RPG · 2024 · PC, PS5, iOS, Android

In the city of New Eridu you run a video-rental shop as a front while guiding agents into the Hollows, dangerous rifts that swallowed the old world. Combat is fast, combo-driven character action. Details

Wuthering Waves

Open-world action RPG · 2024 · PC, PS5, iOS, Android

You wake as the Rover in a world rebuilding after a cataclysm. The action combat rewards dodging and countering, and defeated enemies can be absorbed as Echoes that fight alongside you. Details

Punishing: Gray Raven

Action RPG · 2021 · PC, iOS, Android

You command Gray Raven, a squad of cyborg Constructs fighting to retake Earth from the machine-infecting Punishing virus, in short, fast stages built around combos and dodges. Details

Blue Archive

Tactical RPG · 2021 · iOS, Android

You are the Sensei of Schale, an investigation club in the academy city of Kivotos, leading squads of students through real-time tactical battles and slice-of-life story chapters. Details

Arknights

Tower-defense strategy · 2019 · iOS, Android

As the Doctor of Rhodes Island you place operators on a grid to hold lanes against waves of enemies, in a world shaped by Oripathy, an infectious disease linked to the crystal Originium. Details

Fate/Grand Order

Turn-based card RPG · 2015 · iOS, Android

As the last Master of Chaldea you summon Heroic Spirits from history and legend to repair singularities that threaten humanity's future. Battles use a hand of command cards each turn. Details

Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Training simulation · 2021 · PC, iOS, Android

You train horse girls named after real racehorses through a career of races, balancing stats, rest and events, then watch them race and perform on stage after a win. Details

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Games based on anime

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles

Arena fighter / action adventure · 2021 · PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S…

An adventure mode replays Tanjiro's story from the first season through the Mugen Train arc, and a versus mode lets you fight with the Demon Slayer Corps, Hashira included. Details

Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash

2-vs-2 arena fighter · 2024 · PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S…

A team arena fighter where two sorcerers or curses fight together against another pair, using cursed techniques and domain expansions from the anime. Details

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

3D arena fighter · 2024 · PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

A 3D arena fighter that continues the Budokai Tenkaichi series, with a very large roster drawn from Dragon Ball Z, GT and Super and episode battles that let you replay famous fights. Details

Dragon Ball FighterZ

2D tag-team fighter · 2018 · PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

A 3-vs-3 2D fighter with hand-animated-looking cel-shaded visuals. It became a fixture of competitive fighting-game tournaments. Details

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4

3D arena fighter · 2016 · PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

The final chapter of the Storm series covers the Fourth Great Ninja War with large set-piece boss battles, plus a big versus roster. Details

One Piece Odyssey

Turn-based RPG · 2023 · PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

The Straw Hats are shipwrecked on a mysterious island and lose their powers. An original story with characters designed by Eiichiro Oda, plus trips back through memories of earlier arcs. Details

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Anime-style classics

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