HoYoverse's New Title Varsapura Quietly Moves Forward With Confidentiality Test in China
After eight months of silence following its reveal, the confidentiality test is the first concrete sign that Varsapura is still in active development, though it remains unclear when or on which platforms it will launch.
Reporting from 2 sources: Game Spark, Inside.
HoYoverse has begun recruiting testers for a confidentiality test of its upcoming game Varsapura in China. The test was announced on the Chinese game distribution platform TapTap, with recruitment starting July 2. The test period has not yet been disclosed. Varsapura was first announced in November 2025 with a 31-minute gameplay demo. The game features a female protagonist who belongs to an organization called SEAL and investigates supernatural phenomena. Its visual style blends anime aesthetics with a more realistic look, set in a modern city with offices and buildings. Gameplay footage showed driving through the city, suggesting an open world, and action combat against humanoid and jellyfish-like monsters. The protagonist wields a plastic umbrella as a weapon, which can be swung, thrown like a blade, and used to spray water for supernatural attacks. Players can switch between team members, including a senior SEAL member who fights with document files and a punk-styled girl who uses an iron ball. Platforms and a release date have not been announced. An official X account has been opened.
The confidentiality test for Varsapura marks the first public movement for the title since HoYoverse released a 31-minute gameplay demo in November 2025. That demo introduced the game's protagonist, a woman investigating paranormal phenomena as part of an organization called SEAL. The footage showed a modern city setting with realistic graphics layered over an anime art style, and included driving sequences that implied an open-world structure.
Combat in the demo was action-based, with the protagonist using a plastic umbrella as a weapon in multiple ways: swinging it directly, throwing it to slice enemies, and channeling supernatural water attacks through it. Two other party members were shown: a senior SEAL member who fights with document files, and a punk-styled girl who wields an iron ball. The test is limited to China, making it inaccessible to players in Japan and other regions. HoYoverse has not announced a release date or target platforms for Varsapura, but the company has opened an official X account for the game.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.