Pawprint Studio Opens CBT Registration for Open-World Monster Collector Animo
Animo enters a crowded monster-collecting genre with a free-to-play, multiplatform launch and a focus on real-time action combat rather than turn-based battles.
Key Facts
- Pawprint Studio opened closed beta test registration for Animo, an open-world monster-collecting RPG.
- The closed beta test runs from July 9, 2026, with registration closing July 5.
- Animo is scheduled for a free-to-play 2026 release on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, and Android.
- A media preview showed real-time action battles with ground-based attack indicators and environmental puzzles using Animon abilities.
- The closed beta test is a solo-play build; multiplayer elements were not included in the preview.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer.
Pawprint Studio, based in Singapore, has opened closed beta test registration for its debut title Animo, an open-world monster-collecting RPG. The CBT runs from July 9, 2026, with registration closing July 5. The game is scheduled for a 2026 free-to-play release on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, and Android. A media preview showed real-time action battles, creature capture via Anipod, and environmental puzzles using Animon abilities.
Pawprint Studio's first title is an open-world RPG where players capture creatures called Animons using a device called an Anipod. A media preview ahead of the July 9 closed beta test showed real-time battles with ground-based attack indicators and environmental interactions such as using a fire-type Animon to burn away vines. The story follows a protagonist from the Polaris Academy Scientific Expedition Team reporting on the Idyllic Continent. The CBT is a solo-play build; multiplayer elements were not included in the preview.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.