NTE: Neverness to Everness is a live-service urban open-world RPG from Hotta Studio and Perfect World Games, currently in its Ver.1.2 update cycle with new characters, a hack-and-slash mode, and a bank heist activity. Global sales have surpassed domestic sales in China, with Japan as the strongest overseas market.
NTE: Neverness to Everness launched globally on April 29, 2025, after a Chinese pre-release on April 23. By early June, Perfect World Games reported to investors that global sales had exceeded domestic sales in China, with Japan showing particularly strong performance. Sensor Tower analysis confirmed Japan generated 32% of global mobile revenue in the first month, the highest share of any region, while the United States led downloads at 14%.
The game has followed a steady live-service content cadence. Ver.1.1 "Dream-Wandering Corridor" launched June 3, adding limited S-rank character Requiem, a Porsche collaboration with the 918 Spyder vehicle, a new area called Hinata Island, and an offline event in Akihabara. Ver.1.2 "Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights" arrived July 8, introducing playable characters Shinku (voiced by Azusa Tadokoro) and Irohi (voiced by Rina Hidaka), plus a large-scale hack-and-slash mode set in a fantasy world where players defeat a red dragon. A separate update added the limited S-rank character Kaos and a battle royale mode called Fight Club, with Kaos's banner running until July 8.
Character design has been a recurring point of attention. Within 12 hours of the Chinese Ver.1.2 update, Perfect World Games replaced visible spats on Shinku's outfit with a panty-like design with lace frills after fan complaints that the original was a "nerf" to sexy expressions. The global update retained the adjusted design. Another new character, Chaos, was added as an attacker with a transforming greatsword and scythe, warp-point exploration utility, and a dual personality. The game also features a bank heist activity called the Niku-kyuu Great Heist, framed as an officially sanctioned robbery tied to an in-universe movie.
Hotta Studio ran a VTuber competition called the NTE Strongest Live Parade, where 200 VTubers competed for City Contribution Points over two weeks, generating over 1.7 million cumulative views. Yuka Yukisaki won first place. An advance play report described the game's wall-climbing and bat transformation systems as turning rooftop exploration into a primary activity, while an Anime News Network column noted the main story is short and ends abruptly, set to expand in a future update.
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NTE's Ver.1.3 adds a beach volleyball minigame with full manual control over movement, receiving, spiking, and blocking. The developers built it as a serious sport requiring positioning, timing, and character stats. Players have found ways to bypass the rules entirely by using heavy machinery from the Build Rush construction event, including standing on an excavator to block spikes with their feet.
Perfect World's first-half 2026 financial results show NTE: Neverness to Everness has exceeded 2 billion yuan (approx. 47 billion yen) in global cumulative sales as of August 18. The open-world RPG added roughly 600 million yuan (approx. 14 billion yen) in about a month and a half since early July. About 60% of sales come from official platform versions worldwide.
Hotta Studio head and producer Kee Zhang said the urban open-world title "NTE: Neverness to Everness" monetizes on players paying out of love, with no pity-break gacha system. In an email interview published by 4Gamer.net, Zhang discussed the game's first 100 days since its April 29, 2026 global release, the response exceeding expectations, and the update cadence that added Hinata Island, Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights, and Hoshikure Sanctuary.
Ver.1.3 of the free-to-play NTE: Neverness to Everness adds the Hoshigure Protected Area, a mountainous region with a lake, paved roads, beaches, and a port district. The new map is nearly the same size as all previous maps combined. Its scenery mixes tourist spots across seasons, and it adds jet skis and a convenience store with an unusually wide parking lot.
Perfect World Games distributed Ver.1.3 for NTE: Neverness to Everness on August 19, adding the Shizano Masai residential property. The detached house with a garden sits on Lombas Lake Street in Mige District and costs 6.9 million Fans. Players have debated whether its location is bad, citing noise from a main road and views of elevated lines. The author lived there and consulted a real estate professional to assess the property's actual value.
Perfect World Games' NTE: Neverness to Everness added Zan Hong as a playable character on August 19. Voiced by Kikuko Inoue, she was a formidable enemy in Chapter 4. She fights as a curse-attribute main attacker with reality and illusion forms, and offers city skills including a stealth effect.
Perfect World Games streamed a preview program on August 8, 2026, for Ver.1.3 "Fog Moon Night, Stars Return" of the open-world RPG "NTE: Neverness to Everness" (PC / Mac / PS5 / iOS / Android). The update, scheduled for August 19, adds two new playable characters: Zan Hong (CV: Kikuko Inoue), a former enemy from the Scarlet Letter organization who appears in the first half, and Linko (CV: Yui Ogura), an E.T.D 6th Squad member who becomes playable in the second half. The main story concludes the final battle against Madame T in the "Nest of Fog" area, with Xun, Chaos, Linko, and newcomer Neesha joining the fight. The new area "Star Twilight Sanctuary" opens in the northwest of Hetero City, a vast driving region that takes over 10 minutes to circle by ring road. New vehicles include the jet ski "Tide" in blind boxes, plus the buggy "Thousand" and bicycle "Nostalgia" purchasable with fans. Beach volleyball appears as 2-on-2 PvE content, and a survivor-like event called "Orbital Break" is added. Zan Hong's limited board runs from after the August 19 update to September 9 at 6:59, with Linko's board following from September 9 to September 30. Rerun boards for Nanari and Xun run alongside.
Perfect World Games is holding a two-day pop-up event for the open-world RPG NTE: Neverness to Everness at Nakaiikebukuro Park in Tokyo's Toshima Ward. The event, titled Meeme Village's Great Adventure, runs August 8 and 9 from 10:00 to 18:00 each day, with free admission. It marks the game's Ver.1.2 update and the arrival of new characters Shinku and Irohi. The venue filled quickly on the first morning, with entry restrictions imposed within an hour of opening and numbered tickets distributed. Attendees follow a stamp rally that includes following the official X account, posting venue photos, and playing three mini-games: Meeme Mahjong, Explosive Fishing Operation, and Shadow Tag. Four stamps earn one lottery ticket, while five stamps earn two, with prizes including diorama 3D stickers, clear files, and acrylic stands. A ReroRero phone booth lets visitors record messages that may appear in future official programs. An Animate Cafe pop-up kitchen car operates near Animate Ikebukuro Main Store, selling three character-themed drinks with coaster bonuses.
Perfect World Games launched the limited-time 'Explosive Fishing Operation' event in NTE: Neverness to Everness on August 3. Players catch fish with harpoons, nets, and bombs, then sell them to rapidly consume city stamina. The event has drawn praise as a 'god event' for shortening weekly tasks, with calls to make it permanent.
Perfect World Games' open-world game NTE: Neverness to Everness is featuring a new playable character, Irohi, in a pickup from July 29. Irohi is a healer whose ability transforms downed allies into controllable sheep that keep attacking, and can temporarily revive them. Her backstory reveals she is an outer existence created by her ability, with her true self rejecting birth.
Perfect World Games shipped the latter half of Ver.1.2 for NTE: Neverness to Everness on July 29, adding the limited S-rank character Irohi, available until August 19 at 6:59. The update also opens the auction event One-Strike Winning Bid, where players use special currency to bid against other players for rewards. The studio announced a pop-up event, Meeme Village Adventure, at Nakaj-Ikebukuro Park in Tokyo on August 8 and 9.
Perfect World Games' NTE: Neverness to Everness received Ver.1.2 'Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights' on July 11. The update adds the Draco bike, which can jump and rotate its wheels for sideways movement, and has no durability. It also introduces a board-game-style RPG mode where players enter a fantasy world with its own leveling and equipment systems. The update arrives one month after Ver.1.1.
Shinku, a new playable character in NTE: Neverness to Everness, went on rate-up from July 8. She is a dragon girl from the C.S.U. 2nd Division with a cool exterior that hides a clumsy and caring nature. In battle, she uses EX Rail Conclusion to enter Rampage Mode, boosting attack speed and power. Her exploration includes a high-speed dash without consuming the ultimate gauge. She also has a unique mechanic, Mawari Dragon Eye State, that rewards tactical timing.
The urban open-world action game NTE: Neverness to Everness introduces a new playable character named Shinku, a dragon girl with a tail and horns who is both a cool school-uniform type and a nervous otaku. Her swimsuit costume is cut high on the back and thighs, covering skin but tracing every body line. A large content update called Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights launches July 8, adding a board-game fantasy world for co-op adventures.
Perfect World Games adjusted the outfit of new NTE character Shinku within 12 hours of the Chinese version's Ver.1.2 update, replacing visible spats with a panty-like design with lace frills. The change followed user complaints that the original design was a 'nerf' to sexy expressions. The global update arrives July 8.
Perfect World Games has added Chaos as a new playable character in NTE: Neverness to Everness. He is an attacker who wields a transforming greatsword and scythe, can set up warp points anywhere for exploration, and has a dual personality: cheerful and handsome when unmasked, but dangerously obsessed with justice when facing criminals.
Perfect World Games streamed a preview for NTE: Neverness to Everness Ver.1.2 "Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights," introducing new characters Shinku (voiced by Azusa Tadokoro) and Irohi (voiced by Rina Hidaka). The update also adds a large-scale hack-and-slash mode set in a fantasy world where players defeat a red dragon.
Perfect World Games announced a new limited S-rank character Kaos and a battle royale mode called Fight Club for NTE: Neverness to Everness. Kaos belongs to the E.T.D 6th Squad, uses scythe and gun attacks with hounds, and has city skills Fishing Master and Memory Anchor. The Kaos banner runs until July 8. Fight Club is an unarmed battle royale hosted by Tornado, rewarding winners with city stamina and sedatives.
Hotta Studio and AttendMe Inc. held the NTE Strongest Live Parade event for the hyper-realistic urban open-world RPG NTE: Neverness to Everness. Two hundred VTubers competed for City Contribution Points over two weeks, generating over 1.7 million cumulative views across streams and short videos. Yuka Yukisaki took first place, winning a 250,000 yen Amazon gift card and a limited-edition goods set.
Sensor Tower's analysis of the mobile version of NTE: Neverness to Everness shows Japan generated 32% of global revenue in its first month, the highest share of any region. The United States led downloads at 14%. Perfect World Games topped ad impression rankings among video game publishers during the same period.
In an advance play report, Automaton describes how the free-to-play open-world RPG NTE: Neverness to Everness has become a rooftop exploration game. The wall-climbing system lets players scale most buildings by hand, with recent updates adding a bat transformation for agile rooftop movement. Collectibles, strange views, and anomalies reward climbing.
Perfect World Games' free-to-play open-world RPG NTE: Neverness to Everness features a bank heist activity called the Niku-kyuu Great Heist. Players infiltrate a bank, collect bills and treasures, and must escape within 12 minutes or lose everything. The mode is framed as an officially sanctioned robbery tied to a popular in-universe movie.
Perfect World Games reported to investors that global sales of open-world RPG NTE: Neverness to Everness have exceeded its domestic sales in China, with Japan showing particularly strong performance. The game, developed by Hotta Studio, launched globally on April 29 after a Chinese pre-release on April 23. Version 1.1 'Dream Corridor' set new single-day sales records on both sides, and the game rose to first place in Japan's iOS game sales ranking.
Perfect World Games announced the Ver.1.1 "Dream-Wandering Corridor" update for NTE: Neverness to Everness, launching June 3. The update introduces limited S-rank character Requiem, a Porsche collaboration with the 918 Spyder vehicle, a new area called Hinata Island, and an offline event in Akihabara on June 6-7.
Anime News Network's Josh spent 30 hours with Neverness to Everness, the anime-style open-world gacha game from Hotta Studio and Perfect World Games. The column describes it as a large urban sandbox with driving, combat, and life-sim elements, set in the fictional city of Hethereau. The game leans into supernatural "Anomalies" and an SCP-inspired narrative, but the main story is short and ends abruptly, set to expand in a future update.