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- Sep 16, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Aniimo Launches Free-to-Play on PC and Consoles on 16 September
- Pawprint Studio launched Aniimo worldwide on 16 September 2026 on PC (Steam and its own site), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S at 10 a.m. China time (7 p.m. Pacific on 15 September, which is why the Steam page shows 15 September); the mobile version followed on iOS and Android on 23 September[1][2][3]
- It is a full launch with no early-access period, so every player started at the same moment, and the game is free-to-play[2][3]
- Aniimo is a cross-platform open-world creature-catching RPG with more than 200 species to collect, a Twine system that lets players become their Aniimo to fly, swim and burrow, plus multiplayer, housing and camp life-sim content[1][2][6]
- Pawprint says the game passed 30 million global pre-registrations and 1 million on Steam before launch; the Hangzhou-based studio was built around a core team after Funplus greenlit the project in 2022, and GamesBeat compared the game to Palworld[1][4]
- On Steam it holds Mostly Positive, with 16,538 of 22,498 reviews positive (about 74 percent), and its chart standing is 19th for the week ending 2 October 2026, with a peak of 104,176 concurrent players[2]
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- [1]90%invenglobal.com/articles/26042/aniimo-officially-launches-worldwide-on-pc-and-consolesinvenglobal.com· Posted Oct 3, 2026· Starts Sep 16, 2026 ✓· 17% of score
Pawprint Studio announced the 16 September launch at Gamescom (Inven Global[6], 25 Aug), Insider Gaming[3] gives 10 a.m. China time on 16 September confirmed by the PlayStation site and SteamDB, Inven reported the launch, and Steam's release timestamp is 16 Sep 2026 01:51 UTC.
- [2]90%Aniimo on Steamstore.steampowered.com· Added Oct 3, 2026· 17% of score
Free to play, developer and publisher Pawprint Studio, release shown as Sep 15, 2026 (Pacific time), Mostly Positive from 22,498 reviews.[1]
- [3]80%Aniimo Release Date Countdown & Exact Start Times - Insider Gaminginsider-gaming.com· Added Oct 3, 2026· 17% of score
Launch on 16 September at 10 a.m. China time, no early access, mobile on 23 September, start time confirmed by PlayStation and SteamDB.[1]
- [4]70%How Funplus and Pawprint Studio built the creature collectible open world of Aniimo - GamesBeatgamesbeat.com· Added Oct 3, 2026· 17% of score
Funplus greenlit the game in 2022 with Pawprint Studio, whose studio is in Hangzhou; ships 16 September on PC and consoles.[1]
- [5]40%okay but what is the game ? - PointCrow playing Aniimo (Twitch clip)
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