Yes, ANANTA is free to play and it has no character gacha: you unlock every playable character by playing, with no pulls and no payments. The developers confirmed this in an interview with the Japanese magazine Famitsu in September 2025. The game is free-to-play on every platform, meaning PC through its own launcher and Steam, PS5, iOS and Android, and it launches on 15 January 2027. Spending is meant to focus on cosmetics: clothing, vehicles and home furnishing. Below you will find what is confirmed, what is not yet and which age ratings the game has (as of 9 November 2026).
How much does ANANTA cost
Nothing. Publisher NetEase Games has presented ANANTA as a free-to-play urban open-world RPG from the start. Steam lists the game as free, and the App Store shows the price of the pre-order as Free.
| Platform | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PC (official launcher) | free | publisher press release |
| PC (Steam) | free | Steam |
| PlayStation 5 | free | publisher press release |
| iPhone and iPad | free | App Store |
| Android | free | publisher press release |
Where the game runs and what we know about crossplay is covered in our article on ANANTA platforms.
Is ANANTA a gacha game?
Not for characters. The anime look might make you expect one, but the developers told Famitsu the opposite. Every playable character unlocks through play, mainly by progressing the story. No banners, no character pulls and no paying to complete your team.
Plenty of outlets picked this up, including PC Gamer. Producer Ash Qi also told GamesRadar that new characters and new cities are meant to arrive in free updates, again without gacha elements.
For you this means no pity counters, no drop rates and no saving currency for a specific banner. How those systems work in other games is explained in our guide to pity and banners. Every character revealed so far is listed in our article on ANANTA characters.
What you will pay for in ANANTA
According to the developers, the game is meant to earn money mainly from cosmetics and customisation. Three areas were named:
- clothing for characters,
- vehicles, their look and customisation,
- housing, meaning furnishing and customising your home.
Whether cosmetics will be sold directly or through random draws, the publisher has not confirmed, and in-game prices have not been published. There is nothing more to say before launch until NetEase reveals the in-game shop.
What is confirmed and what is not
| Question | Status on 9 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|
| The game is free | confirmed by the publisher |
| Character gacha | none, characters unlock through play |
| Paid clothing, vehicles, housing | yes, according to the developers |
| New characters and cities for free | yes, according to the producer |
| Random draws for cosmetics | not confirmed |
| In-game prices | not published |
Free rewards before launch
You can get something for free even before the game starts. Pre-registration on the official website unlocks milestone rewards, and the first one, for 15 million sign-ups, has already been reached. How to sign up and what the next milestones bring is covered in our article on ANANTA pre-registration.
ANANTA age rating
As of 9 November 2026, ANANTA has no official PEGI rating in the available sources. For now you only have the store ratings:
- App Store lists an age rating of 13+.
- Steam shows 16 for Germany because of fantasy violence. That rating is generated by the store, though, not a final PEGI or USK rating.
The character gacha is gone, but the prices and the way cosmetics will be sold are still unknown. If you are a parent and want to keep a child’s in-game spending under control, our article on in-game spending can help.
Join our Discord to talk with other players about whether ANANTA will be worth spending money on after launch: GamersTogether Discord.
FAQ
Yes. ANANTA is free-to-play on PC, Steam, PS5, iOS and Android. The base game costs nothing.
Not for characters. The developers told Famitsu that every playable character unlocks through play. Whether there will be random draws for cosmetics, the publisher has not confirmed.
According to the developers, mainly cosmetics: clothing, vehicles and home furnishing. Prices have not been published yet.
The App Store lists 13+, Steam shows 16 for Germany. A final PEGI rating had not been published as of 9 November 2026.
According to producer Ash Qi, yes. New characters and cities are meant to arrive in free updates without gacha elements.
Information verified on 9 November 2026. We will update this article once NetEase reveals the in-game shop and prices, and again after launch. More guides are waiting in our ANANTA section.