Pawprint Studio has announced that its free-to-play creature collection game, Aniimo, is coming to PC (via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store), PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Android, and iOS on September 16th. Advanced and Collector’s Editions of Aniimo are also available to pre-order on PS5, with other versions likely getting their pre-orders in the coming weeks.
The Advanced Edition of Aniimo is priced at $9.99, and includes the Fluffy Friend in-game accessory and the Advanced Companion Handbook battle pass. The latter includes an exclusive Prismana Aniimo Egg that can be used at the Outpost Hatchinator to hatch a Prismana Form Aniimo with Perfect Potential, and one Evolution Material that can be used for the branching evolutions for the battle pass-exclusive Aniimo. The Collector’s Edition is priced at $19.99, and along with the contents of the Advanced Edition, also includes an exclusive doll and an exclusive Avatar Frame.
The release date announcement comes just a month after Pawprint Studio hosted a global beta test for Aniimo across PC and mobile. The beta included a variety of features, including multiplayer modes, new Aniimo forms like the Panpanta Prismana form and the Dreaple Prismana form, as well as the social hub with the Nimbi delivery service being enabled.
Just last month, Pawprint Studio released a trailer for Aniimo showcasing the game’s world, its variety of creatures, and even some quick looks at multiplayer gameplay. Much of the trailer was dedicated to showing off the game’s settlement building features, which also seem to include a farming system where players and Aniimo can work together to grow plants and vegetables.
The main hub – a sci-fi city – was also showcased, with plenty of the strange creatures roaming around and even partaking in menial labor, like delivering packages. When it comes to multiplayer, we got to see groups of players heading out into the world together to partake in adventures and more creature collecting. While it wasn’t outright shown in the trailer, Aniimo also includes PvP battles as well as co-op experiences.
Aniimo was unveiled in June last year with a trailer. The title will put players in the shoes of the Pathfinder who sets off on an adventure to explore the world, and along the way, captures and befriends many strange creatures. There has also been plenty of emphasis placed on the ecology of the world of Aniimo, with many of the creatures only evolving depending on the environment they live in. For instance, a water-based Aniimo is more likely to evolve into a form that favors that element.
Players will also have a hand in how their Aniimo evolve, with special material being available that can be used to sway the evolutionary branches one way or another. The studio gave the example of Stellarys, which can be evolved into Celestis during rainy days. This divergent evolution will give Stellarys a special membrane that can be used to store water for its consumption and even for combat use.
For more on Aniimo, check out its gameplay trailer from shortly before the beta kicked off.
