Aniimo Release Date

The Aniimo release date for PC and console has passed: the servers opened on September 16, 2026 at 10:00 (UTC+8), which is September 15, 2026 at 19:00 PT and September 16, 2026 at 02:00 UTC+0. Mobile is the one platform still pending, and it is scheduled for September 23, 2026. The game shipped as full version 1.0 rather than an early access build, so there is no early-access gate between the current build and the finished game. Everything on this page is checked against official announcements and storefront data as of September 21, 2026, which is day six of the PC and console launch.

Aniimo release date by platform and server time

Platform	Release date	Server open time
PC via Steam	September 16, 2026	10:00 UTC+8 / 02:00 UTC+0 / September 15, 19:00 PT
PC via Epic Games Store	September 16, 2026	Same moment as Steam
PlayStation 5	September 16, 2026	Same moment as Steam
Xbox (including cloud gaming)	September 16, 2026	Same moment as Steam
iOS and Android	September 23, 2026	to confirm

The official pre-load announcement lists the PC and console opening as September 15, 2026 at 19:00 PT, September 16, 2026 at 10:00 UTC+8 and September 16, 2026 at 02:00 UTC+0. Those three lines are one moment written in three time zones, so there is nothing to choose between them. Steam and the Epic Games Store both carry the same PC build, and the Xbox release includes cloud gaming. There is no Nintendo Switch version in the official store list, so the platform set is PC, PS5, Xbox and mobile only.

Mobile is the one date that genuinely differs, and the official site is explicit that iOS and Android arrive a week after the console launch. The App Store listing carries a release date of September 23, 2026, and the official news feed published a September 23 update notice on September 21, 2026. The hour the mobile servers open has not been announced, so the time of day stays marked to confirm. The mobile store links, the minimum iOS version and the progress-sharing rules are covered on Aniimo Mobile.

Why the Steam listing says September 15 and the official site says September 16

The difference is a time zone, not a second release. September 15 at 19:00 Pacific Time is already September 16 in most of Asia and it is 02:00 UTC on September 16, which is why the official announcement prints all three lines side by side. Steam displays store release dates in Pacific Time, so its printed date lands a day earlier than the date the studio uses in its own announcements.

For readers checking from Europe or Asia, the practical answer is simple: the servers went live at 10:00 in UTC+8, which is early morning in Europe and late evening in the Americas. Nothing about the launch was staggered by region, and there was no platform that opened on a later day among PC and console. If you see a post or video talking about a September 15 launch, it is describing the PT reading of the same opening.

Version 1.0, three test rounds and a data wipe

Aniimo launched as version 1.0, and the official announcements describe the game as live and free to play rather than as early access. Before that, the studio ran three test rounds plus a global closed beta whose sign-ups opened on June 6, 2026, with the test itself flagged as limited and subject to a data wipe. The launch announcement then confirmed the consequence directly: test data would not be carried over and would not be retained. That means there is no way to import an old beta save, and any eligible test rewards or top-up rebate have to be claimed through the official reward page instead.

The official Check Test Rewards page opens with the account you used for the test and lists test-exclusive rewards plus any eggs archived in the Bonded Promise event. Rewards of this kind are issued through official events and in-game mail only, and the studio has stated that it will never ask for a verification code or a payment to release them. Treat any message that asks you to pay, scan a QR code or log in through an unofficial link as a scam, no matter how close it looks to the real announcement.

Pre-download and what launch week actually looked like

Steam pre-download opened on September 14, 2026 (single source), two days before the servers, and that same announcement set the launch times listed above. The launch build then moved quickly: the official news feed shows patch notes for v1.0.3535596.0 on September 16, v1.0.3544783.0 on September 18 and v1.0.3551601.0 on September 19 (single source). The first of those targeted frequent disconnects, and the later ones are routine fix lists, which is normal for the first week of a live service game. As of September 21, 2026 the newest announcement on the site is the September 23 update notice, which points at content arriving with the mobile launch.

The studio also acknowledged launch-day friction rather than hiding it (single source): the day-one announcement thanks players for patience with login queues and slower loading times and asks them to keep a stable connection and close unnecessary background programs. For the current build number, check the in-game version field instead of trusting any single patch note, because the two latest announcements do not line up perfectly in date and version order (single source). Third-party tooling has been changing too, with a community Proton build adding a fix for Aniimo on Linux and SteamOS on September 17 and 21 (single source).

What happens next for anyone waiting on mobile

The next scheduled event for this game is the mobile launch on September 23, 2026, one week after PC and console. Anyone planning to start on a phone or tablet should have the store listing ready and should expect the first hours to be busy, because the console launch showed queues at peak. Progress is shared across platforms within the same server, so starting on mobile does not lock you out of a PC or console account, and the official notes say data on different servers is independent. The one mobile-specific open question is the size of the download and the device requirements, which the studio has not published in a definitive form yet and which stay to confirm.

If you are starting from zero today, the pieces that matter most are the free start and the login rewards rather than any purchase. The launch announcement lists free in-game rewards for logging in, including a random limited egg and outfits earned through story play, Homeland activities and cumulative sign-ins. For the reward tiers and the current claim rules, see Aniimo Pre-Registration and Launch Rewards, and for platform-specific questions see Aniimo Crossplay.