Neverness to Everness is a bold new urban fantasy RPG mixing open world city exploration, fast paced combat, and supernatural chaos in a living anime style metropolis.
The open world RPG space has a new contender, and it is anything but traditional. Neverness to Everness (NTE), developed by Hotta Studio and published by Perfect World Games, is now out worldwide, offering a strange but striking mix of modern city sandbox gameplay and anime inspired supernatural action.
At its core, the game feels like a collision of genres. Imagine the free roaming structure and city life of GTA, combined with the flashy character based combat and elemental abilities often seen in games like Genshin Impact, all wrapped in a neon soaked urban fantasy setting.
Set in the sprawling metropolis of Hethereau, players take on the role of an anomaly investigator working in a city where everyday life regularly breaks down due to unexplained supernatural events. One moment you are navigating busy streets, and the next you are dealing with reality bending phenomena that turn parts of the city into combat zones.
Unlike traditional fantasy RPGs, NTE is fully rooted in a modern urban world. Cars, traffic, districts, shops, and pedestrian filled streets form the backbone of exploration, giving the city a grounded feel even as supernatural chaos unfolds around it.
Combat is fast, flashy, and team based. Players switch between a roster of characters in real time, chaining abilities and attacks to create combos. Each character plays differently, encouraging experimentation and synergy rather than sticking to a single playstyle.
Beyond combat, the game leans heavily into exploration and systems that make the city feel active. Driving around the map, taking on missions, and encountering spontaneous anomaly events all contribute to a sense of unpredictability as you move through different districts.
Visually, the game embraces a strong anime aesthetic with high detail environments and dramatic lighting, especially during combat encounters where effects and animations take centre stage.
While its mix of gacha mechanics, action RPG systems, and open world design will not be for everyone, Neverness to Everness stands out for its ambition. It is trying to merge the freedom of urban sandbox games with the spectacle of anime style action combat in a way few games have attempted at this scale.
For players looking for something that feels like GTA reimagined through an anime supernatural lens, this is one of the more unusual and eye catching releases of the year.