NTE: Neverness to Everness is a live-service urban open-world RPG from Hotta Studio and Perfect World Games, currently in its Ver.1.2 update cycle with new characters, a hack-and-slash mode, and a bank heist activity. Global sales have surpassed domestic sales in China, with Japan as the strongest overseas market.
NTE: Neverness to Everness launched globally on April 29, 2025, after a Chinese pre-release on April 23. By early June, Perfect World Games reported to investors that global sales had exceeded domestic sales in China, with Japan showing particularly strong performance. Sensor Tower analysis confirmed Japan generated 32% of global mobile revenue in the first month, the highest share of any region, while the United States led downloads at 14%.
The game has followed a steady live-service content cadence. Ver.1.1 "Dream-Wandering Corridor" launched June 3, adding limited S-rank character Requiem, a Porsche collaboration with the 918 Spyder vehicle, a new area called Hinata Island, and an offline event in Akihabara. Ver.1.2 "Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights" arrived July 8, introducing playable characters Shinku (voiced by Azusa Tadokoro) and Irohi (voiced by Rina Hidaka), plus a large-scale hack-and-slash mode set in a fantasy world where players defeat a red dragon. A separate update added the limited S-rank character Kaos and a battle royale mode called Fight Club, with Kaos's banner running until July 8.
Character design has been a recurring point of attention. Within 12 hours of the Chinese Ver.1.2 update, Perfect World Games replaced visible spats on Shinku's outfit with a panty-like design with lace frills after fan complaints that the original was a "nerf" to sexy expressions. The global update retained the adjusted design. Another new character, Chaos, was added as an attacker with a transforming greatsword and scythe, warp-point exploration utility, and a dual personality. The game also features a bank heist activity called the Niku-kyuu Great Heist, framed as an officially sanctioned robbery tied to an in-universe movie.
Hotta Studio ran a VTuber competition called the NTE Strongest Live Parade, where 200 VTubers competed for City Contribution Points over two weeks, generating over 1.7 million cumulative views. Yuka Yukisaki won first place. An advance play report described the game's wall-climbing and bat transformation systems as turning rooftop exploration into a primary activity, while an Anime News Network column noted the main story is short and ends abruptly, set to expand in a future update.
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Perfect World Games' NTE: Neverness to Everness received Ver.1.2 'Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights' on July 11. The update adds the Draco bike, which can jump and rotate its wheels for sideways movement, and has no durability. It also introduces a board-game-style RPG mode where players enter a fantasy world with its own leveling and equipment systems. The update arrives one month after Ver.1.1.
Shinku, a new playable character in NTE: Neverness to Everness, went on rate-up from July 8. She is a dragon girl from the C.S.U. 2nd Division with a cool exterior that hides a clumsy and caring nature. In battle, she uses EX Rail Conclusion to enter Rampage Mode, boosting attack speed and power. Her exploration includes a high-speed dash without consuming the ultimate gauge. She also has a unique mechanic, Mawari Dragon Eye State, that rewards tactical timing.
The urban open-world action game NTE: Neverness to Everness introduces a new playable character named Shinku, a dragon girl with a tail and horns who is both a cool school-uniform type and a nervous otaku. Her swimsuit costume is cut high on the back and thighs, covering skin but tracing every body line. A large content update called Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights launches July 8, adding a board-game fantasy world for co-op adventures.
Perfect World Games adjusted the outfit of new NTE character Shinku within 12 hours of the Chinese version's Ver.1.2 update, replacing visible spats with a panty-like design with lace frills. The change followed user complaints that the original design was a 'nerf' to sexy expressions. The global update arrives July 8.
Perfect World Games has added Chaos as a new playable character in NTE: Neverness to Everness. He is an attacker who wields a transforming greatsword and scythe, can set up warp points anywhere for exploration, and has a dual personality: cheerful and handsome when unmasked, but dangerously obsessed with justice when facing criminals.
Perfect World Games streamed a preview for NTE: Neverness to Everness Ver.1.2 "Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights," introducing new characters Shinku (voiced by Azusa Tadokoro) and Irohi (voiced by Rina Hidaka). The update also adds a large-scale hack-and-slash mode set in a fantasy world where players defeat a red dragon.
Perfect World Games announced a new limited S-rank character Kaos and a battle royale mode called Fight Club for NTE: Neverness to Everness. Kaos belongs to the E.T.D 6th Squad, uses scythe and gun attacks with hounds, and has city skills Fishing Master and Memory Anchor. The Kaos banner runs until July 8. Fight Club is an unarmed battle royale hosted by Tornado, rewarding winners with city stamina and sedatives.
Hotta Studio and AttendMe Inc. held the NTE Strongest Live Parade event for the hyper-realistic urban open-world RPG NTE: Neverness to Everness. Two hundred VTubers competed for City Contribution Points over two weeks, generating over 1.7 million cumulative views across streams and short videos. Yuka Yukisaki took first place, winning a 250,000 yen Amazon gift card and a limited-edition goods set.
Sensor Tower's analysis of the mobile version of NTE: Neverness to Everness shows Japan generated 32% of global revenue in its first month, the highest share of any region. The United States led downloads at 14%. Perfect World Games topped ad impression rankings among video game publishers during the same period.
In an advance play report, Automaton describes how the free-to-play open-world RPG NTE: Neverness to Everness has become a rooftop exploration game. The wall-climbing system lets players scale most buildings by hand, with recent updates adding a bat transformation for agile rooftop movement. Collectibles, strange views, and anomalies reward climbing.
Perfect World Games' free-to-play open-world RPG NTE: Neverness to Everness features a bank heist activity called the Niku-kyuu Great Heist. Players infiltrate a bank, collect bills and treasures, and must escape within 12 minutes or lose everything. The mode is framed as an officially sanctioned robbery tied to a popular in-universe movie.
Perfect World Games reported to investors that global sales of open-world RPG NTE: Neverness to Everness have exceeded its domestic sales in China, with Japan showing particularly strong performance. The game, developed by Hotta Studio, launched globally on April 29 after a Chinese pre-release on April 23. Version 1.1 'Dream Corridor' set new single-day sales records on both sides, and the game rose to first place in Japan's iOS game sales ranking.
Perfect World Games announced the Ver.1.1 "Dream-Wandering Corridor" update for NTE: Neverness to Everness, launching June 3. The update introduces limited S-rank character Requiem, a Porsche collaboration with the 918 Spyder vehicle, a new area called Hinata Island, and an offline event in Akihabara on June 6-7.
Anime News Network's Josh spent 30 hours with Neverness to Everness, the anime-style open-world gacha game from Hotta Studio and Perfect World Games. The column describes it as a large urban sandbox with driving, combat, and life-sim elements, set in the fictional city of Hethereau. The game leans into supernatural "Anomalies" and an SCP-inspired narrative, but the main story is short and ends abruptly, set to expand in a future update.