From developer Pawprint Studios and Publisher Kingsglory, Aniimo has been announced at this year’s Xbox Games Showcase 2025, the title is an open-world monster collecting action-rpg; Players will act as ‘Pathfinders’ and capture the creatures known as Aniimo. The title also features player-versus-player and player-versus-enemy encounters. Players can upgrade, develop, and evolve their Aniimo, and will be allowed to merge their creatures through a process known as ‘Twining’ to build new abilities. The world is set to feature puzzles. A closed beta test has been planned for the title late this summer.

Our trailer begins in a cute and colorfully crafted world featuring sea Aniimo, sea stars and crabs getting along. Enter our protagonist, a blue haired female befriending an otter Aniimo and riding her hoverboard into the clouds. Sheep Aniimo can be seen floating and a giant sea creature Aniimo.  The player cycles through their Aniimo collection and controls various Aniimo across the lush landscape. The player can be seen merging with the Aniimo while traversing and barreling as a seashell into enemy Aniimo, creating traversal ice platforms, ‘breaking’ a giant otter using a massive hammer. Teams of Amino can be seen charging in a ‘Link Chain.’ The title is set to launch in  2026 on Xbox Series X|S, PC and Xbox’s Cloud Service.