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Catch creatures across Idyll, then Twine with them to fight, solve puzzles, and traverse an open world in real time.
Released 15 Sep 2026
Transform Into Aniimo
Solve Puzzles as Aniimo
Glide, Dive, Burrow
Aniimo is a free-to-play, next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG. Explore the vast continent of Idyll, Twine with unique Aniimo, unlock new abilities. Travel to a sky-floating metropolis, meet other Pathfinders, and battle in exciting competitions. Choose your Aniimo and begin your epic journey!
Developed by Pawprint Studio · Published by Pawprint Studio
You play as a Pathfinder exploring Idyll, an open continent where Aniimo companions can be found and caught with Aniipods. Which creatures appear can depend on the location, weather, phenomena, and time of day.
Catch and evolve Aniimo, then Twine with them to take control of their forms. Use their abilities to battle, solve puzzles, and move through the world by gliding, diving, or burrowing.
Explore, race, and take on challenges, including Egg Heist, a three-player team mode with searches and battles. Your RV provides a personal home where you can grow crops, place decorations, and assign Aniimo jobs.
Players who enjoy Aniimo often praise its creature designs, open-world exploration, and the ability to control Aniimo directly for combat and traversal. Some also like evolving and collecting creatures, and customizing an RV home with crops and Aniimo jobs. Views on monetization differ, while recurring criticisms include limited co-op quest progress, long tutorials or cluttered menus, and concerns about background data collection; some reviews also report login or performance problems.
Aniimo is a free-to-play, next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG. Explore the vast continent of Idyll, Twine with unique Aniimo, unlock new abilities. Travel to a sky-floating metropolis, meet other Pathfinders, and battle in exciting competitions. Choose your Aniimo and begin your epic journey!
When embarking on an adventure on Idyll, anyone you meet can become a companion! Catch Aniimo using Aniipods, set traps and time your catch perfectly - enjoy the thrill and uncertainty of every moment! Unique Aniimo will appear according to the environment, weather, phenomena and time of day. Most Aniimo can evolve, making collecting and discovering Aniimo even more exciting.
On your journey of adventure you can Twine with Aniimo and essentially become any Aniimo that you collect. Use the Aniimo’s skills to solve puzzles, win battles and overcome challenges! Twine with Aniimo, to see the world from a brand new perspective.
The continent of Idyll is expansive and alive with beauty and the perfect setting to capture, to Twine, to find answers and for the Aniimo to reach their full potential. Challenge, race, discover... immersive exploration ensures every step of the journey is engaging. Whether you're gliding, diving, burrowing... you can step foot anywhere.
In the vast world of Aniimo, every real-time challenge is full of unknowns and surprises. The PVEVP mode "Egg Heist" allows you to join a 3-player team anytime to engage in real-time searches and battles in the Lost Isles.
Whether you're solo, multiplayer, adventuring, battling, or simply looking to quickly become stronger, here, every challenge is real and instantaneous!
Each Pathfinder now owns a personal RV on the vast continent of Idyll, parked at a campsite in this open world, where they can meet and interact with other players. When you return to Homeland with your RV, you can plant crops, build decorations, and freely arrange your space with Aniimo to transform the entire Homeland into a warm, fun, and interactive immersive paradise.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 64 |
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| Players | From 1 (maximum not specified) |
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| Multiplayer | Steam lists online co-op, online PvP, and cross-platform multiplayer. The game supports solo play as well as multiplayer, with other players appearing at campsites. Egg Heist is a PvPvE mode with 3-player teams. |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |
