Neverness to Everness First Impressions Review (2026) — Is It Worth Playing?
Neverness to Everness
PC Requirements:
OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent
Memory: 8–16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 or better
Storage: ~50 GB
Neverness to Everness is one of those gacha games you run into while doom-scrolling social media, come across an ad that actually looks dope, and when you finally download it, it's actually kind of dope for what it is: a free-to-play gacha game.
Developed by Hotta Studio and published by Perfect World Games, Neverness to Everness officially launched on April 29, 2026, across PC and mobile, entering a gacha market that is already overcrowded, overcompeting, and increasingly hard to impress. NTE is an urban open-world RPG with supernatural elements, layered systems, and a clear ambition to be more than just another banner-chasing experience.
Following the gacha storyline blueprint, you play as an amnesiac protagonist who wakes up in Hethereau, a dense, modern city plagued by anomalies that warp reality. You are Esper Zero, though you can choose another name, and the game gives you the nickname Coco. Organizations are watching you. The world expects something from you. You, of course, don't remember why.
But Neverness to Everness doesn't stall there. It allows you to move freely, explore, and create a lifestyle while you figure out what this game is actually about.
First Impressions
Neverness to Everness is stunning. Hethereau is a sprawling megalopolis with skyscrapers that reminded me immediately of both Chengdu and Hong Kong — and there's a reason for that. The developers drew cultural inspiration from Yangcheng Digital Valley in Suzhou, China, within the Jinji Lake Central Business District of the Suzhou Industrial Park, where Hotta Studio is based. The world has a recognizably modern Chinese urban foundation: the scale, the road networks, the blend of commerce and daily life. And then it's painted over with a vibrant coat of Japanese anime-inspired style and storytelling.
Then the story reminds you exactly what genre you're in. Memory loss. Mysterious powers. Shadowy organizations. We've seen it before. And like most gacha games, the dialogue is long and drawn out, making you stand still and click through conversation after conversation before you can get back to actually playing.
But here's the thing. With NTE, the hook isn't the story. It's everything happening around it and everything you're allowed to do in it outside of completing missions. You access all of your menus on your mobile phone: quests, achievements, messages from NPCs (most are actually kind of annoying and mostly pointless conversations), map, inventory, and photos. Yes, this game has a photo mode, but it’s not as robust as other gacha’s with photo mode. To locate your saved photos on PC, C:\Program Files\Neverness To Everness\Client\WindowsNoEditor\Selfie\214089\ScreenShots. Or, if you have an additional drive you download games on, like me, go to that drive, and locate Neverness to Everness and do the same thing. If you are on a laptop and want to take screenshots, but PrntScrn does not work, try enabling Nvidia Overlay and press Alt+F1 to capture photo. Screenshots from Nvidia Overlay may end up in your Videos folder. However, you can change where they are saved in the Nvidia Overlay settings by pressing Alt+Z and going to Settings.
Baicang’s Ultimate
Haniel’s Ultimate
The Combat
The combat system will feel immediately familiar if you've played Wuthering Waves or Zenless Zone Zero: hack and slash, switch to your teammate, switch back, repeat. The moment-to-moment feel is responsive enough, and each character brings a different attack style so your party doesn't feel like four copies of the same fighter. Where it earns its keep is in boss and anomaly encounters that actually force you to break rhythm, parrying projectiles back at enemies, adapting mid-fight to platform shifts. Those moments feel genuinely good.
The rest of the time? It can get old fast. The core loop doesn't evolve quickly enough to keep the combat from feeling repetitive between those standout fights. If you're coming in expecting the tightness of Wuthering Waves, temper those expectations. But if combat is the side dish and the city is the main course, which is clearly what NTE intends, it does its job.
Exploring the City
NTE feels like a city simulator disguised as a gacha, and it's pretty cool. Most gacha games give you a world to fight through. And sure, you can explore the open-worlds they drop you in. But Neverness to Everness gives you a world to exist in and really be a part of.
You're not just clearing missions. You're walking into arcades, playing Mahjong, managing assets—having a life. One of the first missions sends you to open a bank account at the Pink Paws Bank. It sets the tone immediately: this game wants you to feel like a resident of Hethereau, not just a hero passing through it.
My first car
The Driving System Is Lowkey One of Its Best Features
Driving in NTE isn't just for getting around. It's part of the experience. You can move through the city freely, switch radio stations, and just exist in the space without chasing objectives. It's one of the closest things we've seen to an anime urban sandbox in a gacha format. And weirdly? It works.
What I'm Looking Forward To
Because I'm still in the early stages, I haven't gotten the full scope of everything Neverness to Everness has to offer. But a few things already have my attention.
The romance system is one of them. NTE lets you build intimate relationships with playable characters through bonding. The dates are sweet, focused on connection rather than anything explicit, and I'm genuinely curious to see how deep those storylines go.
I'm also looking forward to unlocking more of the City Tycoon progression. As you level up, you get access to more of what the city has to offer like buying better cars, running multiple businesses, and owning properties. It's the kind of system that rewards you for just being a part of the game's world, which fits NTE's whole vibe perfectly.
And while NTE doesn't have the kind of gripping main storyline I usually gravitate toward, it's actually okay here. The world-building holds up, the side mission stories are genuinely decent, and I'm quite enjoying it for what it is.
Date location to be unlocked
How to Redeem Codes
And how can you not have a gacha game without redeem codes? Code redemption is simple and worth doing early:
Open the main menu
Go to Settings
Select "Redeem Code"
Enter your code and confirm
Rewards typically include premium currency, upgrade materials, and early progression boosts. If you're starting fresh, this is one of the easiest ways to get ahead without spending.
Note: Promo codes expire and are not guaranteed to still be active by the time you're reading this. We'll update this list as new codes drop, but always check GNL's social channels for the latest.
Here are the codes active and working as of publishing:
NTEHAVEFUN: 3 Rising Hunter Guide, 3 Light Dye, 3 Manhole Thug
NTENOWTOENJOY: 100 Annulith, 5 Rising Hunter Guide, 5 Light Dye, 4,000 Gold Beetle Coins
NTEGIFT: 50 Annulith, 5 Rising Hunter Guide, 5 Light Dye
NTE0429: 100 Annulith, 2 Elite Hunter Guide, 2 Chaotic Dye, 12,000 Gold Beetle Coins
NTENANALLYGO: 100 Annulith, 5 Senior Hunter Guide, 5 Colorless Dye, 6,000 Gold Beetle Coins
504980102FKGOVNS: 20,000 Gold Beetle Coins, 1 Gubichin Original Flavor Chips, 20 Annulith
All in all, Neverness to Everness is worth playing. It is a decent game outside of the gacha system. They have created a beautiful and interesting world that I’m looking forward to exploring more of this world. Have you played NTE yet?
