Anime City is a simulation game from developer ANANTA, published by NetEase, that tasks players with building and managing a sprawling anime-inspired urban environment. The game launched on PC and macOS in December 2024.
Since release, ANANTA has continued refining its core vision of a living, reactive city world. The studio showcased updated builds at Gamescom 2026, emphasizing environmental interactivity and NPC systems designed to make the city feel genuinely inhabited rather than static. The developer's stated ambition involves delivering player freedom comparable to sandbox crime games, though the anime city setting and simulation focus position it as its own category rather than a direct competitor.
ANANTA returned at Gamescom 2026 with another look at its sprawling anime city. NetEase is promising freedom, reactive NPCs and a world built to feel lived in.