Is ANANTA a Gacha Game?

Questions· Last verified: 2026-09-02· Partially Confirmed

The short answer: no official gacha system has been announced, and the game is free-to-play — but the full picture is not public. Steam lists ANANTA as Free To Play. Press who played the gamescom 2026 build reported that playable characters are not obtained through gacha. NetEase has not yet published the complete shop / monetization design, so claims beyond free-to-play stay Launch Data Pending.

StatusPartially Confirmed

Last verified2026-09-02

Game phasePre-launch

Primary sourceSteam + media hands-on reports

Update triggerOfficial monetization / character-acquisition announcement

Evidence

Steam category: Free To PlayConfirmedSteam app 4814120 · 2026-09-02

gamescom 2026 hands-on reports describe non-gacha character acquisitionPartially ConfirmedMedia coverage (e.g. 'Why Ananta Isn't a Gacha Game — gamescom 2026', hands-on video) · 2026-09-02

Full monetization design (shop / battle pass / paid content)Launch Data PendingOfficial announcement required · —

Character acquisition method (official)UnverifiedNo official statement yet · —

What 'no gacha' is allowed to mean here

We treat no character gacha as a media-reported claim from hands-on sessions, not as an official statement. It does not mean “no random monetization at all” — skins, passes, packs or other paid systems could still exist. Nothing about them is confirmed, so nothing about them is asserted.

What is confirmed

ANANTA is free-to-play per the Steam store listing.
The official site and Steam describe an Urban Open World RPG; no store or gacha system is described anywhere on official material as of 2026-09-02.

Why this page exists

“ananta gacha” and “is ananta a gacha game” are among the most-searched ANANTA questions (Google Autocomplete, EN/JP/KO). The honest answer is that the acquisition model is the highest-value unknown of the game right now, and we separate confirmed, media-reported, and unverified layers so readers are never misled.

How to stay updated

Watch the official site's News section and Steam announcements.
This page flips to Confirmed the moment NetEase publishes the official system.