What is Neverness to Everness? Gameplay, Setting, and more!

Neverness to Everness, or NTE for short, is an upcoming anime-style, MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) by Hotta Studios. NTE will feature a massive supernatural open world with storylines and combat.

There are currently some hype surrounding Neverness to Everness with many people already comparing it with big titles of similar concepts - Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, and others. But what exactly is Neverness to Everness and will it be worth the excitement? More info below!

Neverness to Everness brings you into an open world where humans coexist with supernatural elements called Anomalies. Based in a bustling city called Hethereau, the game features your typical city life with plenty of pedestrians and cars as transportation. But it is also infested with Anomalies - supernatural elements that can be an entity, object, and even a place that “defy common sense”. 

You might stumble upon floating furnitures, flying books, and moving vending machines. These are the average daily Anomalies that you’ll see. But there exist more intimidating and powerful Anomalies that can be harmful to humans.

Throughout history, Anomalies have integrated so much into the world that some humans have adapted to have supernatural abilities. Espers, as they are called, have supernatural powers - some awakened at birth meanwhile some developed later in life. Espers have supernatural characteristics and physiques - for example, having animal ears, demon horns, or unusual skin colors. Though not confirmed, it is likely Espers will be our playable characters.

Hotta Studios shared a peek into the gameplay of Neverness to Everness in the official gameplay trailer. According to the gameplay shown, the game consists of a 4-member party system. You can engage in combat with two main skills, but there may be more that aren’t visible in the videos. It seems like the main combat will take place between you and the more unfamiliar and dangerous Anomalies.

There is no much information about the actual combat in NTE. But you can watch snippets of combat in the NTE Trailer below:

The gameplay trailer revealed that Neverness to Everness will feature a housing system, where players will have their own residence. It will also feature a car system in which you can ride a car for mobility around the city. Not only that, it seems like you'll also be able to modify and upgrade your personal car.

According to the developers, Neverness to Everness will feature very little interruption and loading screens when exploring the open world. This means ceaseless gameplay even when entering a new building or location. However, Hotta Studios opened up about the difficulty of maintaining minimal interruptions as certain "story-driven gameplay segments" will require loading screens.

Developers also revealed that NTE will have skippable stories. It can often be time-consuming to thread along the story a step at a time. It seems like Hotta Studios wants to promise more combat, and lesser reading as it confirmed skippable stories!

Now that we've dived a little deeper into the world of NTE - one more question remains. Is this game actually worth the hype and should you anticipate this upcoming MMORPG?

From the gameplay teased by the developers, Neverness to Everness looks very promising. It has a fresh supernatural concept, attractive game features, and unique gameplay. But - yes of course, there's a but - a lot of people are still skeptical as NTE is developed by Hotta Studios.

Hotta Studio is a studio owned by Perfect World which had launched the notorious Tower of Fantasy game in 2021. The game launch was badly received by players as many complained about bugs, gameplay design, and mainly server issues. With a history of messy game development, it's not surprising to see players hesitate on Hotta Studio's next title.

But if you're looking forward to see how Neverness to Everness turns out, make sure to keep up with more updates here on esports.gg! You also can already pre-register for NTE - click below for more information.