New anime games in 2026 and where people play them
Anime games in 2026 live in two places: big free gachas on phone and PC, and Roblox, where anime fighters and anime tower defense games sit near the top of the charts. Here are the new ones, the Roblox hits, and a way to make your own anime fight.
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New anime-style games of 2026
- Arknights: Endfield. Out January 22, 2026 on iOS, Android, PS5 and PC. Anime squad combat with four heroes, plus a factory-style base you build between missions.
- Neverness to Everness. Released April 29, 2026, free, on phone, PC, PS5 and Mac. An anime city game with cars, odd jobs and supernatural cases.
- Ananta (coming January 15, 2027). NetEase's free anime open-world city game for PC, PS5, iOS and Android. The date was set at Gamescom 2026, and it skips gacha for characters.
The anime games on Roblox right now
Fighting games are a big part of Roblox, and many of the popular ones are anime-style. These are fan-made games inspired by anime, not official licensed games.
- The Strongest Battlegrounds. Yielding Arts' anime-style PvP brawler, one of the best-known fighting games on Roblox. Train, pick a moveset, drop in, fight everyone.
- Jujutsu Shenanigans. A Jujutsu Kaisen-inspired fighter with flashy techniques. Short rounds, easy to jump into with friends.
- Blox Fruits. Gamer Robot's One Piece-inspired adventure and one of the best-known games on Roblox. Eat a fruit, get a power, sail to the next sea.
- Anime Vanguards and Anime Last Stand. Tower defense where your towers are anime-style units you summon and upgrade.
- Basketball Zero. Basketball inspired by Kuroko's Basketball, with anime-style special moves.
Anime-style games on Roam
Roam is a free iPhone app where you play games and make them. Blade Ascent is an anime action RPG: a chibi swordsman, a village fountain and a tower of floors to climb. Attack on Brainrot is a grapple-swing giant slayer with two blades and giant memes to take down. Crimson Hunt is a side-view sword fighter built on one rule: parry the white, roll from the red.
If none of those is the fight you want, make it. Roam builds the arena, the characters and the moves from one sentence or a photo, and your friends can be the rivals.
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Make your own anime fight with Roam
Describe the fighters and the stage, or start from a photo of your friend. Then say what to change: bigger specials, a slow-motion finisher, a third player. Roam is rated 13+ on the App Store.
Try: "anime fight in my school courtyard, my best friend is the rival with a lightning sword, best of three, friends can join"Roam ("Roam - Make Games" on the App Store) is an iPhone app where you play games and make your own by describing them or from a photo. It is free to download and play, and making games works without a subscription; optional Spark and Reality plans and credit packs add more creation. Android: pre-register on Google Play.
Questions people ask
What is the most popular anime game on Roblox?
Blox Fruits, inspired by One Piece, is one of the biggest and longest-running anime games on Roblox. The Strongest Battlegrounds is among the most-played anime fighters.
What new anime games came out in 2026?
Arknights: Endfield in January and Neverness to Everness in April are the biggest. Ananta follows on January 15, 2027.
Are Roblox anime games official?
No. Games like Jujutsu Shenanigans and Blox Fruits are fan-made and inspired by anime. They are not licensed by the anime's owners.
Sources, checked November 3, 2026
- Arknights: Endfield out Jan 22, 2026 on iOS, Android, PS5, PC; four-member squad, factory building: en.wikipedia.org
- Neverness to Everness free, worldwide Apr 29, 2026 on mobile, PC, Mac, PS5: en.wikipedia.org
- Ananta Jan 15, 2027, date set at Gamescom 2026, free-to-play, no gacha for characters: en.wikipedia.org
- Blox Fruits by Gamer Robot, inspired by One Piece, unlicensed: en.wikipedia.org
- The Strongest Battlegrounds by Yielding Arts, train and fight: roblox.com