Overview
- HoYoverse began taking sign-ups on Monday, June 22, for the closed Evolution Test that will begin on July 9 and run on PC, iOS, and Android.
- Access is limited and will be granted to a selection of pre-registered applicants who complete a recruitment survey on the official site.
- The Evolution Test will add playable narrative, new regions around the town of Iia, and characters such as Nanafey, Bai Mei, and Olympia for players to meet.
- Core gameplay shown in the beta focuses on collecting and evolving companions called Anima, naming them, using an in-game photography feature, and finding rare Chromatic variants.
- HoYoverse frames this trial as the biggest public preview since the game's reveal and will use player feedback to refine systems before release while all test progress is wiped at the end.