Aniimo has passed 15 million players worldwide since launch, and its first major update is out now. Season 1 Part 2, Departure with the Wind: Part 2, adds a new region, 51 new Aniimo and Halloween events to the free-to-play creature-catching RPG on Xbox.
Pawprint Studio announced the milestone on Thursday 29 October, when the new season started. The season runs until Wednesday 9 December 2026. Aniimo launched on Wednesday 16 September and is free on the Xbox Store for Xbox Series X|S, with Xbox Play Anywhere support.
Aniimo Season 1 Part 2 at a glance
- Season: Departure with the Wind: Part 2
- Runs: Thursday 29 October to Wednesday 9 December 2026
- Players: More than 15 million worldwide since 16 September
- Price: Free-to-play
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC (Xbox Play Anywhere)
- Game Pass: Monthly in-game reward pack for subscribers
Where’s the new map?
The Whisperwake Isles open up four new areas to explore: Crescent Bay, Rosy Mirelands, Wildwater Gorge and Cloudreach Falls, each with new environments, ecosystems and storylines.
How many new Aniimo are there?
There are 51 in total: 32 brand-new species, plus 13 new special forms, 19 evolutions, nine variations and ten new Prismana Aniimo. Pawprint has named a few of them:
- New Aniimo include Bubbeep, Saws, Prawnch and Sugarfish
- Whisperwake Isles exclusives are Prismana Gachapus, Prismana Whirlbite, Prismana Sugartini, Prismana Jabster, Prismana Royalby and Prismana Glameep
- Jaguaraun is the first community-created Aniimo, from the first Aniimo Co-Dev Contest
- Season-exclusive Prismana Aniimo are Hypnyto, the first cat-like Aniimo, from the Companion Handbook, and Ekrim, earned through Seasonal Achievements
What else is new?
For Halloween, the Night Parade and Magical Night events bring new activities, challenges and rewards. The Home system also gets a Halloween-themed season with seasonal layouts and recipes. A new PvP feature called Friendly Sparring lets you challenge other Pathfinders to 1v1 duels, and new themed outfits are arriving alongside weekly fashion drops.
What do Game Pass members get?
Game Pass subscribers can still claim an exclusive monthly Aniimo reward pack. According to Xbox Wire, it contains one Aniipod Ultra, 15 Growth Flowers and 300 Glimmer, and it’s available on Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, Essential and PC Game Pass.
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