{"id":67784,"date":"2026-06-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=67784"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:18:12","slug":"furyu-announces-closed-beta-for-upcoming-liminal-space-anime-shooter-anomalith-after-vowing-to-dispel-weak-gameplay-stigma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/furyu-announces-closed-beta-for-upcoming-liminal-space-anime-shooter-anomalith-after-vowing-to-dispel-weak-gameplay-stigma\/","title":{"rendered":"FuRyu\u00a0announces\u00a0closed beta for upcoming liminal space\u00a0anime\u00a0shooter\u00a0ANOMALITH after vowing to dispel weak gameplay stigma\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In true Japanese fashion,&nbsp;FuRyu&nbsp;has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnomalyZCO\/status\/2062489206031896650?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;that participants in the closed beta for its upcoming anime liminal-space shooter,&nbsp;<strong>ANOMALITH<\/strong>, will be selected by lottery.&nbsp;Those looking to&nbsp;get&nbsp;an invite must play&nbsp;on Windows (Steam) and be part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BTo7IAkMWC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official Discord server<\/a>, where they can apply from 7 PM JST on June 12 to 11:59 PM on June 16. The beta test will take place from&nbsp;12 AM&nbsp;June 19 to 9:59 AM&nbsp;JST&nbsp;on June 26.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to\u00a0FuRyu, data from the closed\u00a0beta\u00a0will be used to fine-tune\u00a0the final game and\u00a0a\u00a0free\u00a0demo version, the latter of which\u00a0will be released in\u00a0early\u00a0October \u2013 a few weeks before the full release.\u00a0To this end, they encourage everyone who gets into the closed beta to\u00a0submit\u00a0their feedback\u00a0on or before 11:59 PM JST on June 28.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ANOMALITH - Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WU_E-yf4kj0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the closed beta and free trial version come as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/jrpg-developer-furyu-directly-addresses-its-a-furyu-game-though-stigma-surrounding-its-titles-says-its-taking-gameplay-criticis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">response to\u00a0a sentiment among gamers that FuRyu games tend to\u00a0neglect gameplay despite having strong art direction and narratives<\/a>.\u00a0For some Japanese gamers,\u00a0the phrase \u201cIt\u2019s a\u00a0FuRyu\u00a0game, though\u201d (JP:\u00a0\u3067\u3082\u30d5\u30ea\u30e5\u30fc\u3060\u3057\u306a)\u00a0has become synonymous with the studio, as recent games, such as 2024\u2019s magic action RPG\u00a0Reynatis\u00a0and 2025\u2019s school life RPG\u00a0Varlet, have done well to hype people before their release but were eventually met with lackluster performance from critics and players.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since ANOMALITH is a third-person shooter \u2013 a genre\u00a0FuRyu\u00a0is less experienced with \u2013 the developers took the time to address the elephant in the room mere days after the game was officially announced\u00a0in May. While hosting\u00a0pre-release playtesting sessions\u00a0for a select few\u00a0might generate positive press, they realized that the best way to put players\u2019 minds at ease is to release a free hands-on demo\u00a0(it is also worth noting that\u00a0FuRyu has allowed\u00a0live streams and video uploads of the closed beta).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260604-447222-002-1080x608-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260604-447222-002-1080x608-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260604-447222-002-1080x608-1-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260604-447222-002-1080x608-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-backrooms-meet-showa-era-nostalgia-in-anime-survival-horror-third-person-shooter-anomalith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ANOMALITH is set in an alternate version of Showa-era Japan<\/a>,\u00a0where\u00a0hazardous natural occurrences called\u00a0Anomaly Zones\u00a0appear across the country. After her\u00a0best\u00a0friend, Arisa Kato,\u00a0goes missing in one of these zones, protagonist Reona Minazuki\u00a0becomes a Diver for the Anomaly Zone Countermeasures Office. On her first dive into an Anomaly Zone, her teammates fall victim to\u00a0creatures called Anomalies\u00a0while she awakens\u00a0to\u00a0a strange power. Armed with newfound strength, Reona will stop at nothing to find Arisa and uncover the secrets behind the Anomaly Zones and her powers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The core gameplay loop is&nbsp;somewhat similar&nbsp;to extraction shooters, where you enter Anomaly Zones to gather&nbsp;precious&nbsp;items,&nbsp;weapons,&nbsp;and gear and&nbsp;extract with&nbsp;them.&nbsp;While&nbsp;ammunition&nbsp;is scarce&nbsp;and inventory space&nbsp;is&nbsp;limited, Reona has&nbsp;several ranged weapons and&nbsp;Anomalization&nbsp;Skills to&nbsp;fight Anomalies with&nbsp;\u2013 all of which can be upgraded using the items you extract from your runs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ANOMALITH is set to release on October 28 for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4017880\/ANOMALITH\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/concept\/10012984\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PlayStation 5<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/Games\/Nintendo-Switch-2-games\/ANOMALITH-3104819.html?srsltid=AfmBOopqESrelhogPdY1tbbQ7sY0rfw7dEhvg5OT_tWRjgUxubdE7uij\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Switch&nbsp;2<\/a>. A free demo is scheduled to&nbsp;release&nbsp;in early October for all associated platforms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prior to a free public demo release, FuRyu will hold a closed beta for ANOMALITH to gather player feedback and improve the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":67786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-67784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FuRyu\u00a0announces\u00a0closed beta for upcoming liminal space\u00a0anime\u00a0shooter\u00a0ANOMALITH after vowing to dispel weak gameplay stigma\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Prior to a free public demo release, FuRyu will hold a closed beta for ANOMALITH to gather player feedback and improve the game.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/furyu-announces-closed-beta-for-upcoming-liminal-space-anime-shooter-anomalith-after-vowing-to-dispel-weak-gameplay-stigma\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FuRyu\u00a0announces\u00a0closed beta for upcoming liminal space\u00a0anime\u00a0shooter\u00a0ANOMALITH after vowing to dispel weak gameplay stigma\u00a0 - 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