Varsapura is an open-worldrole-playing video game set in a city characterized by supernatural phenomena.[2] The gameplay trailer shows the protagonist, "Hollowone," completing an assessment to join a mysterious organization known as the Supernatural Enforcement and Administration League (SEAL), driving through the city with another character, Sayuki, and entering an “inner world” to battle monstrous enemies.[3][4] In the trailer, the protagonist wields an umbrella-shaped weapon while Sayuki fights using stacks of documents. Players can switch between characters and employ stealth mechanics to assassinate enemies.[5][6] The trailer's description also notes that the protagonist's appearance will vary based on each player's preferences.[7]
Development
The game is produced by miHoYo co-founder Cai Haoyu, with development contributions from teams in Shanghai, Singapore, Los Angeles, Montreal, and other regions.[8] Unlike previous miHoYo titles, Varsapura adopts a more realistic visual style, though character faces retain anime-inspired features.[3][9] The city environments are primarily modeled on Singapore and Shanghai, while the character designs take inspiration not from miHoYo's typical cel-shaded aesthetic but from the visual style of the company's virtual streamer Lumi.[7][8]Varsapura is also miHoYo's first game developed using Unreal Engine 5.[7]
On 21 November 2025, miHoYo published a 31-minute gameplay video, with job listings at the end of the video. A specific release date has not yet been announced.[1][4]
Reception
Pre-release
Kotaku's Ethan Gach described the game as resembling a psychological thriller more than a traditional fantasy or science-fiction title.[7] Austin Wood of GamesRadar+ wrote that although the game maintains an anime-influenced look, it is "smoother and more subdued," and that compared with the "sprawling chaos" of Ananta, Varsapura presents a more "focused" gameplay experience.[2]PC Gamer's Mollie Taylor praised the combat system and supernatural mystery elements but criticized the character faces as "cheap" and "plasticky," arguing that giving a realistically proportioned female character "a pair of giant twinkling eyes" creates a weird juxtaposition.[9] All three reviewers noted visual similarities between Varsapura and Control.[9][2][7]
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