China approval is separate from a global launch

The NPPA record for 源初之结 lists mobile and client categories. Approved 29 September; notice published 30 September 2026. This does not announce global iOS/Android availability, a beta date, consoles, storefronts or cross-play.

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Official confirmation, media observation, hands-on reporting, community opinion, and inference are different things. This ledger keeps them different.

AI concept art · not official gameplay Confirmed

Official or developer evidence

Official site, official video copy, direct developer statement, or named first-party channel.

AI concept art · not official gameplay Recorded

Traceable hands-on report

Specific observations by a named journalist who played a controlled demo; not reproduced by this site.

AI concept art · not official gameplay Reported

Community or secondary report

Useful signal that remains version-sensitive and does not become a fact through repetition.

AI concept art · not official gameplay Unknown

Deliberately unclaimed

A field the current evidence does not establish—release window, final platforms, named roster, exact numbers.

Shared verification register

What was published, read, or attempted.

Register updated 16 October 2026. A source publication date, a successful read, and a failed access attempt are recorded separately; this page update does not advance the global game-status review.

RecordPublishedLast readLast attemptState and scope
Nodusfall JP2026-09-232026-10-142026-10-17
Dated developer answers; the original was last read October 14 and remained stuck loading on October 17, so it is not a complete current announcement sweep
COGNOSPHERE2026-08-262026-10-17N/AOriginal source read
Original reveal announcement
COGNOSPHERE2026-08-262026-10-17N/AOriginal source read
Publisher announcement naming the official website, X, YouTube and TikTok destinations; it mentions Discord but does not expose a destination URL
4Gamer2026-09-242026-10-14N/ANamed report read
Named report of the September 23 developer Q&A; secondary evidence, not a substitute for a complete official-source sweep
HoYoverseNot datedNot completed2026-10-18Latest attempt blocked
The official URL opened in the logged-in browser check, but rendered only a blank app shell; current form state remained unreadable and no absence finding was inferred
Publisher-named destinations

Official links and what each one is for.

COGNOSPHERE's 26 August announcement names these destinations. Discord is mentioned there, but no destination URL is exposed in the readable announcement, so this guide does not guess or publish an invite.

DestinationUse it forIdentity path
Official websiteGame overview and publisher-controlled registration entryCOGNOSPHERE announcement
Official Japanese XShort announcements and dated developer postsCOGNOSPHERE announcement
Official Japanese YouTubePublisher-named video channelCOGNOSPHERE announcement
Official Japanese TikTokPublisher-named short-video accountCOGNOSPHERE announcement
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Primary & strong secondary set

Supporting source register.

Links open the named source, not copied mirrors. Press observations remain separate from final-game confirmation.

  1. Nodusfall First Reveal Trailer — official English video and in-development disclosure.
  2. gamescom world-premiere video — event presentation and reveal context.
  3. 4Gamer gamescom hands-on video — press footage embedded as a development-build observation.
  4. FamitsuTUBE press gameplay — development-build combat and transformation context.
  5. GAME Watch gamescom report — controlled demo plus development-team briefing on PC, free-to-play access, character unlocks, cosmetics, solo, and planned PvP/PvPvE.
  6. 4Gamer gamescom hands-on — Qiongqi, Maldrake, pursuit, healing, revives, and connected encounter flow.
  7. PC Gamer monetization report — direct developer quotation on free-to-play, no random character draws, continued-play unlocks, and cosmetic consideration.
  8. PC Gamer hands-on — controlled-demo observations.
  9. Inven Global hands-on — controlled-demo observations and explicit limits.
  10. MeinMMO gamescom hands-on — demo bosses, support skill, joint executions, recovery, and one reporter's difficulty assessment.
  11. Polygon gamescom hands-on — combat and genre comparison, named encounters, and joint-execution record.
  12. 4Gamer report on the official Q&A — detailed secondary account of solo main content, PC launch support, still-open party-size rules, and non-combat activities.
  13. r/Games reveal discussion — community reactions only.