April 28, 2025
Roblox place created
The experience first appears on Roblox — nearly 15 months before anyone could play it. This date shows on some third-party trackers and is the usual source of confusion about when the game "came out". It did not.
Updated July 27, 2026
Anime Expeditions Release Date
Short version: it is already out, and it has been since July. The confusion comes from the game having three different “start” dates — here is what each one actually is.
The answer
Anime Expeditions released on Roblox on July 17, 2026. Paid Early Access opened two days earlier — July 15 for Early Access+ and July 16 for standard Early Access. The game is out now and free to play, with 792M+ visits and about 9K+ players online.
Full launch timeline
July 14–17, 2026
Time Chamber pre-release event
A pre-launch event let players bank Gems, rerolls and exclusive rewards before the game proper opened. It ran straight into the full release rather than ending first.
July 15, 2026
Early Access+ opens
The higher paid tier goes live first. Anyone in EA+ was playing two days before the public.
July 16, 2026
Early Access opens
Standard paid Early Access follows. This is the date some sites still list as "the release date" — it is the Early Access date, not the public launch.
July 17, 2026
Public release — the actual release date
Anime Expeditions launches free to everyone on Roblox as Release Update (0.0). Every launch unit in the game carries this date on the wiki. This is the answer if you are asking when the game came out.
July 25–26, 2026
Villain Update (0.5)
First major content update: the Villain Invasion event, the Crow Hideout mode, a limited Villain Banner and four new units. The Roblox listing changed to Anime Expeditions [UPDATE 😈].
Why the release date is reported three different ways
April 2025 — the place creation date
Roblox records when an experience was first created, and some trackers surface that as the release date. For this game the two are 15 months apart, so a 2025 date is always wrong.
July 16, 2026 — the Early Access date
Widely repeated because it is the day most people first saw the game played. It was still paid-entry only at that point, so it is not the release date either.
July 17, 2026 — the public release
The day the game went free to everyone, and the date every launch unit carries on the community wiki as Release Update (0.0). This is the release date.
You did not miss the launch rewards
Launch and milestone codes are still being handed out, and several are worth thousands of Gems and dozens of rerolls. Redeem them before you start summoning.
Release date FAQ
When did Anime Expeditions come out?
Anime Expeditions released publicly on Roblox on July 17, 2026. Paid Early Access opened two days earlier — Early Access+ on July 15 and standard Early Access on July 16 — so July 17 is the date the game became free to play for everyone.
Is Anime Expeditions out yet?
Yes. It has been fully released since July 17, 2026 and is free to play. It is one of the largest Roblox experiences running, with hundreds of millions of visits and a six-figure concurrent player count.
When does Anime Expeditions fully release on Roblox?
It already has. The full public release was July 17, 2026 — there is no separate "1.0" launch still to come. The version numbering starts at Release Update (0.0), which is the launch build, and the game has since moved to Villain Update (0.5). A low version number here does not mean the game is unreleased.
What was Anime Expeditions Early Access?
A paid head start before the free launch, in two tiers: Early Access+ from July 15 and standard Early Access from July 16. Both are closed now — the game is free for everyone and there is nothing left to buy for early entry.
Why do some sites say Anime Expeditions released in 2025?
Because the Roblox place was created on April 28, 2025, and some trackers report the place creation date rather than the launch date. The game was not playable then. Creation date and release date are more than a year apart for this game.
What time does Anime Expeditions open for updates?
Updates do not follow a fixed public clock. Major updates are announced in the official Discord ahead of time, and the Roblox listing title changes to the new update tag when one goes live. Following the Discord is the only reliable way to know the exact hour.
Who made Anime Expeditions?
Expeditions Entertainment, a Roblox group. It is a tower defense game where you summon units based on anime characters and defend against waves of enemies across Story, Raid, Expedition and Tournament modes.