Azur Promilia is an open-world sandbox action RPG from Manjuu, the studio behind Azur Lane. Players explore Promilia as a Starborn, collect Kibo creatures, fight with a 3-character tag system that uses skills, ultimates, dodge, and parry, and mix in housing, crafting, and life-sim content.

CBT 3 is the third Chinese closed beta, also called the Journey Test or Journey Trace Test. It is described as the final closed test before official launch. It is a limited paid data-wipe test for China only. Real-name verification is required. Minors cannot join.

Schedule

  • Pre-download: September 15, 2026, 15:00 UTC+8
  • Start: September 17, 2026, 11:00 UTC+8
  • End date: not announced
  • Platforms: PC, iOS, Android

Recruitment ran from about July 10 to August 20. Access is not open to everyone.

New in this test

  • More than 200 Kibo, about 50 percent more than the previous test
  • New region: Misty Trace Forest, with flowers, streams, woods, and a waterfall
  • Helicopter-style Kibo for vertical lift
  • Wall-jump for the protagonist
  • Deeper Kibo ecology: eating, fighting, reacting to predators, growing, and interacting with humans
  • New characters: Pepe and Maple
  • Tushan Xiaoyu training mode with practice, rest, bond events, stats, and different endings
  • Some extra content was kept unspoiled for testers to find

Pepe is short but very strong, with a hard Tai Chi-like moveset. Maple is a stylish cat-girl type with white stockings and a prominent tail.

Gacha in this build

This setup is for CBT 3 only and may change at launch.

  • Character rate-up banner: 90-pull pity, no 50/50
  • Signature / Lingzi banner: 80-pull pity, no 50/50
  • Beginner banner: 30 pulls at 20 percent off with a guaranteed 5-star
  • Standard banner: selectable 5-star after 50 pulls

Lingzi are a dedicated gear layer with CG and animation. Those CGs and pull animations can be used as the pause-screen background.

Quality of life

  • Faster Kibo Duel battles
  • Cleaner housing menus
  • Simpler equipment crafting
  • Better controller support
  • Auto-battle on daily dungeons

Earlier tests

China CBT 2 ran April 3-11, 2026. Korea tested May 15-18. Japan tested July 2-10. Taiwan also held a short test in June. Feedback praised visuals, world size, Kibo variety, and combat. Common issues were UI, tutorials, fonts, and some mini-game difficulty.

Known characters from earlier tests include the customizable Starborn, Cashibel, Symphoria, Abby, Terara, Anis, Tushan Xiaoyu, Han Youyou, and Metsa.

Global status

Global pre-registration has passed 20 million. Korea, Japan, and Taiwan already had regional tests. There is still no confirmed global beta or launch date. An Asia-first 2026 release with a later global version is the common expectation.