Identity V Betting Sites 2026

Identity V is NetEase’s asymmetrical horror game — one Hunter against four Survivors on a Victorian-gothic map — and it has one of the most stable prize-money records in mobile esports. Its world championship, Call of the Abyss, has paid out between $460,000 and $620,000 every year since 2022 by the record kept at Esports Earnings, which puts the game at $6.6 million across 31 recorded tournaments since 2018. The 2026 edition, COA IX, ran from 10 April to 5 May in Shanghai with a ¥8,000,000 pool (about $1.17 million) and was won by Team MRC. Almost all of that money and all of that audience sit in China and Japan, and that is the whole story of betting on it: the scene is real, the odds are not — at least not at any bookmaker we can point to.

Short answer: no bookmaker has confirmed Identity V coverage, and unlike most games on this site the gap is not just about timing — Western esports books have never carried the game, and the Asian books that might are not ones we can list. The realistic play is to check the widest esports boards during the COA Global Finals window (April–May) and the IVL playoffs in China: Thunderpick, GG.Bet and BC.Game are the candidates because they price dozens of niche titles on a supplier-fed, event-driven basis. Expect an empty tab the rest of the year.

Sites most likely to cover Identity V

Thunderpick — the deepest niche board, coverage unconfirmed

Thunderpick (Paloma Media B.V., Curaçao licence, since 2017) is an esports-first, crypto-first book with one of the longest esports menus around, and it is the first place we check when an obscure title has a live final. We have not seen Identity V on its board and are not claiming it is there.

• Wide, supplier-fed esports menu that occasionally surfaces one-off events in Asian titles
• Fast crypto deposits and withdrawals (BTC, ETH, USDT and more)
• Doesn’t accept players from the USA, UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Poland or Malta

If a COA Global Finals bracket ever gets priced in the West, this is the kind of book where it shows up. Full Thunderpick review →

GG.Bet — esports-first, Asia-light

GG.Bet has priced mobile titles with a big Asian following before — Mobile Legends and Free Fire markets appear around their world finals — so the mechanism exists. Identity V has not been part of that pattern as far as we can verify.

• Strong on the mobile MOBA and shooter events that feed the same odds suppliers
• Odds sourced from mainstream suppliers, so anything priced tends to be the final stages only
• Check the esports tab on COA finals weekend; do not expect qualifiers or IVL regular season

Full GG.Bet review →

BC.Game — the widest board on paper

BC.Game runs one of the broadest esports boards in the crypto space and is the book most likely to list a title nobody else does, but breadth is not the same as depth: markets on niche games are usually match winner only and can vanish between events. We have not verified Identity V coverage there.

• Crypto-native, with a very long list of esports titles
• Niche-title markets are typically match winner with no props
• Anjouan licence — read the licensing caveats in our review before depositing

Full BC.Game review →

When can you actually bet on Identity V?

The competitive calendar is short and predictable, which at least tells you when to look.

• Call of the Abyss (April–May). The world championship is the only event with a global footprint. COA IX Global Finals ran 10 April – 5 May 2026 in Shanghai for ¥8,000,000. Recorded pools for earlier editions: COA V $620,093, COA VI $585,104, COA VII $552,680 and COA VIII $550,128 (2025, won by ZETA of Japan, whose Hunter player Peter took finals MVP). Note that Esports Earnings has not yet recorded COA IX, so the full prize-money breakdown still shows 2025 as the latest year — the record catches up with a lag.
• Regional qualifiers (January–March). Online qualifiers plus dedicated brackets for Southeast Asia and NA/EU feed the Global Finals. These are the deepest pool of matches but the least likely to be priced anywhere.
• Identity V League (China, spring, summer and autumn splits). IVL is the professional league run in China, and it is the pipeline: the autumn champion and the team with the most season points are guaranteed Global Finals slots. Its finals have carried six-figure pools on their own — the 2021 Fall Finals paid $314,828. Chinese odds markets are not something we cover or can recommend.
• Japanese circuit. Japan is the second pillar of the scene and has produced a COA champion (ZETA in 2025). Domestic events are streamed but, again, not priced by any book we can name.

The practical reading: if you want to bet on Identity V, the COA Global Finals is the only window where a Western board is even plausible, and even then the honest expectation is a match-winner line on the grand final and nothing else.

Identity V betting markets explained

The 1v4 format makes standard match-winner odds awkward, and any book that prices the game has to abstract over it.

• Series winner (BO3 / BO5). Each “game” in a series is split into two halves: club A’s four Survivors face club B’s Hunter, then the sides swap. Points from both halves decide the game, and the series is best-of-three, or best-of-five for the grand final. A series-winner market is the only one that maps cleanly onto how the game is scored, and it is the one you should expect if you see anything at all.
• Half or game winner. Some suppliers price individual games inside a series. Because a game is two halves with opposite roles, the “winner” depends on the points system — Survivors score for escapes, the Hunter for eliminations, with ties possible. If a book offers this, read its settlement rules first; a tie in points is common and books settle it differently.
• Handicaps and totals. Almost never offered. If they are, handicaps will be on games within a series, not on in-game points.
• Outrights. A COA Global Finals outright is the market most likely to appear early, because suppliers can price it from qualifier results without following individual matches. Chinese clubs have dominated the all-time earnings tables — the top six career earners are all from China — but Japan’s ZETA won COA VIII, so the favourites are not a lock.

Substitutions matter more here than in most esports: a club can swap its Hunter twice and its Survivors twice within a single series. A team that is priced on the strength of one star Hunter can look very different by game three.

Five tips that are actually about Identity V

1. Price the Hunter, not the roster. Half of every game is your team’s Hunter alone against four opponents. A club with an elite Hunter and average Survivors will keep series close; a club with brilliant Survivors and a weak Hunter bleeds points every second half. The finals MVP is a Hunter far more often than not.
2. Map and Hunter bans reshape a series. Competitive rules include bans on Hunters and maps, and the meta shifts with every balance patch NetEase ships before COA. A team’s showing in qualifiers on a previous patch is weaker evidence than usual.
3. Understand the points before you bet a game line. A “won” half can still lose the game on points if the other side’s Hunter scores a full wipe. If a book’s rules do not say how they settle a tie, do not take the game market — take the series.
4. Respect the China–Japan gap in information. Most analysis, rosters and roster news are in Chinese and Japanese. If you cannot follow the IVL split or the Japanese qualifiers, you are betting blind on teams that the market — where it exists — knows far better than you do.
5. Treat any odds as thin. A niche-title line at a crypto book is priced by a supplier following results, not by a trader watching the games. Lines can be slow to react to a substitution or a ban, which is both the risk and the only real edge on offer.

Is Identity V betting legal and safe?

Whether you can legally bet on esports depends on your jurisdiction, and Identity V is no different from any other title on this site: use only licensed operators, understand which regulator stands behind the licence, and check that the book accepts players from your country before you deposit. The candidates above hold Curaçao and Anjouan licences — read the specific caveats in each review, particularly around withdrawals.

The bigger safety point for this game is that the odds you are most likely to find by searching will be on Chinese-language sites that we do not cover and cannot vouch for. Stick to the esports betting sites we rank, and if none of them prices the event you want, the right answer is not to bet rather than to go somewhere unvetted.

FAQ

Can I bet on Identity V right now?

Almost certainly not at any bookmaker we can recommend. No Western esports book has confirmed Identity V coverage, and outside the Call of the Abyss Global Finals in April–May there are no events a supplier would price. If a market appears, it will be during that window at a book with a very wide esports board such as Thunderpick, GG.Bet or BC.Game.

Where can I bet on Identity V?

There is no confirmed answer. The books most likely to carry a one-off Call of the Abyss market are the crypto-friendly esports specialists with the widest boards; check their esports tabs on Global Finals weekend. Chinese-language betting sites may list IVL and COA matches, but they are outside what this site covers or vouches for.

How big are Identity V prize pools?

Call of the Abyss has paid between $460,000 and $620,000 a year in recorded prize money since 2022, and the 2026 edition, COA IX, was announced at ¥8,000,000 — about $1.17 million. Esports Earnings records $6.6 million across 31 Identity V tournaments since 2018, with the Identity V League finals in China adding six-figure pools of their own.

Who won Call of the Abyss IX?

Team MRC won the COA IX Global Finals, held from 10 April to 5 May 2026 in Shanghai. The previous edition, COA VIII in 2025, was won by ZETA of Japan, with their Hunter player Peter named finals MVP.

How does an Identity V match work in esports?

Each game is played in two halves. In the first, four Survivors from one club face the other club’s Hunter; in the second, the roles swap. Survivors score for escaping and the Hunter for eliminations, the points from both halves decide the game, and a series is best-of-three, or best-of-five for the grand final. Clubs can substitute their Hunter and Survivor players a limited number of times within a series.

Bet responsibly

Identity V has a real competitive scene and a real prize-money record; what it does not have is a betting market you can trust. If you cannot find odds at a licensed book you know, the sensible move is to watch the COA final rather than chase a line on an unvetted site. Set a budget, treat losses as the cost of entertainment, and stop if it stops being fun — BeGambleAware has free, confidential help.