Honkai: Star Rail
Honkai: Star Rail (Chinese: 崩坏：星穹铁道; pinyin: Bēnghuài: Xīngqióng Tiědào; lit. 'Honkai: Star Dome Railway') is a role-playing gacha video game developed by miHoYo, published by miHoYo in mainland China and worldwide by Cognosphere, d/b/a HoYoverse. It is miHoYo's first turn-based game, features the main character, referred to as the "Trailblazer", traveling across worlds through the Astral Express to resolving disasters caused by the "Stellaron". The first closed beta test was launched on October 27, 2021. It was publicly released internationally on April 26, 2023, for Windows and mobile devices; with the PlayStation 5 port released on October 11, 2023. The PlayStation 4 version is still yet to be announced, as revealed at the latest Summer Game Fest with a trailer. It is the fourth installment in the Honkai series, utilising characters from Honkai Impact 3rd and gameplay elements from Genshin Impact.
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| Developer(s) | miHoYo |
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| Producer(s) | David Jiang |
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| Series | Honkai |
| Engine | Unity |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Partially due to the popularity of miHoYo's previous game, Honkai Impact 3rd, the game received widespread expectations before its launch. It was nominated for the Most Wanted Game Award at the Golden Joystick Awards in 2022 and won the Best Popularity Award of World Science Fiction Game Annual Awards in 2023.