Those who follow Paths are known as Pathstriders. The game is set in a science-fantasy universe in which humanity and non-human sentient beings follow the Paths of deity-like beings known as Aeons.

Įlements of open-world and dungeon exploration are present, with multiple mechanics, including the gacha system, carried over from HoYoverse's previous action RPG Genshin Impact. In addition to various stats that affect characters' strength, each character has an elemental affinity that affects their ability to deal damage to certain targets, a character class referred to as a 'path' that defines their role in combat, and set of unique abilities used in combat.

Honkai: Star Rail follows the gameplay style of classic Japanese role-playing games: players build up a lineup of characters, and control a team of four in turn-based combat. Gameplay A battle in Honkai: Star Rail, showcasing its turn-based combat system 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. Partially due to the popularity of miHoYo's previous game, Genshin Impact, the game received widespread expectations before its launch. It is the fourth installment in the Honkai series, drawing on characters from Honkai Impact 3rd and gameplay elements from Genshin Impact (although with significant adjustments to the characters' background and personality and changes to the gameplay elements). The PlayStation 4 version is still yet to be announced, as revealed at the latest Summer Game Fest with a trailer. 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 first closed beta test was launched on October 27, 2021.

It features the main character (referred to as the 'Trailblazer' in English but with different names in other languages) traveling across worlds resolving disasters caused by the 'Stellaron'. '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. Honkai: Star Rail ( Chinese: 崩坏：星穹铁道 pinyin: Bēnghuài: Xīngqióng Tiědào lit.

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