Honkai: Star Rail

 PC
User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 176 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 99 out of 176
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 176
  3. Negative: 53 out of 176

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  1. LucasSatie
    Apr 30, 2023
    5
    It's a Mihoyo game, so you already know it's a game that's going to have quite a lot of polish, decent world aesthetics, and lots of characters for the purpose of fan service (even some copy and pasted characters from their other games). However, it's still a game whose sole source of revenue is gambling which automatically means they definitely don't make their billions of dollars withoutIt's a Mihoyo game, so you already know it's a game that's going to have quite a lot of polish, decent world aesthetics, and lots of characters for the purpose of fan service (even some copy and pasted characters from their other games). However, it's still a game whose sole source of revenue is gambling which automatically means they definitely don't make their billions of dollars without some predatory business models.

    Even looking beyond their gambling downsides, the game is just plain mediocre. It genuinely just feels like someone made a live-service Star Ocean game. If you've ever played Star Ocean: The Last Hope then you're going to get lots of feelings of deja vu.    … Expand
  2. JDear
    Apr 28, 2023
    5
    Pretty much this is "Star Ocean at home". Worse in every department, especially the worldbuilding. Decent music, tho.
  3. ursiel
    Jul 18, 2023
    7
    The combat is pretty fun, but it's still just another gacha game at the end of the day. If you're cool with that, you'll probably love it.
  4. dpper
    Jun 4, 2023
    5
    Good to see Himeko again, Not too bad to gacha system, Not so good to watch story, Bad to continue to play again.
  5. ThisFace
    Jun 7, 2023
    7
    Yet another gacha game enters the mobile game scene, and it is from a familiar company, Just with a different name.

    HoYoverse, earned their renown with their massive success title, Genshin Impact, is looking to expand the business still with their next game. As their new title suggests, this game is aiming to start a genuine universe of their own. It is true that Honkai: Star Rail    Yet another gacha game enters the mobile game scene, and it is from a familiar company, Just with a different name.

    HoYoverse, earned their renown with their massive success title, Genshin Impact, is looking to expand the business still with their next game. As their new title suggests, this game is aiming to start a genuine universe of their own.

    It is true that Honkai: Star Rail hands us the same poison all the other mobile games nowadays do.
    Pulling a character is their major content, and there is no such thing as "full game." It is definitely not complete on release, and it'll go on and on, as long as it can reach your wallet. The game is only about a month old, and yet the content will dry out quick if you really go at it.

    But there is also a good news. coming from a major company with quite a few successes under their belt, the game offers a delightful presentation. The visuals are pretty enough to let you get attatched to the character without much reason, and the sounds have weight to appreciate.

    Story itself is more or less redundant. It won't leave any impression on you, and it being added with a time gap doesn't help either.

    Interesting things about this title is that they don't really urge you to spend money on it, which is rather refreshing, coming from a big name like HoYoverse. There are lots of decent characters within reach, and there is virtually no content that makes you wrestle with the others. No ranking system, no guild stuff, nothing. If that is your thing, this game will be very blend.

    Gameplay is standard business. You go through story stuff, along with the side quests, and you farm everyday for 10 minutes and try to find anything to keep yourself entertaining until the next update comes through.

    Like most of mobile games played on PC, this will probably be your side flavor, rather than a full-screen business. It won't take a long time to get used to the PC controls, and I think the best part of all this is that your phone having a much needed time off it needs.

    Just like any other gacha game, you won't miss out anything if you look past this one. But if you had to choose your poison, this game could be up there on my recommendation list.    … Expand
  6. AyoGG
    Sep 6, 2023
    6
    The story for the game is pretty solid,the combat is pretty solid as well.

    The gacha system isn't necessarily a bad thing because we all know what were getting into when we play a gacha game...But my problem with the game like all hoyoverse games is the disparity between good and bad characters (even the 5 star ones) is MASSIVE. Also as per usual for hoyoverse,the characters are well    The story for the game is pretty solid,the combat is pretty solid as well.

    The gacha system isn't necessarily a bad thing because we all know what were getting into when we play a gacha game...But my problem with the game like all hoyoverse games is the disparity between good and bad characters (even the 5 star ones) is MASSIVE.

    Also as per usual for hoyoverse,the characters are well designed art wise.

    the game would be tenfold better if you could farm artifacts for free because your chance of getting a useable piece of gear is like 1 out of 10,000

    But its a fun time waster..just dont spend a lot of money.    … Expand
  7. Harry2P
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Not bad, but also nothing evolutionary, for a space fantasy RPG, it barely has anything to do with space

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#23 Most Discussed PC Game of 2023

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. IGN France
    Oct 10, 2023
    80
    It's hard not to fall for the charms of Honkai: Star Rail. The storyline, even if it draws on Japanese anime clichés, is extremely rich, populated by sparkling characters and written with a great deal of humor. The gameplay is addictive and extremely clever, and the monetization knows how to take a back seat to the gameplay experience. A real success story.
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  2. PCMag
    Aug 1, 2023
    80
    Honkai: Star Rail is a stylish and engaging turn-based RPG that marries a quirky sci-fi tale with anime-style graphics.
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  3. Meristation
    Jul 7, 2023
    75
    A great role playing game with turn based combat, free and fun. It does not reach the quality of Genshin Impact but it is close.
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