Honkai: Star Rail

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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. TreasureOrTrash
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Treasure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. cercisyusuf
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    u need a lot of time but its good. I mean if you like persona 5 and turn based jrpg u will like this too. + anime girls and the lorre also good
  3. PavlinIzIndii
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Chinese casino for the dumb. A lot of normal games are taken, but everything is made worse + donat. We don't need it on the PC.
  4. guncooper
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    + Good visual style
    + Character design
    + Simple and addictive gameplay
    + Quite an epic storyline
    + Lack of open-world is a plus for this game.

    - Gacha
    - Grind-walls everywhere
    - Daily energy limits
    - So little chance for good item drop
    - The story is quite short
    - Small amount of content
    - The battle mechanic is too simplified
  5. Harry2P
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Not bad, but also nothing evolutionary, for a space fantasy RPG, it barely has anything to do with space
  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. Ortana
    Sep 6, 2023
    0
    Rubbish persona 5 gacha filled ripoff. Trash gameplay mechanics. Massive L for mobile peasants.
  8. gergreehh
    Sep 2, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The plot of the show is excellent, and even though it's a turn-based game, some of the battles are still as impactful as watching a movie. This is a game that changes the rules of the turn-based system.… Expand
  9. Yvnushevskiy
    Aug 30, 2023
    0
    new imba heroes.
    0/10
    Waiting for fixes.

    how u can donate in the game when team that u collected is trash coz new hero OP
  10. inimizar
    Aug 16, 2023
    10
    This game is great, one of the few that allow you to get great characters playing F2P, play is great
  11. Wunpleum
    Aug 15, 2023
    8
    This might be best mobile game of the year with a beautiful graphic, interesting character and amazing story only lack of gameplay. Still it was enjoyable.
  12. DimskiX
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very high hopes were placed on the game.
    I am a long-time fan of honkai, so I was really looking forward to this game.
    But to my great regret, the more updates came out, the more this game began to infuriate me.
    Absolute slag in everything, starting with a stupid gacha system where your friends have everything falling the first time, and you have nothing, ending with an insanely empty world, complexity and a stupid grind
    I'm disappointed in you    … Expand
  13. PR9Gaming
    Aug 12, 2023
    8
    It goes without saying that paying money in these games is completely stupid, but overall its a nice casual anime game when you need a break from any kind of strategy at all.
  14. fortigas
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    El juego es un pay 2 fast, hay enemigos y situiaciones que estan llenas de dificultad artificial, es bueno para pasar el rato, no vale la pena meterle dinero salvo que hagas contenido y videos para yt o esas cosas, al final sera como toda moda pasara , fuera que es para 1 solo jugador, sinceramente desde que empece a jugarlo he ido perdiendole el interes al juego y es que llega a ser muyEl juego es un pay 2 fast, hay enemigos y situiaciones que estan llenas de dificultad artificial, es bueno para pasar el rato, no vale la pena meterle dinero salvo que hagas contenido y videos para yt o esas cosas, al final sera como toda moda pasara , fuera que es para 1 solo jugador, sinceramente desde que empece a jugarlo he ido perdiendole el interes al juego y es que llega a ser muy monotono, las misiones muy repetitivas y todo esta enfocado a llevarte a pensar necesitar pagar lo que vendria a ser el pase para tener chances y no, no tengo problemas con el sistema gacha, sino con la mecanica de bosses, es como dije antes es un pay 2 fast en toda regla, es mas o menos como el genshin solo que con menos que hacer.… Expand
  15. rkarlberg2
    Aug 7, 2023
    2
    This company is making millions a month - would be nice if they put more effort into these games. It's fun at first, but quickly becomes boring and the end game is terrible - very frustrating and you have to pay so much more to accomplish anything.
  16. Raesm
    Aug 3, 2023
    10
    Okay so here some thoughts:
    It’s a Gacha game, but unlike Genshin and other (not just Hoyoverse) gacha games, it’s really generous. You have a really good chance to get a bunch of 5* characters even if you didn’t spend a dime on it. Ofc you can save time for yourself with spending for energy to farm items, but totally unnecessary. The story is really good, way better than Genshin, where I    Okay so here some thoughts:
    It’s a Gacha game, but unlike Genshin and other (not just Hoyoverse) gacha games, it’s really generous. You have a really good chance to get a bunch of 5* characters even if you didn’t spend a dime on it. Ofc you can save time for yourself with spending for energy to farm items, but totally unnecessary. The story is really good, way better than Genshin, where I wanted to skip all the time, here I didn’t even missed the skip button. Have a lot of qol upgrades like selected main stat relic creation, or everywhere available crafting,ect.. Anybody who says “it’s badly monetized” just talking shet and didn’t playing any multiplayer game from any big company like blizzards or ea. It’s have a really nice world, way more focused stories and yes, you get 2-2 and a half hour of content per patch, but that content is fascinating, really well put together, and finally entertaining. The characters are very good, a lot of come back from honkai impact the 3rd, really well balanced, with a pretty good powercreeping balance, so your loved characters gona be viable waaaay more longer, and here have a class systems and that enforcing this. I don’t think its even worth to compare to star ocean, in my opinion it’s totally different that didn’t worth to compare. Just try it, nobody force you to spend on it, and you can still enjoy it!    … Expand
  17. TsukasaHiiragi
    Jul 31, 2023
    3
    Pro's

    Story is passable, if cliche Characters look good Fluid combat Con's Combat is a gatcha trap Spreadsheet style turn based combat Far too many currencies Predatory monetization Cannot skip animations or cut scenes Low content Typical toxic community Good story although tropey as heck and even somewhat cliche but once again, the typical predatory gatcha system that    Pro's

    Story is passable, if cliche
    Characters look good
    Fluid combat

    Con's

    Combat is a gatcha trap
    Spreadsheet style turn based combat
    Far too many currencies
    Predatory monetization
    Cannot skip animations or cut scenes
    Low content
    Typical toxic community

    Good story although tropey as heck and even somewhat cliche but once again, the typical predatory gatcha system that plagues the game, the turn based combat is atrocious and so overtuned, bosses are exceptionally cheap and boring, of the worst calibur often having multiple turns to your one and if you don't have the correct team lineup and/or even levelled appropriately you have no chance to beat them and guess what comes into play to help?

    Whilst indirectly pay to win, the better definition here would be pay to compete and even progress efficiently. The combat is entirely based on you, the player knowing how to effectively stop your opponents from attacking you, whilst breaking their defenses and exploiting weaknesses, not all characters start off good and require significant monetary investment before they become good, not to mention failure to prepare for boss fights, not having the perfect team to counter bosses makes for a very frustrating time, prepare to be annoyed at cheap mechanics and overpowered enemies.

    The gatcha system naturally with promises of better characters etc etc - absolutely no balance to the game here, as I mentioned everything is so specifically overtuned and frustrating that no skill is involved here unlike Genshin where you could actually use skill to beat bosses and encounters, this is entirely on-rails, linear as heck spreadsheet battles with the player always at the disadvantage, great game if you're willing to shell out a few thousand dollars every few months - its the miHoYo way after all, distract your players with waifu's and husbando's so the feckless masses will throw away their life savings to show off to their friends, and cosplay their favorite characters at cons - make no mistake, this is not a good game.    … Expand
  18. 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.
  19. Headshotsuperfr
    Jul 17, 2023
    0
    Greedy gambling game, walking simulator, trash story, Overall trash game. Could spend all day talking about this game's flaws
  20. Phobos2
    Jul 11, 2023
    10
    I dont think there is a good reason for hating the game for gacha. This game's story and turn based action is wonderful
  21. Mihai90
    Jun 16, 2023
    9
    This is a great game, with superb skill animations, great voice acting, overwhelming story and great cross play. I like that I can play on my mobile, TV or PC with ease. The only reason this game doesn't have a 10/10 is because it's a gacha game, which I normally hate and avoid.
  22. CRimacDCE4
    Jun 13, 2023
    2
    Of course this game has good aesthetic design, and supremely fits what their market is that was established with Genshin Impact. It's not a terrible game, but it is nothing amazing by any means. Distilled, this is another gacha simulator with cute girls. These games are backed by a very immoral government at the end of the day, and the money spent in them gives return for said backing.Of course this game has good aesthetic design, and supremely fits what their market is that was established with Genshin Impact. It's not a terrible game, but it is nothing amazing by any means. Distilled, this is another gacha simulator with cute girls. These games are backed by a very immoral government at the end of the day, and the money spent in them gives return for said backing. Hard disagree with it.… Expand
  23. 0xDeShawn
    Jun 7, 2023
    9
    Great gameplay, f2p friendly. When you start out, you are guaranteed a five star within 50 pulls. Music is peak.
  24. thothh
    Jun 7, 2023
    10
    Solves all the problems genshin has. turn-based combat makes it easier to understand and to build teams, the characters are very fun and have great personalities, the main story is great but its a little confusing at the start or if you try to dig deep into it. overall seems like mihoyo took all lessons they learned with genshin and made all the aspects greater in every way, the gameSolves all the problems genshin has. turn-based combat makes it easier to understand and to build teams, the characters are very fun and have great personalities, the main story is great but its a little confusing at the start or if you try to dig deep into it. overall seems like mihoyo took all lessons they learned with genshin and made all the aspects greater in every way, the game doesn't feel nearly as boring as genshin can, especially at the late game… Expand
  25. Jagerhauz
    Jun 7, 2023
    0
    Another donation dump from Hoyoverse, in a single player game. Yes, they give you gifts and all this useless currency that you will spend nowhere and will suffer saving up for good characters, because the starting characters are such **** that you don’t wish them on the enemy, the plot is interesting only in the first two locations, the rest of the plot is complete garbage, keep doingAnother donation dump from Hoyoverse, in a single player game. Yes, they give you gifts and all this useless currency that you will spend nowhere and will suffer saving up for good characters, because the starting characters are such **** that you don’t wish them on the enemy, the plot is interesting only in the first two locations, the rest of the plot is complete garbage, keep doing Hoyoverse donated dumps, you are very good at making money on ****… Expand
  26. 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
  27. 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.
  28. BlueGuyTalks
    May 30, 2023
    8
    Building off the success of Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail delivers a more futuristic yet less open-world take on the gacha gaming formula, often shining brighter than Hoyoverse’s previous endeavors at launch amidst previously similar drawbacks.
  29. NumberOh
    May 29, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. nothing special. Character bad, Poor Story, Gameplay not very good than Persona and Yakuza8. I don't know why i install it.… Expand
  30. sas647
    May 28, 2023
    0
    Another CCP backed, generic piece of mobile garbage that only exists to steal data and money (via scummy gacha mechanics) of people who are too stupid to realize and/or care. This is literal spyware and if you install this, your private data is likely compromised. Stick to real games, everyone
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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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