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 China and worldwide by its subsidiary Cognosphere, d/b/a HoYoverse. It was released on April 26, 2023, for Windows and mobile devices; port for PlayStation 5 is planned with a Q4 release window, while the PlayStation 4 version is still yet to be announced, as revealed at the latest Summer Game Fest with a trailer.[2] It is the fourth installment in the Honkai series, drawing on characters from Honkai Impact 3rd and gameplay elements from Genshin Impact.
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.[3][4] Elements 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.[3]