The word 'Honkai' based on the Japanese 崩壊 (ほうかい, 'collapse' or 'decay'), pronounced 'hōkai', which is the direct translation of the Chinese 崩坏 (bēng huài) used in the original Chinese title. In addition to the game, the storyline of Honkai Impact 3rd spans multiple supplementary media including an anime series, multiple manhua series, and promotional videos.

The game is notable for incorporating a variety of genres, from hack and slash and social simulation, to elements of bullet hell, platforming, shoot 'em up and dungeon crawling across multiple single and multiplayer modes. It is the spiritual successor to Houkai Gakuen 2, using many characters from the previous title in a separate story. 'Collapse 3rd') is a free-to-play 3D action role-playing game (originally a mobile exclusive) developed by miHoYo, published by miHoYo in mainland China and by HoYoverse worldwide, and later ported to Microsoft Windows.

It should be noted that while both numbers overpower Honkai Impact 3rd, that’s partially because of the game’s own release strategy- the game launched in China first, only receiving South East Asia and Global clients a year after the fact.Honkai Impact 3rd ( Chinese: 崩坏3 pinyin: Bēng Huài 3 lit. Follow us on Twitter Follow and Tweet us Tweet to Star Rail amassed more downloads, the same can’t be said for revenue- Genshin Impact saw over 39 million USD in purchases on mobile that first week, just beating out Star Rails 37 million.Īll in all, this is a strong showing for HoYoverse in general- having their next big title launch more or less go neck-and-neck with their last successful one is a good sign that Genshin’s success was no fluke- they’re just as capable of recreating that success with other major titles.Īt the same time though, it’s understandable that you might have expected more growth as well- HoYoverse is a much more prominent figure in the industry now compared to when Genshin Impact launched, and you’d think that would manifest in a bigger gap between Star Rail and Genshin.

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