From the grassy plains of Genshin Impact and the catastrophic lands of Honkai Impact 3rd, HoYoverse is taking players to the stars with its new space fantasy RPG, Honkai Star Rail.
What is Honkai Star Rail about?
In Honkai Star Rail, the main character embarks on a journey to the galaxy to uncover the truth about Stellarons, also known as the seeds of disaster.
The game’s story begins at Herta Space Station, where the protagonist receives information for the journey. They will then travel to Jarilo-VI, where various dangers and conflicts are hidden under the snow, and finally, they will reach the silkpunk flagship Xianzhou Luofu, where the topic of immortality is both the source of progress and conflict.
Is Honkai Star Rail connected to Honkai Impact 3rd? What happened to Welt?
Honkai Star Rail is the fourth game in the Honkai franchise following Honkai Impact 3rd.
The two games have a strong connection to each other, evident in their lore and characters. For instance, Honkai Star Rail’s character, Welt, is the same individual featured in Honkai Impact 3rd’s Alien Space manga.
Playing Honkai Impact 3rd before HSR is not necessary since the former exists in an alternate universe.
When does Honkai Star Rail come out? Exact HSR global release date and time
Honkai Star Rail will be officially released on PC, Epic Games Store, iOS, and Android on Wednesday, April 26 at 10 a.m. GMT+8 | 2 a.m. GMT | Tuesday, April 25 at 7 p.m. PT.
Its PlayStation version is still under development and will be released at a later date.
All Honkai Star Rail characters and their voice actors
The Astral Express
| CHARACTER | RARITY | VOICE ACTORS |
| Himeko | 5-star | EN: Cia Court JP: Tanaka Rie |
| Welt | 5-star | EN: Corey Landis JP: Hosoya Yoshimasa |
| Dan Heng | 4-star | EN: Nicholas Leung JP: Ito Kent |
| March 7th | 4-star | EN: Skyler Davenport JP: Ogura Yui |
Stellaron Hunters
| CHARACTER | RARITY | VOICE ACTORS |
| Kafka | 5-star | EN: Cheryl Texiera JP: Itoh Shizuka |
| Silver Wolf | 5-star | EN: Melissa Fahn JP: Asumi Kana |
Herta Space Station
| CHARACTER | RARITY | VOICE ACTORS |
| Arlan | 4-star | EN: Dani Chambers JP: Shiraishi Ryoko |
| Asta | 4-star | EN: Felecia Angelle JP: Akasaki Chinatsu |
| Herta | 4-star | EN: PJ Mattson JP: Yamazaki Haruka |
Belobog
| CHARACTER | RARITY | VOICE ACTORS |
| Gepard | 5-star | EN: Bryson Baugus JP: Furukawa Makoto |
| Bronya | 5-star | EN: Madeline Reiter JP: Asumi Kana |
| Seele | 5-star | EN: Molly Zhang JP: Nakahara Mai |
| Clara | 5-star | EN: Emily Sun and D.C. Douglas JP: Hidaka Rina and Yasumoto Hiroki |
| Sampo | 4-star | EN: Roger Rose JP: Hirakawa Daisuke |
| Pela | 4-star | EN: Xanthe Huynh JP: Morohoshi Sumire |
| Serval | 4-star | EN: Natalie Van Sistine JP: Aimi |
| Natasha | 4-star | EN: Elizabeth Maxwell JP: Uchiyama Yumi |
| Hook | 4-star | EN: Felecia Angelle JP: Tokui Sora |
The Xianzhou Luofu
| CHARACTER | RARITY | VOICE ACTORS |
| Jing Yuan | 5-star | EN: Alejandro Saab JP: Ono Daisuke |
| Yanqing | 5-star | EN: Amber May JP: Inoue Marina |
| Bailu | 5-star | EN: Su Ling Chan JP: Kato Emiri |
| Tingyun | 4-star | EN: Laci Morgan JP: Takada Yuuki |
| Sushang | 4-star | EN: Anjali Kunapaneni JP: Fukuen Misato |
| Qingque | 4-star | EN: Bryn Apprill JP: Date Arisa |
Honkai Star Rail gameplay and trailer
Honkai Star Rail features turn-based combat and large maps with maze exploration. It also incorporates fantasy elements with myths and legends integrated into its space sci-fi story.
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