HoYoverse, the studio that created the award-winning open-world gacha RPG Genshin Impact, has just announced that Honkai: Star Rail, its new IP, will be launching on PC and mobile on April 26, 2023. Currently, there is no confirmed release date for PS5 or PS4, but it will eventually come out on those platforms as well.
Honkai: Star Rail is set in a magical science fiction universe with a mix of fantasy elements, with players taking on the role of a “Trailblazer” who travels a massive starship known as the Astral Express with various crew members.
As the protagonist, you will solve galactic mysteries and take on the seeds of destruction called Stellaron, created by a cosmic god whose goal is to wipe out life across the universe.
Your adventure in Honkai: Star Rail begins in Herta Space Station, with the game soon expanding to the Xianzhou Luofu flagship and Jarilo-VI regions. The following voice actors have been revealed for the English localization of the game:
- Bailu (Su Ling Chan)
- Bronya (Madeline Reiter)
- Dan Heng (Nicholas Leung)
- Herta (PJ Mattson)
- Himeko (Cia Court)
- Jing Yuan (Alejandro Saab)
- Kafka (Cheryl Texeira)
- March 7th (Skyler Davenport)
- Seele (Molly Zhang)
- Welt (Corey Landis)
- Yanqing (Amber May)
In this turn-based RPG, you as the player will be recruiting new party members to aid you in your journey. Each companion character has their own unique abilities to use in combat. HoYoverse has stated that this experience “reflects an intersteller melody filled with surprises and rewarding experiences that echo throughout the universe.” View the livestream below for more information.