Honkai Star Rail Developer Interview: Inside HoYoverse's Turn-Based Game

Honkai Star Rail Team: We really appreciate all the attention to Honkai: Star Rail and Genshin Impact. We’re still adjusting the core gameplay at this stage, so it's a bit too early to discuss crossovers. We will share with you once we have more concrete pl

Unlike the prompt on-hit feedback of real-time action games, the turn-based strategy has its own unique charm. The excitement comes from how players defeat enemies after careful planning and decision-making. Though it's easy to get started, a turn-based game allows players to develop diverse and flexible playstyles. Different gamers may have completely different tactics in the same stage. Therefore, turn-based games can be not only friendly to players with slow hands, but also challenging for veteran gam

Honkai Star Rail Team: As a whole, Honkai: Star Rail hopes to add more thrill and immersion to turn-based strategy by incorporating 3D performance, maze exploration, as well as some action RPG eleme

Honkai: Star Rail is cross-platform and cross-save compatible, letting players seamlessly switch between devices. Upon release, capable Apple devices will also have an exclusive 120 hertz refresh rate when it comes to the game's graphics. While the final beta for Honkai: Star Rail has ended, the game can be preregistered for now - however, the release date of April 26 shown in the store hasn't been officially confirmed by HoYove

Similarly to games like Ring Fit Adventure , Run Legends eases the burden of exercise through narrative and player growth. Each mission users embark on will run about five to 15 minutes, where their attacks and healing will be controlled by their speed. During the Apple Dev Showcase demo, attacks were done by moving quickly for an extended period of time, while healing was achieved through slow, steady movement, although there are other pieces of Gear that function via different mechanics that players can unlock as they level

Second, our experience in Action RPGs also helps to spice up the turn-based combat system. We've also put forth a lot of effort in creating dynamic experiences in the maze exploration and puzzle-solving features. Players can use path planning, enemy encounters, line of sight avoidance, and other actions to gain the upper hand. Meanwhile, each character has been given a different Technique with different exploration or combat effects. So for the maximum effect players will need to switch characters accordingly. With the above mechanics, players may develop different strategies prior to each fi

At the moment, Honkai: Star Rail has 27 different characters, all of which drastically influence the game's combat system. Because of their different builds and how they operate on the field, team comps can vary considerably, and having the option to switch a few characters in and out of battle, depending on the opponent, is the most recommended. Nevertheless, obtaining them means participating in the SLG game heroes’s gacha system. Obtaining the desired playable character in Honkai: Star Rail can be tricky since it depends on having luck with pulls in the banners. While there is a pity system in action, players will have a limit of many pulls they get without spending mo

But yeah, she's one of my favorite characters. And because we have so many characters, the game is actually filled with, you know - it's a character drama, you'll see a lot of different conversations happening between the characters, their mysteries. And that's how the game is engaging to our players, and you know, I like to hope that as I felt it, our players will as w

Players will travel the galaxy on the Astral Express, taking on enemies with Honkai: Star Rail 's turn-based combat as they work to uncover the mysteries of the Stellaron after being injected with one. Smaller fights have the option of auto-battling while boss battles do not, and victory will require the utilization of each team member's different elemental moves. As players explore the map, they'll also solve puzzles and gather materials to upgrade their character.