The newest game fromGenshin Impactdeveloper Hoyoverse is already topping charts on mobile devices before the game’s scheduled launch later this week. HoYoverse first revealedHonkai: Star Raillate last year as a spinoff to one of the Chinese developer’s two flagship games,Honkai Impact 3rd, with multiple beta tests held in the year-and-a-half since. The spinoff notably sheds the developer’s standard action-oriented gameplay for more traditional turn-based combat whileborrowing some fan-favorite characters from past games. Now, the excitement from fans is showing on the App Store.The launch ofHonkai: Star Railis expected to see similar success to its predecessor inGenshin Impact, already boasting millions of pre-registrations. FollowingGenshin Impact’s release in late 2020, the game caught fire as streamers and other content creators caught onto the game alongside heavy marketing from HoYoverse. The RPG regularly boasts millions in sales with each of its new character releases, often earning tens of millions from the Chinese iOS market alone. Now, fans are clearly ready for the next adventure from HoYoverse withHonkai: Star Railtopping charts.RELATED:This is Honkai Star Rail’s First Featured Five-Star CharacterAn announcement posted by HoYoverse to the officialHonkai: Star RailTwitter account has revealed the massive pre-release hype from fans of the developer. HoYoverse has revealed thatHonkai: Star Railis already topping the “Free Apps” category on Apple’s App Store across “multiple regions,” with players still unable to play the game.Honkai: Star Railis currently set to open up to players at 10:00 AM UTC+8 on April 26th, but players can alreadydownload the game and complete pre-installation early.
Honkai: Star Rail’s highly-anticipated launch has already boasted massive levels of excitement from fans throughout the game’s pre-registration campaigns. Fans of HoYoverse eager to dive intoStar Railwouldquickly smash through the game’s pre-registration milestones, earning the full suite of rewards from HoYoverse.Star Railwould even surpass the record set byGenshin Impact, achieving over 10 million pre-registrations to matchGenshin’s total within just ten days.Genshin Impactnotably took significantly longer to break the 10 million mark, achieving eight digit totals after forty days.
The release ofHonkai: Star Railcomes as fans of HoYoverse have plenty on the horizon to look forward to in 2023.Genshin Impactis heavily believed to be gearing up for the launch of its fifth major region later this year, the water-themed Fontaine.HoYoverse also announcedZenless Zone Zerolast year as another new RPG title from the developer, though the game’s release window remains unknown.Honkai: Star Railseems to have captured the same magic with fans asGenshin Impactand will look to continue a strong trend for HoYoverse.
Honkai: Star Railwill release on April 26th for PC and mobile devices. PS4 and PS5 versions are in development.
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