Honkai: Star Rail
Honkai: Star Rail is a 2023 free-to-play turn-based role-playing gacha video game developed and published by miHoYo. It is the fourth installment in the Honkai series and the spiritual successor to Honkai Impact 3rd, featuring alternative versions of characters from earlier titles in the series, as well as gameplay elements from miHoYo's previous game Genshin Impact. The game features the main character, who is referred to as the Trailblazer, traveling across the universe on a train called the Astral Express to help and connect the worlds while involved in resolving various disasters.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
JRPGRoguelikeRole-PlayingGacha
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- Released
- 2023
- Developer
- miHoYo
- Platforms
- 5 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 26 April 2023 |
|---|---|
| Developer | miHoYo |
| Publisher | NIJIGEN GAMES, COGNOSPHERE, miHoYo |
| Platforms | Android, Android Tablet, PlayStation 5, iOS, iPad |
| Genres | JRPG, Roguelike, Role-Playing, Gacha |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q108896777, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Honkai: Star Rail? How long to beat it
Total play time for Honkai: Star Rail is about 214.5 hours to do everything, and around 26.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 26.1h | 27 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 85.7h | 48 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 214.5h | 19 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Honkai: Star Rail sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Honkai: Star Rail lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 95ahead of 72% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 48ahead of 86% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Honkai: Star Rail
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Common questions about Honkai: Star Rail
What platforms is Honkai: Star Rail on?
Honkai: Star Rail is available on Android, Android Tablet, PlayStation 5, iOS, iPad. It first released in 2023.
Who made Honkai: Star Rail?
Honkai: Star Rail was developed by miHoYo and published by NIJIGEN GAMES, COGNOSPHERE, miHoYo.
How long does it take to beat Honkai: Star Rail?
about 26.1 hours for the main story, 85.7 hours with the main extras, 214.5 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.