Honkai: Star Rail

Trailblazers, it's time to hop aboard the Astral Express!

Honkai Star Rail is a free-to-play RPG from HoYoverse, the makers of the smash hit mobile and PlayStation game Genshin Impact.

Star Rail takes players on a galactic adventure, where they'll meet lovable anime characters, engage in stylish turn-based fights and slowly unravel the mystery of a universe-spreading entity called the Stellaron.

Platforms

Android
iOS
PC
PS5

Initial release April 26, 2023

Developers

HoYoVerse

Genres

Action Adventure
RPG
Strategy
Strategy: Turn-Based Strategy

Publishers

HoYoVerse

Franchise Honkai

Honkai: Star Rail Spotlight

Better Meta Honkai Star Rail 3.0 review: Horrible history and smart battle changes make this the strongest HSR update yet

A more thoughtful story and a fair new meta give HSR 3.0 a strong identity

Josh Broadwell
HoYoverse finally announces Honkai Star Rail x Fate release date with 5-star Archer and 5-star Saber – plus Archer is free

With a Fate-themed story written by Kinoko Nasu

Josh Broadwell
Honkai Star Rail Hyacine build and teams

The right Light Cones and Relics for Hyacine

Josh Broadwell
Honkai Star Rail 3.3 banners add cheeky thief Cipher and tiny healer Hyacine to the space roster, with The Herta's rerun - yes, already

HSR 3.3 adds two newcomers and brings two not-so-old faces back surprisingly quickly

Josh Broadwell

Honkai: Star Rail Feed

Hyacine and Little Ica flying on a rainbow in Honkai Star Rail

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Hyacine build and teams

The right Light Cones and Relics for Hyacine

May 21, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Cipher flourishing cash in Honkai Star Rail

Guide

Honkai Star Rail 3.3 banners add cheeky thief Cipher and tiny healer Hyacine to the space roster, with The Herta's rerun - yes, already

HSR 3.3 adds two newcomers and brings two not-so-old faces back surprisingly quickly

May 9, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Saber's banner image from Honkai Star Rail x Fate

News

HoYoverse finally announces Honkai Star Rail x Fate release date with 5-star Archer and 5-star Saber – plus Archer is free

With a Fate-themed story written by Kinoko Nasu

May 3, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Anaxa from Honkai Star Rail holding a pistol in his right hand and looking smug

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Anaxa build and teams

Anaxa's best Light Cones, Relics, and teams

April 30, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Fugue from Honkai Star Rail, reclining in a chair and yawning

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Fugue build and teams

The best Light Cones, Relics, and allies for Fugue

April 9, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Honkai Star Rail Luocha build: An anime man in a white and green suit, with long, straight blonde hair, kneels in a field of lilies. Behind him is a large white coffin

Guide

Coffin Man | Honkai Star Rail Luocha build and teams

The best stats, Light Cones, and Relics for Luocha

April 9, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Castorice in Honkai Star Rail walking through a field of flowers

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Castorice build and teams

Castorice's best Light Cones, Relics, stats, and teams

April 9, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Castorice in Honkai Star Rail, posing next to vivid purple flowers and her bone dragon memosprite

Guide

Honkai Star Rail 3.2 banners bring Castorice and Anaxa to the front and drag Dr Ratio out of retirement

The doctor is in, after almost two years

March 29, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Kafka's banner art, featuring Kafka on a crowded street, surrounded by people carrying black umbrellas

News

HoYoverse promises Honkai Star Rail character reworks for Kafka and some old fan favorites in version 3.4

Bringing a batch of oldies to the modern meta

March 29, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Ruan Mei from Honkai Star Rail, examining a chain of DNA

Guide

Honkai Star Rail 3.2 anniversary rewards include a free 5-star character, Ruan Mei or Luocha

HoYoverse says happy birthday with a sociopathic scientist and a coffin-carting criminal

March 29, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Mydei in Honkai Star Rail, screaming into the void

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Mydei build and teams

Mydei's best Light Cones, Relics, and teams

March 19, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Tribbie from Honkai Star Rail making a victory gesture

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Tribbie build and teams

Tribbie's build requires three things, which is fitting, and she works in nearly any team you can think of

Feb. 27, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Honkai Star Rail's Robin, standing on a stage in the spotlight, surrounded by humanoid automatons

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Robin build and teams

The right gear to make Robin sing

Feb. 5, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Honkai Star Rail's Aglaea standing in the middle of a large, open stone room, bathed in golden sunlight

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Aglaea build and teams

Aglaea's build is more complex than it seems at first, thanks to her exacting energy demands

Feb. 5, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Stelle (the female Trailblazer) and her pet tuskpir approach a Living Flame of Georios on a balcony overlooking the abyss of Amphoreus in Honkai: Star Rail.

Guide

Pot Head | Honkai: Star Rail Living Flame of Georios locations

Where to find Living Flames of Georios in Okhema in HSR, and how to fulfill their wishes in exchange for their rewards.

Jan. 27, 2025 Rebecca Jones

Stelle (the female Trailblazer) and her pet tuskpir stand in front of a gold-and-purple glowing goat skull in the corner of an Amphoreus bathhouse in Honkai: Star Rail 3.0.

Guide

Goat Cheese | Honkai: Star Rail Golden Scapegoat solutions

How to solve the Golden Scapegoat puzzles on Amphoreus in HSR, along with full solutions.

Jan. 27, 2025 Rebecca Jones

Lingsha from Honkai Star Rail, sitting in the center of a spotlight and weaving red light around herself

Guide

Smells like victory | Honkai Star Rail Lingsha build and teams

The right stuff to make Lingsha work in any team

Jan. 23, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Honkai Star Rail's Feixiao standing in a ray of sunlight, wearing a serious expression as she contemplates an unseen object offscreen

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Feixiao build and teams

Feixiao has plenty of viable picks for Light Cones and two strong Relic sets

Jan. 21, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Jade from Honkai Star Rail, with a large purple snake emerging from a dark background

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Jade build and teams

The best Light Cones and Relics for Jade, and it won't even cost your soul

Jan. 21, 2025 Josh Broadwell

The male Trailblazer in Honkai Star Rail, sitting on a marble step and holding a pen with colors swirling around it. Mem, a pink, rabbit-like creature, sits next to him

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Remembrance Trailblazer build and teams

How to get the best out of HSR's new Trailblazer form

Jan. 18, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Guide

Trouble Brewing | Honkai: Star Rail 3.0 - Aglaea interrogation answers

How to avoid execution in Amphoreus during the "Distant Travelers, Listen to this World's Prayer" trailblaze mission.

Jan. 17, 2025 Rebecca Jones

Review

Better Meta | Honkai Star Rail 3.0 review: Horrible history and smart battle changes make this the strongest HSR update yet

A more thoughtful story and a fair new meta give HSR 3.0 a strong identity

Jan. 15, 2025 Josh Broadwell

The Herta from Honkai Star Rail, blowing a kiss to the camera

Guide

Honkai Star Rail The Herta build and teams

Light Cones and Relics only a genius could come up with

Jan. 15, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Aglaea in HSR, a tall woman in a toga-like dress with bobbed blonde hair, raising a golden bauble to the sun, surrounded by dressmaker's dummies raising their hands to her

Guide

HSR 3.0’s banners feature The Herta, Aglaea, and six big reruns, so uh, hope you haven’t spent any Stellar Jade for the last six months I guess

So many 5-stars in so short a time

Jan. 2, 2025 Josh Broadwell

Honkai Star Rail press image with protagonist in pink light

News

Season's Greekings | Honkai Star Rail kicks off the new year with a release date reveal for version 3.0

Alongside this, a new cinematic OP trailer that swings past all the new characters.

Jan. 2, 2025 Connor Makar

An image made up of three different light cones in Honkai Star Rail

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Light Cones Tier List: Best Light Cones in Version 2.7

Make sure your party is powered by the best Light Cones.

Dec. 20, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Image showing Honkai Star Rail characters like March 7th posing by the Astral Express.

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Tier List: Best Characters in HSR 2.7

All 5 star and 4 star characters ranked.

Dec. 20, 2024 Dion Dassanayake

Honkai Star Rail Tingyun build: An anime girl with a red onesie and brown fox ears is lying amidst a cluster of lanterns and other objects

Guide

Like a Fox | Best Honkai Star Rail Tingyun Build, Relics, and Light Cone

Support is the best offense!

Dec. 16, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Clara's utlimate art work in Honkai Star Rail

Guide

Best Honkai Star Rail Clara Build, Relics, and Light Cone

Small but mighty, with the help of Svarog.

Dec. 16, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Bronya using her ultimate in Honkai Star Rail

Guide

Best Honkai Star Rail Bronya Build, Relics, and Light Cone

Here's some of the best gear for Honkai Star Rail's best offensive support.

Dec. 16, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Honkai Star Rail Gepard build: An anime man in white armor, with short blonde hair and a large black case in his right hand, is standing on a flight of ice-covered stairs

Guide

Stone cold | Best Honkai Star Rail Gepard Build, Light Cones, and Relics

The best offense is defense or whatever they say.

Dec. 16, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Honkai Star Rail's Jiaoqiu performing his signature skill and applying Ashen Roast

Guide

Best Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu Build: Light Cone, Relics, and Teams

The right build to make Jiaoqiu serve in Honkai Star Rail.

Dec. 16, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Aventurine's banner art from Honkai Star Rail, featuring him sitting in a red plush chair surrounded by gold coins

Guide

Best Honkai Star Rail Aventurine Build: Light Cone, Relics, and Teams

Here are the best Light Cones and Relics for Aventurine in Honkai Star Rail.

Dec. 13, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Firefly and Stelle face Argenti on the final Audition Plaza stage in Penacony.

Guide

SAM | Best Honkai Star Rail Firefly Build, Light Cones, and Relics

Here’s how to make the most of your Firefly build in Honkai Star Rail.

Dec. 13, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Gallagher can be seen standing in front of the camera in Penacony in Honkai Star Rail

Guide

Bloodhound | Best Honkai Star Rail Gallagher Build, Light Cone, and Relics

Here’s one of the best Gallagher builds in Honkai Star Rail, to help you make the most of the mixologist’s kit.

Dec. 13, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Honkai Star Rail Dr Ratio build: An anime man with mid-length blue hair is sitting in a white ceramic bathtub. Bubbles float around him, and he holds an open book in his right hand

Guide

L + Dr Ratio | Best Honkai Star Rail Dr Ratio Build, Light Cones, and Relics

Here's everything you need to build Dr Ratio in Honkai Star Rail.

Dec. 12, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Guide

Best Honkai Star Rail Boothill Build, Light Cone, and Relics

The best Light Cones and Relics for the straight-shootin' ranger

Dec. 12, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Ruan Mei can be seen in Honkai Star Rail

Guide

Best Honkai Star Rail Ruan Mei Build, Light Cone, and Relics

Here’s everything you need for the best Ruan Mei build in Honkai Star Rail.

Dec. 12, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Honkai Star Rail Yanqing build: An anime man with long blonde hair, wearing a dark blue coat with tight white trousers and ankle boots, is riding on a wave of icy blades

Guide

Best Honkai Star Rail Yanqing Build, Light Cone, and Relics

Yanqing plays a critical role on any team in Honkai Star Rail.

Dec. 11, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Acheron from Honkai Star Rail, holding a red parasol as a wave of black and white mist overtakes her

Guide

Best Honkai Star Rail Acheron Build: Light Cone, Relics and Teams

Here are the Light Cones and Relics needed to make the most of Acheron in Honkai Star Rail.

Dec. 11, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Honkai Star Rail's Acheron leaning over under bright golden lights

Guide

Power of Nil | Honkai Star Rail Acheron Kit and Traces Priority

Our Honkai Star Rail Acheron kit guide breaks down how each ability works and which of Acheron’s Traces you should focus on first.

Dec. 11, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Honkai Star Rail Black Swan build: Star Rail's Black Swan sits top a TV set displaying a large, malignant-looking purple eye

Guide

Future Proof | Best Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Build, Light Cone, and Relics

A good Black Swan build only needs to prioritize a few stats in Honkai Star Rail.

Dec. 11, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Honkai Star Rail Black Swan teams: Star Rail's Black Swan holds a tarot card between her left index finger and thumb and shows the card back to the camera

Guide

Time Worsens Wounds | Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Teams

Black Swan teams look a bit different than you might be used to.

Dec. 11, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Honkai Star Rail Black Swan materials: Star Rail's Black Swan moves her face close to the camera, with her right hand covering her cheeks under her right eye

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Materials List

Black Swan materials include common Nihility items and some common mats from easy enemies.

Dec. 11, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan build: An anime man wearing scarlet trousers and white chest armor is seated on tiled floor near a chess board. A large white lion is at his left side

Guide

Checkmate | Best Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan Build, Light Cones, and Relics

Jing Yuan is a mighty warrior and one of the strongest AoE fighters.

Dec. 11, 2024 Josh Broadwell

The Harmony Trailblazer can be seen tilting their hat towards an enemy in Honkai Star Rail

Guide

Best Honkai Star Rail Harmony Trailblazer Build

Here's how to make the most of the Harmony Trailblazer in your Honkai Star Rail break teams.

Dec. 10, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Honkai Star Rail Blade build: An anime man with long green hair is standing with his eyes closed and a red sword, glowing with an ominous light, held vertically in front of his face.

Guide

Double Edgelord | Best Honkai Star Rail Blade Build, Light Cone, and Relics

The best Honkai Star Rail Blade build balances HP, attack, and crit. rate to give your party a powerful multi-target Destruction fighter.

Dec. 10, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Honkai Star Rail Sampo build: An anime man with rakish purple hair, a crimson waistcoat, and purple jeans is suspended in midair, holding a long, jagged blade in his right hand. His expression is one of devious pleasure

Guide

Best Honkai Star Rail Sampo Build, Light Cone, and Relics

He's just havin' fun! Here's how to build Sampo in Honkai Star Rail.

Dec. 9, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Honkai Star Rail's Sunday sitting at a grand piano with his eyes closed as a spotlight illuminates him and only him in a room full of shadows

Guide

Honkai Star Rail Sunday build and teams

Put on Sunday's best to make this support unit shine

Dec. 3, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Sunday from Honkai Star Rail, raising his hands to the heavens to receive a divine blessing

Guide

HSR best support: Should you use Sunday, Bronya, or Sparkle?

In a field crowded with supports, there's not a clear winner

Dec. 3, 2024 Josh Broadwell

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Honkai: Star Rail

Coffin Man | Honkai Star Rail Luocha build and teams

Pot Head | Honkai: Star Rail Living Flame of Georios locations

Goat Cheese | Honkai: Star Rail Golden Scapegoat solutions

Smells like victory | Honkai Star Rail Lingsha build and teams

Trouble Brewing | Honkai: Star Rail 3.0 - Aglaea interrogation answers

Better Meta | Honkai Star Rail 3.0 review: Horrible history and smart battle changes make this the strongest HSR update yet

Season's Greekings | Honkai Star Rail kicks off the new year with a release date reveal for version 3.0

Like a Fox | Best Honkai Star Rail Tingyun Build, Relics, and Light Cone

Stone cold | Best Honkai Star Rail Gepard Build, Light Cones, and Relics

SAM | Best Honkai Star Rail Firefly Build, Light Cones, and Relics

Bloodhound | Best Honkai Star Rail Gallagher Build, Light Cone, and Relics

L + Dr Ratio | Best Honkai Star Rail Dr Ratio Build, Light Cones, and Relics

Power of Nil | Honkai Star Rail Acheron Kit and Traces Priority

Future Proof | Best Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Build, Light Cone, and Relics

Time Worsens Wounds | Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Teams

Checkmate | Best Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan Build, Light Cones, and Relics

Double Edgelord | Best Honkai Star Rail Blade Build, Light Cone, and Relics

Season's Greekings | Honkai Star Rail kicks off the new year with a release date reveal for version 3.0

Don't forget it | HoYoverse teases Honkai Star Rail 3.0 characters, and oh by the way, Remembrance is a new playable path

Charged | Zenless Zone Zero is getting one of Honkai Star Rail's best quality of life features

Marching on | Honkai Star Rail teases next update at Summer Game Fest 2024 with a cute new March 7 outfit

BLUE BALLS | Honkai Star Rail devotees look for pity as they fall foul of a gachapon machine

AT MY BEST | All of a sudden, Honkai Star Rail's worst five star character has become top tier

BIG SPENDER | New Chinese regulations could spell trouble for gacha games

MONEY MAKER | Honkai Star Rail loses top gacha earner spot to Genshin Impact and an incredibly horny shooter

REACH FOR THE STARS | Honkai Star Rail takes the cake for Apple's best mobile game of the year

VORACIOUS | Honkai: Star Rail shoots past one million PS5 players

SO MANY CODES | Genshin Impact 4.2 and Honkai: Star Rail 1.5 details revealed in HoYoverse double-bill livestream

PELACONEY | Honkai Star Rail version 1.5 livestream recap

MONEY MAKER | Honkai: Star Rail maintains momentum by earning 44 million dollars in October

RATIO | Honkai Star Rail teases three new characters - leaves community thirsty

STONKS | Honkai Star Rail players aren't sold on the Topaz character banner

CHICKEN OF THE STARS | UK fans of Honkai: Star Rail can head to Miss Millie's fried chicken restaurants for limited-edition merch

WORK SMART NOT HARD | Some people already have Honkai: Star Rail's Platinum trophy, just a day after its PlayStation 5 release

PUT YOUR MONEY AWAY | PSA: It's not worth paying to preload Honkai: Star Rail on PS5

BLAZE A TRAIL | Honkai: Star Rail's PlayStation 5 release confirmed for October

PAST AND PRESENT | Honkai: Star Rail 1.3: Dan Heng and Imbibitor Lunae face off in a new animated short

TECHNICAL TEST | Honkai: Star Rail invites players to test the PS5 version

SECRET STRENGTH | Honkai: Star Rail 1.3 livestream confirms we'll soon be able to play as Imbibitor Lunae

KAFKA-ESQUE | Honaki Star Rail version 1.2 release date confirmed, Blade, Kafka, and Luka gameplay revealed

LUKA'S DEBUT | Honkai Star Rail still doesn't have a PS5 release date, but it's coming this year

Choo Choo! | Honkai: Star Rail is already steam rolling it with more than 20 million downloads

CHOO CHOO | Honkai: Star Rail hits 10 million pre-register milestone - just like Genshin Impact did

Better Meta | Honkai Star Rail 3.0 review: Horrible history and smart battle changes make this the strongest HSR update yet

Coffin Man | Honkai Star Rail Luocha build and teams

Pot Head | Honkai: Star Rail Living Flame of Georios locations

Goat Cheese | Honkai: Star Rail Golden Scapegoat solutions

Smells like victory | Honkai Star Rail Lingsha build and teams

Trouble Brewing | Honkai: Star Rail 3.0 - Aglaea interrogation answers

Like a Fox | Best Honkai Star Rail Tingyun Build, Relics, and Light Cone

Stone cold | Best Honkai Star Rail Gepard Build, Light Cones, and Relics

SAM | Best Honkai Star Rail Firefly Build, Light Cones, and Relics

Bloodhound | Best Honkai Star Rail Gallagher Build, Light Cone, and Relics

L + Dr Ratio | Best Honkai Star Rail Dr Ratio Build, Light Cones, and Relics

Power of Nil | Honkai Star Rail Acheron Kit and Traces Priority

Future Proof | Best Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Build, Light Cone, and Relics

Time Worsens Wounds | Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Teams

Checkmate | Best Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan Build, Light Cones, and Relics

Double Edgelord | Best Honkai Star Rail Blade Build, Light Cone, and Relics

On the Eighth Day | Honkai Star Rail 2.7 banners shine the spotlight on your dead friend Fugue and your old enemy Sunday

NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM | The best free-to-play games to try in 2025

SHINING STARS | As Honkai: Star Rail turns one, we look back on the Genshin Impact successor that might just outshine its blockbuster older sibling

MARCHING ORDERS | Day Two of My New Life: Why Honkai Star Rail's March 7th was one of last year's best new female characters

OFF THE RAILS | I played Honkai Star Rail on PS5, and now I fear for my life

TRAIN ON YOUR PARADE | Honkai: Star Rail rekindles memories of absolutely banging PS2 RPGs