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Honkai: Star Rail’s gacha system may be treacherous, but the RPG has a big heart

Though Honkai: Star Rail has done little to put me at ease with the gambling that comes with gacha systems, its stories and characters have a lot to offer for RPG lovers.

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HoYoverse teases two new Honkai Star Rail characters

HoYoverse pulled the curtain back on two more Honkai Star Rail characters, though we won’t be seeing them in the 1.2 update

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The best Honkai: Star Rail Silver Wolf build

Glitch enemies with this five-star Nihility path gamer.

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'Honkai: Star Rail' Welt Theory Teases an Epic Shared Universe

'Honkai: Star Rail's Welt is actually the same one in from 'Honkai Impact 3rd.' Here's how we can tell and what it could mean for the future of the series.

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'Honkai: Star Rail' 1.1 Leaks, Release Date, Character Banners, and Events

If you’ve finished the latest quest in the Xianzhou Luofu, you won’t need to wait too long for the next chapter of HoYoverse's space RPG.

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Baldur's Gate 3 leads the charge in the PLAY fantasy special

Plus, we chat with Airship Syndicate about Wayfinder, our Honkai: Star Rail preview, the verdict on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and more!

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Honkai Star Rail 1.1 banners feature a familiar face and a healer

HoYoverse announced the Honkai Star Rail 1.1 banners during the free-to-play game’s first livestream, and it turns out leakers were right

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'Honkai: Star Rail' Theory Unpacks Dan Heng's Sinfully Scandalous Past

'Honkai: Star Rail' has plenty of mysteries, but this one might be solved pretty soon. Here's how Dan Heng and Blade's pasts could be intertwined.

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Honkai Star Rail’s Kafka might be playable sooner than we thought

A new post on HoYoverse’s social media has fans thinking Honkai Star Rail’s Kafka might be playable in the next version update

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Honkai Star Rail 1.1 livestream time and where to watch

The first-ever Honkai Star Rail update livestream is coming down the line, and HoYoverse is shaking up the format a little

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The best Honkai: Star Rail Jing Yuan build

Call down a storm on unsuspecting foes with this five-star Erudition character.

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I love that Honkai: Star Rail lets me be the goblin texter I've always longed to be

Honkai's humorous and unhinged text messages are a shining star in the space RPG's vast galaxy.

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Honkai Star Rail’s Jing Yuan was too much for the RPG to handle

The day Honkai Star Rail’s Jing Yuan banner first appeared, fans threw so much money at the RPG that the in-game shop broke

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'Honkai Star Rail' Theory Teases a Freaky Kafka Twist Ahead

'Honkai: Star Rail's Kafka has a couple of loose screws. Here's one piece of lore that you might've missed about the Stellaron Hunter.

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'Honkai: Star Rail' Theory Reveals a Secret Identity Twist Hidden in Plain Sight

The Astral Express represents Akivili the Trailblaze, one of 'Honkai: Star Rail's godlike Aeons. It's said that Akivili fell long ago, but what if they didn't?

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Honkai: Star Rail's gacha animations have no right to go this hard

Gacha is bad, but animation is good.

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'Honkai: Star Rail' 1.1 Leaks, Release Date, Character Banners, and Events

Honkai: Star Rail already has an update scheduled after the first month of its successful launch. Here's what we can expect from Honkai: Star Rail 1.1.

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A literal child and her robot dad are crushing some of Honkai: Star Rail's toughest fights

Who would win: An army of space robots or one small girl?

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'Honkai: Star Rail' Tier List: All 34 Characters Ranked From Worst to Best

'Honkai: Star Rail' has many characters, and some of them are better than others. Here's our take on who's the best of the crew.

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Every free Honkai: Star Rail code — How to redeem Stellar Jade, Credits, and other rewards

You can easily get free rewards in Honkai: Star Rail simply by entering some codes. Here are all the current codes and what they unlock.

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Genshin Impact players in shambles as Honkai Star Rail beats them to features they've wanted for years

Honkai Star Rail is already ahead of Genshin in many quality of life areas

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Sci-fi trumps fantasy as Honkai: Star Rail surpasses Genshin Impact's launch numbers

20 million downloads in a single day is an impressive start.

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Honkai: Star Rail Ministry of Education quiz answers

Solve these riddles to complete the daily mission.

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How to get all Honkai Star Rail free characters

Like in HoYoverse’s other RPG, you can get a handful of free Honkai Star Rail characters to form at least two parties with

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Everyone is lining up to talk to a trash can in Honkai: Star Rail

Wash your hands, please.

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