Honkai Star Rail gets 20 million downloads in a single day, smashing Genshin Impact's launch

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The early numbers are in, and it looks like 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Honkai: Star Rail is a bigger success at launch for developer 🥃Mihoyo than its previous hit Genshin Impact.

As by Niko Partners director of research and insights Daniel Ahmad, t💧he developer shares on the Chinese microblogging website that Honkai: Star Rail has surpassed 20 million download🌜s in just one day.

that Genshin Impact was downloaded 17 million times on mobile within four days of release.

As Ahmad points out, the signs that Honkai: Star Rail would surpass Genshin Impact's launꦛch were always there. The turn-based RPG racked up 30 million pre-registrations prior to launch, with 21 million coming from China and 10 million hailing from the rest of the world. As reports, Genshin Impact attracted 20 million pre-registrations in China before launch, and five mi💖llion from the rest of the world.

Honkai: S🥃tar Rail has done plenty to attract positive buzz prior to launch, though the snowballing success of Genshin Impact has likely aided Mihoyo in drumming up anticipation for its next game.

The good news about Honkai: Star Rail's success is that there's free stuff to grab if you're currently playing, as it usually goes with gacha games. The developers are 🥂澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:handing out 10 free Special Passes this weekend following a festival. 

If you are playing, you may also be interested to know that Honkai: Star Rail players 🌟have decided on an early leader in the🐓 meta, and she's totally free to add to your team.

Meanwhile, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Honkai Star Rail writers are having a full-blown existential crisis in the item descriptions.

Iain Harris
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