Actually a much better-designed game than Genshin Impact, and not just because it has a more generous gacha. Although it lacks the scope and longevity of Genshin Impact, this could be seen as a good thing since HI3 has a pick up and play playstyle that is better suited to the slow, time-gated progresion typical in gacha games. Overall HI3 is one of the best mobile games I've played but at the end of the day it's still a gacha game with predatory monetisation so be aware of what you're getting into here.

Looking at this game with no context at all your first thought is that it's just another gacha game with nothing else to it
But it's really a lot more than it looks like
The story is genuinely amazing, some parts of the game got me to cry
The characters are all well written
The music of the game and it's shorts/pvs is also amazing
You might not be the biggest fan of gacha games but even then you should give this one a try, it's amazing

The Mihoyo game that doesn't suck. Generally superior to Genshin (especially in regards to gameplay), but suffers from age, its start as a mobile exclusive, and a certain degree of content bloat. Fans of this game often rave about the story, and while it has very strong moments, these moments are far and few between amidst a mass of remarkably boring campaign missions and endless amounts of exposition during cutscenes. These things improve to a certain degree in later chapters, but never enough to make it truly worth it. Regardless, as a gacha game Honkai is a fun time for its gameplay, valkyries, and events. It's less greedy than Genshin, although not as much as I would like.

That said, thanks to a newly amassed budget from its inferior sister game, a sequel to Honkai has an immense amount of potential.

After about 30 hours of gameplay I can say this is one of my favorite gacha games. I guess that doesn't mean a lot when I am not the biggest into the genre but this game is just so much fun that I can bypass the gacha. While having a energy to play system you can a couple of hours of gameplay from the sheer amount of the content the game has and some content doesn't even require the usage of energy. All in all if you are looking for a gacha game that has a very fun combat system, story and characters then give this a go its free of course and is now on steam!

This game has waifus that tell you you've worked hard all day and deserve a rest what more can you ask for?


A relatively ambitious mobile game in terms of the scope of its story and world building. I won't lie and say that the post apocalyptic setting involving girls in latex suits and mechs with underlying themes of trauma really did give me Evangelion vibes, as meaningless as such blatent comparisons have become. Either way, I loved the characters here a lot and I think it really benefits from having a smaller cast than Genshin so it can flesh each character out to where they each have purpose and even development throughout the course of the story.

The game has so much detail and different plot lines that it unfortunately sometimes resorts to huge exposition dumps that just bombard you with information. It just felt like a bit much at times and I would sometimes want the characters to stop talking even though I generally found the world and events interesting. That said, there are some really strong and interesting moments here that I felt paid off, but I can't say it came without any slog.

Gameplay is mostly linear levels with heavy combat emphasis, but I found the combat pretty engaging so I didn't mind the repetitive nature. As with other gacha games, a large part of your performance comes down to your character builds, but the moment to moment gameplay shines here as combos of attacking and dodging just flows really well.

It's a very flawed game at the end of the day but one I enjoyed more than Genshin after playing that game for a year and I may consider this a good new time sink for now.

Edit: Chapter 17 😭

One of my favorite games ever. Kiana is Top 5 MC for me after experiencing Chapter 25 of the game. The CGs (like Everlasting Flame )in this game are so well done with full of emotion and the music has symbolisms for the CGs they present. It will give you a good amount of depression for sure. The Story and characters are the highlight of Honkai for me.

Now, about the gameplay, We have a very similar type of gameplay towards DMC. Basically, a hack and slash game. We have the usual stamina system for gacha games. The equipment which are weapons, stigmatas and elfs. Some skill boosts. You farm for a lot of currency for this equipment and stat boosts. Some might find grindy farming this currencies. I did find a little overwhelmed by the amount of things to do at first,but around level 70 onwards I finally managed to do it with no problem. I'm level 81 right now which unlocks better rewards but harder content to complete.
We also got a variety of events which are really creative and fun.

Overall, Honkai is a game I got attached to,because of the Story, Events and Characters. I gotta say the farming aspect of the game isn't really my favorite part of Honkai,but most of the times it doesn't bother me.

Probably the best gacha out there,but do not forget that it is still wanting to drain your money.
I love raiden Mei as well.



Houkai gakuen review,as this game is absent:
Has a harsher levelspike but is more fun than honkai 3rd as a whole.
You should try it out if you love honkai impact 3rd