Honkai: Star Rail, the latest entry in the beloved Honkai franchise, takes players on an epic interstellar voyage with brand new storytelling, characters, and gameplay.
Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse recently opened another round of closed beta tests of Honkai: Star Rail for sign-up.
The latest addition to the much-beloved Honkai series will have a new closed beta on PC, iOS, and Android devices starting today.
The latest closed beta test is the second closed HoYoverse conducted for the game.
Honkai: Star Rail — A Combination of Myths, Legends, Space, and Sci-Fi
Honkai: Star Rail's combat system is turn-based, which differs from HoYoverse's other games such as Honkai Impact 3rd and Genshin Impact.
Honkai: Star Rail features a game world awaiting discovery with elements of myths and legends blended into the space sci-fi story.
In this universe, there are the Aeons, incarnations of universal principles that are able to freely travel between infinite worlds using some kind of primitive force.
Players take the role of the Trailblazer, who was implanted with a Stellaron, in their quest to pursue the trails of Aeons to explore the realms of the universe abroad the Astral Express.
The Trailblazer is accompanied by a group of passengers who claim to have inherited the spirit of the Trailblaze.
Honkai: Star Rail invites players to board the Astral Express and travel across unique worlds, each filled with different adventures and surprises. During the whirlwind trip of a star-chasing ride, players will meet new companions as well as faces familiar to series fans, resolving Stellaron-related conflicts, and eventually unraveling the mysteries concealed within
The game seems to be set in a different universe from HoYoverse's other games, such as Honkai Impact 3rd and Genshin Impact. However, Honkai: Star Rail features some characters that are also present in Honkai Impact 3rd, such as Himeko, Bronya, Seele, and Welt.
The game features dynamic turn-based combat, which is a departure from HoYoverse's combat mechanics featured in its latest RPGs. It also has large dungeons that you can explore when you're not engaged in combat.
Honkai: Star Rail Second Closed Beta
The Trailblazer as he appears in Honkai: Star Rail
Honkai: Star Rail's second closed beta will only be available to a limited number of participants due to the game still being in its beta development phase and is free of charge.
Interested players who wish to sign up for the game's second closed beta may do so starting today, April 28, until May 15.
If you wish to try the game in its current state on your PC, you need at least an Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 to run the game smoothly.
Meanwhile, if you choose to run the game on an iOS device, you'll need an iPhone 8 Plus or an iPad with Apple's A12 processor to do so.
Should you wish to try Honkai: Star Rail on an Android device, be sure that it has a Snapdragon 865 or Kirin 9000 processor to run the game without incident.
Of course, using a device with better specifications than HoYoverse's recommendations will guarantee a better experience.
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How To Sign Up?
Once your preferred device is ready, follow the steps below to sign up for Honkai: Star Rail's second closed beta:
- Go to the closed beta's Official Sign-Up Page and then click or tap on "Enter Sign-Up" at the top right corner of the page.
- Complete the survey to register for the beta test.
- Wait for some time while HoYoverse checks the survey you filled. If you're one of the lucky few to get access to Honkai: Star Rail's second closed beta, you will receive a notification from HoYoverse via email, so be sure to provide the correct email address in the sign-up survey.
If you are one of the chosen to try out, Honkai: Star Rail, keep in mind that your access to the game's closed beta test will be connected to the device you use to log in for the first time. HoYoverse has limited access to one device per account during the closed beta test.
Switching for a platform during the test period will result in your account getting banned from the beta test and will remain so for the beta's duration.
Additionally, the beta access given to you is only valid for the current round of testing only, and cannot be transferred or used in the next rounds, should there be any. Transferring or selling beta clients, accounts, or other beta-related materials to other people is prohibited and will result in the revocation of your access.
Furthermore, expect that your in-game progress will be fully deleted or wiped when the closed beta is complete.
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