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


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VG247— In a year almost unprecedentedly packed with brilliant game releases, Honkai: Star Rail — which today celebrates the first anniversary of its release — nevertheless stands out as a 2023 success story. A low-key one, admittedly; it wasn't hugely lauded at the end of the year, receiving only three nominations across all five major game award shows and winning just one (Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards) — although it did sweep up every gong it could at several smaller and more mobile-focussed...

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PC Gamer—Honkai: Star Rail Robin build—The best relics and Light Cones. Trying to track down the best Robin build in Honkai: Star Rail? As a hybrid support and damage-dealer, she's strange to build, so here's our...