Serving as the game's biomes, planets tell relatively self-contained stories and allow HoYoVerse to originally introduce new cultures, world designs, and enemies. Unlike Genshin Impact's fantasy setting, Star Rail is drenched in sci-fi goodness, with its campaign following a space crew as they visit different planets. Although not the first entry in its series, Honkai: Star Rail serves as something of a soft reset, in the sense that newcomers can jump in without needing to be familiar with previous projects like Honkai Impact 3rd (which is a decent freebie in its own right).
After creating one of the most popular action RPGs in the free-to-play scene, HoYoVerse has turned its sights to the turn-based sphere.