Honkai: Star Rail Earns $42m in First Week While Still Dominating the App Store Rankings

Honkai: Star Rail, the cross platform sci-fi gacha RPG from HoYoverse, earned a over $42m in its first week since launching on April 26, 2023 and shows zero signs of slowing down. As of today the figure is up to over $50m. The game is currently in the top 5 of highest grossing mobile games in South Korea, Japan, and China (the 3 of the world's most lucrative gaming markets). Surprisingly, Honkai: Star Rail is also doing incredibly well in the United States and is sitting at the #6 spot on May 6th. Keep in mind, this revenue figure is only looking at mobile. The game is available on PC as well.

I've personally been playing quite a bit of Honkai: Star Rail since launch and have been enjoying it. Despite being a gacha RPG, players don't need to spend any money to progress in the game. It's very much free to play friendly. It's also worth mentioning that Honkai: Star Rail is almost entirely a single player game. It looks and feels like a high quality JRPG.