Summary
- A Genshin Impact leak claims that the Auto Chess game mode will be added to the title in Version 5.6.
- The Auto Chess activity will likely be designed around Liyue Millennial, the board game developed by Ninnguang in Genshin Impact.
- Version 5.6 of Genshin Impact is slated to launch on May 7, 2025.
A recent Genshin Impact leak has discovered the release date of the upcoming Auto Chess game mode, with datamined information pointing towards Version 5.6. While Genshin Impact has a core gameplay loop that focuses on building a team to explore a vast open world, the developers have frequently toyed with alternate game modes over the years. Genius Invokation TCG and the Serenitea Pot can both be considered an example of this.
Recently, Genshin Impact added a new mode called Repertoire of Myriad Melodies, allowing players to perform music tracks with a variety of instruments. This rhythm game appeared several times during Flagship Events in Genshin Impact before finally making its debut as a permanent game mode. Presumably, this will be the case with the upcoming Auto Chess activity as well.
Genshin Impact's Leaked Auto Chess Mode is a Logical Progression
Genshin Impact is rumored to add a permanent auto-chess mode, which may be a great move to maximize all characters in a new game mode.
According to KazusaLeaks, the Auto Chess game mode for Genshin Impact will arrive in Version 5.6, which is slated to launch on May 7, 2025. This Auto Chess event will feature both PvP and PvE, as well as a progression system with currency, equipment, artifacts, and talents. While it remains to be seen how Auto Chess will connect to the core gameplay of Genshin Impact, it's most likely that the game mode will remain a separate bubble, not unlike Genius Invokation TCG.
Genshin Impact Leak Teases Auto Chess for Version 5.6
While not yet confirmed by HoYoverse, the Auto Chess activity will likely be designed around Liyue Millennial, the board game developed by Ninnguang in Genshin Impact. A few iterations of Auto Chess have already made their way to Genshin Impact via Flagship Events, with the most recent version being positively met by fans. Given that Exercise Surging Storm had a rather limited scope, Genshin Impact players should expect a permanent game mode to instead offer some type of long-term progression – once again taking cues from Genius Invokation TCG.
One thing that has come to define the Natlan era in Genshin Impact is a wide list of quality-of-life changes. Genshin Impact has greatly improved on its core gameplay since the launch of Natlan, and even made a few notable concessions to its gacha system. On top of that, it continues to expand the endgame by investing in the Imaginarium Theater, steadily adding new Thespian Tricks and Envisaged Echoes. By introducing the Repertoire of Myriad Melodies and (presumably) Liyue Millennial to the game, the developers will certainly enrich the sandbox experience of Genshin Impact's open world. Version 5.6 is expected to be released on May 7, 2025.
Genshin Impact
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 81 /100 Critics Rec: 87%
- Released
- September 28, 2020
- ESRB
- Teen / Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
- Publisher(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
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- Genre(s)
- RPG, Action, Adventure, Gacha, Open-World
