Today's gamers are fortunate that there is an abundance of gaming crossovers across different genres. There’s the long-running Marvel VS. Capcom series for fighting games as well as Fortnite’s many skin and event collaborations with everything from the Gundam franchise to the iconic Jordan brand. Gachas like Honkai: Star Rail have also been joining in on the fun, with the game releasing its crossover with the visual novel game Fate/Stay Night this year. This is HSR’s very first crossover, and it shouldn’t be the last for this game and its siblings.
The collaboration between Honkai: Star Rail and Fate/Stay Night was first announced during the game’s Version 2.4 livestream. Players got a hint of one of the Fate characters joining the crossover during HSR’s trailer during Gamescom 2024. It seems that the voice that called Pom-Pom his new master is Archer, a popular hero/villain/antagonist of the Fate franchise.
Players can expect to play the Fate/Stay Night and Honkai: Star Rail crossover event in the third quarter of 2025.
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Crossovers Like the Fate/Stay Night Collab Should Happen More Often in Honkai: Star Rail
HSR and Fate/Stay Night seem like a great match, as both have anime art styles. Even though Honkai: Star Rail focuses more on science fiction, it still employs a lot of fantasy elements, as evident in its latest Amphoreus storyline. Therefore, Fate/Stay Night’s mages and warriors will likely feel right at home in HSR’s universe. Whether this crossover will be a success or not, the collaborations shouldn’t stop there. These events have various benefits which can affect not just HSR, but other titles in the HoYoVerse.
HoYoverse’s Games are Perfect Platforms for Collaboration
The most popular HoYoverse games, Honkai: Star Rail, Genshin Impact, and Zenless Zone Zero are perfect platforms for crossovers with other games. This is because the lore behind the games already suggests that an infinite number of worlds and universes exist. The existence of characters from other games can be chalked up to that explanation.
The challenge is finding intriguing collaborations, like the upcoming Fate/Stay Night crossover. However, HoYoverse can play it safe by choosing games and media that fit each title’s genre or do the opposite by creating some zany collaborations. It would be interesting to see a Hades x ZZZ collab, with Zagreus slicing through Hollows in New Eridu, or a Persona 5 and HSR crossover with Arsene being Joker’s Memosprite.
Honkai: Star Rail’s New Crossover Shouldn’t Follow Genshin Impact’s Path
Honkai: Star Rail’s older sibling, Genshin Impact, had a big crossover way back in 2021. This collaboration let players unlock a Genshin version of Horizon: Zero Dawn’s Aloy for free from Version 2.1 to 2.2. While her overall design is great, her gameplay is less optimal compared to other Cryo units. It seems like Genshin Impact has stopped doing collaborations with other games altogether since then, too. It’s been almost four years and nothing at that scale has been done in the game again.
HSR can learn from Genshin’s mistakes by making its Fate/Stay Night collab characters borderline overpowered, like most of its new releases. This way, players have a good incentive to unlock and use them in the game. The units’ releases should also be supported by a good story arc, as some players were disappointed at the fact that Aloy didn’t have a proper reason as to why she suddenly appeared in Teyvat.
The Honkai: Star Rail and Fate/Stay Night collab is one of the most ambitious events in the HoYoverse games so far. One can only hope that the game continues to drum up ideas for future crossovers. There is a world of possibilities for similar events for these games, and they can propel each title’s popularity to new heights if done correctly.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 90%
- Released
- April 26, 2023
- ESRB
- Teen / Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, Simulated Gambling, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
- Publisher(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
WHERE TO PLAY
They call them, "Aeons" in this galaxy. They construct reality, erase stars, and leave their marks on countless worlds. Together with your companions you'll travel across the galaxy on the Astral Express, following the path once traveled by the Aeons. From here, you will explore new civilizations, meet new comrades, and begin new adventures among countless fantastical worlds. All the answers you seek will be uncovered among the stars.
Well what're you waiting for? Are you ready to begin this trailblazing journey?
Honkai: Star Rail is a new HoYoverse space fantasy RPG. Hop aboard the Astral Express and experience the galaxy's infinite wonders filled with adventure and thrills.
Players will meet new companions across various worlds and maybe even run into some familiar faces. Overcome the struggles together caused by Stellaron and unravel the hidden truths behind it! May this journey lead us starward!
- Engine
- Unity
- Cross-Platform Play
- Limited
- Cross Save
- All platforms
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PC, Android, iOS
- Genre(s)
- RPG, Turn-Based RPG
- How Long To Beat
- 83 hours
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
