Genshin Impact
2020 free-to-play action role-playing video game
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Genshin Impact is a free-to-play action role-playing video game released in 2020 where players explore a fantasy world, collect characters with different abilities, and engage in real-time combat. The game became a major global phenomenon, demonstrating that high-quality, console-like games could succeed as free-to-play titles on mobile devices and PC.
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Game data
Metacritic 83- Released
- 2020-09-28
- User rating
- 3.55 / 5
- Genres
- Adventure, Action, RPG
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
- ESRB
- Teen
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Genshin Impact (/ˈɡɛn.ʃɪn/, GHEN-shin, Chinese: 原神; pinyin: Yuánshén; lit. 'Primordial God') is a 2020 action role-playing video game developed and published by miHoYo. It is distributed outside China by miHoYo's international subsidiary Cognosphere, also known as HoYoverse. The game features an anime-style open-world environment and an action-based battle system that uses elemental magic and character-switching. A free-to-play game monetized through gacha mechanics, Genshin Impact is updated regularly using the games as a service model. It was originally released for Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, and Windows, followed by the PlayStation 5 in 2021, with an Xbox Series X/S version in November 2024. In China, a native port for HarmonyOS NEXT was released in September 2025. PlayStation 4 was removed on April 8, 2026.
Genshin Impact takes inspiration from a variety of sources, including the game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, anime, Gnosticism, and an array of real-world cultures and mythologies. The game takes place in the fantasy world of Teyvat, home to seven nations each tied to a different element and ruled by individual gods called "Archons". The story follows the Traveler, an interstellar adventurer left separated from their twin sibling after the two land in Teyvat. Together with their guide Paimon, the Traveler journeys across the nations of Teyvat in search of their lost sibling. Along the way, the two make friends with Teyvat's people, become involved in the affairs of its nations, and unravel the mysteries of the land.