Genshin Impact

Gacha monetization attached to console-quality open-world exploration across every platform.

Released 2020 Developer HoYoverse Platform iOS Genre Action RPG Era Live service & the long tail Website genshin.hoyoverse.com ↗

Mechanics it built on

Ideas Genshin Impact inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.

Stamina Action Economy ~~2009~~Randomized Loot Box ~~2010~~Mobile Free-to-Play ~~2012~~Systemic Elemental Chemistry ~~2017~~Climb-Anything Stamina Traversal ~~2017~~Cross-Platform Play ~~2018~~

Descends from

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild ~~2017~~

Directly influenced

Honkai: Star Rail ~~2023~~

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