Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact is an open-world action RPG, where you embark on a journey across Teyvat to find your lost sibling and seek answers from The Seven, the gods of each element. Explore this wondrous world, join…
Genshin Impact is an adventure developed by Cognosphere, released 28 September 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Android. The main story takes about 819.1 hrs to finish.
What Genshin Impact is
Genshin Impact is an adventure game developed by Cognosphere and released in 2020. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Aeons ago, the elder elemental gods gave civilization to the human race, but the world soon splintered as corruption and greed grew without check. The gods watched from their abode in Celestia and selected the worthy to sit by their side and maintain the balance that hold the world together in one piece. The world is divided into culturally unique environs and themes. Delve into the ruins of a blasted empire that went too far in forbidden technologies, scale massive gothic towers of medieval fortresses, savor fine tea from jade pavilions, spar with kenshis in Sakura woods, and let your imaginations go wild in this definitive Universe. The epic backstory and lore will enrich your thirst for…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and open world. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Genshin Impact series
Genshin Impact is the second of 51 entries we hold in the Genshin Impact series. The next entry was Genshin Impact: A New Star Approaches in 2020.
How it was received
Genshin Impact holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 681 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 819.1 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 1,126.2 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Genshin Impact launched on 28 September 2020, within three weeks of Hades, Hades, Mafia: Definitive Edition and Mafia: Definitive Edition. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Hades, Hades, Mafia: Definitive Edition, Mafia: Definitive Edition.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Genshin Impact yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Genshin Impact: A New Star Approaches
Genshin Impact: The Chalk Prince and the Dragon
Genshin Impact: All That Glitters
Genshin Impact: Invitation of Windblume
Genshin Impact: Beneath the Light of Jadeite
Genshin Impact: Midsummer Island Adventure
Genshin Impact: The Immovable God and the Eternal Euthymia
Genshin Impact: Floating World Under the Moonlight
Genshin Impact: Into the Perilous Labyrinth of Fog
Genshin Impact: Shadows Amidst Snowstorms
Genshin Impact: Fleeting Colors in Flight
Genshin Impact: When the Sakura Bloom
Genshin Impact: Zephyr of the Violet Garden
Genshin Impact: Hidden Dreams in the Depths
Genshin Impact: Summer Fantasia
Genshin Impact: The Morn a Thousand Roses Brings
Genshin Impact: King Deshret and the Three Magi
Genshin Impact: Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises
Genshin Impact: All Senses Clear, All Existence Void
Genshin Impact: The Exquisite Night Chimes
Genshin Impact: Windblume's Breath
Genshin Impact: A Parade of Providence
Genshin Impact: Duel! The Summoners' Summit!
Genshin Impact: Secret Summer Paradise
Genshin Impact: As Light Rain Falls Without Reason
Genshin Impact: To the Stars Shining in the Depths
Genshin Impact: Masquerade of the Guilty
Genshin Impact: Roses and Muskets
Genshin Impact: Vibrant Harriers Aloft in Spring Breeze
Genshin Impact: Blades Weaving Betwixt Brocade
Genshin Impact: Two Worlds Aflame, the Crimson Night Fades
Genshin Impact: An Everlasting Dream Intertwined
Genshin Impact: Summertide Scales and Tales
Genshin Impact: Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn
Genshin Impact: The Rainbow Destined to Burn
Genshin Impact: Tapestry of Spirit and Flame
Genshin Impact: Incandescent Ode of Resurrection
Genshin Impact: Moonlight Amidst Dreams
Genshin Impact: Day of the Flame's Return
Genshin Impact: Paralogism
Genshin Impact: A Space and Time for You
Genshin Impact: Sunspray Summer Resort
Genshin Impact: A Dance of Snowy Tides and Hoarfrost Groves
Genshin Impact: An Elegy for Faded Moonlight
Genshin Impact: A Nocturne of the Far North
Genshin Impact: A Traveler on a Winter's Night
Genshin Impact: Homeward, He Who Caught the Wind
Genshin Impact: Augured Homecoming
Genshin Impact: Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana
Genshin Impact: Sunny Summer Fontinalia
Genshin Impact: Everwinter Without Mercy
Genshin Impact: A Rekviem for the Underworld
Quick answers
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