Can You Play Honkai Star Rail On Nintendo Switch?

This guide answers whether you can play Honkai Star Rail on Nintendo Switch while sharing a few other related things.

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Here's everything you need to know about Honkai Star Rail Nintendo Switch release. | © HoYoverse

Honkai Star Rail is a turn-based roleplaying game from Genshin Impact developers Hoyoverse that has managed to amass a huge community in a very short time. Among them, we have many Nintendo Switch enthusiasts who were wondering if they can play Honkai Star Rail on the Switch console.

To answer that question, we prepared this handy guide that talks about the current availability status of Honkai Star Rail on Nintendo Switch and other similar things.

Note: We updated this guide on July 13, 2023.

Can You Play Honkai Star Rail On Nintendo Switch?

No! You cannot play Honkai Star Rail on Nintendo Switch as the game is unavailable on the platform. Nor does the platform offers any workarounds or alternatives like Steam Deck, using which you can make Honkai Star Rail playable on Switch.

While Hoyoverse did tease a trailer for Genshin Impact Nintendo Switch release and went silent after that, there have been no words from the devs on a Honkai Star Rail Switch release.

Currently, the game is available on PC, Android, and iOS platforms, whereas Hoyoverse is preparing for PlayStation 5 release.

Will Honkai Star Rail Get A Nintendo Switch Release?

It is improbable that Honkai Star Rail will get a Nintendo Switch release. For now, the devs are more focused on bringing the game to the PlayStation platform. While Nintendo Switch has a huge community, the hardware and other restrictions keep many devs away.

As we mentioned earlier, Genshin Impact was going to get a Nintendo Switch release, but it hasn't till now. So, expecting Honkai Star Rail's arrival on Switch is just hope that some of us have.

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