# Honkai Impact 3rd — user reviews > 518 indexed App Store user reviews of Honkai Impact 3rd by COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD., rated 4.70/5 from 46,598 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/honkai-impact-3rd/id1336342304/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/honkai-impact-3rd/id1336342304.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 39,587 · 4★ 3,303 · 3★ 839 · 2★ 484 · 1★ 2,385 ## What do users think of Honkai Impact 3rd? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Smooth gameplay - 🎨 Stunning graphics - 📚 Engaging story - 🎶 Excellent soundtrack - 🎮 Fluid combat mechanics - 🤖 Unique characters - 🎁 Generous free-to-play model **Cons** - 💳 Gacha system can be expensive - 🔍 Overwhelming menu and UI - 🔋 High storage requirements - 🕰️ Slow energy/stamina recovery - 🔀 Repetitive mission types - 🤖 Lack of male characters **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent crashes and freezes - Inconsistent server connectivity - Progress reset after updates **Most requested features** - Add more playable male characters - Improve camera controls and targeting - Increase energy/stamina recovery rate - Streamline UI and menu navigation - Expand open-world exploration ## Newest reviews (12 of 518) ### 4/5 — Awesome! But… *2026-08-26, version 9.0.0* I first got this game back in like April 2024, I think? And it’s a pretty good game that’s awesome! But… I suggest the game takes up less space, because the full game is a bunch of space and that’s INSANE. ### 4/5 — 123 we love yuri *2026-08-22, version 9.0.0* I couldn’t hear the sound for some reason until I got headphones, but I do love all the soundtrack and voice acting. I started playing very recently after only playing Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero, so this was a bit of a learning curve for me. It’s very combat based more than storyline which took a bit of getting used to, but I do love it. It’s made me want to complete my Hoyoverse collection and get Honkai Starrail (mostly because of Jiangliu) so that’s cool. I also love all the lesbians in this, probably the best part. ### 3/5 — No *2026-08-02, version 8.9.0* TS took 23.3 GB like what is that like I know it moght be worth it but I can’t due to this stupendous amount of storage taken got scammed thinking it will only take 3.2 ### 4/5 — Good game, I only have one problem though *2026-07-29, version 8.9.0* Takes too long to download and update the app ### 3/5 — Should probably be 18+ *2026-07-05, version 8.9.0* some of the art and outfits in this game are really freaky deaky ### 4/5 — Intriguing… but broken *2026-06-23, version 8.8.0* I’ll be honest,I really liked this game when it came out. Being how I am,I didn’t mind how the gacha system worked then,or how the gameplay and story went,but as it started progressing and got to the end of the first story things started breaking fast. I had a great account,almost 100% completion of the story and events,but then weird things and maybe glitch’s started happening that eventually made me lose my account and made me have to start over twice. I’m also not happy with the lack of old open world story content,seeing as it was really interesting before it got abandoned for the part two story,but I’d still recommend playing this game before it has to eos… not that I think it will but I’m still giving 4stars to boost it. Hope you enjoy what’s left if you decide to play,like i once did. And thanks for bothering to read this far. ### 4/5 — 崩坏三真好玩 *2026-06-22, version 8.8.0* 好玩 爱玩 崩三启动 ### 4/5 — Its good but.... *2026-06-21, version 8.8.0* This was my first ever gacha game ( i play a few now) and i remember the story being very refreshing due to how the story was formatted and just the layout so i replayed it it was good but i noticed the more recent stories changed the format to be more like other typical gacha games which kind of killed the refreshing vibe. ### 1/5 — Thanks to you guys I had to start all over 🫩 *2026-05-17, version 8.8.0* I had an account when it very first came out and I had basically every single character there was…but with that stupid update or whatever I couldn’t recover or login to my old account 😐. Thx a lot man…. ### 1/5 — Greed. *2026-05-15, version 8.8.0* This game is so important to me and the first hoyoverse game i ever played, i started it in 2019 and I absolutely adore the story and the characters. But oh my god. greedy company. i couldn’t ever get any characters without pure luck or spending money or i had to skip every other character i wanted. Pity is so high and powercrept is horrible. i can’t even get a full comp or god forbid a 3/3 S valk without genuinely selling my soul, then in a week they aren’t good anymore. This game has some of the most beautiful lore and characters I have ever seen, i love the protagonists, i love the antagonists, i love the side characters, the story is just so amazing, not even mentioning the music. The gameplay is so much fun but the greed of this game is what ruins it. I love these characters so much and just wish they weren’t under than reign of such a greedy company. ### 1/5 — I know you’re watching Mihoyo. *2026-05-13, version 8.8.0* I know you’re watching Mihoyo. I know you’re watching Mihoyo. I know you’re watching Mihoyo. I know you’re watching Mihoyo. I know you’re watching Mihoyo. I know you’re watching Mihoyo. 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I know you’re watching Mihoyo. ### 3/5 — Kinda meh *2026-05-04, version 8.8.0* Kinda of wish we had space optimization so I could actually use my phone and play this game and also wish old S ranks actually got some reuse, like with humanity ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Genshin writers get over yourselves *2026-08-13, version 8.9.0* All Hoyo games let you skip stories except GI. I’m not spending on any Hoyo game until they do.. ### 1/5 — PLEASE RELEASE AVENSP IN THE FORST HALF OF 4.5 🙏 *2026-06-30, version 8.9.0* I really want him and I will NOT wait 3 more weeks for him 😡 ### 1/5 — This game SUCKS. *2026-06-12, version 8.8.0* RERUN THE ELYSIA HOH:E BUFFED WEAPON RIGHT NOW OR THERE WILL BE A BOMB IN YOUR HQ ### 1/5 — Lowkey boring *2026-06-07, version 8.8.0* I played all of hoyo game (except for their otome one) and this has to be the most boring. I heard that the game has really game lore but when it forces me to do the whole chapter that really put me off. Mind you, this game take quite some time to download and it heats up my device real bad. Other than genshin, this game is EXTREMELY greedy. Also, the fact there only playable female characters puts me off. I would recommend playing hsr or even zzz. ### 1/5 — What a garbage Chinese game! *2026-05-29, version 8.8.0* Xi jinping is a stupid pig.it force me to click this click that! ### 1/5 — Genshin writers get over yourselves *2026-05-27, version 8.8.0* All Hoyo games let you skip stories except GI. I’m not spending on any Hoyo game until they do. ### 1/5 — Русский? *2026-05-24, version 8.8.0* На дворе 26 год, ИИ уже без проблем локализуют игры с озвучкой на любой язык, а тут даже субтитров нет до сих пор. Это печально. ### 1/5 — Boring, uninspired slop *2026-05-21, version 8.8.0* The game is nothing special, its a standard gacha game with terrible gameplay and ugly visuals and designs. I wouldnt give it a one star but because this game is such a bad influence on their other properties i have to be petty and give them this rating. ### 1/5 — 60 pulls ain’t enough *2026-05-20, version 8.8.0* #DoBetterHoyo ### 1/5 — Genshin impact *2026-05-20, version 8.8.0* I know you’re most likely gonna delete the reviews like you always do, but I’ll leave it anyway ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — gg *2026-08-20, version 9.0.0* Love the game but would like a feature that can change language preferably English ### 5/5 — Ayuda *2026-08-12, version 8.9.0* Necesito recuperar mi cuenta ya que tengo un personaje de evento y quiero recuperarlo por favor. ### 5/5 — Best Hoyoverse game *2026-07-23, version 8.9.0* i love this game but i deleted it because 1 i don’t have enough storage 2 its not fair that the game is not letting me play if you change the storage i might re download this again ### 5/5 — Too many gb *2026-07-01, version 8.9.0* Gonna try moving it to my old phone. Found some space there from deleting genshin for the same reason. ### 5/5 — May all the beauty be blessed. *2026-06-10, version 8.8.0* Honkai Impact 3rd is an incredible game. While it can be overwhelming at the beginning with all of the menu buttons and whatnot, you quickly get the hang of it. While the early game’s models are somewhat low-quality and the gameplay is clunky, it makes sense because this was Hoyo’s first 3D game. No part of the story feels unneeded, and no character replaceable without changing another’s development. The animated short are incredible and well-timed, and the music is amazing (although I do wish I could put Befall on a playlist -_-). The model quality and gameplay quickly improve, and while there is some fanservice (and i love women so im the fan being serviced, hello thelema), one would be hard-pressed to find a game of this genre without it (and this game at least somewhat started the anime gacha game scene) and the amazingness of the story far outweighs this in my opinion. The story is amazing. Wether or not you’ve played the game, you probably know about the fate of Himeko, but no character is lost in vain and you begin to even wish the main villain well when you learn his motivations. Really, the only criticisms I have are the amount of Crystals it takes to get a 5* skin (and that there is no saved pity), the fact that we didn’t get much detail on Sin Mal, there is no 2E Sirin battlesuit or even skin (Sirin is my favorite daughter), that some of the music is not available on certain music streaming apps, and the confusingness of Part Two’s story. I also made the unfortunate mistake of first downloading the game through Steam, so I can’t play that account on my phone. Ultimately, it is an incredible game and I recommend everyone to play it. It had quickly become and will probably always be my favorite video game, and it means so much to me in a way that can only be understood if you play it. P.S. Listen to Moon Halo. ### 5/5 — Best game I’ve ever played *2026-06-09, version 8.8.0* This game changed my life ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-05-23, version 8.8.0* Genuinely one of my favorite games of all time. The game play is super fun, the characters are great, and the story is amazing. ### 5/5 — I only play this game for the story *2026-05-12, version 8.8.0* Like it’s so good ### 5/5 — best hoyo game *2026-04-30, version 8.8.0* unfortunately theyre putting way less effort into it than before after p2, but its still good. there really arent any rpgs like this one the story is amazing and the combat is fun ### 5/5 — 1 for 1 game. *2026-04-27, version 8.7.0* So unique in how you have these stigmata’s that allow you too break boundaries in which you need to grind (if free to play) to upgrade your character. It’s the game I allways come back to when I’m in a really great state of mind almost makes me feel at home, I’m glad I started this game when it was sort of just coming out aloud me to get ahead then beginning players and recommend it to any anime or manga readers. I would personally rate it 10/10 just in how they designed this game and really allows you to be ftp in how they give you access to diamonds in the basic story and missions in which you get these diamonds. If you are just starting out don’t worry you can easily level up. Don’t just take my word for it, check this awesome game out for your self! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*