New Honkai Game Teased with Pokémon-Like Features at Star Rail LIVE 2025

HoYoverse unveiled a new Honkai title that hints at a Pokémon-inspired adventure. Dive into the trailer details and explore whether this could be the anticipated Honkai Nexus Anima.

Fresh Honkai Title Revealed

A Pokémon-Style Adventure?

HoYoverse introduced their latest game, showcasing familiar characters from the Honkai series. During the Honkai Star Rail Concert livestream on May 4, a 20-second teaser featured Kiana from Honkai Impact 3rd and Blade from Honkai: Star Rail, directing creatures in battle.

The trailer suggests gameplay resembling Pokémon-style battles, an auto-chess strategy format, or a monster-collecting system. This direction aligns with the popularity of creatures in Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail, which may have inspired HoYoverse to create a standalone game centered on them.

Both titles have hosted events highlighting these creatures. In Genshin Impact, players can capture monsters for their Serenitea Pot, the game’s housing system. The "Fabulous Fungus Frenzy" event also allowed players to collect Fungus and compete in a beast-taming tournament.

In Honkai Star Rail, the "Aetherium Wars" event used turn-based mechanics with in-game monsters as allies, mirroring Pokémon’s core concept.

The untitled game appears to unite characters from across the Honkai series, with the teaser concluding on a graphic displaying silhouettes of familiar figures, possibly including Aventurine from Star Rail.

Described as a "new Honkai adventure," fans speculate it may include Genshin Impact characters. While details remain scarce, the trailer confirms the presence of Honkai Impact 3rd and Honkai Star Rail characters.

Could This Be Honkai Nexus Anima?

Fans theorize this could be Honkai Nexus Anima, a title HoYoverse recently trademarked. Though the trademark filing lacks specifics, the timing fuels speculation.

Job listings from HoYoverse, reported by Enduins Gaming in September 2024, may tie to this project. Listings included roles for "Character Concept Art (Anthropomorphic Animals)" for a chibi-style life simulation and "Scene Concept Art – Honkai IP Pre-research" for fantasy spirit companions.

Given HoYoverse’s confirmation of a new Honkai game, fans connect the dots to Honkai Nexus Anima. However, no official confirmation exists, and these remain theories.

The teaser leaves fans curious about the game’s true nature and whether it is indeed Honkai Nexus Anima. Regardless, HoYoverse’s track record suggests an innovative experience awaits players.