How does turn-based combat work in Honkai Star Rail?

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Honkai Star Rail closed beta has been live for a few hours now, with only a number of selected players from the community gaining access to its servers. Besides interesting character designs, the gacha system, and quests, HoYoverse's newest title offers a turn-based combat style mixed with twists and turns.

The turn-based mechanics in video game combat have been popular for a long time. Although the system generally gets mixed reactions from most players, Honkai Star Rail's combat isn't just any typical RTS (real-time strategy).

With less than two months remaining until the official release, the following article will list everything that HoYoverse's next entry has in store regarding their combat in the ongoing closed beta version.

Disclaimer: This article contains minor spoilers on the combat mechanics of Honkai Star Rail and doesn't include anything related to the main storyline.

Honkai Star Rail is now available for players to pre-register on HoYoverse's official website. Anyone that's interested can head to this link and follow the instructions to go through the registration process on different platforms. As mentioned earlier, the official release date is less than two months away, as it was leaked to be dropped on April 26, 2023.

However, the company has already granted access for the closed beta version to most of the community. Due to this, several new players are experiencing the turn-based combat system in the game. Players should note that turn-based combat works just as the name suggests, where the playable character(s) and enemies take turns attacking each other.

Honkai Star Rail follows a similar path, showcasing the traditional attacking style while switching between enemies. Fortunately, HoYoverse has added