Game Server

The battle starts before you even install the game.

Introduction to HI3 Servers and Clients

In Honkai Star Rail and Genshin Impact, there is only one game client, and you can change server within that client. This is not the case with Honkai Impact 3rd. In HI3, each server uses a seperate client.

List of Servers

In Hoyoplay Launcher (PC), there are six servers that you can choose. For mobile, only the default app for your region is displayed on Google Play and iOS App Store.

• Europe (EU) & Americas (NA) (They share one client)
• Japan (JP)
• Korea (KR)
• South-East Asia (SEA)
• Traditional Chinese Server (equivalent to TW, HK, MO servers in Genshin/StarRail).

Only SEA, EU and NA servers use English language.

Server Differences for SEA, NA, EU

App Name

For mobile, SEA app name is Honkai Impact 3. EU / NA app name is Honkai Impact 3rd.

Voice, UI Language and Reset Time

Touch Feature

In SEA server, you can touch valkyries! This feature is only available for very old Part 1 valkyries.

Anniversary Date

Originally, the regional servers had different anniversary date. But starting from Part 2 (v7.3), our anniversaries are synced to around Feb/March (7.3 date is Feb 29, 2024).

Server Population

SEA server has significantly more players. It is unclear who has more players for NA and EU.

Online matchmaking: HI3 has multiplayer events from time to time like Fall Guys, Chibi Lobby and HSR Collab card event. Matchmaking is faster in SEA server. I once tried EU server, and took a long time to get a match in Fall Guys event.

Competitive: HI3’s hardest mode is EX Abyss - it has ranking system and extra crystals and emblems for reaching Top 100 in every round.

• Since there are more players, it’s harder to get Top 50 in SEA server.
• Top 100 score breakpoint is also much higher in SEA than NA / EU.
• Nirvana group retention is easier in SEA than NA / EU because more players = more brackets = less chance to be in the same room with T100 players.
• For Red Lotus group, EU server has lower Disturbance than other servers (enemies have less HP).

Physical Merch Limitation

From time to time, there are physical merch giveaways like Art Collection and raffle event. Physical merch is only shipped to certain countries tied to the server geographically. Below is an example of Art Collection Vol 2 shipping areas for SEA server.

So, which server should you play?

By default, it’s best to play the default server for your region.

• For an easier chance at reaching Top 100, then consider EU or NA server.
• If you’re looking for faster matchmaking and more populated in-game lobbies, then play SEA server.
• If getting physical merch matters to you, choose the default server for your region.

More Server Trivia

• The six servers (on Hoyoplay) are officially known as Regional Servers, indicating that these servers are different from the mainland China server - CN Server. CN server is ahead by around 4 weeks. This is why we EN players can plan ahead with our pulls.
• EU and NA share a client. They are commonly referred to as Global (GLB) server.
• For iOS and Android, the default server is based on your region. You can get apk files of other server clients from 3rd-party app stores.
• Steam client uses EU / NA server, but it uses Steam ID and cannot connect to your Hoyoverse account.
• Traditional Chinese: Not to be confused with the actual CN server. Traditional Chinese has the same update time as EN servers. This server is equivalent to TW, HK, MO servers in Genshin/StarRail.
• CN server: CN server is ahead by around 4 weeks. This is why we EN players can plan ahead with our pulls. There are multiple CN servers (PC, iOS, Android, Oppo, Taptap, Bilibili and more)
• JP server has higher drop rate, but does not have guarantee in supplies. I don’t know if this is still the case after Part 2 update.