Genshin Impact
Another unignorable pay-to-win (sorry!) action role-playing game, Genshin Impact is an electric bundle of bloodshed, magic, and a lush open world.
Separated from your twin by an imposing god, you, the Traveler, are forced to wander the seven green nations of Teyvat until you find them. Eventually, along with your happy anime girl companion Paimon, you consult each nation’s ruling god for help, getting caught in cosmic conflicts along the way.
Though it tells an elaborate hero’s tale through eye candy and fight fireworks, Genshin Impact has its noticeable issues, too. Namely, its gacha system, or randomized prize system, which has some players spending tens of thousands of real dollars. It doesn’t really have a substantial endgame, either. But for the casual phone gamer who wants to be wowed by design, battle, and a frequently updated, detailed universe, there’s really no other option.
A good match for: Lore enthusiasts, anime enthusiasts, people who like swords
Not a good match for: Completionists, big spenders.
Watch it in action.
