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What is Genshin Impact? Why is it so famous?

Genshin impact is a full packed action-adventure and anime game. It is free to play with customized character design. It has made a blast in the gaming world and generated over $1 billion revenue within six months of its launch in 2020.

Are you a gaming nerd? Then Genshin is a great choice for you to explore. It will give you a rich experience with mind blowing visuals and graphics. 

In this blog post you will learn more about why the game is so famous, why people love it so and much more. So, let’s dive in.

What is Genshin Impact?

Genshin impact is an online game released worldwide in 2020. It is an open source free to play game. The game generates revenue through gacha game mechanics. While it launched in 2020, it was originally available for Android, IOS, PlayStation4, and Windows. 

But, in 2021 it was released for PlayStation 5. In November 2024 it was released for versions of XBOX Series X/S users. It is available for both single as well as multiplayer players.

Who created the Created Genshin Impact?

Game Genshin impact created by HoYoverse. Since the beginning of its launch it has made the blast and captured a huge user base. 

Although the game was launched in september 2020 but, it’s development process had started back in 2017. There were multiple sources of inspiration for the Impact games, such as Gnosticism, anime, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and world mythologies.

Due to spectacular graphics, character features, and availability on various platforms it received impressive reviews from the users as well as game critics.

Why is Genshin Impact so famous?

Genshin impact became a mass game in no time all thanks to its tremendous landscape and paying experience. One of the major highlights of the game is the character switching and upgrading. 

A game player can switch to any desired character and set up at any point of time in the game. It hooks the player more into exploring the game from different permutations and combinations. Also it offers tons of character gear and weapons options to the players, allowing for more personalization experience. 

The game also offers both single and multiplayer modes of playing. The one special feature is that one can switch from single to multi and vice versa mode of playing. It gives more freedom to players to choose between the missions. 

With each mission accomplished more gear unlocks which increase the rank and strength of the character. The game also offers character control such as climbing, swimming, running, and gliding.

Achievement of Genshin impact

The game Impact was a big hit since its launch and it achieved multiple milestones across multiple platforms. Some of the major highlights are: 

  • Within a week after release, it got 23 million downloads and generated $ 60 million revenue, all through mobile platforms.
  • In the second weeks after launch it hitted $100 million milestone. 
  • The game has generated nearly $3.7 billion in its first year, adding all platforms- console, mobile, and computers.
  • The game has set the record for generating the highest revenue in the first year by any video game.
  • The game has hit the landmark of $4.27 billion revenue in March 2022.

Apart from the financial success, the game also received immense love, appreciation and recognition from various prestigious organizations. It also earned many awards for the Genshin Impact game.

Awards and Recognition of Genshin Impact

Year Award Nomination Category  Result
2020 Tap Tap Game Awards Game of the Year Won
2020 Golden Joystick Awards Ultimate Game of the Year Nominated
2020 Best App Store of 2020 iPhone Game of the Year Won
2020 Google Play Awards Best Game Won
2020 Google Play Users’ s Choice Awards Best Game Nominated
2020 The Game Awards 2020  Best Mobile Game Nominated
Best Role Playing Game Nominated
2021 Apple Design Awards Visual and Graphics Won
2021 Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards People’ s choice Nominated
2021 Best Audio/ Visual Accomplishment Won
2021 Game of The Year Won 
2021 Golden Joystick Awards Still playing Awards Nominated
2021 PlayStation Partner Awards Grand Award Won
2021 The Awards 2021 Best Mobile Game Won
2021 Best Ongoing Game Nominated
2022 Golden Joystick Awards Still Playing Award Won
2022 Google Play Awards Best Ongoing  Won
2022 PlayStation Partner Awards Grand Award Won 
2022 The Game Awards 2022 Best Ongoing Game Nominated
Best Mobile Game Nominated
Player’ s Voice Won
2023 Golden Joystick Awards Still Paying Awards Nominated
2023 PlayStation Partner Awards  Grand Awards Won
2023 The Game Awards 2023 Best Ongoing Game Nominated
Player’s Voice Nominated
2024 20th British Academy Game Awards Evolving Game  Nominated
2024 The Game Awards 2024 Players’ Voice Nominated

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