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{{Lang|'''miHoYo'''|zh=米哈游|zh_rm=Mǐhāyóu}} is a Chinese video game development and publishing studio based in Shanghai, China. The company is the creator of various video games, including ''[[Honkai: Nexus Anima]]'', as well as other titles such as ''{{w|Honkai Impact 3rd}}'', ''{{w|Honkai: Star Rail}}'', ''{{w|Genshin Impact}}'', and ''{{w|Zenless Zone Zero}}''.
{{Lang|'''miHoYo'''|zh=米哈游|zh_rm=Mǐhāyóu}} is a Chinese video game development and publishing studio based in Shanghai, China. The company is known for creating various ''{{w|Gacha game|gacha}}'' games, including the ''{{w|Honkai}}'' series, ''{{w|Genshin Impact}}'', and ''{{w|Zenless Zone Zero}}''.


In addition to games, miHoYo has created a variety of other types of media including animations, comics, music, novels, and merchandise. The original music for miHoYo's properties is produced by its own music studio, {{w|HOYO-MiX}}, led by music director Jinhan "Zoe" Cai ({{Lang|zh=蔡近翰|mini=1}}).
In addition to games, miHoYo has created a variety of other products including animations, comics, music, novels, and merchandise. The original music for miHoYo's media is produced by its own music studio, {{w|HOYO-MiX}}, led by music director Cai Jinhan ({{zh|蔡近翰}}).


Since February 2022, miHoYo's subsidiary '''Cognosphere Pte. Ltd.''' d/b/a '''HoYoverse''' is responsible for all of the company's global operations outside of China.
Since February 2022, miHoYo's subsidiary '''Cognosphere Pte. Ltd.''' d/b/a '''HoYoverse''' is responsible for all of the company's global operations outside of the Chinese Mainland.


==History==
==History==
{{Quote|Something New, Something Exciting, Something Out of Imagination|miHoYo's R&D Philosophy}}
miHoYo was founded in 2011 (as miHoYo Studio) by three computer science students from {{w|Shanghai Jiao Tong University}}: {{w|Cai Haoyu}} ({{zh|蔡浩宇}}), {{w|Liu Wei (businessman, born 1987)|Liu Wei}} ({{zh|刘伟}}), and Luo Yuhao ({{zh|罗宇皓}}). The three shared an interest for technology and ACG (abbreviation of "anime, comics, and games") culture. Zhang Qinghua ({{zh|张庆华}}), also known as CiCi, joined the group as an undergraduate student as an artist. Chen Tianwen ({{zh|陈天文}}) also joined as the company's first programmer.<ref>Honkai Impact 3rd (January 22, 2021). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMcIv6IO98A <nowiki>[Honkai Impact 3rd x Neon Genesis Evangelion] Interview [Pursuit of Dreams]</nowiki>]. YouTube. Retrieved September 2, 2025.</ref>
 
miHoYo was founded in 2011<ref>[https://www.mihoyo.com/en/?page=about miHoYo - About Us]</ref> by three computer science students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University: '''Wei "Forrest"<ref>[https://youtu.be/77CyEUZrgSU The Adventure Comes to PlayStation®4 on September 28]</ref> Liu''' ({{Lang|zh=刘伟|mini=1}}), also known as Da Wei ({{Lang|zh=大伟哥|mini=1}}), who acts as the company's general president; '''Haoyu "Hugh"<ref>[https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1027538/-Genshin-Impact-Crafting-an GDC Vault - Genshin Impact: Crafting an Anime Style Open World]</ref> Cai''' ({{Lang|zh=蔡浩宇|mini=1}}), the company's CEO and lead producer, and '''Yuhao Luo''' ({{Lang|zh=罗宇皓|mini=1}}). The three shared an interest for technology and ACG (abbreviation of "anime, comics, and games") culture.
 
CiCi as an undergraduate student joined the group and later became the lead artist for ''Honkai Impact 3rd''. He later participated in character design for ''Genshin Impact''.<ref>[https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/m/en/news/detail/8642 Developer Insight #4: Character Stories (I) - "Vigilant Yaksha" Xiao]</ref> Tianwen was the company's first programmer.<ref>[https://youtu.be/hMcIv6IO98A "Honkai Impact 3rd x Neon Genesis Evangelion" Interview - "Pursuit of Dreams"]</ref>


===Timeline===
===Timeline===
* In 2011, miHoYo released their first title ''FlyMe2theMoon'' on the iOS platform as an indie developer.
* On September 28, 2011, ''FlyMe2theMoon'' was released as miHoYo's first title as an indie developer.
* In 2012, '''miHoYo Co., Ltd.''' was registered. The first game released after the company founding was ''Honkai Gakuen'' on iOS platform. (Because of its 32-bit kernel, Honkai Gakuen is now hidden on App Store after iOS 12.)
* On February 13, 2012, miHoYo Co., Ltd. was registered.
* In 2014, they released ''Honkai Gakuen 2'' (which serves as a replacement of original ''Honkai Gakuen'').
* In late 2012, ''Zombiegal Kawaii'' (''Houkai Gakuen'') was released.
** The project of ''Honkai Impact 3rd'' was started in the same year with a 7-person team.<ref name=":02">每日游戏菌 (September 11, 2018). [http://www.bilibili.com/read/cv1141716/ 崩坏3上线两年 老玩家们的评价集锦]. ''bilibili''.</ref>
* In early 2014, ''Guns Girl Z'' (''Houkai Gakuen 2'') was released.
** Since then, they have seen success releasing anime-style games that primarily appealed to mobile gamers. The majority of their early titles were successful within Asia, however they would not reach global success until the release of ''Honkai Impact 3rd''.<ref>Ye, Josh (December 5, 2018). [https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3029024/hit-anime-schoolgirl-game-looks-japanese-its-china "This hit anime schoolgirl game looks Japanese, but it's from China"]. ''South China Morning Post''.</ref>
** Development of ''{{W|Honkai Impact 3rd}}'' began in the summer of 2014.<ref>{{zh|墨蓝UP}} (September 11, 2018). [https://www.bilibili.com/opus/162440976009273833 {{zh|崩坏3上线两年 老玩家们的评价集锦}}]. Bilibili. Retrieved August 11, 2026.</ref>
* On October 14, 2016, ''Honkai Impact 3rd'' was released in China.
* On October 14, 2016, ''Honkai Impact 3rd'' was released in China. It became the first miHoYo game released worldwide, with global servers opened from February 2017 to March 2018.
** It was the first miHoYo game released worldwide. Other servers were publicly opened months later: February 22, 2017 for Japan; May 18, 2017 for Taiwan; October 17, 2017 for Korea; November 1, 2017 for South East Asia; March 28, 2018 for North America and Europe.
* In June 2019, ''Genshin Impact'' was announced.
* On May 31, 2019, ''Cooking with Valkyries'', the anime adaption of ''Honkai Impact 3rd'' was announced, and broadcasted starting from June 28, 2019.
* In July 2019, ''{{w|Tears of Themis}}'' was announced.
* In June 2019, ''Genshin Impact'' was announced, and had its first Closed Beta Test on June 21.
* On July 30, 2020, ''Tears of Themis'' was released in China.
* In July 2019, ''Tears of Themis'' was announced with its first PV on July 29.
* On August 4, 2020, ''N0va Desktop'' was released on PC.
* On December 18, 2019, on the NVIDIA GTC China 2019 conference, Huang Renxun disclosed miHoYo's development of a third-person shooter game code-named "Project X," which will be released in 2021 and supports ray tracing technology.
* On September 28, 2020, ''Genshin Impact'' was released worldwide.
* On July 30, 2020, ''Tears of Themis'' was released.
* On August 4, 2020, ''N0va Desktop'', miHoYo's first dynamic desktop wallpaper software, was released on PC.
* On September 15, 2020, ''Genshin Impact'' was released with PC technical open test, and was simultaneously released globally on September 28.
** ''Genshin Impact'' is one of their most popular games with 17 million downloads within release week and makes $6 million a day.<ref>Chan, Khee Hoon (March 3, 2021). [https://www.polygon.com/2021/3/3/22311787/core-mobile-games-among-us-genshin-impact-trends "Mobile games have quietly exploded"]. ''Polygon''.</ref>
* On December 1, 2020, ''N0va Desktop'' was released on Android.
* On December 1, 2020, ''N0va Desktop'' was released on Android.
* On October 5, 2021, ''Honkai: Star Rail'' was announced, and had its first Closed Beta Test on October 27.
* On July 29, 2021, ''Tears of Themis'' was released worldwide.
* On February 14, 2022, the HoYoverse brand was unveiled as the trade name of Cognosphere and all of miHoYo's operations outside of China were moved under this brand, with global-facing mihoyo.com subdomains redirected to hoyoverse.com subdomains (but not Chinese subdomains).<ref>[https://www.hoyoverse.com/en-us/news/101566 "Presenting the New Brand HoYoverse: Aiming to Provide Global Players With an Immersive Virtual World Experience"]. ''HoYoverse''.</ref>
* On October 5, 2021, ''{{w|Honkai: Star Rail}}'' was announced.
* On April 26, 2023, Honkai: Star Rail was released worldwide for iOS, Android, and Microsoft Windows. It released for PlayStation 5 on October 11th, 2023 globally.
* On February 14, 2022, the HoYoverse brand was unveiled as the trade name of Cognosphere and all of miHoYo's operations outside of Mainland China were moved under this brand.<ref>HoYoverse (February 13, 2022). [https://www.hoyoverse.com/en-us/news/101566 Presenting the New Brand HoYoverse: Aiming to Provide Global Players With an Immersive Virtual World Experience]. HoYoverse. Retrieved August 11, 2026.</ref>
* On July 4, 2024, Zenless Zone Zero was released worldwide for iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, and PlayStation 5. It later released for Xbox Series X/S on June 6th, 2025.
* On May 13, 2022, ''Zenless Zone Zero'' was announced.
* On April 26, 2023, ''Honkai: Star Rail'' was released worldwide.
* On July 4, 2024, ''Zenless Zone Zero'' was released worldwide.
* On May 3, 2025, ''[[Honkai: Nexus Anima]]'' was teased at the end of [[w:c:honkai-star-rail:Honkai: Star Rail Concert/Star Rail LIVE 2025|Star Rail LIVE 2025]].
* On August 29, 2025, ''Honkai: Nexus Anima'' was officially announced.
* On September 27, 2025, ''{{w|Petit Planet}}'' was announced.
* On November 20, 2025, ''{{w|Varsapura}}'' was announced.
* On August 25, 2026, ''Nodusfall'' was announced.


==Games Developed==
==Games Developed==
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|+
! rowspan="2" |Year
!rowspan=2|Year
! colspan="3" |Title
!colspan=3|Title
! rowspan="2" |Genre
!rowspan=2|Genre
! rowspan="2" |Platform
!rowspan=2|Platform
|-
|-
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!English
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|-
|2011
|2011
| colspan="3" |'''''FlyMe2theMoon'''''<ref>[https://gamezo.co.uk/who-exactly-is-genshin-impact-developer-mihoyo/ Who Exactly is Genshin Impact Developer miHoYo?], accessed November 22, 2020.</ref>
|colspan=3|'''''FlyMe2theMoon'''''
|RPG,<br />Paid
|RPG, Paid
|iOS
|{{w|iOS}}
|-
|-
|2012
|2012
|'''''Zombiegal Kawaii'''''
|'''''Zombiegal Kawaii'''''
|{{Lang|mini=1|zh=崩坏学园|zh_rm=<br />Bēnghuài Xuéyuán}}
|{{zh|崩坏学园|rm=<br />Bēnghuài Xuéyuán}}
|{{Lang|mini=1|ja=崩壊学園|ja_rm=<br />Hōkai Gakuen}}
|{{ja|崩壊学園|rm=<br />Houkai Gakuen}}
|Shooter,<br />Paid
|Shooter, Paid
|iOS
|iOS
|-
|-
|2014
|2014
|'''''Houkai Gakuen 2<br />(Guns Girl Z)'''''
|'''''Guns Girl Z'''''
|{{Lang|mini=1|zh=崩坏学园2|zh_rm=<br />Bēnghuài Xuéyuán 2}}
|{{zh|崩坏学园2|rm=<br />Bēnghuài Xuéyuán 2}}
|{{Lang|mini=1|ja=崩壊学園2|ja_rm=<br />Hōkai Gakuen 2}}
|{{ja|崩壊学園2|rm=<br />Houkai Gakuen 2}}
|Shooter,<br />Gacha
|Shooter, Gacha
|iOS, Android
|iOS, {{w|Android (operating system)|Android}}
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|'''''[https://honkaiimpact3.hoyoverse.com Honkai Impact 3rd]'''''
|'''''{{w|Honkai Impact 3rd}}'''''
|{{Lang|mini=1|zh=崩坏3|zh_rm=<br />Bēnghuài 3}}
|{{zh|崩坏3|rm=<br />Bēnghuài 3}}
|{{Lang|mini=1|ja=崩壊3rd|ja_rm=<br />Hōkai 3rd}}
|{{ja|崩壊3rd|rm=<br />Houkai 3rd}}
|Hack'n'Slash, Action ‎RPG, <br />Gacha
|Action RPG, Hack and Slash, Gacha
|iOS, Android, PC
|iOS, Android, {{w|Microsoft Windows}}, {{w|macOS}}
|-
|-
|2020
|2020
|'''''[https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/ Genshin Impact]'''''
|'''''{{w|Tears of Themis}}'''''
|{{Lang|mini=1|zh=原神|zh_rm=<br />Yuánshén}}
|{{zh|未定事件簿|rm=<br />Wèidìng Shìjiànbù}}
|{{Lang|mini=1|ja=原神|ja_rm=<br />Genshin}}
|{{ja|未定事件簿|rm=<br />Mitei Jikenbo}}
|Action RPG, <br />Gacha
|Adventure, Visual Novel, Gacha
|<nowiki>iOS, Android, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S</nowiki>
|iOS, Android
|-
|-
|2020  
|2020
|'''''[https://tot.hoyoverse.com Tears of Themis]'''''
|'''''{{w|Genshin Impact}}'''''
|{{Lang|mini=1|zh=未定事件簿|zh_rm=<br />Wèidìng Shìjiànbù}}
|{{zh|原神|rm=<br />Yuánshén}}
|{{Lang|mini=1|ja=未定事件簿|ja_rm=<br />Mitei Jikenbo}}
|{{ja|原神|rm=<br />Genshin}}
|Adventure,<br />Gacha
|Action RPG, Gacha
|iOS, Android
|iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, {{w|PlayStation 5}}, {{w|Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S}}
|-
|-
|2023<br>
|2023
|'''''[https://www.honkaistarrail.com Honkai: Star Rail]'''''
|'''''{{w|Honkai: Star Rail}}'''''
|{{Lang|mini=1|zh=崩坏:星穹铁道|zh_rm=<br />Bēnghuài: Xīngqióng Tiědào}}
|{{zh|崩坏:星穹铁道|rm=<br />Bēnghuài: Xīngqióng Tiědào }}
|{{Lang|mini=1|ja=崩壊:スターレイル|ja_rm=<br />Hōkai: Sutāreiru}}
|{{ja|崩壊:スターレイル|rm=<br />Houkai: Sutaa Reiru}}
|Turn-based Strategy
|Turn-Based RPG, Gacha
RPG
|iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5
|iOS, Android, PC, PS5, GeForce Now
|-
|-
|2024
|2024
|'''''[https://zenless.hoyoverse.com Zenless Zone Zero]'''''
|'''''{{w|Zenless Zone Zero}}'''''
|{{Lang|mini=1|zh=绝区零|zh_rm=<br />Jué Qū Líng}}
|{{zh|绝区零|rm=<br />Jué Qū Líng}}
|{{Lang|mini=1|ja=ゼンレスゾーンゼロ|ja_rm=<br />Zenresu Zōn Zero}}
|{{ja|ゼンレスゾーンゼロ|rm=<br />Zenresu Zoon Zero}}
|Action RPG,  
|Action RPG, Hack and Slash, Gacha
Roguelike
|iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
|iOS, Android, PC, PS5
|-
|TBA
|'''''[[Honkai: Nexus Anima]]'''''
|{{zh|崩坏:因缘精灵|rm=<br />Bēnghuài: Yīnyuán Jīnglíng}}
|{{ja|崩壊:ネクサスアニマ|rm=<br />Hōkai: Nekusasu Anima}}
|Auto Battler, RPG, Gacha
|iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows
|-
|-
|TBA
|TBA
|'''''[https://hna.hoyoverse.com/ Honkai: Nexus Anima]'''''
|'''''{{w|Petit Planet}}'''''
|{{Lang|mini=1|zh=崩坏:因缘精灵|zh_rm=<br><!--zh rm-->}}
|{{zh|星布谷地|rm=<br />Xīng Bùgǔ Dì}}
|{{Lang|mini=1|ja=崩壊:ネクサスアニマ|ja_rm=<br><!--ja rm-->}}
|{{ja|プチプラネット|rm=<br />Puchi Puranetto}}
|Adventure Strategy
|Life Simulation
|iOS, PC
|iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows
|-
|TBA
|'''''{{w|Varsapura}}'''''
|{{zh|雨雾之都|rm=<br />Yǔwù Zhī Dōu}}
|<!--{{ja||rm=<br />}}-->
|RPG
|TBA
|-
|TBA
|'''''Nodusfall'''''
|<!--{{zh||rm=<br />}}-->
|<!--{{ja||rm=<br />}}-->
|Action RPG
|TBA
|}
|}


==Trivia==  
==Trivia==
* Liu Wei personally explained the origin of the name '''miHoYo''' at the 2019 campus recruitment of Zhejiang University, that:<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1WE411Z79j 【米哈游校招2019】大伟哥现场宣讲!杭州浙大校园招聘会]. ''bilibili''.</ref>
* Liu Wei personally explained the origin of the name '''miHoYo''' at the 2019 campus recruitment of Zhejiang University.<ref>{{zh|一久城}} (October 12, 2019). [https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1WE411Z79j/ {{zh|【米哈游校招2019】大伟哥现场宣讲!杭州浙大校园招聘会}}]. Bilibili. Retrieved August 11, 2026.</ref>
** '''H''' and '''Y''' are the initial letters of the names of the co-founders, {{Lang|mini=1|zh=蔡浩宇|zh_rm=Cài '''H'''ào'''y'''ǔ}} and {{Lang|mini=1|zh=罗宇皓|zh_rm=Luó '''Y'''ǔ'''h'''ào}} (while Liu Wei himself is the mascot);
** '''H''' and '''Y''' are the initials of the names of two of the co-founders, Cai '''H'''ao'''y'''u and Luo '''Y'''u'''h'''ao.
** '''HoYo''' is because they thought the popular companies' names all have two letter '''O''', e.g. Google, Microsoft, Facebook;
** '''HoYo''' is due to the idea that popular companies use two of the letter "O" (e.g. Google, Microsoft, Facebook).
** '''mi''' is because that the name '''HoYo''' has already been registered by others, and they had to add more letters; they thus borrowed the '''mi''' from otaku's favorite &mdash; {{w|Hatsune Miku}}, and finally the name became '''miHoYo'''.
** '''mi''' was added due to '''HoYo''' already being registered, borrowing from the name {{w|Hatsune Miku}}.


==References==
==References==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[https://www.mihoyo.com/en/ Official Website (miHoYo)]
*[https://www.mihoyo.com/en/ Official Website]
*[https://www.hoyoverse.com/en-us Official Website (HoYoverse)]
*[https://www.hoyoverse.com/en-us Official Website (HoYoverse)]
*[https://space.bilibili.com/318432901 bilibili]
 
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For further information, see miHoYo on Wikipedia.

miHoYo (Chinese: 米哈游 Mǐhāyóu) is a Chinese video game development and publishing studio based in Shanghai, China. The company is known for creating various gacha games, including the Honkai series, Genshin Impact, and Zenless Zone Zero.

In addition to games, miHoYo has created a variety of other products including animations, comics, music, novels, and merchandise. The original music for miHoYo's media is produced by its own music studio, HOYO-MiX, led by music director Cai Jinhan (蔡近翰).

Since February 2022, miHoYo's subsidiary Cognosphere Pte. Ltd. d/b/a HoYoverse is responsible for all of the company's global operations outside of the Chinese Mainland.

History

miHoYo was founded in 2011 (as miHoYo Studio) by three computer science students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University: Cai Haoyu (蔡浩宇), Liu Wei (刘伟), and Luo Yuhao (罗宇皓). The three shared an interest for technology and ACG (abbreviation of "anime, comics, and games") culture. Zhang Qinghua (张庆华), also known as CiCi, joined the group as an undergraduate student as an artist. Chen Tianwen (陈天文) also joined as the company's first programmer.[1]

Timeline

  • On September 28, 2011, FlyMe2theMoon was released as miHoYo's first title as an indie developer.
  • On February 13, 2012, miHoYo Co., Ltd. was registered.
  • In late 2012, Zombiegal Kawaii (Houkai Gakuen) was released.
  • In early 2014, Guns Girl Z (Houkai Gakuen 2) was released.
  • On October 14, 2016, Honkai Impact 3rd was released in China. It became the first miHoYo game released worldwide, with global servers opened from February 2017 to March 2018.
  • In June 2019, Genshin Impact was announced.
  • In July 2019, Tears of Themis was announced.
  • On July 30, 2020, Tears of Themis was released in China.
  • On August 4, 2020, N0va Desktop was released on PC.
  • On September 28, 2020, Genshin Impact was released worldwide.
  • On December 1, 2020, N0va Desktop was released on Android.
  • On July 29, 2021, Tears of Themis was released worldwide.
  • On October 5, 2021, Honkai: Star Rail was announced.
  • On February 14, 2022, the HoYoverse brand was unveiled as the trade name of Cognosphere and all of miHoYo's operations outside of Mainland China were moved under this brand.[3]
  • On May 13, 2022, Zenless Zone Zero was announced.
  • On April 26, 2023, Honkai: Star Rail was released worldwide.
  • On July 4, 2024, Zenless Zone Zero was released worldwide.
  • On May 3, 2025, Honkai: Nexus Anima was teased at the end of Star Rail LIVE 2025.
  • On August 29, 2025, Honkai: Nexus Anima was officially announced.
  • On September 27, 2025, Petit Planet was announced.
  • On November 20, 2025, Varsapura was announced.
  • On August 25, 2026, Nodusfall was announced.

Games Developed

Year Title Genre Platform
English Chinese Japanese
2011 FlyMe2theMoon RPG, Paid iOS
2012 Zombiegal Kawaii 崩坏学园
Bēnghuài Xuéyuán
崩壊学園
Houkai Gakuen
Shooter, Paid iOS
2014 Guns Girl Z 崩坏学园2
Bēnghuài Xuéyuán 2
崩壊学園2
Houkai Gakuen 2
Shooter, Gacha iOS, Android
2016 Honkai Impact 3rd 崩坏3
Bēnghuài 3
崩壊3rd
Houkai 3rd
Action RPG, Hack and Slash, Gacha iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, macOS
2020 Tears of Themis 未定事件簿
Wèidìng Shìjiànbù
未定事件簿
Mitei Jikenbo
Adventure, Visual Novel, Gacha iOS, Android
2020 Genshin Impact 原神
Yuánshén
原神
Genshin
Action RPG, Gacha iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
2023 Honkai: Star Rail 崩坏:星穹铁道
Bēnghuài: Xīngqióng Tiědào
崩壊:スターレイル
Houkai: Sutaa Reiru
Turn-Based RPG, Gacha iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5
2024 Zenless Zone Zero 绝区零
Jué Qū Líng
ゼンレスゾーンゼロ
Zenresu Zoon Zero
Action RPG, Hack and Slash, Gacha iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
TBA Honkai: Nexus Anima 崩坏:因缘精灵
Bēnghuài: Yīnyuán Jīnglíng
崩壊:ネクサスアニマ
Hōkai: Nekusasu Anima
Auto Battler, RPG, Gacha iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows
TBA Petit Planet 星布谷地
Xīng Bùgǔ Dì
プチプラネット
Puchi Puranetto
Life Simulation iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows
TBA Varsapura 雨雾之都
Yǔwù Zhī Dōu
RPG TBA
TBA Nodusfall Action RPG TBA

Trivia

  • Liu Wei personally explained the origin of the name miHoYo at the 2019 campus recruitment of Zhejiang University.[4]
    • H and Y are the initials of the names of two of the co-founders, Cai Haoyu and Luo Yuhao.
    • HoYo is due to the idea that popular companies use two of the letter "O" (e.g. Google, Microsoft, Facebook).
    • mi was added due to HoYo already being registered, borrowing from the name Hatsune Miku.

References

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