Honkai: Star Rail 3.3 – release time and maintenance details

It looks like the grand story arc on Amphoreus is going to reach the first of its two climaxes with the remaining Chrysos Heirs confronting Aquila, the mighty Sky Titan, and dealing with intrigues back in Okhema. A battle on two fronts is never advantageous and our heroes have spent a lot of their strength already, so everything’s on the line once more.

The HSR 3.3 banners will bring Hyacine and Cipher to the game as playable characters and the duo will play vital roles in the coming story as well — unfortunately, that increases their chances of being the next Chrysos Heirs on the chopping block, if past versions are anything to go by.

Here are all the details on the Honkai: Star Rail update 3.3 start time and server downtime.

Honkai: Star Rail update 3.3 – server downtime

The Honkai: Star Rail servers are scheduled to go offline on May 21, 2025, at 6am (UTC+8) in preparation for update 3.3. Here’s what that means for your timezone:

• May 20, 3pm PDT
• May 20, 5pm CDT
• May 20, 6pm EDT
• May 20, 7pm BRT
• May 20, 11pm BST
• May 21, 12am CEST
• May 21, 3:30am IST
• May 21, 6am CST
• May 21, 7am KST/JST
• May 21, 8am AEST
• May 21, 10am NZST

The Honkai: Star Rail servers are estimated to be offline for a duration of five hours, after which players will be able to log in and start exploring the content of version 3.3.

Honkai: Star Rail update 3.3 – release time

HoYoverse doesn’t usually need any more time than the scheduled five hours, so here’s when Honkai: Star Rail update 3.3 should be available in your timezone if all goes according to plan:

• May 20, 8pm PDT
• May 20, 10pm CDT
• May 20, 11pm EDT
• May 21, 12am BRT
• May 21, 4am BST
• May 21, 5am CEST
• May 21, 8:30am IST
• May 21, 11am CST
• May 21, 12pm KST/JST
• May 21, 1pm AEST
• May 21, 3pm NZST

Each hour of server downtime will be compensated with 60 Stellar Jades, so expect 300 Jades in total to come your way. In case maintenance takes any longer than planned for or bugs that have impacted the player experience in the previous version have been fixed, usually another 300 Jades are doled out.

Make sure to check your in-game mail and claim your compensation inside a timeframe of 30 days following the update — otherwise the currency will be lost.

Honkai: Star Rail update 3.3 – preload

The preload for Honkai: Star Rail update 3.3 on PC, iOS, Android, and PS5 is already available — this will allow you to download a majority of the files needed to update the game well ahead of time, enabling you to dive into the game much more quickly when update 3.3 is available.

Honkai: Star Rail update 3.3 – download size

The download size for updates in HoYoverse games varies depending on the device you play on as well as the language packages you have installed, but here’s how large the files should be on average for Honkai: Star Rail version 3.3:

• PC: 10 to 11 GB (20 to 22 GB of free disc space required)
• Mobile: 3 to 4 GB (12 to 13 GB of free disc space required)
• PS5: Around 80 GB

Always make sure to have extra space on your device beyond the sheer download size, as the game will temporarily need some additional free storage to unpack all the data before installing the update.

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