What Can We Expect From Genshin Impact 2025?

According to the information released so far, 2025 will be the year when Genshin Impact will have a lot of new content. Whether it’s new playable characters in the game or new regions added to the map, a lot of it has already been well-announced among players through various types of promotional channels.

Currently, the action RPG by HoYoverse is in the development stage of version 5.3. This is a very important update that brings the main conclusion of the Natlan story. Because the story will continue to happen as Natlanese, Traveler, and even Fatui forces come together to fight against Abyss’ incursion on Nation of Pyro.

Genshin Impact’s 5.3 update will also feature several new characters, including long-awaited Pyro Traveler, as well as Mavuika and Citlali. The Chinese New Year of 2025 is approaching, and the update time coincides with the annual Lantern Festival when families reunite. Version 5.3 also introduces a new Liyue character named Lan Yan, highlighting the strong flavor of the New Year.

The currently released update patch package will officially start in 2025. This update will provide a lot of colorful new content for players at home and abroad during the New Year. The scope of the update is not limited to story missions to limited-time activities, which is just an appetizer that players can look forward to this year.

According to the new characters released in the future patches of Genshin Impact revealed by HoYoverse, eager players have expressed their great expectations. And these already announced news also detailed some of the exciting content that will appear in the next update.

Update Expectations For The First Half Of The Year: Expand The Existing Areas Of The Map

Based on the updates in previous years and the distribution method of the update patch package, it is expected that the update of version 5. X will continue until version 5.8. From version 5.3 to version 5.8, players may be allowed to revisit existing areas in the game, including Natlan.

The area around the Collective of Plenty has not yet been shown in the Nation of Pyro, but the news revealed on Reddit emphasizes that players may visit new map areas in version 5.5. If version 5.8 is the last patch before the release of Snezhnaya in Genshin Impact 6.0, it means that players can also look forward to the release of a limited summer event in a few months. At that time, players can use their Genshin Impact Genesis Crystal to make their own way in the game.

While the updates in the first half of this year should focus on expanding the already available areas, the version 6.0 expected to be released on September 25 should open up new content again. This series of updates will take players to a new area to continue playing, expected to be Snezhnaya or Nod-Krai, and once again pave the way for the introduction of a series of new characters and an excellent new storyline in 2026.

The 2025 patch update is likely to focus on expanding the original old areas and introducing new characters related to these areas, which will be combined with Archon Quests for Genshin Impact’s campaign.

Seven New Characters Are Coming In 2025

HoYoverse has already shown some new game characters that will appear in the first half of 2025 in the previous trailer. During the live broadcast of the 5.3 version release conference, the developer focused on sharing a mysterious picture with the outlines of seven different characters at the same time.

It is not difficult for veteran players to find that most of the characters hinted in the picture can already be identified from the appearance of the characters in the original game or the information leaked earlier. After all, some of the pre-heating news was announced more than a year ago.

For example, according to the exposed pictures, the most mentioned characters in the rumors should be Iansan, Dahlia, Ifa, Kimitsuki Ayano, Varesa, prison girl, and Skirk.

First of all, Iansan is actually the most certain, because she has been described as an important NPC with a key role in the relevant storyline of Natlan.

It is reported that the character of Iansan may be released at the same time as the new Natlan map area, and the biggest feature of this map area is that it will carry the classic elements of Collective of Plenty, the tribe to which this character belongs. In addition, the character of Dahlia was actually accidentally involved in many early related information released a long time ago, and among the 7 character silhouettes, the silhouette of this image is very consistent with the character design exposed more than a year ago.

So far, there are still few details about specific characters, but I believe that more news will soon be available to further explain these characters.

Secondly, according to speculation, the tall male character in the silhouette is likely to be a Natlanese warrior named Ifa, because his name has appeared in the game. It is said that Ifa has a Qucusaurus beside him, and in the character outlines released in the mysterious picture, one of the characters can be seen with an animal flying on his shoulder.

In the middle of the picture, we can see the silhouette of a female figure, surrounded by what appears to be shattered glass. Based on this feature, including the shape of the clothes and the head ornaments, it is almost certain that this is Skirk.

The figure next to her is speculated to be a character similar to Kimitsuki Ayano, although her design has not yet been mentioned in the relevant reports. However, the outline of the clothes worn by the character is similar to the clothes of Inazuman character, and there has been news about this Inazuman character in Genshin Impact version 5.4.

Like the character Ifa, Varesa is also a Natlanese character whose name has been mentioned in the game. According to relevant players, she will be the sixth silhouette of character in the picture. There are even some rumors that Varesa can be selected by players at some point, and the explanation that is prevalent in the game community is also to prove that the sixth silhouette of the character is her.

Finally, the seventh and final silhouette matches the design of a mysterious character called prison girl in Genshin Impact. So far, very few details have been revealed about this character, but it is said that this goth-inspired character is related to Fortress of Meropide in Fontaine. 

The Specific Situation And Form Of The Update Are Still Unknown

Although these seven new characters are expected to be released within half a year or at least introduced as key NPCs, with version 6.0 also being released in a certain period, the game itself may also undergo unpredictable and huge changes.

This update is expected to take players to a new region, where players may encounter a series of new characters from Snezhnaya or from the sub-region of Nod-Krai.

There is little information about Snezhnaya, but based on the performance of the game in the past few years, the characters in the Snezhnaya region are likely to be set up with some unique gameplay mechanics, just like Natlan’s Nightsoul or Fontaine’s Arkhe system.

The Question Of Where The Map Will Go In Version 6.0 Has Sparked Discussion Among Players

With the arrival of Genshin Impact 6.0, players may be taken to a brand new game region. According to the current game storyline, Snezhnaya is the next important destination for the Traveler to reunite with his relatives. So far, the seventh country, Teyvat, is the only country that has not been explored. The reasonable explanation for this phenomenon is that Snezhnaya will be released in version 6.0.

However, the developers have been focusing on the gameplay development of a sub-region of Cryo country: Nod-Krai, and avoided mentioning the construction of the entire Snezhnaya. It can also be inferred that it will probably take some time for players to fully explore the charm of Snezhnaya as a whole in the game.

If the regional update release of version 6.0 is limited to Nod-Krai, then technically, it is still part of Snezhnaya. In this case, we can boldly predict that the important content related to the game area that will be updated may be slightly different from previous years.

In fact, this idea is similar to the information that a player on Reddit revealed in advance. The message mentioned that the release of Snezhnaya will only appear in version 7.0, while version 6.0 will only see the update of the Nod-Krai region.

Another message on Reddit also mentioned that the update patch of version 6. X will release map components in previous regions that have been mentioned in Genshin Impact, such as Mount Esus and Dornman Port.

In 2025, many dynamic and meaningful updates will be very exciting for players in the popular action RPG. In the game of Genshin Impact, not only can you reach the final Nation of Teyvat in the game, but you may also continue the exciting battles of the game to Abyss and Celestia.

The design of the story connotation will also become more profound, and at the same time, HoYoverse has also promised that this year’s gameplay will be further improved and redesigned in some special settings.

In addition, the official may postpone the release of updates for the Snezhnaya region and shift the focus of development to expand other Genshin Impact region lores. Undoubtedly, this will make Genshin Impact’s gameplay content more colorful in 2025 and continue to attract a large number of players at home and abroad.