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==Gameplay==

==Gameplay==

”Where Winds Meet” is a [[wuxia]] [[action-adventure]] [[Action role-playing game|role-playing game]].<ref name =”playstation May 30 2024″ /> It can be experienced in single-player and multiplayer modes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blum |first1=Jeremy |title=Where Winds Meet: Should you choose Solo or Online mode? |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/where-winds-meet-solo-or-online |website=Rock Paper Shotgun |date=12 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Perez |first1=Diego |title=How to play Where Winds Meet multiplayer with friends |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/where-winds-meet-co-op-multiplayer-how/ |website=GamesRadar+ |date=17 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Palumbo |first1=Alessio |title=Where Winds Meet Final Test Q&A – EverStone Unveils Its Living World ‘Wuxia’ Action RPG, Offering Single Player and MMO-Like Features |url=https://wccftech.com/where-winds-meet-final-test-qa-everstone-unveils-its-living-world-wuxia-action-rpg-offering-single-player-and-mmo-like-features/ |website=Wccftech |date=30 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Joshua |title=Where Winds Meet co-op – How to unlock multiplayer and all modes |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/where-winds-meet/co-op-multiplayer |website=PCGamesN |date=14 November 2025}}</ref> Players follow the path of a wandering adventurer, known as a [[youxia]] in the wuxia tradition, and can also pursue a large variety of professions.<ref name=egbrings>{{cite web |last1=Wen |first1=Alan |title=How Where Winds Meet brings Chinese wuxia fantasy to the open world |url=https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/how-where-winds-meet-brings-chinese-wuxia-fantasy-to-the-open-world |website=Epic Games |date=14 November 2025}}</ref> The player character’s appearance is customizable.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stella |first1=Marloes Valentina |title=How to change your appearance in Where Winds Meet |url=https://www.polygon.com/where-winds-meet-how-to-change-appearance/ |website=Polygon |date=28 November 2025}}</ref>

”Where Winds Meet” is a [[wuxia]] [[action-adventure]] [[Action role-playing game|role-playing game]].<ref name =”playstation May 30 2024″ /> It can be experienced in single-player and multiplayer modes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blum |first1=Jeremy |title=Where Winds Meet: Should you choose Solo or Online mode? |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/where-winds-meet-solo-or-online |website=Rock Paper Shotgun |date=12 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Perez |first1=Diego |title=How to play Where Winds Meet multiplayer with friends |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/where-winds-meet-co-op-multiplayer-how/ |website=GamesRadar+ |date=17 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Palumbo |first1=Alessio |title=Where Winds Meet Final Test Q&A – EverStone Unveils Its Living World ‘Wuxia’ Action RPG, Offering Single Player and MMO-Like Features |url=https://wccftech.com/where-winds-meet-final-test-qa-everstone-unveils-its-living-world-wuxia-action-rpg-offering-single-player-and-mmo-like-features/ |website=Wccftech |date=30 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Joshua |title=Where Winds Meet co-op – How to unlock multiplayer and all modes |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/where-winds-meet/co-op-multiplayer |website=PCGamesN |date=14 November 2025}}</ref> Players follow the path of a wandering adventurer, known as a [[youxia]] in the wuxia tradition, and can also pursue a large variety of professions.<ref name=egbrings>{{cite web |last1=Wen |first1=Alan |title=How Where Winds Meet brings Chinese wuxia fantasy to the open world |url=https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/how-where-winds-meet-brings-chinese-wuxia-fantasy-to-the-open-world |website=Epic Games |date=14 November 2025}}</ref> The player character’s appearance is customizable.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stella |first1=Marloes Valentina |title=How to change your appearance in Where Winds Meet |url=https://www.polygon.com/where-winds-meet-how-to-change-appearance/ |website=Polygon |date=28 November 2025}}</ref>

The wanderer can wield multiple weapon types, each of which is associated with different styles of [[Chinese martial arts|martial arts]].<ref name=tg-ma>{{cite web |last1=Whaling |first1=Jacob |title=Where Winds Meet: Complete Guide To Weapon Martial Arts |url=https://www.thegamer.com/where-winds-meet-weapon-martial-arts-unlock-guide/ |website=TheGamer |date=22 November 2025}}</ref> For example, a sword can be used with either the Nameless Sword or Strategic Sword martial arts styles.<ref name=tg-ma/> As of the game’s launch, the available weapon types include swords, dual blades, spears, glaives, rope darts, fans, and combat umbrellas.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karunakar |first1=Varun |title=Where Winds Meet’s Combat Has Me All In |url=https://gamingbolt.com/where-winds-meets-combat-has-me-all-in |website=GamingBolt |date=11 November 2025}}</ref> There are also mystic arts, which comprise skills that have effects inside and outside of combat.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Billcliffe |first1=James |title=Where Winds Meet Mystic Arts Guide and Unlock locations |url=https://www.vg247.com/where-winds-meet-mystic-arts-guide-and-unlock-locations |website=VG247 |date=13 November 2025}}</ref><ref name=tg-mya>{{cite web |last1=Castania |first1=Gabrielle |title=Where Winds Meet: Best Mystic Arts To Unlock First |url=https://www.thegamer.com/where-winds-meet-best-mystic-arts-to-unlock-first/skills/ |website=TheGamer |date=20 November 2025}}</ref> These skills serve offensive, movement, or general purposes.<ref name=tg-mya/> For example, [[Tai chi|Tai Chi]] can be used to throw opponents during combat, gather leaves in certain areas, or create ripples in water that causes fish to leap.<ref name=tg-mya/>

The wanderer can wield multiple weapon types, each of which is associated with different styles of [[Chinese martial arts|martial arts]].<ref name=tg-ma>{{cite web |last1=Whaling |first1=Jacob |title=Where Winds Meet: Complete Guide To Weapon Martial Arts |url=https://www.thegamer.com/where-winds-meet-weapon-martial-arts-unlock-guide/ |website=TheGamer |date=22 November 2025}}</ref> For example, a sword can be used with either the Nameless Sword or Strategic Sword martial arts styles.<ref name=tg-ma/> As of the game’s launch, the available weapon types include swords, dual blades, spears, glaives, rope darts, fans, and combat umbrellas.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karunakar |first1=Varun |title=Where Winds Meet’s Combat Has Me All In |url=https://gamingbolt.com/where-winds-meets-combat-has-me-all-in |website=GamingBolt |date=11 November 2025}}</ref> There are also mystic arts, which comprise skills that have effects inside and outside of combat.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Billcliffe |first1=James |title=Where Winds Meet Mystic Arts Guide and Unlock locations |url=https://www.vg247.com/where-winds-meet-mystic-arts-guide-and-unlock-locations |website=VG247 |date=13 November 2025}}</ref><ref name=tg-mya>{{cite web |last1=Castania |first1=Gabrielle |title=Where Winds Meet: Best Mystic Arts To Unlock First |url=https://www.thegamer.com/where-winds-meet-best-mystic-arts-to-unlock-first/skills/ |website=TheGamer |date=20 November 2025}}</ref> These skills serve offensive, movement, or general purposes.<ref name=tg-mya/> For example, [[Tai chi|Tai Chi]] can be used to throw opponents during combat, gather leaves in certain areas, or create ripples in water that causes fish to leap.<ref name=tg-mya/>

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2025 video game

Where Winds Meet [a] is a wuxia action-adventure role-playing game developed by Everstone Studio and published by NetEase Games. The player assumes the role of a wandering adventurer during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

The open beta of Where Winds Meet launched for PC on December 27, 2024, and for mobile on January 9, 2025, in China. The game was released worldwide for PC and PlayStation 5 on November 14, 2025.

Where Winds Meet is a wuxia action-adventure role-playing game.[1] It can be experienced in single-player and multiplayer modes.[2][3][4][5] Players follow the path of a wandering adventurer, known as a youxia in the wuxia tradition, and can also pursue a large variety of professions.[6] The player character’s appearance, including physical attributes and clothing, is customizable.[7]

The wanderer can wield multiple weapon types, each of which is associated with different styles of martial arts.[8] For example, a sword can be used with either the Nameless Sword or Strategic Sword martial arts styles.[8] As of the game’s launch, the available weapon types include swords, dual blades, spears, glaives, rope darts, fans, and combat umbrellas.[9] There are also mystic arts, which comprise skills that have effects inside and outside of combat.[10][11] These skills serve offensive, movement, or general purposes.[11] For example, Tai Chi can be used to throw opponents during combat, gather leaves in certain areas, or create ripples in water that causes fish to leap.[11]

The game takes place in an open world.[1] It is divided in regions, such as Qinghe, Kaifeng, and more to be added over time.[12] Throughout the lands, the wanderer can join various sects, each with its own distinct rules and unique incentives for its members.[13][14][15]

The game is free-to-play and features a monetization model that does not involve pay-to-win elements.[16][17]

Where Winds Meet is set during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.[1][16][18][19] Its world is influenced by the wuxia tradition.[1][16]

Where Winds Meet is a game developed by Everstone Studio and published by NetEase Games.[20][21] It utilizes the Messiah Engine.[22] Stephen Tung, a martial arts choreographer, was brought on to help with the action design.[23][24]

Everstone Studio unveiled Where Winds Meet during 2022 Gamescom.[25][26] The game was released worldwide for PC (Windows) and PlayStation 5 on November 14, 2025.[27]

The PC open beta started on December 27, 2024, in China.[28] The mobile open beta started on January 9, 2025, in China.[29]

Everstone Studio announced that the final closed beta for Where Winds Meet would run worldwide from July 24 to July 31, 2025, on PC and PlayStation 5.[30][31] A trailer released by Sony revealed that the game would be a PlayStation 5 console exclusive for at least six months after its launch.[32] During 2025 Gamescom, Everstone Studio announced that the game would be released for PC and PlayStation 5 on November 14, 2025.[33][23]

Where Winds Meet received “mixed or average” reviews on PC and “generally favorable” reviews on PlayStation 5 from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[34][35]

Where Winds Meet surpassed 3 million downloads within four days of its launch for PC in December 2024 in China.[36]

In November 2025, Where Winds Meet surpassed 10 million pre-registrations for its worldwide launch.[37] After the release, it reached 2 million players within a day [38] and 9 million players within two weeks.[39] In the second week, it reached a peak of over 250 thousand concurrent players on Steam.[40]

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  30. ^ Romano, Sal (July 2, 2025). “Where Winds Meet final closed beta test for PS5, PC set for July 24 to 31”. Gematsu.
  31. ^ 猛鲨男鱼王 (July 3, 2025). “PS5版要来了！《燕云十六声》国际服即将开测！”. GamerSky (in Chinese).
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