Wuthering Waves

Released Apr 2025

Wuthering Waves is a story-rich open-world action RPG with a high degree of freedom. You wake from your slumber as Rover, joined by a vibrant cast of Resonators on a journey to reclaim your lost memories and change the world.

87% positive · 57K reviews

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Released, ongoing live service game

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Live Service

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Released, ongoing live service game

High confidence

Live Service

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Wuthering Waves is a free-to-play open-world action RPG from KURO GAMES that launched on Steam on April 28, 2025. It operates as a live-service game with an exceptionally consistent and rapid cadence of major version updates. The developer has shipped 11 major content updates visible in the data, the most recent being Version 3.5 on July 9, 2026 — just five weeks before today's date (August 14, 2026). Each version update delivers a substantial package of new content: new playable characters (Resonators), new weapons, new story chapters advancing the main quest, new regions or locations to explore, new enemies, and time-limited events. Version 3.3 in April 2026 marked the game's 2nd anniversary, confirming long-term investment. Version 3.4 in June 2026 featured a major collaboration with Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Version 3.5 in July 2026 expanded the main story with Chapter IV and introduced an entirely new region, Mengzhou. The gacha monetization model — where new characters and weapons rotate on a banner schedule every few weeks — is structurally designed for indefinite ongoing content delivery. The update pattern averaging roughly one major version every 4–6 weeks has been unbroken across the entire observed history. This game is designed to be updated continuously with no planned content endpoint.

Evidence

Version 3.5 launched with new Resonators, weapons, a new region (Mengzhou: Land of Xuanfang), new main story chapters (Chapter IV Acts I and II), new echoes, and multiple events.

news post · Jul 9, 2026 source content shipped

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Version 3.4 launched a major Cyberpunk: Edgerunners collaboration with new Resonators (Lucy and Rebecca), collab weapons, a collab area (Night City), and story content.

news post · Jun 7, 2026 source content shipped

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Details

Developer

KURO GAMES

Publisher

KURO GAMES

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Open World Anime Free to Play Action Story Rich RPG Adventure Combat Exploration 3D Third Person Souls-like Post-apocalyptic Great Soundtrack Gambling

About this game

Welcome aboard, roving voyager.

Upon the shores lay the silent embers of a world during the Ebb Tide.

Desolated by the Lament, the erstwhile creations and earthly beings are left static.

But they strike back, strong enough to penetrate the silence.

Humanity has risen anew from the ashes of the apocalypse.

And you, Rover, are poised for an adventure of Awakening.

Companions to meet, enemies to conquer, new powers to gain, hidden truths to unveil, and unseen spectacles to behold... A vast world of endless possibilities awaits. The choice rests in your hands. Be the answer, be the leader, and follow the sounds to arrive at a new future.

As Wuthering Waves echo endlessly, mankind set sail on a new journey.

Rise and embark on your odyssey, Rover.

Delve into an expansive world / Desolated by the Lament, civilization is born anew

Embrace high degrees of freedom in immersive overworld explorations. Free yourself from stamina limits, dash and parkour on walls, take Flight, and ride a high-mobility expedition motorbike to enjoy open-world exploration. As the world of Solaris-3 unfolds, your lost memory begins to see its recovery through this ceaseless quest.

Enjoy extreme battle experience / Engage in smooth & fast-paced combat

Avail against enemy attacks in smooth and fast-paced combat. Apply easy controls of Extreme Evasion, Dodge Counter, Echo Skill, and unique QTE mechanisms that allow the fullest possibility of battle experience.

Immerse in breathtaking storytelling / Witness a delicate fusion of story, sound, and vision

With cinematic narratives, rich music, and stunning animation, Solaris delivers a high-quality sensory journey that brings every story to life.

Encounter Resonators / Forte awakened, journey alongside your companions

Compose a harmonious battle concerto with Resonators of different abilities. Their unique Fortes revealing distinctive personalities will be your strong assets for the journey ahead.