During the 2.3 Preview Special Broadcast, Kuro Games announced Wuthering Waves anniversary events and rewards, and now it’s apologized for the offerings on social media. It also announced a event apology and promised to improve when it comes to future game updates. 

Wuthering Waves players ended up being quite upset by the announced anniversary events and rewards, so much so that an Anniversary Megathread on Reddit ended up with over 1,000 upvotes and 677 comments as of 12:15pm ET on April 21, 2025. People brought up how there were no free characters, no adjusted pity rates on banners that still have a standard 50/50 rate, and less than 40 free pulls being given away.

In the apology, Kuro games said it would keep in mind the for future updates and rewards after the Wuthering Waves anniversary event in 2.3. It also announced an apology event. That will start the week of April 21, 2025, and it will include 10 Radiant Tides for featured Resonator banners, 10 Forging Tides for featured weapons banners, and 10 Lustrous Tides for the Beginner’s Choice, Tidal Chorus, and Winter Brume banners.

As a reminder, here’s some of what Kuro Games first revealed when it brought up the Wuthering Waves anniversary events and rewards.

• Anniversary Resonator Convene Banners, with the Phase 1 one including Jiyan, Phoebe, Xiangli Yao, Yinlin, and Zhezi, and the Phase 2 one offering Brant, Carlotta, Changli, Jinhsi, and Roccia. Featured weapons for all Resonators appear alongside them on Anniversary Weapon Convene banners in phase 1 and 2.  
• Cube, Cubic n Cubie Anniversary Combat Event
• Cubie Derby Warmup with 10 Radiant Tides, a Chest Mimic Phantom skin, and Glider skin.
• Gifts of Grand Celebration with 10 Radiant Tides and an avatar.
• Gifts of Grand Union campaign that included 5 Radiant Tides and 5 Lustrous Tides
• Gifts of Melodic Verses campaign with Shell Credits and 300 Astrites.

The company also confirmed a Cyberpunk: Edgerunners collaboration and event for 2026.

Wuthering Waves is available on the PS5, PC, and mobile devices, and the 3.2 update arrives on April 29, 2025. 

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Wuthering Waves, which is available as a direct or via Epic Games Store for PC players, will appear on Steam as well. It’ll come out on April 28, 2025.

You will be able to to your Kuro Games and link it with Steam, so you won’t lose any progress. Valve has not yet confirmed whether Wuthering Waves will have Steam Deck compatibility, which might be one of the biggest draws for a PC player to move over to the Steam version. The banner for the game features Carlotta, who’s a key character in the Rinascita storyline. You can also watch the TGA 2024 promotion video, as well as the trailer for Version 2.2: Tangled Truth in Inverted Tower.

Version 2.2 will be the newest patch for Wuthering Waves, and you can watch the preview broadcast for it here:

In Version 2.2, you’ll be able to explore the inverted and mid-air region known as Avinoleum, where you will uncover Rinascita’s past and secrets. Avinoleum will introduce a new gravity mechanic, in which you manipulate it to access new areas. Playing through this quest can net you the Bloodpact’s Pledge 5-star Sword for free. New Resonators for the patch are Cantarella and Rover: Aero. Cantarella is a Havoc Rectifier Resonator who can and heal allies, while hindering enemy movement.

Wuthering Waves is readily available on the PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices. It’ll appear on Steam on April 28, 2025. Version 2.2 will go live on March 26, 2025.

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Kuro Games has released the key visual for Cantarella, a new 5-star character who’ll appear in Wuthering Waves. She’ll be a limited character and make her debut in Version 2.2.

The drip marketing for Cantarella in Wuthering Waves only shows her pull art and her rarity. Kuro Games announced in a new post that she'll be a Havoc Rectifier character. Jellyfish feature heavily in Cantarella’s visuals. They appear around her in her pull art, and both her outfit and parasol are reminiscent of the underwater creature.

Cantarella is the thirty-sixth head of the Fisalia family in Rinascita, and she also refers to herself as the Bane. In her character description, it states that “dark tides seem to surge and swirl” when you look into her eyes. However, you can’t grasp the true form of the shadow you glimpse in them.

Currently, the Wuthering Waves banner features Phoebe, who is a 5-star Spectro Recticfier Resonator. Her banner first appeared on February 13, 2025, which was the start of Version 2.1. Brant, who’ll be a 5-star Fusion Sword character, will come out in the second half of the patch.

Wuthering Waves is available on the PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices.

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Kuro Games revealed what players can expect from version 2.1 of Wuthering Waves, as it shared the release date and new content coming up. The latest update to the game will be released on February 13, 2025.

The first of the characters added to the Version 2.1 banners for Wuthering Waves include the five-star character Phoebe, and that banner includes increased chances of getting the four-star characters Lumi, Chixia and Aalto. From March 6, 2025, these banners will change offer two five-star characters, with both Brant and Changli available starting that day. Brant is a new character, while Changli is returning from her previous banner appearance in Version 1.1. The returning four-star characters available with both of them will be Youhu, Taoqi and Mortefi. Brant’s introduction will also come with the new “Sail Day, Captain!” Companion Story.

The new content in Version 2.1 will focus heavily on a new area, the Riccioli Islands. Due to the island theming, this location will be home to a new fishing minigame, which will be the focus of the Old Man and the Whale event. This will see players sailing around in a gondola catching various species of fish in exchange for rewards.

As well as all this content, the Version 2.1 update will also add ray tracing to the PC version of Wuthering Waves, for those whose setup will it. It will mainly be focused for those with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 graphics card or higher.

Wuthering Waves is out now for PC, PS5 and mobile devices, and the release date for 2.1 is February 13, 2025.

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Kuro Games announced that fully integrated Ray Tracing is coming to Wuthering Waves alongside the version 2.1 update on February 13, 2025. The reveal came during the 2.1 Preview Special Broadcast, which included a comparison video reveal that shows the graphical improvements on the game's Youtube channel.

Currently, the Ray Tracing options require at least a Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series graphics card in order to run, however Kuro Games said the team is "committed to ongoing optimization" and hopes to make the feature available to those with other graphics cards too. Alongside the new graphics options, Version 2.1 is also set to bring new characters, zones, story, and even a fishing minigame to Wuthering Waves. The game is also set to come to Mac OS devices in late March 2025, after arriving on PS5 this January.

You can watch the Wuthering Waves Ray Tracing showcase video via Youtube below:

The previous version 2.0 update released earlier in 2025 after being previewed in its own livestream back in December 2024. That same update also brought the game to Playstation 5 consoles.

Wuthering Waves is immediately available for the PC, PS5, and mobile devices, while its version 2.1 update is set to arrive on February 13, 2025.

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Kuro Games listed the events, such as a free Astrites giveaway, that we can expect to see in Wuthering Waves for the latter half of Version 2.0. These includes events, the aforementioned currency giveaway, and a new companion quest.

You can read the 2.0 update details via the official Wuthering Waves website. For starters, Roccia and Jinhsi will appear in the gacha for a limited time. The 4-stars on rate-up for their banners will be Danjin, Youhu, and Yuanwu. Roccia is a new 5-star Havoc Gauntlets character, and is a character from the new region of Rinascita. Meanwhile, Jinhsi is a re-run, and she is a 5-star Spectro Broadblade unit. Their signature weapons—Tragicomedy and Ages of Harvest—will be in the gacha for a limited time as well.

As for new events, Roccia’s character quest will become a permanent feature in the game after the new patch goes live. In order to play it, you’ll need to first reach Union Level 20 and complete the Main Quest Chapter II Act III. Until Version 2.0 ends on February 13, 2025, you can also every day for prizes. Completing the Dances For Spring’s Return event will give you prizes like Crystal Solvents, Tuners, and the Exorcistic Adjuration outfit for Sanhua.

Meanwhile, the Celebration Aftertunes event will give you a total of 1,600 free Astrites over the course of three days in Wuthering Waves. You will need to claim these from your in-game mail.

Wuthering Waves is readily available on the PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices. The second half of Version 2.0 will go live in Wuthering Waves from January 23, 2025.

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The PS5 version of Wuthering Waves will come out on January 2, 2025. Version 2.0 will come out on that same date.

Kuro Games first announced that a PS5 version of Wuthering Waves is in development back in July 2024. At the time, there wasn’t a lot of information about when it would come out or what it would be like. According to the new announcement, save progress will be synced across all platforms. This means that you can start right from where you stopped when you pick up the PS5 version.

Version 2.0 will introduce Rinascita, a new explorable region, as well as some new characters. The official Wuthering Waves X (formerly known as Twitter) has released the splash art of these characters, though we don’t know much about their kits or personalities yet. New characters who’ll appear in Version 2.0 include Phoebe, Brant, Roccia, Zani, and Carlotta. More information on them will appear later on via the official social media channels.

Wuthering Waves is readily available on the Windows PC and mobile devices. The PS5 version of Wuthering Waves will come out on January 2, 2025, which is the same date that Version 2.0 will go live.

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Jiyan is having his first re-run in Wuthering Waves and his banner will last until November 13, 2024. The 4-stars on rate-up alongside him are Youhu, Sanhua, and Mortefi.

Jiyan was the first 5-star character available in Wuthering Waves after the game launched in late May 2024. He is a 5-star Aero Resonator who wields Broadblades in battle, and would fill the DPS niche in your party. As a character, Jiyan is the general of the Midnight Rangers and was once a medic before he became a soldier for Jinzhou. His weapon, Verdant Summit, is also available for a limited time.

Here is a Midnight Podcast episode for Jiyan, in which you can get a better idea of his personality for those who haven’t completed the Jinzhou storyline:

Youhu is a new character and she’s a Glacio Mutant Resonator. She’s permanently available in the standard banner as of Version 1.4, and you can also get her in the Afterglow Coral Store for 80 Afterglow Corals. You can only purchase her once and if you already got Youhu from the Jiyan re-run banner in Wuthering Waves, then you’ll simply receive Youhu’s Waveband. After Version 1.4, she will no longer be in the store, so if you want her but don’t want to risk pulling, then you can use Afterglow Corals to guarantee her addition to your roster.

Wuthering Waves is available on PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices.

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Kuro Games has released a Wuthering Waves lore primer for the Moon-Chasing Festival, which takes place in Jinzhou. The event will feature as the backdrop for the By Moon's Grace event set to arrive sometime after Update 1.2.

It started by going over the origins of the festival, which involved one Sentinel challenging another to a moonlit chase. It went on to explain some of the stalls of the Moonlit Fair, the like of which the Rover will have to manage in the By Moon's Grace event. These stalls include the Moontree Lodge, where wishes are written down and hung on a large tree, and another where paper fans are decorated by poets and artists. There is also Yumyum Haven, which sells local sweets like Plumpcake, and a Puppet Theatre for children. The explanations of these stalls are accompanied by comments from various Wuthering Waves characters, along with a little chibi representations of them.

You can read the full overview in the announcement tweet embedded below:

Earlier this week, Kuro Games announced that Update 1.2 for Wuthering Waves would launch on August 15, 2024. The company went on to confirm Xingli Yao, a new five-star Resonator, will be available for all players to earn for free by participating in the By Moon's Grace event when it starts in September 2024.

Wuthering Waves is immediately available for PC and mobile devices, while the Moon-Chasing Festival and By Moon's Grace event will appear sometime after Update 1.2 on August 15, 2024.

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Kuro Games has announced that a PS5 version of Wuthering Waves is in development. More information on the official launch date will appear in the future.

The game is available on the Windows PC and mobile devices, though there is no controller on phones or tablets. Like the other versions, it will likely be free to play, though it might also be like Zenless Zone Zero in which a paid bundle is available via the PSN store. In Zenless Zone Zero, this bundle (which was a pre-order bundle) contained in-game currency and level-up materials.

Wuthering Waves came out in May 2024 as an open-world RPG with a heavier emphasis on combat. Despite its rocky start, with issues including a botched translation, it accumulated over 30 million s within its first month. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which the player takes on the role of the Rover, who is an amnesiac with a unique ability to absorb the monsters that roam the world without the use of devices like the other “Resonators” in the game. To increase your roster of playable characters, you need to pull in the gacha. Changli, a 5-star Fusion Sword character, just appeared in the gacha as a new Resonator.

Wuthering Waves is readily available on the Windows PC and mobile devices, with a PS5 version in development. More information on the release window will appear later on.

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Changli is now available in the Wuthering Waves gacha if you pull from the Vermillion’s Ploy banner. During this time, you’ll also get a higher chance of pulling four-star Resonators Taoqi, Baizhi, and Mortefi.

The Changli banner will be available in Wuthering Waves until August 14, 2024. Because she’s a limited character, you can only use Radiant Tides to pull for her. Those who have played through the Wuthering Waves Version 1.1 story already had the chance to use Changli in battle, but there is also a trial that you can test out via the events page to see if you like her or not. Aside from Changli’s banner, you also have a chance to pull for her weapon Blazing Brilliance. Since this is her signature weapon, this is the best Sword for her.

In game, Changli is a 5-star Fusion Sword character who is able to work as a sub-DPS due to her powerful Outro Skill and personal damage capabilities. She works the best on a Fusion team, much like fellow Fusion character Mortfi. That’s not to say that Changli isn’t capable of being a main DPS, of course, as you can easily build and use her in that fashion.

Wuthering Waves is readily available on the Windows PC and mobile devices. You can only get Changli in Wuthering Waves while the Vermilion’s Ploy banner is active.

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The recently released free-to-play action RPG Wuthering Waves will appear at ChinaJoy 2024 as part of the PlayStation booth for the event. The official PlayStation announced the news on Chinese social media and video-sharing platform bilibili. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

ChinaJoy 2024 will be held throughout July 26-29, 2024. Wuthering Waves originally released on May 22, 2024 for Windows PC, iOS, and Android mobile devices. While there has been no news of a PS5 port of Wuthering Waves, the fact that it will appear at the PlayStation booth during ChinaJoy 2024 might indicate that an announcement could be around the corner.

Plenty of other free-to-play RPG games in a similar style to Wuthering Waves have also appeared on home consoles alongside their PC and mobile releases, including and not limited to MiHoYo games Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, and most recently Zenless Zone Zero.

As a reminder, the Bountiful Crescendo event is currently undergoing in Wuthering Waves, and it will end on July 18, 2024, ahead of the playable debut of new character Changli on July 21, 2024.

Wuthering Waves is readily available on the Windows PC and mobile devices. The game will appear at the PlayStation booth during ChinaJoy 2024.

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Ahead of Changli’s debut as a playable character in Wuthering Waves, the game will run the Bountiful Crescendo event. During this event, you’ll be able to get double the rewards from Simulation and Forgery Challenges.

The Bountiful Crescendo event will run in Wuthering Waves from July 11 to July 18, 2024. In order to participate in it, you need to be Union Level 14 at the minimum. You can only take advantage of the double rewards three times per day, with the refresh happening at 4:00 AM server time. As a reminder, this is only for Simulation Challenges and Forgery Challenges. But you’ll be able to use the leftover Waveplates to farm extra content.

As mentioned earlier, this event is likely to help players prepare for new character Changli. She’ll appear in the gacha from July 21, 2024. Even if you don’t plan on pulling for her, you can take advantage of the double rewards to build characters you already have but might not have had time or resources for.

Wuthering Waves is readily available on the Windows PC and mobile devices. The Bountiful Crescendo event in Wuthering Waves will run from July 11 to July 18, 2024. Changli’s banner will appear in the game from July 21, 2024.

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Kuro Game announced that 10 kinds of Wuthering Waves merchandise based on characters will be released, with items expected to arrive worldwide between August 2024 and January 2025 depending on the item. It noted that the three online stores people can find items that ship to most locations are AmiAmi, Nekotwo, and Omo Merch. 

Depending on the type of item someone wants, it is possible different variations are available. However, in some case the options are limited. For example, the only figure is the Jiyan one. The Resonator Scene Illustration acrylic stands are only available in Jiyan and Yinlin options. However, there are multiple Resonator badge and standard acrylic standees available. 

Here’s the full list of all the Wuthering Waves products that are available on all three storefronts. Prices tend to be slightly cheaper at AmiAmi, but the Nekotwo and Omo Merch ones seem fairly consistent with each other. In cases where AmiAmi is significantly cheaper, it is noted.

• 100-150mm plush of Gulpuff, Hoartoise, Jianxin Panda, or Yangyang Lark - $18, but $14.38 at AmiAmi - expected in August 2024
• Jianxin Panda or Yangyang Lark plush keychain - $12, but $9.59 at AmiAmi - expected in August 2024
• Jiyan Echo Hunting Chibi Figure - $50, but $32.87 at AmiAmi - expected in January 2025
• Resonator Acrylic Flowing Sand Ornament (Baizhi, Chixia, Jiyan, Lingyang, Yangyang, or Yinlin) - $14 
• Resonator Scene Illustration Acrylic Stands (Jiyan or Yinlin) - $18, but $12.67 at AmiAmi - expected in August 2024
• Resonator Themed Acrylic Standee (Baizhi, Chixia, Lingyang, Rover Female, Rover Male, or Yangyang) - $15- expected in August 2024 by AmiAmi
• Resonator Themed Metal Badge (Jiyan or Yinlin) - $15, but $10.96 at AmiAmi - expected in August 2024
• Resonator Themed Raster Keychain (Jiyan or Yinlin) - $12 - expected in August 2024 by AmiAmi
• Resonator Themed Tin Badge (Baizhi, Chixia, Jiyan, Lingyang, Yangyang, or Yinlin) - $5 - expected in August 2024

And here are some of the official Kuro Games photos of the Wuthering Waves merchandise shared with us:

Nekotwo and AmiAmi also showed a few items that aren’t available at every retailer. One is a $400 Crownless Ultimate Figure that Nekotwo expects to ship to the US in April 2025. The other is a Lingyang Resonator Impression Series Ceramic Mug available at both stores and expected between October-November 2024. It costs either $26.71 or $35, depending on where you order it.

Here's what those look like:

Wuthering Waves is available for PCs and mobile devices, and the new merchandise based on the series is expected to begin shipping from multiple storefronts in January 2025.

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Wuthering Waves is a visual delight of a game, making full use of Unreal Engine. But even in Version 1.1, it's still got lots of growing to do before it can live up to its fun concepts.

At launch, many people complained about the confusing, jargon-filled first act. My problem with how Wuthering Waves starts has less to do with the number of proper nouns and game-specific terminology, and more to do with the lack of direction. In Fate/Grand Order, you know that you’re the last Master humanity has. Even though you aren’t qualified or trained to tackle on the Singularities, you have no choice but to do so. Genshin Impact starts with your chosen protagonist’s twin going missing after fighting a goddess. Then the Mondstadt arc introduces you to a fairly stereotypical plot about saving a town from a corrupt, dangerous dragon. They're simple stories, but there's nothing wrong with that if you want to pull in as many players as possible.

In Wuthering Waves, we are the Rover, who awaken with no memories and the mysterious power to absorb Tacet Discords, or monsters. While you do visit the first city of Jinzhou to figure out some answers about yourself, the plot feels like it loses track of itself fairly quickly. The scavenger hunt Sanhua and Jinhsi make you go on felt so long and tedious, especially for a group of people I have no reason to trust or care for. Near the end of the launch patch, there's a war scene that would feel impactful if I cared about the characters or world. In an Avengers-like sequence, playable characters work together to defend Jinzhou. Yet it came across more like Suicide Squad. I just don't know these people enough to give much of a damn.

Kuro Games did have to rewrite the plot due to from the closed beta, though. So I’m willing to believe that this was a major issue in why the story isn’t very engaging. You’ll see throughout this review that those dratted rewrites are the likely cause for a lot of problems.

The thing with F2P gacha game stories is that they need some time to hit their stride. This could be due to growing familiarity with the world (thus needing less exposition), or simply that the writers need several patches' worth of time to cook. Fate/Grand Order was boring until Camelot, for example. But the market for F2P gacha games is not the same as it was in 2016. In 2024, there is a veritable treasure trove of free gacha games to enjoy that there’s no need to sit through a poor story (if that's what you're looking for). Those who dislike gacha games have an even wider selection to choose from. Surely those people wouldn't be reading a review about a gacha game though, right? Gacha games need to hit that initial impression if they want a foothold in this over-saturated market, and Wuthering Waves is just not doing it for me on almost all counts.

I was hoping Version 1.1 would improve on the storytelling, but perhaps the rushed fixes delayed development. At the beginning, Abby asks Rover, "Hey, do you that dream you had?" and then summarizes it. This was news to me, despite the fact this scene takes place literally two seconds after a conversation with Chixia and Yangyang. When, pray tell, did I have this dream? This “tell, don’t show” method is incredibly lazy and it’s worse because the dream sounds legitimately cool. Why couldn’t we have seen it? “Show, don’t tell” is one of the most rudimentary rules of writing. It’s not a good sign that they’re relying on this form of storytelling so early in their game.

The translation for Wuthering Waves Version 1.1 is much better than 1.0. Version 1.0 was rife with obvious MTL, as well as multiple problems that showed a lack of quality assurance. For example, the same character would have their name be different in the exact same thing. Dashbon turned to Dashi Bang whenever he jumped away while Minghu turned to Minghe in a dialogue option. Commas and periods appeared outside of quotation marks, as well as other little grammatical errors like using the wrong "its." In 1.1, the characters’ dialogue feels more natural and approachable. There are still issues with the map and character information not using the same names for farming locations, as well as very awkward phrasing in the Items menu. But considering all the issues Kuro Games had to fix since launch, this is something it’ll hopefully iron out in time.

Something that genuinely makes the game enjoyable is the combat. I did not like it before 1.1 because I have a very low tolerance for a camera I don’t have complete control over. Even after turning off any option that could move the camera, it would sometimes pan on its own or lock onto the furthest enemy from my character. After Version 1.1, the game plays like a dream in battle. It’s more fun to wander around the game’s map and kill whatever I see than to progress the story or complete side quests. The fast-paced battle system with so many rotation and combination possibilities is super addicting. I will say that even with the improved camera, depending on the terrain, it can get a little wonky. Anywhere with elevation or hills or just too many bushes can be frustrating.

Another thing I do like is the visuals. Changli is the only character whose design I like, but everyone has such a beautiful character model. The Unreal Engine and the developers' skill when it comes to things like sculpting and shading make the game look fantastic. I'll note that for a while, there was an issue with my screen bugging out in Version 1.1 only when fighting the Mourning Aix. This was a consistent issue since the Version 1.1 patch launched until today, when it suddenly fixed itself. I'm assuming Kuro Games implemented a hotfix of some kind, which is very nice. Kuro Games is very responsive to and criticism, as we've seen in the past. And for the most part, it moves fast to get rid of the most annoying or gamebreaking bugs.

A trend I do worry about is in how Kuro Games (or, let's be real, Tencent) seems to prioritize a small yet loud subset of entitled male gamers. Frankly, the zipper in front of Scar's crotch was ugly. People made fun of it for a reason. But the zipper existed in his character design for years before the game even came out. Yet Kuro Games removed it, apparently at the behest of Chinese incels. This change was not a welcome one in the general community. Plenty of videos on Bilibili also mourn the loss (in both a legitimate and a joking way).

There were a lot of things subpar about Wuthering Waves prior to launch and in the first patch. Many people filed pretty reasonable complaints. But incel players tend to be loud. The inexperience of the team shows here in that it's taking a lot of and implementing changes, but it's not always taking the time to think of the best way to do so. While the complaints about the story weren't all from the incels back during the beta and technical tests, the characters changing from being kind of rude to nonstop gassing the Rover up does make them easy scapegoats for the rewrites. Perhaps the character designer felt hurt by the crude nickname the fandom gave Scar's zipper. But the sudden change to a beloved (for better or for worse) part of his design, again, makes it seem like pandering to those loud players.

My general view of Kuro Games and Tencent right now is they’re putting a Bandaid on a lot of open wounds in Wuthering Waves. These measures are fine in the short run, but I worry they’ll damage its reputation in the long run. A free 5-star as compensation for the disastrous launch was probably the only way to shut players up long enough for Kuro Games to code hotfixes. But a gacha game fandom is like a toxic boyfriend. Give them an inch, and they’ll take a mile.

It’s unfortunate because Kuro Games feels really sincere in wanting to provide a fun experience for its players. It didn’t have to give the Japanese Amazon gift cards after the Verdant Summit fiasco. But it did. It didn’t need to give everyone so many rewards for something out of the developers’ control (the rushed schedule). But it did. It seems to me that the decision to use UE4, as well as the tight development cycle it's in as a result of Wuthering Waves being a F2P gacha game, are causing a lot of issues. Despite my general misgivings and dissatisfaction towards Wuthering Waves, I sincerely hope them the best.

Wuthering Waves is readily available on the PC and mobile devices.

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