Wuthering Waves

Wuthering Waves
Wuthering Waves
Developer(s)	Kuro Games
Publisher(s)	CN: Guangzhou Kuro Technology Co., Ltd; HMT: NIJIGEN GAMES; WW: HK KURO GAMES LIMITED;
Producer(s)	Solon Lee
Engine	Unreal Engine 4
Platform(s)	Android; iOS; Microsoft Windows; macOS; PS5;
Release	Android、iOS、Windows; 22 May 2024; PS5; 2 January 2025; macOS; 27 March 2025
Genre(s)	Action role-playing; Open world; Gacha
Mode(s)	Single-player; Multiplayer

Wuthering Waves (simplified Chinese: 鸣潮; traditional Chinese: 鳴潮; pinyin: Míng Cháo) is a free-to-play open world action role-playing game, which was developed by Chinese video game developer Kuro Games.

Story

Wuthering Waves is set in a futuristic world shaped by massive disaster. Facing this new threat, humanity learned to adapt and gradually rebuilt civilization. The story follows Rover (Chinese: 漂泊者) who awakens with no memory of the past and begins a journey to explore this world.^[1]

Development

Wuthering Waves was first introduced in May 2022. It is directed by Solon Lee (Chinese: 李松伦).^[2] In January 2024, the developers took feedback from closed beta testers into account and reworked the main storyline, while making broad changes to character designs as well.^[3]

Release

The game was released for Android, IOS and Windows devices on May 23, 2024. It was later launched on PlayStation 5 in January 2025,^[4] and released on macOS in March 2025.^[5]

Reception

On its first day of public release, the game ranked within the top 20 of the App Store game revenue charts in more than 50 countries and regions, achieving top-ten positions in Mainland China, United States, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.^[6]^[7] However, some players complained that they encountered numerous bugs in this game. After a short period of time, Kuro Games made an apology and promised that all players would receive rewards as compasation.^[8]

In 2026, the spokesman of Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council responded that the game is inspired by Eastern aesthetics.^[9] It has gained a positive reception from teenagers and video game fans in Taiwan^[10]^[11]

Notes

↑ Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

References

↑ Denny Connolly (December 12, 2025). "What is Wuthering Waves, One of the Only Games to Beat Expedition 33". Vice. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
↑ "库洛游戏制作人李松伦：《鸣潮》是怎么做开放世界的". Gamelook (in Chinese (China)). 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
↑ Hope Bellingham (January 27, 2024). "Gorgeous Genshin Impact-like open-world RPG Wuthering Waves confirms PS5 release, devs say "90% of the story has been completely rewritten" after test feedback". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 1 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
↑ Victoria Phillips Kennedy (22 November 2024). "Wuthering Waves lands PS5 release date, will arrive early next year". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
↑ Neely, Amber (March 27, 2025). "'Wuthering Waves' and 'Control Ultimate Edition' now available on Mac". AppleInsider. Archived from the original on 27 November 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
↑ Evgeny Obedkov (27 May 2024). "Wuthering Waves hits almost $10 million in mobile revenue in five days, indicating promising launch for Kuro Games". Game World Observer. Archived from the original on 31 October 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
↑ "《鸣潮》上线首周流水近5亿元腾讯投资库洛破局二次元市场". Sina Corporation (in Chinese (China)). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
↑ Nightingale, Ed (May 24, 2024). "Wuthering Waves developer apologises for launch issues". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
↑ "国台办：支持两岸业界共同做大中华民族文创产业". Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (in Chinese (China)). 14 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
↑ "Mainland welcomes Taiwan youth to participate in film, gaming industry development: spokesperson". Bastille Post. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
↑ Yahoo奇摩遊戲 (15 January 2026). "中國國台辦點名中國手遊《鳴潮》深受台灣玩家喜愛！網驚：被盯上了？". Yahoo Kimo (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 16 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

Other websites

Media related to Wuthering Waves at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (CN)
Official website (Global version)

[1] Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

[2] Denny Connolly (December 12, 2025). "What is Wuthering Waves, One of the Only Games to Beat Expedition 33". Vice. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

[3] "库洛游戏制作人李松伦：《鸣潮》是怎么做开放世界的". Gamelook (in Chinese (China)). 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

[4] Hope Bellingham (January 27, 2024). "Gorgeous Genshin Impact-like open-world RPG Wuthering Waves confirms PS5 release, devs say "90% of the story has been completely rewritten" after test feedback". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 1 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

[5] Victoria Phillips Kennedy (22 November 2024). "Wuthering Waves lands PS5 release date, will arrive early next year". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

[6] Neely, Amber (March 27, 2025). "'Wuthering Waves' and 'Control Ultimate Edition' now available on Mac". AppleInsider. Archived from the original on 27 November 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

[7] Evgeny Obedkov (27 May 2024). "Wuthering Waves hits almost $10 million in mobile revenue in five days, indicating promising launch for Kuro Games". Game World Observer. Archived from the original on 31 October 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

[8] "《鸣潮》上线首周流水近5亿元腾讯投资库洛破局二次元市场". Sina Corporation (in Chinese (China)). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

[Eurogamer-apology-9] Nightingale, Ed (May 24, 2024). "Wuthering Waves developer apologises for launch issues". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

[10] "国台办：支持两岸业界共同做大中华民族文创产业". Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (in Chinese (China)). 14 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

[11] "Mainland welcomes Taiwan youth to participate in film, gaming industry development: spokesperson". Bastille Post. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

[12] Yahoo奇摩遊戲 (15 January 2026). "中國國台辦點名中國手遊《鳴潮》深受台灣玩家喜愛！網驚：被盯上了？". Yahoo Kimo (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 16 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

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