Where Winds Meet has blown up since its international PC and PlayStation 5 launch on November 14, turning into one of many hottest video games on Steam as of late. The open-world Wuxia sim is so scorching that the explosive and sustained participant rely has shocked developer Everstone Studio, who stated the numbers exceeded inner expectations.
Lead producer Beralt Lyu spoke to FRVR concerning the sport lately reaching nine million players on November 29, simply two weeks after its worldwide launch. Lyu defined that whereas the workforce all the time had religion of their Wuxia world, they weren’t anticipating this a lot success this shortly.
“We hoped it could discover its viewers, the gamers who would love the liberty and thriller we tried to create,” Lyu stated. “However [nine] million gamers in two weeks … that quantity has actually blown all our inner expectations out of the water. The temper within the studio is tough to place into phrases. There’s undoubtedly delight and excitement–seeing years of arduous work resonate with so many individuals is a sense like no different. However what actually hits us, greater than something, is the sense of duty.”
Lyu continued, saying the 9 million gamers exploring Everstone Studio’s fictionalized Tenth-century China aren’t “only a metric” however “9 million particular person journeys.” Wanting on the participant rely that manner, he advised FRVR that it is “extremely motivating and extremely humbling” for Where Winds Meet to be this common.
“To place it merely, the overwhelming feeling is one in all deep gratitude and a targeted dedication,” Lyu stated. “This unbelievable present of belief is not the tip aim; it is the gas. It is what pushes us to maintain enhancing and increasing this world for everybody. The journey has actually simply begun, and we’re so grateful to have this wonderful group with us.”
Lyu additionally stated that though Where Winds Meet’s monetization could also be considerably ridiculous, the sport is not going to develop into pay-to-win, and the workforce has no plans to pursue every other “aggressive” types of monetization. The one issues you should buy will eternally be cosmetics, one thing Lyu believes provides Everstone Studio a bonus over different free-to-play video games available on the market.
“We should defend our best business advantage–which is providing an expertise free from the constraints of pay-to-win mechanics,” Lyu stated.”Subsequently, with that as our guideline, we see no have to develop into aggressive or introduce statistical benefits sooner or later.”
Where Winds Meet remains to be sitting comfortably on Steam’s most-played games list as of this writing, trailing simply behind Arc Raiders. With a whole lot of hundreds of gamers logging on at any time, Everstone Studio made it clear that when you cheat, you’ll get suspended; the developer already took action against 5,000 accounts for utilizing software program similar to macros and velocity hacking. That stated, gamers are discovering methods to bypass the sport’s myriad programs, similar to tricking the plethora of AI chatbot NPCs to cough up loot and quest objects.
Where Winds Meet is obtainable now on PC and PS5. The open-world Wuxia RPG will make its international Android and iOS debut on December 12, with Everstone Studio posting on X that some 5 million individuals have already pre-registered their units for its imminent launch.