Where Winds Meet Announces Release Window and Beta Test Details

Where Winds Meet has been confirmed to be released on PC and PS5 later in 2025, with closed playtests set to take place in May. Backed by publisher NetEase Games, Where Winds Meet is a historical action RPG from a Chinese developer, Everstone Studio.

Apart from titles like 2024’s Black Myth: Wukong and the forthcoming Phantom Blade Zero, Where Winds Meet is another big release from the Chinese gaming industry and has been hotly anticipated since first being revealed in 2022. It follows the story of a young martial artist as he ventures across a diverse open-world map of 10th-century China set during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. In addition to role-playing elements, the action-adventure title also packs an emphasis on Chinese martial arts-inspired combat. In December 2024, Where Winds Meet came out on PC in China exclusively, which was followed by the launch of its mobile port in the same region in January. The devs have now finally shed light on their plans for the historical title’s arrival in other countries.

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After Where Winds Meet‘s strong China launch, it is poised to roll out worldwide across PC and PlayStation in 2025, per an official Twitter announcement. In another post, it was shared that the game’s closed beta tests, whose registrations are open from April 10 to May 15, will be conducted on both the target platforms from May 16 to May 19. It’s important to note that these playtests will be limited to players in the US, Canada, Japan, and South Korea, and there will be no data carry-over from the beta version to the full version of Where Winds Meet. Since these are closed playtests, players will have to sign up for access and wait for an email confirmation before they can try out the game. Moreover, players can also earn in-game items as rewards for completing certain tasks or via a lucky draw, as mentioned on the registration page. Together with this information, a new trailer surfaced that showed various glimpses of the in-game world and the combat.

Where Winds Meet Closed Beta Schedule

• From May 16, 6 AM ET till May 19, 6 AM ET

The latest update from Everstone Studio is certainly relieving news for those who have been eagerly waiting to play Where Winds Meet. Getting a better idea about the game’s worldwide release plans understandably saves the community from falling victim to possible speculation. After the playtests in May, it may be fair to expect more details about the game to be doled out in the build-up to its launch.

Judging by the encouraging China launch for Where Winds Meet, fans may expect to witness something similar when the game rolls out globally. However, it will be interesting to see how it fares compared to other major releases from China-based developers, such as Black Myth: Wukong.

Where Winds Meet

Released

December 27, 2024

Developer(s)

Everstone Studios

Publisher(s)

NetEase, Inc.

Engine

Proprietary