Highlights

  • Wuthering Waves tops charts in 100 regions post-launch, meeting high expectations of many players.
  • The game has been praised for combat and exploration, as well as the developers' willingness to listen to feedback.
  • Despite technical issues, Kuro Games' daily hotfixes maintain the game's momentum as upcoming updates promise more content.

Less than a week after its highly anticipated launch, Wuthering Waves reached the top of the charts in over 100 regions. With over 30 million players pre-registered before the game's debut, many users expected that Kuro Games' open-world action RPG would become one of the biggest releases for the free-to-play gacha game genre in recent memory. Wuthering Waves has since met those expectations and garnered a sizable fanbase of players, who have endlessly praised the title for its stylish gameplay and smooth exploration mechanics.

While it was only released on May 22, Wuthering Waves has been at the center of the gacha gaming community for quite some time now. Since it was first announced, the title's marketing was predominantly focused on Wuthering Waves' spectacular combat and fast-paced traversal mechanics, which set it apart from its direct competitors. The closed-beta tests additionally fostered even more excitement for its release. Fans praised Kuro Games' latest project and the developers' willingness to listen to their player base's feedback, with the team behind Wuthering Waves even reportedly rewriting most of the script for the game in response to criticisms from the first closed beta test.

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Fortunately for the developers, their work has paid off, as Wuthering Waves now sits at the top of the charts of over 100 territories. The official Wuthering Waves Twitter account confirmed the game's phenomenal launch in a post, which also included a message expressing the heartfelt appreciation of the studio for its fans' continued support. New Wuthering Waves players similarly celebrated the game's success, with users sharing their love for the game and praise for the work done by Kuro Games' developers.

Wuthering Waves Devs Apologize for Shaky Launch

Though the game is an extraordinary triumph for Kuro Games, Wuthering Waves is still dealing with a few hiccups along the road. Hundreds of players previously reported technical issues with everything ranging from graphical textures to overall stability, leading to Kuro Games offering in-game compensation and apologizing for the game's shaky state. Thankfully, developers have also continued to roll out daily hotfixes since release, and Wuthering Waves retains respectable scores of 4.3 and 4.4 stars on the Google Play and App stores respectively.

It remains to be seen how much of its initial player base will stick with Wuthering Waves, but for those who do stay, Kuro Games' open-world gacha game already offers a vast amount of content to keep them engaged. Wuthering Waves' upcoming banners additionally hold the promise of more characters with unique move sets and abilities to keep players engaged, such as the highly anticipated Yinlin who is set to come out on June 12.