Highlights
- Exciting new Soulslike game, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, announced as Day One Xbox Game Pass title in 2025.
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, set in late Ming Dynasty era, offers challenging combat, multiple weapons, and Ornithropy magic.
A brand-new Soulslike, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, was revealed at the Xbox Games Showcase, and will be added as a Day One Xbox Game Pass title in 2025. There were a lot of stirs surrounding Microsoft and Xbox's potential lineup going into Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase. While there were a number of games confirmed for the Xbox Game Pass service at Summer Game Fest, Microsoft was holding its bigger reveals for its own show at Xbox Games Showcase.
The Xbox Games Showcase revealed a number of brand-new titles coming from the publisher. These included new gameplay trailers for new titles like Doom: The Dark Ages and giving fans the first look at previously announced games like the Perfect Dark reboot. Smaller releases, like the dark action Soulslike title, Wuchang: The Fallen Feathers, were also revealed. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, developed by Lenzee Games, was confirmed to be a Day One game on the Xbox Game Pass service.
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The story of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers takes place during China's late Ming Dynasty era, meaning players will meet a variety of historical figures from that time period. Wuchang, a female pirate, wakes up with amnesia. With the plague and monsters spreading all over the country, Wuchang also ends up suffering from the powers of Ornithropy. The trailer states that Fallen Feathers will be coming sometime in 2025.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a Soulslike Set in the Late Ming Dynasty Era
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' announcement trailer kicked off with a dark cinematic of a young woman, the titular Wuchang, fighting a monster who is sitting atop a pile of corpses. However, Wuchang has access to a variety of weapons, including a sword, axe, and spear, with all three weapons being swappable mid-combat. Wuchang also has access to the mysterious magical abilities of Ornithropy, meaning players will also need to focus on magic in this Soulslike to compliment their multiple weapons.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is being touted as offering a challenging combat experience with its multiple weapons and Ornithropy magic system. True to the genre's tradition, Fallen Feathers is a Soulslike that also has emphasis on exploring an interconnected environment. The player will occasionally need to make choices on Wuchang's journey, which will end up being integral to the game's narrative as well. All of this makes Wuchang: Fallen Feathers a promising Soulslike game that will be added to the Xbox Game Pass service.
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