Finally, the promising action RPG Where Winds Meet is coming to the West. The RPG has been available in China for quite some time. In a new video, a user showcases an innovative feature.
What is Where Winds Meet? Where Winds Meet is an open-world RPG that relies on an action combat system. Fitting to the setting in the 10th century in China, the free game incorporates Chinese martial arts and various roles that players can take on. Where Winds Meet sounds quite ambitious:
- There will be an extensive story that can be played together or solo.
- A multiplayer mode.
- Elements typically found in MMOs (such as housing, guilds, world bosses).
- A massive open world with many gameplay possibilities.
- Players can freely interact with many NPCs, thanks to AI, characters respond appropriately to your remarks.
The game was already released in China in December 2024 and the mobile version, which was released a month later, managed to earn over 1.4 million US dollars in just three days. As we reported on August 22, 2025, the game is said to have attracted over 15 million players in China.
On November 14, Where Winds Meet is finally set to be released in the West as well. In a video on X, a user already showcased an innovative feature that allows you to create your own emotes.
Dances like in Fortnite and you only need a video
What kind of feature is this? On X, user @lofi_lover0930 posted a video of a dance feature in the game from the Chinese version. He explains that you can upload a 15-second clip into the game, and your character will mimic the movements from it. In his video, he shows a TikTok clip and his game character performing the dance.
In another video (source: x.com), he shows how to upload the video. In the Chinese mobile version, it seems he navigates to a dance feature in the menu. There, there is an upload function. He selects a clip, uploads it, and shortly after, his character performs the dance. You can thus record your own dances and see them realized as emotes in the game.
Even X user @Reschiie demonstrates an example of this in his video. The music from the clip is even played, and his character dances to the song Soda Pop
from the movie KPop Demon Hunters.
The impressive part is the animation itself, as it looks quite good. Only the facial animations are not always appealing. How exactly the feature works technically is unclear, but it could provide players with nearly endless possibilities to interact with their characters.
Is Where Winds Meet the first game with such a feature? No. As The Game Post reported on October 24, 2025, the Destiny spin-off Destiny Rising has a similar feature. In this shooter, you can also turn videos into in-game dances.
More than just dances
The dances in Where Winds Meet are just a small part of the very ambitious project from China. On November 7, 2025, there was a nearly 1-hour stream on the Where Winds Meet YouTube channel, where various aspects of the game were introduced. Among other things, the following aspects were presented:
- Various weapons (sword, dual swords, spears, MO blades, fans, umbrellas, a rope weapon)
- Combat system
- A specific boss fight
- Aspects of the story
- Side activities like fishing
Despite its many single-player contents, the title possesses many MMORPG elements and aims to function as a service game. MyMMO editor and MMORPG expert Karsten took a closer look at it: Where Winds Meet: How much MMORPG is in the new mega-hit from China?
