Where Winds Meet is definitely one of the more popular games of 2025. But what makes it so successful and where are the pitfalls? Our MMORPG expert Karsten has taken a close look at the game in the GameStar Talk.
Who is joining the GameStar Talk and what is it about? In the latest GameStar Talk, GameStar host Lea Herfurtner, GameStar editor Jonas Gössling, and MeinMMO senior and MMORPG expert Karsten Scholz take a detailed look at the new role-playing hit from China.
Where Winds Meet is a free-to-play action RPG with MMORPG elements and a huge open world that is hard to summarize fittingly in short. The game enjoys great popularity and is almost too extensive to be a free-to-play title.
In the talk, the three discuss what makes the game so successful and focus mainly on the following points:
- Implementation of the Wuxia genre in the game
- Volume of features and difficulty of entry
- Monetization and time limitations
- Use of AI and unique features
You can watch the entire talk here:
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So popular is Where Winds Meet
Where Winds Meet has been in the Steam charts since its release on November 14, 2025, and recently reached an all-time high of 251,008 concurrent players on November 23 (see SteamDB, as of December 3, 2025, 11:15 AM). And these are just the numbers from Steam.
The game is also available for PS5, the Epic Games Store, and via an official launcher, so the total player counts are significantly higher. As the team of Where Winds Meet announced on November 23, the game hit a total player count of around 9 million across all platforms in the first two weeks after release.
On Steam, the game currently holds a rating of “Very Positive” with around 43,562 reviews, of which 88% are positive (see Steam, as of December 3, 2025, 11:30 AM). On December 12, a mobile version will also be available in the West, allowing you to dive into the Wuxia world of Where Winds Meet with Android or iOS devices.
Where Winds Meet is not only a very extensive single-player experience, but also offers some social features and MMO content. But how much MMORPG is actually in it? MMORPG expert Karsten has examined this for you in his article: Where Winds Meet: How much MMORPG is in the new mega hit from China?
