Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Dev Admits Performance Issues 'Should Never Have Occurred' 

Earlier today, we reported that Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has opened to 114,000+ concurrent players connected Steam, making it 1 of the biggest launches connected Steam for a non-FromSoftware Soulslike crippled yet.

This milestone comes successful spite of 'mostly negative' connected Steam arsenic players study issues with "extremely atrocious performance," a "completely lifeless" main character, and "clunky" combat and gameplay. At the clip of writing, conscionable 22% of the 9,300+ reviews near are positive.

Developer Leenzee has present issued an update astir the issues, admitting "these problems should ne'er person occurred," adding "we profoundly regret the inconvenience and antagonistic acquisition immoderate players are presently facing."

"We are assured successful the game’s show wrong our recommended spec, but we’re moving connected optimization," the improvement squad said. "We are looking to contented a spot arsenic soon arsenic we can." Players with persistent problems are encouraged to taxable a summons to steadfast 505 Games oregon readjust their settings.

That's not the lone contented the developer is responding to, either.

"We are alert of immoderate pricing anomalies successful immoderate regions. We are presently moving with Steam to reconstruct the close pricing," the squad said, and past addressed a pre-order reward error.

"The basal origin is simply a bug successful the reward organisation for the Standard and Deluxe editions, which prevented players from receiving the close items. We are fixing this contented successful the upcoming patch," Leenzee said. "As a token of our appreciation, we volition springiness each players who acquisition the crippled connected Steam a escaped integer transcript of the archetypal soundtrack. We volition look to process refunds of each those who person already purchased the soundtrack via Steam."

Any players who bought the deluxe variation successful the aboriginal volition besides person "a brand-new exclusive costume," though beryllium diligent — "understand that this whitethorn instrumentality immoderate time."

"We are afloat committed to investigating and resolving these issues arsenic rapidly arsenic possible. Our squad is prioritizing these problems astatine the highest level, striving to hole and grip everything promptly to guarantee you person the champion imaginable gaming experience," the connection concluded.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is simply a Soulslike action-RPG acceptable successful the onshore of Shu during the acheronian and tumultuous precocious Ming Dynasty. You play arsenic a mysterious warrior afflicted by a horrific feather disease, who uncovers hidden secrets and battles supernatural enemies successful an past empire teetering connected the borderline of collapse. We thought it was 'Great,' awarding it 8/10, writing: "Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is yet different large soulslike to adhd to the ever-increasing pile, featuring fantabulous combat, fantastic level design, an unthinkable accomplishment tree, and fearsome bosses. Just ticker retired for immoderate steep trouble dips and spikes, and a reliance connected cheap-feeling "gotcha!" ambushes."

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers was released earlier today, July 24, 2025, for PS5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Microsoft has besides brought it to Game Pass time 1 for those subscribed to the Ultimate tier.

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