Where Winds Meet is a free open-world wuxia action RPG developed by Everstone Studio and published by NetEase Games for PC, PS5, Xbox and mobile. You master martial arts in ancient China, follow a long story and choose solo, co-op or online play. Winning means clearing story and bosses, or beating players in arenas.
What is Where Winds Meet?
Where Winds Meet is an open-world action RPG in the wuxia style, developed by Everstone Studio in Hangzhou and published by NetEase Games. It launched worldwide on PC and PS5 on November 14, 2025, reached iOS and Android on December 12, 2025, and arrived on Xbox Series X|S on June 7, 2026. It is free to play, with mostly cosmetic purchases, and supports cross-play and shared progress across platforms.
The story is set in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era. You play a young sword fighter who learns martial arts, explores cities and wilderness, and gets pulled into the politics of a divided land. The Hidden Mountain update in July 2026 opened a new region and began the game's 2.0 era, and version 2.2 on September 16, 2026 brought that story arc to its finale. Our Where Winds Meet 2026 guide covers the current content.
| Fact | Details |
|---|---|
| Developer | Everstone Studio |
| Publisher | NetEase Games |
| Global release | November 14, 2025 (PC, PS5) |
| Platforms | PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, Android |
| Price model | Free to play, mostly cosmetic purchases |
| Genre | Open-world wuxia action RPG |
| Latest version | 2.2 (September 16, 2026) |
What is the objective of Where Winds Meet?
The main objective is to follow the story through each region, grow your character's level and martial arts, and become strong enough for the hardest bosses and dungeons. Many players also chase personal goals such as collecting outfits, mastering a weapon style or climbing the arena.
One session might mean a story chapter, some exploration and puzzles, a weekly dungeon with friends or a few arena rounds. You can switch between solo, co-op and the shared online world at any time, and your character keeps the same progress in all three.
How do you win a match in Where Winds Meet?
Much of the game is PvE, where "winning" means clearing a boss, a dungeon or a story chapter. Breakthrough challenges and weekly dungeons give you harder goals to beat. PvP is optional, and that is where wins and losses are tracked.
| Mode | Team size | How you win |
|---|---|---|
| Story and exploration | Solo or co-op | Finish quests and defeat chapter bosses |
| Dungeons and world bosses | Co-op team | Defeat the boss with your group |
| 1v1 arena | 1 vs 1 | Win two of three rounds by draining the rival's health or leading on health at time |
| 3v3 team arena | 3 vs 3 | Defeat the opposing team in a single round |
| Dust-Crossing Ruins | Solo or trio | Gather loot and extract alive in a PvPvE match |
Arena PvP unlocks at level 22. You can also toggle a PvP flag to fight other flagged players in the open world.
How does ranked or progression work?
Progress comes from your character level, gear and martial art skills. Breakthrough challenges are one of the main progression steps, and our breakthrough guide walks through them. Arena results feed into a separate PvP standing. You can find every article we have on the Where Winds Meet guides hub.
Beginner tips to win more
- Start in solo mode to learn the story and combat at your own pace.
- Pick one weapon style and learn its combos and parries before switching.
- Practice parry timing on regular enemies; it decides most boss and arena fights.
- Clear breakthroughs as soon as you can so your level does not stall.
- Team up for weekly dungeons; co-op rewards are better than solo ones.
- Try the arena only after you are comfortable with dodges and counters.
- In the extraction mode, leave early with good loot rather than risking it all.
- Read each version's notes, since new regions and modes change what is worth doing.
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| Service | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Where Winds Meet Story Completion | Story chapters completed. | From $5 |
| Where Winds Meet Leveling | Character levels gained. | From $15 |
| Where Winds Meet Breakthrough Clear | Breakthrough challenges cleared. | From $6 |
| Where Winds Meet Weekly Dungeon & Sword Trial Carry | Weekly dungeon and Sword Trial runs. | From $12 |
| Where Winds Meet Arena Rating Boost | Help raising your arena rating. | From $9 |
| Where Winds Meet Coaching | Live coaching on combat and PvP. | From $19 |
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Where Winds Meet FAQ
Is Where Winds Meet free to play?
Yes. Where Winds Meet is free on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, iOS and Android. NetEase Games sells mainly cosmetic appearances, and the developers have said they want to avoid pay-to-win items. You can play the story, the open world and the multiplayer modes without paying, and progress carries across platforms.
Can you play Where Winds Meet solo?
Yes. The game has a solo mode where you follow the story, explore and fight bosses on your own, with NPC helpers in some boss fights. You can switch to co-op or the shared online world at any time without losing progress, because every mode uses the same character. Some activities, like guild events and PvP, need other players.
How does PvP work in Where Winds Meet?
PvP is optional and unlocks at level 22. The 1v1 arena is played as best of three rounds, and you take a round by dropping your opponent to zero health or having more health left when time runs out. There is also a 3v3 team arena, and open-world PvP for players who switch their PvP flag on. Version 2.2 added an extraction mode with PvPvE fights.
What is the Dust-Crossing Ruins mode?
Dust-Crossing Ruins is a wuxia extraction mode added with version 2.2 in September 2026. You go in alone or as a team of three, gather loot while fighting enemies and other players, and only keep what you carry out. It is the closest thing the game has to a match with a clear win: getting out alive with your haul.
What is the latest Where Winds Meet update?
As of October 2026 the latest major patch is version 2.2, released on September 16, 2026. It brought the Hidden Mountain story to its climax, added two new campaigns and two world bosses, and opened the Dust-Crossing Ruins extraction mode a week later. The Hidden Mountain region itself arrived in July 2026 as the start of the game's 2.0 era.
What does winning mean in Where Winds Meet?
Most of the game is PvE, so winning means beating the story, clearing tougher bosses and dungeons, and growing your martial arts. In PvP it is literal: winning arena rounds or escaping the extraction mode with loot. Many players mix both, using the open world for progress and the arena as a test of skill.
New directions: Where Winds Meet Dungeons and Sword Trials Guide (2026) and all raid and dungeon guides.
Sources: Wikipedia: Where Winds Meet, RPGamer: Hidden Mountain update, Version 2.2 overview, Icy Veins: solo, co-op and MMO modes, BlueStacks: PvP guide.