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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Clocks Up 114,000+ Concurrent Player Peak On Launch Day, But Reports Of Poor Performance Dominate Player Reviews
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 67983" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/05/02/wuchangfallenfeatherstrailer-ign-blogroll-1746210621538.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/games/wuchang-fallen-feathers" target="_blank"><u>Wuchang: Fallen Feathers</u></a> has launched to 114,000+ concurrent players on Steam, making it one of the biggest launches for a non-FromSoftware Soulslike game yet.</p><p></p><p>It's currently the eighth biggest game on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/charts/mostplayed/" target="_blank"><u>Steam by concurrent player count</u></a>, smashing through the 100,000 concurrent player barrier and clocking up 114,132 players in the last 24 hours. By comparison, and according to data supplied by SteamDB, <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/lies-of-p" target="_blank"><u>Lies of P</u></a>'s highest concurrent peak is a little over 30,000 players, <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/lords-of-the-fallen" target="_blank"><u>Lords of the Fallen</u></a> is 43,075 players, and <a href="https://v" target="_blank"><u>The First Berserker: Khazan</u></a> is just shy of 33,000.</p><p></p><p>Concurrent players isn't the only metric we should use when measuring how successful a game is, of course, but it's a good starting point, even though it doesn't account for players on other platforms.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Despite the launch-day success, however, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers originally released to 'overwhelming negative' user reviews on Steam but has since upgraded to 'mostly negative' as players report issues with "<a href="https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198992555658/recommended/2277560/" target="_blank"><u>extremely awful performance</u></a>," a "<a href="https://steamcommunity.com/id/wakeupneo/recommended/2277560/" target="_blank"><u>completely lifeless</u></a>" main character, and "<a href="https://steamcommunity.com/app/2277560/reviews/?browsefilter=toprated&snr=1_5_100010_#scrollTop=5435.5" target="_blank"><u>clunky</u></a>" combat and gameplay. At the time of writing, just 21% of the 6,500+ reviews left on Steam are positive.</p><p></p><p>"Wanted to give this game a good chance. I was excited for this. I had seen the mostly negative rating and checked the concerns and I can say now that as of this moment, they are correct," <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/app/2277560/reviews/?browsefilter=toprated&snr=1_5_100010_#scrollTop=5435.5" target="_blank"><u>wrote</u></a> one reviewer. "The game has some massive performance issues. I tried just playing because sometimes gameplay can more than make up for lacking in other areas. I was unfortunately not able to see much of the combat. I did fight the opening tutorial boss, I did fight through a few camps of enemies, and, at one point, during the boss fight, I was enjoying it and having fun. I was unable to experience more of that due to the overshadowing performance issues."</p><p></p><p>"UE5 games is [sic] a hit or miss when it comes to performance, and in this case it's a miss unfortunately (at least for my system)," added <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/id/onyotato/recommended/2277560/" target="_blank"><u>another</u></a>. "This game needs a free demo for this exact reason."</p><p></p><p>It's not all bad, though. "I'm one of the lucky ones: the game runs fine on my machine. No crashes, no stutters, no slideshow combat," said a <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198382696571/recommended/2277560/" target="_blank"><u>happier</u></a> reviewer. "And that makes one thing crystal clear — Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is being unfairly crucified by players with garbage PCs and zero optimization knowledge."</p><p></p><p>Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a Soulslike action-RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty. You play as a mysterious warrior afflicted by a horrific feather disease, who uncovers hidden secrets and battles supernatural enemies in an ancient empire teetering on the edge of collapse.</p><p></p><p>"Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is yet another great Soulslike to add to the ever-increasing pile, featuring excellent combat, wonderful level design, an incredible skill tree, and fearsome bosses," IGN wrote in our <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/wuchang-fallen-feathers-review" target="_blank">Wuchang: Fallen Feathers review</a>, which returned an 8/10 score. "Just watch out for some steep difficulty dips and spikes, and a reliance on cheap-feeling 'gotcha!' ambushes."</p><p></p><p>Wuchang: Fallen Feathers released earlier today, July 24, 2025, for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-picks-up-wuchang-fallen-feathers-for-day-one-xbox-game-pass-launch" target="_blank"><u>Microsoft has also brought it to Game Pass day one</u></a> for those subscribed to the <a href="https://www.ign.com/tech/xbox-game-pass" target="_blank"><u>Ultimate tier</u></a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social" target="_blank"><em>BlueSky</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/wuchang-fallen-feathers-clocks-up-114000-concurrent-player-peak-on-launch-day-but-reports-of-poor-performance-dominate-player-reviews" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 67983, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/05/02/wuchangfallenfeatherstrailer-ign-blogroll-1746210621538.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/wuchang-fallen-feathers'][U]Wuchang: Fallen Feathers[/U][/URL] has launched to 114,000+ concurrent players on Steam, making it one of the biggest launches for a non-FromSoftware Soulslike game yet. It's currently the eighth biggest game on [URL='https://store.steampowered.com/charts/mostplayed/'][U]Steam by concurrent player count[/U][/URL], smashing through the 100,000 concurrent player barrier and clocking up 114,132 players in the last 24 hours. By comparison, and according to data supplied by SteamDB, [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/lies-of-p'][U]Lies of P[/U][/URL]'s highest concurrent peak is a little over 30,000 players, [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/lords-of-the-fallen'][U]Lords of the Fallen[/U][/URL] is 43,075 players, and [URL='https://v'][U]The First Berserker: Khazan[/U][/URL] is just shy of 33,000. Concurrent players isn't the only metric we should use when measuring how successful a game is, of course, but it's a good starting point, even though it doesn't account for players on other platforms. Despite the launch-day success, however, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers originally released to 'overwhelming negative' user reviews on Steam but has since upgraded to 'mostly negative' as players report issues with "[URL='https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198992555658/recommended/2277560/'][U]extremely awful performance[/U][/URL]," a "[URL='https://steamcommunity.com/id/wakeupneo/recommended/2277560/'][U]completely lifeless[/U][/URL]" main character, and "[URL='https://steamcommunity.com/app/2277560/reviews/?browsefilter=toprated&snr=1_5_100010_#scrollTop=5435.5'][U]clunky[/U][/URL]" combat and gameplay. At the time of writing, just 21% of the 6,500+ reviews left on Steam are positive. "Wanted to give this game a good chance. I was excited for this. I had seen the mostly negative rating and checked the concerns and I can say now that as of this moment, they are correct," [URL='https://steamcommunity.com/app/2277560/reviews/?browsefilter=toprated&snr=1_5_100010_#scrollTop=5435.5'][U]wrote[/U][/URL] one reviewer. "The game has some massive performance issues. I tried just playing because sometimes gameplay can more than make up for lacking in other areas. I was unfortunately not able to see much of the combat. I did fight the opening tutorial boss, I did fight through a few camps of enemies, and, at one point, during the boss fight, I was enjoying it and having fun. I was unable to experience more of that due to the overshadowing performance issues." "UE5 games is [sic] a hit or miss when it comes to performance, and in this case it's a miss unfortunately (at least for my system)," added [URL='https://steamcommunity.com/id/onyotato/recommended/2277560/'][U]another[/U][/URL]. "This game needs a free demo for this exact reason." It's not all bad, though. "I'm one of the lucky ones: the game runs fine on my machine. No crashes, no stutters, no slideshow combat," said a [URL='https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198382696571/recommended/2277560/'][U]happier[/U][/URL] reviewer. "And that makes one thing crystal clear — Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is being unfairly crucified by players with garbage PCs and zero optimization knowledge." Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a Soulslike action-RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty. You play as a mysterious warrior afflicted by a horrific feather disease, who uncovers hidden secrets and battles supernatural enemies in an ancient empire teetering on the edge of collapse. "Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is yet another great Soulslike to add to the ever-increasing pile, featuring excellent combat, wonderful level design, an incredible skill tree, and fearsome bosses," IGN wrote in our [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/wuchang-fallen-feathers-review']Wuchang: Fallen Feathers review[/URL], which returned an 8/10 score. "Just watch out for some steep difficulty dips and spikes, and a reliance on cheap-feeling 'gotcha!' ambushes." Wuchang: Fallen Feathers released earlier today, July 24, 2025, for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-picks-up-wuchang-fallen-feathers-for-day-one-xbox-game-pass-launch'][U]Microsoft has also brought it to Game Pass day one[/U][/URL] for those subscribed to the [URL='https://www.ign.com/tech/xbox-game-pass'][U]Ultimate tier[/U][/URL]. [I]Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at [/I][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social'][I]BlueSky[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/wuchang-fallen-feathers-clocks-up-114000-concurrent-player-peak-on-launch-day-but-reports-of-poor-performance-dominate-player-reviews"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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