Where Winds Meet marks first anniversary with Hutuo area update
NetEase's free-to-play wuxia RPG adds a new region, three bosses and two board-game modes, with a new martial art due November 26.
NetEase Games released a 1st anniversary update for the global version of Where Winds Meet on November 14, adding a new area, bosses and board-game-style modes, according to automaton-media.com.
The centrepiece is a new area called Hutuo, which brings with it three new bosses: Xiao Han, Bingshen and Yaritsu Afu. The update also adds the Damaqi and Jianghu Yi modes, both built around board-game-style play.
More content is scheduled beyond the anniversary patch. A new martial art, Shuangqiang, is planned for November 26, and a new weapon, Panlonggun, is set for a future update that NetEase has not dated.
Where Winds Meet is free to play on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, and on PS5. The game was announced in 2022 and launched in China on December 27, 2024; the global service opened on November 15, 2025, and recorded over 250,000 concurrent players on Steam shortly after release, according to SteamDB.
Quick answers
When did the Where Winds Meet anniversary update come out?
It was released on November 14 for the global version of the game.
What is included in the Where Winds Meet 1st anniversary update?
The Hutuo area, bosses Xiao Han, Bingshen and Yaritsu Afu, and the Damaqi and Jianghu Yi board-game-style modes.
When does the Shuangqiang martial art arrive in Where Winds Meet?
Shuangqiang is planned for November 26. A new weapon, Panlonggun, is planned for a future update without a set date.