{"id":1906545,"date":"2026-04-28T09:56:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1906545"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:56:27","slug":"wuchang-fallen-feathers-might-have-a-future-with-western-publisher-swooping-in-to-buy-rights-after-its-dev-was-shut-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1906545","title":{"rendered":"Wuchang: Fallen Feathers might have a future, with western publisher swooping in to buy rights after its dev was shut down"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/wuchang-fallen-feathers\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Wuchang: Fallen Feathers<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Wuchang: Fallen Feathers might have a future, with western publisher swooping in to buy rights after its dev was shut down<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Birds of a\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/wuchang-fallen-feathers-commander-honglan.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"wuchang fallen feathers commander honglan\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"wuchang-fallen-feathers-commander-honglan.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/505 Games<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-28T09:56:27+00:00\">April 28, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"bd201e33-b8f9-42d3-8d97-660bfb477853\" data-name=\"Wuchang: Fallen Feathers\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Wuchang: Fallen Feathers\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Wuchang: Fallen Feathers\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Wuchang: Fallen Feathers\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Wuchang: Fallen Feathers\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Wuchang: Fallen Feathers\" title=\"Follow Wuchang: Fallen Feathers\"><br \/>\n  Follow Wuchang: Fallen Feathers<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/wuchang-fallen-feathers\">Wuchang: Fallen Feathers<\/a>, the popular Chinese Soulslike released in July 2025, has had its intellectual property rights fully acquired by Italian games publisher\/developer Digital Bros for roughly \u20ac4m.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Securing the IP will enhance the Group&#8217;s ability to make timely decisions regarding its future development and related investments&#8221; Digital Bros announced,  indicating the game may have a future after all \u2013 something that was far from certain, given the fate of its developer.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Wuchang: Fallen Feathers - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M5dokBB6mVc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/M5dokBB6mVc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Wuchang: Fallen Feathers &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the launch trailer for Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M5dokBB6mVc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wuchang: Fallen Feathers had a successful launch, <a href=\"https:\/\/alineaanalytics.com\/blog\/wuchang-fallen-feathers\/\">according to industry analysis at the time<\/a>, though in the following months <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wuchang-fallen-feathers-development-team-disbanded\">developer Chengdu Lingzee was closed<\/a>, reportedly due to the departure of key senior staff and the remaining team&#8217;s rejection of a pivot to becoming a support studio.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalbros-com.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026.04.27-Digital-Bros-acquires-Wuchang-IP-rights_cript.pdf\">in a press release<\/a> published on the Digital Bros website, the terms of the agreement have been laid out for the public. Digital Bros will now earn all revenue generated from Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and all future decisions will be made by Digital Bros when it comes to the game&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p>The press release reads: &#8220;The Transaction secures full ownership of the IP for the Group, enabling full retention of the value generated throughout its lifecycle and eliminating any future royalty obligations to the developer. The total consideration amounts to RMB 32 million (approximately Euro 4 million), that will be funded through the Group&#8217;s available credit lines.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This deal has also provided some insight into how well Wuchang: Fallen Feathers performed during its initial launch, as well as its continued popularity in the months following. According to the press release, the game was among Steam&#8217;s Top Sellers list at launch, reaching over 130,000 concurrent players. It sold more than 1m copies, generating \u20ac30m, which Digital Bros says: &#8220;[confirms] the strength of the product and its long-term potential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Digital Bros, the publisher partnered with Chengdu Lingze for the global release of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers through 505 Games, has continued to sweep up an interesting mix of properties over the years, including GhostRunner and GhostRunner 2, the Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons remake, and Indivisible.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So should fans of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers expect anything substantial soon? Probably not, as Digital Bros explained near the conclusion of the press release: &#8220;The Group does not expect the acquisition to have a significant impact on the business outlook for the current fiscal year previously disclosed to the market.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wuchang-fallen-feathers-review\">Eurogamer reviewer<\/a> Kaan Serin described Wuchang: Fallen Feathers as &#8220;Soulslike comfort food&#8221;, writing much of the games competency as a fun action game, but one that had &#8220;few true surprises&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/wuchang-fallen-feathers\">Wuchang: Fallen Feathers<\/a>, the popular Chinese Soulslike released in July 2025, has had its intellectual property rights fully acquired by Italian games publisher\/developer Digital Bros for roughly \u20ac4m.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Securing the IP will enhance the Group&#8217;s ability to make timely decisions regarding its future development and related investments&#8221; Digital Bros announced,  indicating the game may have a future after all \u2013 something that was far from certain, given the fate of its developer.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Wuchang: Fallen Feathers - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M5dokBB6mVc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/M5dokBB6mVc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Wuchang: Fallen Feathers &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the launch trailer for Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M5dokBB6mVc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wuchang: Fallen Feathers had a successful launch, <a href=\"https:\/\/alineaanalytics.com\/blog\/wuchang-fallen-feathers\/\">according to industry analysis at the time<\/a>, though in the following months <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wuchang-fallen-feathers-development-team-disbanded\">developer Chengdu Lingzee was closed<\/a>, reportedly due to the departure of key senior staff and the remaining team&#8217;s rejection of a pivot to becoming a support studio.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalbros-com.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026.04.27-Digital-Bros-acquires-Wuchang-IP-rights_cript.pdf\">in a press release<\/a> published on the Digital Bros website, the terms of the agreement have been laid out for the public. Digital Bros will now earn all revenue generated from Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and all future decisions will be made by Digital Bros when it comes to the game&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p>The press release reads: &#8220;The Transaction secures full ownership of the IP for the Group, enabling full retention of the value generated throughout its lifecycle and eliminating any future royalty obligations to the developer. The total consideration amounts to RMB 32 million (approximately Euro 4 million), that will be funded through the Group&#8217;s available credit lines.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This deal has also provided some insight into how well Wuchang: Fallen Feathers performed during its initial launch, as well as its continued popularity in the months following. According to the press release, the game was among Steam&#8217;s Top Sellers list at launch, reaching over 130,000 concurrent players. It sold more than 1m copies, generating \u20ac30m, which Digital Bros says: &#8220;[confirms] the strength of the product and its long-term potential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Digital Bros, the publisher partnered with Chengdu Lingze for the global release of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers through 505 Games, has continued to sweep up an interesting mix of properties over the years, including GhostRunner and GhostRunner 2, the Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons remake, and Indivisible.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So should fans of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers expect anything substantial soon? Probably not, as Digital Bros explained near the conclusion of the press release: &#8220;The Group does not expect the acquisition to have a significant impact on the business outlook for the current fiscal year previously disclosed to the market.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wuchang-fallen-feathers-review\">Eurogamer reviewer<\/a> Kaan Serin described Wuchang: Fallen Feathers as &#8220;Soulslike comfort food&#8221;, writing much of the games competency as a fun action game, but one that had &#8220;few true surprises&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Wuchang: Fallen Feathers might have a future, with western publisher swooping in to buy rights after its dev was shut down Birds of a\u2026 Image credit: Eurogamer\/505 Games News by Connor Makar Staff Writer Published on April 28, 2026 Follow Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, the popular Chinese Soulslike [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-1906545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1906545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906545\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1906545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1906545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1906545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}