{"id":2062702,"date":"2026-07-26T15:05:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2062702"},"modified":"2026-07-26T15:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:05:53","slug":"wuchang-fallen-feathers-tops-5-million-players-despite-dev-teams-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2062702","title":{"rendered":"Wuchang: Fallen Feathers tops 5 million players despite dev team&#8217;s collapse"},"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 tops 5 million players despite dev team&#8217;s collapse<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Knock me down.<\/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-header.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"wuchang fallen feathers commander honglan header\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"wuchang-fallen-feathers-commander-honglan-header.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=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\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\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-26T15:05:53+00:00\">July 26, 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> has surpassed five million players.<\/p>\n<p>By March 2026, we knew the Wuxia action game had sold over 1 million copies and had enjoyed a pretty successful launch, <a href=\"https:\/\/alineaanalytics.com\/blog\/wuchang-fallen-feathers\/\">according to industry analysts at the time<\/a>. Within months, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wuchang-fallen-feathers-development-team-disbanded\">developer Leenzee&#8217;s core team was seemingly disbanded<\/a>, reportedly due to the departure of key senior staff and the remaining team&#8217;s refusal to become a support studio.<\/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>Wuchang: Fallen Feathers &#8211; Official Launch Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M5dokBB6mVc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the departure of the game&#8217;s key team, however, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wN_GIDA0B8w\">continued to clock up impressive numbers<\/a> with an overall &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2277560\/WUCHANG_Fallen_Feathers\/\">mixed<\/a>&#8216; Steam score and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2277560\/view\/622187705533465166?l=english\">no updates since 20th November, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreibpbliagzhho6elzrtnsqxghp345pr64pip4dtxhmpz7m7shzisty\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"system\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:uxvdusz3e6eqapsbaf7eue5u\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mrenbqxiwk2w\">\n<p lang=\"en\">&#8216;WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers&#8217; surpassed 5M players. The studio got shut down a few months ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:uxvdusz3e6eqapsbaf7eue5u\/post\/3mrenbqxiwk2w?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Knoebel (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:uxvdusz3e6eqapsbaf7eue5u?ref_src=embed\">@knoebel.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:uxvdusz3e6eqapsbaf7eue5u\/post\/3mrenbqxiwk2w?ref_src=embed\">July 24, 2026 at 6:40 AM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wuchang-fallen-feathers-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Wuchang: Fallen Feathers<\/a> review described the game as &#8220;Soulslike comfort food&#8221;, but admitted that the fun action game had &#8220;few true surprises&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Wuchang: Fallen Feathers producer and director Xia Siyuan has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wuchang-fallen-feathers-development-team-disbanded\">since formed a new studio<\/a>, and the intellectual property rights for Wuchang: Fallen Feathers were fully acquired by Italian games publisher\/developer Digital Bros for roughly \u20ac4 million in April.<\/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> has surpassed five million players.<\/p>\n<p>By March 2026, we knew the Wuxia action game had sold over 1 million copies and had enjoyed a pretty successful launch, <a href=\"https:\/\/alineaanalytics.com\/blog\/wuchang-fallen-feathers\/\">according to industry analysts at the time<\/a>. Within months, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wuchang-fallen-feathers-development-team-disbanded\">developer Leenzee&#8217;s core team was seemingly disbanded<\/a>, reportedly due to the departure of key senior staff and the remaining team&#8217;s refusal to become a support studio.<\/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>Wuchang: Fallen Feathers &#8211; Official Launch Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M5dokBB6mVc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the departure of the game&#8217;s key team, however, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wN_GIDA0B8w\">continued to clock up impressive numbers<\/a> with an overall &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2277560\/WUCHANG_Fallen_Feathers\/\">mixed<\/a>&#8216; Steam score and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2277560\/view\/622187705533465166?l=english\">no updates since 20th November, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreibpbliagzhho6elzrtnsqxghp345pr64pip4dtxhmpz7m7shzisty\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"system\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:uxvdusz3e6eqapsbaf7eue5u\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mrenbqxiwk2w\">\n<p lang=\"en\">&#8216;WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers&#8217; surpassed 5M players. The studio got shut down a few months ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:uxvdusz3e6eqapsbaf7eue5u\/post\/3mrenbqxiwk2w?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Knoebel (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:uxvdusz3e6eqapsbaf7eue5u?ref_src=embed\">@knoebel.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:uxvdusz3e6eqapsbaf7eue5u\/post\/3mrenbqxiwk2w?ref_src=embed\">July 24, 2026 at 6:40 AM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wuchang-fallen-feathers-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Wuchang: Fallen Feathers<\/a> review described the game as &#8220;Soulslike comfort food&#8221;, but admitted that the fun action game had &#8220;few true surprises&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Wuchang: Fallen Feathers producer and director Xia Siyuan has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wuchang-fallen-feathers-development-team-disbanded\">since formed a new studio<\/a>, and the intellectual property rights for Wuchang: Fallen Feathers were fully acquired by Italian games publisher\/developer Digital Bros for roughly \u20ac4 million in April.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Wuchang: Fallen Feathers tops 5 million players despite dev team&#8217;s collapse Knock me down. 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