To call Where Winds Meet a huge game is an understatement. It's an MMO-lite set in a world full of fun stuff to discover, from minigames to secret areas and lot of other interesting encounters. With a game world this big, it'd be no surprise if players miss some things as they're adventuring. This list covers a bunch of interactions, encounters, and fun facts about Where Winds Meet that fans might have overlooked during their dive into the martial arts world.
Best Starting Weapons in Where Winds Meet
You can choose one of four starting weapons in Where Winds Meet, and they all have very different roles and movesets.
1 You Can Pet the Cats
Cute, but Also Practical
Cats can be found randomly throughout the world of Where Winds Meet, and thankfully, players can pet them as much as they want. This isn't just here for show, though, as petting cats actually benefits players by increasing their Elegance stat. Showing some love to the kitties of the Jianghu is a practical endeavor that ultimately contributes to a character's growth.
Not only that, but petting a cat in Where Winds Meet also increases the Exploration Progress for that region. It's not the best way to increase Exploration Progress, but it's something to consider.
2 Fishing With Tai Chi
Ditch the Fishing Rods
As one would expect, fish can be used as ingredients for a variety of food items in Where Winds Meet. Normally, players would have to catch fish the old-fashioned way by using a fishing rod, but since every player here is a martial arts master in their own right, they can instead use the Tai Chi skill to gather a bunch of fish without having to sit through a minigame.
Simply stand on the shallows of a river and use the Tai Chi skill. Doing so will blast the water with force, causing a whole bunch of fish to pop out. This is an extremely convenient technique for players who want to keep their stock of food high.
3 Self-Healing Health and Injuries
No Medicine, No Problem
Speaking of fish and food, players can refill their health bars while not in combat by eating food items. These are automatically consumed outside a fight, and they're great for saving resources. Different types of food have varying levels of healing, but the stronger ones tend to be harder or more expensive to make.
Self-healing an injury in Where Winds Meet is also possible, but the game doesn't tell anyone what they need to do to clear those negative status effects from themselves. Some injuries do give players clues, though, and one can always just guess. For example, sprains and mental breakdowns can be healed by standing in water, while hangovers and alcohol poisoning go away by themselves if given enough time.
4 Don't Recycle Antiques
They're Plenty Valuable
While doing side quests in Where Winds Meet, players might obtain seemingly weak or useless items. There's a pretty good chance that these items are actually Antiques, and they're far from being trash items. Once players reach Level 5 Exploration in a region, they'll receive an item that can be used to discover clues about Antiques these items.
The game is a bit cryptic about what these Antiques are truly for, but in-game menus say that players can gain power from that. It's not quite clear how power can be gained from Antiques, but for now, players should avoid selling or recycling these items as they play the game.
5 Ghostlight Market Secret Area
Shady, Spooky, and Literally Haunted
Ghostlight Market is one of the hidden areas in Where Winds Meet that players can reach by exploring Kaifeng City, or by getting themselves human-trafficked by a bunch of bandits while doing a bounty board quest from the Riverside Station village in southwestern Qianghe. This is black market-type area where plenty of shady people gather, and during the wee hours of the morning, it becomes a literal ghost town.
There are plenty of goodies to be found in Ghostlight Market, such as a number of chests and the Sword Horizon Inner Way for the Strategic Sword. Players will need to wear a mask if they want to buy anything from the merchants there, because even criminals have rules that they follow.
6 Unlockable Weapon Skills
Make Your Martial Arts Even Fancier
Inner Ways are passive perks that drastically affect how players fight in Where Winds Meet. Some of these give fairly basic stat bumps, while others give weapons additional moves and powerful new effects. For instance, the aforementioned Sword Horizon Inner Way for the Strategic Sword will let players do follow-up attacks after using abilities or charged heavy attacks.
Granted, not all weapon-related Inner Ways grant new moves, but they always give weapons significant upgrades. Players should prioritize getting Inner Ways for their main weapons if they want to get the most out of them.
7 Make World Bosses Easier
Calm Those Demons Down
There's an item called the Bell of Demoncalm, which can be used to make world boss fights easier. To use it, players will first need to complete a side quest in Where Winds Meet. Once that quest is complete, all the world bosses (at least in the Qinghe region) will become a bit less overbearing than they normally would be.
Of course, players who are good enough at the game's combat system will probably not need to get the Bell of Demoncalm, but for everyone who has been having trouble with the bosses, this is something worth considering.
8 Flying and Super Sprinting
Swift as a Coursing River
Where Winds Meet wouldn't be a Wuxia game if it didn't have over-the-top combat and movement. Players can both fly and run incredibly fast once they've unlocked some skills, though they probably won't be available until after a few hours of gameplay.
Flying is done by getting the Meteor Flight skill from a fisherman in Qinghe, while super-sprinting (officially named Wallstride - Shadowdash) can be done by submitting enough Oddities to Qi Sheng near the General's Shrine. Before players can use either of these, they'll need to get the Afterglow Pendant by reaching Exploration Rank 4 in Qinghe. To use these abilities in Kaifeng, players will need to level up their Exploration Progress in that region again.
9 Super Goose Companion
The Force of a Great Typhoon
Players can summon companions to help them out in boss fights, and one such companion includes a particularly deadly goose. Just north of the Wayfarer near Heaven's Pier is an islet, and on it is a goose that will absolutely demolish players who try to get near it. The goose counts as an enemy, and to beat it, players will need to use Tai Chi and throw it into the water.
Beating the goose unlocks Giant Goose as a companion for boss fights. Its role is to deal a chunk of damage to a boss' health and Qi bars before dipping out of the fight shortly after. This little troublemaker isn't the most reliable of companions, but it might just give players the edge they need to win a fight.
10 Movie References
Absolute Cinema
Where Winds Meet has quite a few references to famous Wuxia and martial arts films from 90's Hong Kong cinema. The Leaping Toad and Guardian Palm skills, for example, are identical to the techniques seen in Kung Fu Hustle, while many of the game's elements give off some serious Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon vibes.
Also, the motion-captured fight scenes in Where Winds Meet were made in collaboration with Hong Kong cinema legend Stephen Tung Wai, a nine-time award-winning fight choreographer, which explains why all the cutscenes in the game are all so good.
Where Winds Meet
- Released
- November 14, 2025
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- Teen / Use of Alcohol, Violence, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Everstone Studios
- Publisher(s)
- NetEase, Inc.
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Full
- Cross Save
- Yes
- Number of Players
- Single-player
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- November 14, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- November 14, 2025
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG, Wuxia, Open-World
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PC, Android, iOS
- OpenCritic Rating
- Fair
- How Long To Beat
- 13 hours
