Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Hits Xbox Game Pass Ultimate—Is It the Next Soulslike Gem?

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers just hit Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on day one. Is this soulslike RPG worth your time? Here’s what to expect and how to play.

Another Day-One Drop? Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Isn’t Slowing Down

Alright, Game Pass gang—Wuchang: Fallen Feathers just landed, and it’s got all the makings of a hidden banger or a “meh, maybe later” kind of title. This is the 16th Game Pass drop just this July and the 94th of 2025, so Microsoft clearly isn’t letting up.

Developed by Lenzee Games, a studio out of China, this one’s a soulslike action-RPG set in the dying days of the Ming dynasty. Think feudal vibes with a creepy, cursed twist—your main character, Wuchang, is an amnesiac pirate cursed with a disease that gives you feathers and madness. Yeah. Feathers.

The Details: How to Play Wuchang

You can dive into Wuchang: Fallen Feathers right now if you’re on:

• Xbox Series X/S
  
• PC
  
• Xbox Cloud Gaming (including Xbox One via streaming)
  

It’s available for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers. Standard-tier folks? Sorry, you’re benched for now. But based on typical Game Pass rollout patterns, expect it to hit Standard sometime mid-2026.

Also worth noting—if you’re on the East Coast U.S., you probably saw it unlock a bit early on July 23 at 10pm ET. Midnight launches are for the weak, I guess.

Wuchang’s Combat: Madness in All the Right Ways?

The first wave of reviews is out, and while Wuchang isn’t breaking the internet, it’s doing pretty alright:

• OpenCritic Score: 75 average
  
• Reviewer Recommendation Rate: 70%
  
• Rating: “Strong” (63rd percentile)
  

What Reviewers Like:

• Combat hits fast and hard, with slick weapon switching
  
• The Madness mechanic is a cool twist on traditional soulslike death. Instead of losing everything when you die, you drop a portion tied to your Madness level.
  
• Max out the meter and die? You fight a corrupted doppelgänger to get your stuff back. Yeah, it’s that kind of weird. We dig it.
  

What’s Got Critics Divided:

• Difficulty’s all over the place—some bosses are pushovers, others make you want to uninstall mid-fight.
  
• Story-wise, Wuchang leans hard on “amnesiac hero with a tragic illness,” which feels kinda boilerplate if you’ve played, like… anything in this genre.
  

Should You Download It?

If you:

• Like soulslike games but want a fresh setting and mechanics,
  
• Have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC,
  
• Don’t mind some early jank while the devs (hopefully) patch balance issues…
  

Then yeah, Wuchang’s worth checking out. It’s not the next Elden Ring, but it’s definitely a stylish, ambitious title that’s punching above indie weight.

What Else Is Coming to Xbox Game Pass?

Here’s a sneak peek at some other upcoming drops:

Final Words

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers feels like one of those games that might quietly build a cult following—or just fade into the Game Pass abyss. But it’s stylish, mechanically interesting, and brings something new to the soulslike table, even if it’s not a flawless execution.

At worst? It’s free with Game Pass. At best? You might stumble into your next obsession. Either way, it’s feathered madness and pirate swords until your thumbs give out.

See y’all in the boss room.

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