Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, a new, good-looking Soulslike, is finally here. Its reviews are also in, both from us and other critics, as well as players themselves. Though it’s looking good as far as the reviews are concerned, player feedback is a bit dicey.
According to Metacritic,Wuchang: Fallen Feathershas “generally favorable” reviews, with an average score of 75. This is by no means a bad score, as it indicates the game is a solid experience, but one you might want to wait for a sale to pick it up.
IGN gave the game an 8, calling it “another great Soulslike” with “excellent combat.”Dualshockers felt it deserved a 9due to its “awesome, gruesome” bosses and fantastic map.TechRadar Gaming, too, gave the game a 9/10and praised it as the “best Soulslike since 2023’sLies of P.”
Not everyone agreed on the game’s quality, though, with the likes ofIGN’s Benelux branch calling the game unoriginal and a failed mimicry of greater stuff, rating it at just 5.5 out of 10.
Our amazing Scott Duwe gave the game a 7.5, praising its combat, builds, and weapon variety, while criticizing its overall clunkiness and lackluster story.
The player base, meanwhile, has review-bombed the game on Steam, citing performance issues as the main reason. It currently sits at just 21 percent positive reviews on Steam, earning the label “Mostly Negative.” This is unsurprising given that the game was developed using the advanced and power-hungry Unreal Engine 5, which has caused a lot of issues in other games as well.
From my playthrough, I felt a few hitches, particularly if upscaling technologies like FSR and similar aren’t enabled (which blurs the screen so bad you don’t even want to play, despite the higher FPS).
Besides performance, the game is getting praise for its gameplay, and itshouldwork fine on your machine so long as it’s new and capable.
