Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a Soulslike RPG that's coming to Xbox Game Pass — after playing it, I still have these concerns

A water-dwelling boss in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.

Wrapping up my Summer Game Fest 2025 coverage, I have to share some thoughts on Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, an action role-playing game from developer Leenzee and publisher 505 Games.

I played Wuchang: Fallen Feathers for about an hour in L.A., taking on some of the bosses and exploring the team's fantastical take on Ming dynasty China. Overall, it's an interesting experience, though even by the genre's standards, I found it to be brutally punishing, with some fights that punished the tiniest mistake.

First revealed during 2024's Xbox Games Showcase, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is explicitly described by the developer and publisher as a "Soulslike" title, taking heavy inspiration from FromSoftware's Dark Souls trilogy and 2022 masterpiece, Elden Ring.