Xbox Game Pass Ultimatehas added another day-one title,Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, to its ever-growing content catalog. This is the 16th game to reach the subscription service in July 2025, as well as the 94th newXbox Game Passrelease since the beginning of the year.
Developed by Chinese studio Lenzee Games,Wuchang: Fallen Feathersis a soulslike RPG set in 17th-century China, which would be the final years of the Ming dynasty. The titular Wuchang is an amnesiac pirate grappling with the Feathering Disease, a deadly illness that drives its victims mad. First announced in September 2021,Wuchang: Fallen Featherswas confirmed as a day-one Xbox Game Pass titleduring the June 2024 Xbox Games Showcase. It locked down a release date at the end of April 2025.
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Day-one release.
The initial wave ofWuchang: Fallen Feathersreviewsis generally positive, though not overwhelmingly so. The ARPG holds a “Strong” rating on OpenCritic, with an average score of 75 and a 70% reviewer recommendation rate. This placesWuchang: Fallen Feathersin the 63rd percentile of all games scored on the aggregator platform. Critics praised the game’s fast-paced combat and weapon-switching fluidity, as well as its Madness system, which was characterized as a unique twist on the soulslike concept of death. Instead of losing all experience upon dying, Wuchang loses only an amount proportional to her Madness rating. Madness also increases both damage dealt and received. When the meter is maxed out and the protagonist dies, an evil doppelgänger tries to prevent her from reclaiming lost resources.
On the other hand, some reviewers criticized the game for feeling too derivative and failing to meaningfully develop the ailing hero and amnesiac tropes it leans into. While soulslikes are typically known for their difficulty,Wuchangwas widely described as inconsistent in that regard, featuring fights that feel both too easy and overly hard relative to the rest of the game. Regardless, game difficulty is inherently subjective, so individual experiences withWuchangwill likely vary.
When Will Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Come to Xbox Game Pass Standard?
Being a day-one release,Wuchang: Fallen Feathersis not available on Xbox Game Pass Standard as of now. Historical precedent suggests that Lenzee’s latest title will most likely be added to the Standard-tier library between January and July 2026. In the meantime, onefinal day-one release is set to reach Xbox Game Pass this July, with the early access version ofGrounded 2being scheduled to materialize on the 29th.
