Is Wuthering Waves free to play?

James Busby
Two Wuthering Waves characters

Wuthering Waves is an upcoming anime game but will it be free to play? We’ve got the answer for you right here.

The latest upcoming game that has a similar anime art style to Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail is Wuthering Waves. This is an exciting open world RPG where players can explore a vast open world, use a variety of characters, and battle unique enemies including tough bosses.

The game is coming to iOS, Android, and PC but before you jump in you may want to know if it’s free to play or includes gacha elements. So, we’ve got everything you need to know about if you’ll have to spend any extra cash or not.

Is Wuthering Waves free to play? 

Wuthering Waves character looking at the screen
Wuthering Waves is the next anime-style game to rival Genshin Impact.

Yes, Wuthering Waves will be free to play when it releases. The game is in development for PC, iOS, and Android devices. This means players will be able to download it from the appropriate store page without spending any money. 

However, Wuthering Waves is a gacha game that will feature microtransactions that enable players to purchase premium currency. This currency will be used to purchase the required items needed to use on the gacha system to unlock new characters and weapons. While you will be able to play Wuthering Waves at no extra cost, if you’re keen to get the very best fighters and weapons in the game, you’ll likely need to spend a bit of real world money on the gacha mechanics.

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About The Author

James is Dexerto's Associate Games Editor who joined the website in 2020. He graduated from university with a degree in Journalism, before spending four years freelancing for GamesRadar+, PCGamesN, RPS, LoL Esports, Red Bull Gaming, and many more. You can find him covering everything from CoD, Apex Legends, Genshin Impact, and Monster Hunter. Need to get in touch? Email James at james.busby@dexerto.com.