Genshin Impact

This Genshin Impact clone could become HoYoverse’s main competition.

There is no doubt that Genshin Impact conquered everyone since its initial release in 2020, as HoYoverse’s free-to-play open-world RPG boasts millions of daily players across various platforms. Many companies have tried to develop similar titles that could give it competition, but most have failed. However, a new video game known as Wuthering Waves could become Genshin Impact’s new competition in the market.

Can Wuthering Waves dethrone Genshin Impact?

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Wuthering Waves is a new free-to-play open-world RPG being developed (and to be distributed) by Kuro Games, the Chinese company known for creating the action game Punishing: Gray Raven. Since its initial announcement, comparisons with Genshin Impact were inevitable, as it is clear that the successful HoYoverse title was the main inspiration for that new video game. However, Wuthering Waves has some essential features that will clearly help it stand out from other exponents within this competitive genre.

For a start, Wuthering Waves takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which mankind is about to become extinct and there is a plague of powerful monsters everywhere. This game has a strong sci-fi element with quite unique character and enemy designs. This sci-fi story presents a huge contrast to Genshin Impact, which presents a more conventional fantasy adventure. It doesn’t even look similar to other HoYoverse projects, such as Honkai Impact 3rd or Honkai: Star Rail, but has a “dirtier” and darker aesthetic, which complements this post-apocalyptic world perfectly.

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But Wuthering Waves’ sci-fi setting will not only affect its world and aesthetics, it also means that its combat system has the potential to be something really special. The different playable characters will be able to use weapons and tools that we would never see in Genshin Impact, such as laser guns, drones or robots. Kuro Games even remarked that they want to put a greater emphasis on action in this game and, based on the trailers and screenshots they released, we are sure we can expect a fast and dynamic experience with a lot of variety.

Another aspect of Wuthering Waves that Kuro Games has managed to take advantage of is its vast cast of characters. Both the men and women in this title have exceptional designs, and many of the girls have already become the “waifus” of some of the fans. This was surely intentional, as this game will have a strong gacha element, so the more attractive the characters are, the more players will go out of their way to try to obtain them. This is the winning formula that contributed to the huge success of Genshin Impact, so it makes complete sense that Kuro Games is looking to replicate it with Wuthering Waves.

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This all looks interesting, but only one question remains: Will Wuthering Waves become the main competition for Genshin Impact? Obviously, this is something very difficult to predict, especially since this title has not yet been officially released. However, not only has its closed beta been very well received, but Kuro Games has boasted that the final version already has over 30 million pre-registered players before launch. This is a huge number, similar to the number of players who had pre-registered to play Honkai: Star Rail last year.

The task of dethroning Genshin Impact as the #1 open-world action RPG on the planet is nearly impossible, but Wuthering Waves has a good chance of doing so if it plays its cards right. And even if it fails to amass more players, having flashy new competition will motivate HoYoverse to keep adding content and improving its game in various ways, so at the end of the day, the winners are the players. If you’re interested, Wuthering Waves will be released next May 22 and will be available on PC, iOS and Android. Kuro Games also confirmed that they have plans to bring it to consoles like PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in the future.

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