If you have been sleeping on Where Winds Meet, the wuxia open-world RPG from Everstone Studio, this Thursday is the wake-up call. Version 2.0 — dubbed the Hidden Mountain expansion — launches globally on 23 July (UTC), and it is entirely free for every player on every platform.
What Is the Hidden Mountain Expansion?
Hidden Mountain introduces an entirely new region built around the Mohist Hill Sect — a legendary order of engineers who, in the game’s lore, transformed an entire mountain into one colossal working machine. The zone itself is unlike anything in the base game: instead of the usual open plains, it stacks multiple distinct layers vertically, taking players from underwater trenches and underground palaces all the way up through cloud-piercing peaks and, at the very top, floating sky cities suspended above the clouds. The developers are calling the visual direction Eastern Steampunk, and from the screenshots it is exactly what that sounds like — traditional Song-dynasty architecture wrapped in clockwork gears, rope bridges and mechanical cranes.
A Mountain Turned Into a Machine
The Mohist Sect is the first faction in Where Winds Meet built entirely around construction and crafting. Joining them unlocks a DIY building system that lets you assemble custom mechanical contraptions and vehicles from collected components — not just for base decoration but for actively navigating the terrain. These mechanical vehicles are a new traversal tool, letting you ride up steep cliff faces and reach hidden enclaves that Lightness Skill alone cannot reach.
The expansion carries a new main storyline that follows directly from the Imperial Palace arc, so returning players will have immediate narrative context for why they are venturing into this mountain stronghold.
New Weapons and Bosses Built for the Mountain
Two new disciplines arrive with the expansion. The Gauntlets are close-quarters fist weapons designed for rapid combos and burst damage — martial-monk brawling that prioritises aggression over distance. The Rope Dart pairs well with the vertical terrain, swinging players across gaps and pulling enemies into range. Both weapons feed into new boss encounters tuned for the mechanical theme: a massive insect-like construct with a bulkhead weapon, a serpentine enemy whose pincers can snare players mid-dodge, and the most visually striking of the three — groups of marionette puppets that attack in eerie synchronised patterns.
Ray-Tracing, Wind Dynamics and Reworked Textures
The 2.0 label is not just branding: Everstone Studio has shipped a significant technical overhaul alongside the new content. Rock textures across the mountain have been rebuilt to show realistic weathering from wind, water and time rather than the static tiling of before. A new light rendering and ray-tracing system handles the complex, layered illumination of a multi-altitude environment — think shafts of sunlight cutting through underground caverns, then golden-hour glow at the sky-city peaks. Wind itself now behaves dynamically, creating layered acoustic layers as gusts move through canyon passages. It is the kind of across-the-board polish pass that makes the whole game feel like a new release.
Available in Singapore — Free on All Platforms
Where Winds Meet is free to play, and Hidden Mountain is a free content update — no expansion pass, no separate purchase. The game is available in Singapore on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Steam — App ID 3564740), iOS and Android, with full cross-progress sync between all platforms. For players who have been riding the Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves wave, this is worth bookmarking: the Eastern setting, Lightness Skill traversal system and high production values put it squarely in the same conversation, and version 2.0 is the most substantial single update the game has seen since launch.
Hidden Mountain goes live on 23 July 2026 (UTC) — check the official Where Winds Meet website for the exact regional unlock time.