# Wuthering Waves launches worldwide

> Wuthering Waves reached 5.93 million mobile downloads in five days.

- Owner: Kuro Games
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2024-05-23
- Observed peak date: 2024-05-23
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum.
- Spread Score: 40 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Controversy, Pairing

## Summary

Kuro launched its open-world RPG on mobile and PC. Players reported launch problems as Twitch streamers played; AppMagic estimated 5.93 million mobile downloads in five days.

## Timeline

- 2024-03-29 — Gematsu (Press) — Kuro announced the release and opened pre-registration.
- 2024-05-23 — Kuro Games (App stores) — Kuro launched Wuthering Waves on PC and mobile.
- 2024-05-23 — PC Gamer (Press) — PC Gamer reported player complaints about launch performance and story.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/wuthering-waves-launch-2024

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Wuthering Waves launches worldwide.” Case HIS-01913. Spread Score v1.3: 40/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01913