Wuthering Waves 2.8 release date and countdown

Kuro Games has confirmed that the upcoming Wuthering Waves 2.8 update will be released on November 20, 2025. It will introduce two new playable characters and a new area named Honami City. In addition, Rovers can look forward to exciting new events, rewards, and several in-game optimizations.

This article will cover the release dates and timings for Wuthering Waves 2.8, along with a countdown showing the exact time left until the new update goes live.

Wuthering Waves 2.8 release date, time, and countdown

As mentioned, the Wuthering Waves 2.8 update will be released globally on November 20, 2025, at 11 am (UTC+8). However, the exact release timings may vary for each player depending on their region.

Here's a list of WuWa 2.8 release dates and timings across different time zones:

America (November 19, 2025)

• Pacific Standard Time: 7 PM
• Mountain Standard Time: 8 PM
• Central Standard Time: 9 PM
• Eastern Standard Time: 10 PM

Europe (November 20, 2025)

• Western European Time: 3 AM
• Central European Time: 4 PM
• Eastern European Time: 5 PM

Asia & SEA (November 20, 2025)

• Indian Standard Time: 8:30 AM
• Philippine Time: 11 AM
• Japanese Standard Time: 12 PM
• Korea Standard Time: 12 PM

Rovers can also check out the universal countdown below to know the exact time until version 2.8 is released:

Since Chisa will debut in the first phase of the update, the timer also applies to her release banner.

Also read: Wuthering Waves Chisa ascension materials

WuWa 2.8 preview

Here's a brief overview of everything that Rovers can look forward to in version 2.8:

• New characters: Chisa (5-star Havoc) and Buling (4-star Electro)
• New weapon: Kumokiri (5-star Broadblade)
• Banners: Chisa and Phoebe in Phase I, Phrolova and Cantarella in Phase II
• New area: Honami City
• Main Quests: Chapter II Act XII "Stagnant Dawn of Wastelands" and Chapter II Segue "Flowing Starlight in the Iris"
• Zani's new outfit
• Events: Stranger Things in Honami, Whispers of the Wave, Lollo Campaign: Rising Anew, Tactical Simulacra, Gifts of Amber login event, and Search for It! Bits of Lahai-Roi
• Tactical Hologram: The False Sovereign
• Optimizations: Echo collection, character upgrade window, Guidebook display, Main Echo slot in Echo details Suggest menu, Mute when game is running in the background, and graphics optimization

The events schedule for version 2.8 will be revealed later.

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Edited by Hijam Tompok