Everybody shut up, the PUBG company announced an open-world action RPG that looks like Black Myth: Wukong meets Dynasty Warriors except you're a giant chicken man

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Nobody was prepared for Project Windless

Project Windless bird man swinging a sword
(Image credit: Krafton)

PUBG company Krafton, which has its hands in all kinds of games through various deals and subsidiaries, snuck a jumpscare into today's PlayStation State of Play live showcase. Krafton Montreal Studio announced open-world action RPG Project Windless, which seems to play like a Dynasty Warriors game but is in the neighborhood of Eastern fantasy works like Black Myth: Wukong, and all I can think about is its protagonist: a giant chicken man.

In a PlayStation Blog post, Krafton Montreal says Project Windless has been in the works "for years" already and is coming to PS5. It's set in the Korean fantasy novel series The Bird That Drinks Tears, and by bird, I gather they meant bird-man.

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As bird-man, you step into a war between myriad fantasy races and chew through soldiers in a "one-versus-many combat fantasy" that will look familiar to Musou fans.

"As a Rekon warrior, you often fight dozens (sometimes hundreds) of enemies at once. To be clear, these crowds aren’t just visual noise," the devs insist. "Brought to life through innovative mass technology, they move, flank, surround, and react to your actions, turning every battle into a living, unpredictable spectacle."

We've seen far too little of this game to draw any real conclusions, but unconventional Eastern fantasy has yielded some great action RPGs already, so you can sign me up to learn more about bird-man's conquest.

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Austin Wood
Austin Wood
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Austin has been a game journalist for 12 years, having freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree. He's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize his position is a cover for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a lot of news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.

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