Digital Bros, 505 Gamesâ parent company, has announced that developer Leenzeeâs 2025 soulslike Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is getting a sequelâbut said sequel wonât be developed by the original team at Leenzee.

However, the sequel will be directed by Wuchang: Fallen Feathersâ creative lead, Xia Siyuan, under a newly formed studio named Chengdu Recursive Dolphin Technology. Exactly why Siyuan has shifted to a new studio, or how many of the original developers at Leenzee have moved with him to Chengdu Recursive Dolphin Technology, currently remains unclear.

That being said, this news does follow several reports, including one by Eurogamer in April 2026, that Siyuan parted ways with Leenzee towards the very end of 2025. Supposedly, the knock-on effect caused by Siyuanâs departure led to most of Leenzeeâs core team leaving the studio in the same period of time.

WUCHANGâs story is far from over.

Today, weâre excited to share that 505 Games has officially entered into a new partnership with Xia Siyuan, the original creator of WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, and his new studio Indolphinity (Chengdu Recursive Dolphin Technology), to jointly⦠pic.twitter.com/vrrMI9QRv5

— 505 Games (@505_Games) July 29, 2026

That might explain why Wuchang: Fallen Feathers stopped receiving updates in November 2025, and it would definitely explain why Digital Bros and Siyuan have announced that the sequel will be headed by an entirely new dev team. And perhaps this might sound like a bit of a stretch, but I canât help but think that the line âWuchangâs story is far from overâ in 505 Gamesâ announcement post on X is a cheeky way of addressing said reports.

âWe listen closely to the real voices of players and the community, and we remain firmly devoted to our original creative aspirations and cultural foundations, striving to answer everyoneâs longâstanding expectations with more polished quality and a more complete experience,â stated Siyuan in Digital Brosâ press release.

No word on exactly when we can expect Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, but the official press release on Digital Brosâ website states that an “initial investment” for the game amounts to 21.5 million euros (roughly $25 million), so itâs probably fair to assume that the full release is still some way off.