Where Winds Meet boasts a sizable open world with a ton to do. While combat and exploration make up the grunt of the gameplay, many mini-games dotted around the land aid in breaking up the monotony and lending diversity to the experience. From fishing to puzzle-solving, each side activity has its own flair to offer.
This guide explains all activities available in this all-new wuxia adventure from NetEase Games. Read on to know all about them.
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Where Winds Meet: All mini-games explored

A mini-game is a type of side activity featuring different mechanics to indulge in and often reward players for their time and effort. Each mini-game is centered around a different aspect of gameplay. They will unlock as players explore the world and appear on the map, allowing players to track them down and engage with them whenever desired.
- Archery Contest: These see players knock down flying targets with a bow and are great for practicing aim for real combat use.
- Chess Match: Players can take a break from the outdoors action and sit down for a game of chess with NPCs, and get to learn more about them by gaining Affection Points for winning.
- Fishing Contest: Indulge in competitive fishing against an NPC to see who can catch the biggest fish.
- Graceful Melody: A musical rhythm game where players press buttons in time with the falling notes to try and get a high score.
- Gift of Gab: This side activity sees players engage in verbal debate with NPCs and try to whittle down their Mental Focus to 0 using a card minigame.
- Healer Healing: Use your supernatural powers to heal the sick in exchange for rewards
- Madiao: A bluffing card game where the goal is to eliminate all cards in the user's hand.
- Meow Meow: Solve a variety of puzzles, ranging from time trials to logic puzzles, under the watch of a magical cat.
- Pitch Pot: A dart-throwing minigame that tests the players' dexterity while they are in a drunken state.
- Riddle: Engage in a test of wits against an NPC to try to guess a word in a riddle.
- Spar: Players will test their combat builds in fights against NPCs to win rewards
Since players get first-time rewards for completing an activity, it is recommended to try out each instance of these mini-games at least once.
Where Winds Meet is available on PC and PS5 systems as a free-to-play game.
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