After officially revealing the event at theGenshin Impact1.5 Sneak Peeklivestream, miHoYo now revealed newlore and gameplaydetails on Windtrace, the upcoming multiplayer event that’s very similar toDbd,Dead by Daylight.

Windtrace release time and schedule

miHoYoannouncedthe Windtrace event will be held inGenshin Impactfrom May 14, 10 AM, to May 24, 03:59 AM (Server Time). If you’re playing on the AmericaGenshin Impactserver, it’s the same times in ET.

Windtrace will be playable for players with an AR above 10, as in whoever unlocked co-op multiplayer. Players will also need to have activated all Statues of the Seven in the area they want to play in.

Windtrace story and lore details

The Windtrace event will be started through a new NPC inGenshin Impactnamed Gygax, in Mondstadt. Inside the lore ofGenshin Impact, Windtrace is a game popular in Mondstadt’s culture, retelling the Anemo region’s history, the rebellion against the nobles in particular, through a game.

Moreover, Windtrace is inspired from real life gameMafia, also called theWerewolfgame, which originates from Russia. So perhaps in the world ofGenshin Impact, the game is also popular in Snezhnaya. We’ll know more once the event starts in-game.

How to play Windtrace inGenshin Impact

The realWerewolfgame basically works like this. You have two teams, the villagers, and the werewolves, who are fewer in numbers. The villagers need to unmask the werewolves to win, while the werewolves need to kill all the villagers and win once they reach numerical parity. Every day the werewolf can pick a villager player to kill and remove from the game, and all players then discuss to attempt to figure out who the werewolves are. Needless to say, the Werewolves will lie to hide their identities.

Windtrace will follow this concept, now popularized withAmong Us, but with an action gameplay.

The players will also be split into two sides, the rebels, and the hunter, a single player. The rebels need to constantly move and hide from the rebel, and win once time runs out. Meanwhile, the Hunter wins if they capture everyone.

The Rebels also have Windward Arts, special skills to hide themselves, while the Hunter player also has their own skills to reveal the Rebels' locations.

Moreover, during the minigame, Favors will also appear in the arena. Collecting these will allow players to use powerful super techniques. To get a better idea of how Windtrace works, you can watch gameplay from the 1.5 Sneak Peek livestream, at the 40:00 timestamp:

Windtrace Coins and rewards

The last thing to keep in mind are Windtrace Coins. Players will obtain Windtrace Coins by playing randomized Windtrace games using the online matching function.In other words, we won’t obtain Coins when playing with friends, as the matches could be fixed.

We’ll be able to exchange Windtrace Coins for rewards including Primogems, and there will also be Windtrace Challenges to obtain additional Mora rewards.

Lastly, the amount of Windtrace Coins we can carry is limited. On the first day of the event, we’ll be able to carry a maximum of 1200 Windtrace Coins. This cap will increase by 600 each day of the event, for a maximum of 4800 Windtrace Coins.

As you’ve noticed, the Windtrace event will be quite similar toDead by Daylight. Most notably in how it’s an asymmetrical online multiplayer game: The opposing sides, the Rebels and the Hunter, differ in numbers, goals, and abilities.

First off, it’s important to realize the mobile market is the biggest market in Asia. And multiplayer games like these are incredibly popular in Japan and Asia nowadays, withDead by Daylight, but most notablyIdentity V, a similar game on mobile.Among Usis also very popular in Japan, and it’s far from being the first time a video game inspires itself fromWerewolf, seeGnosia.

Seeing the Japanese-stylized and inspiredGenshin Impactalready had a mini-game similar toFall Guys, it was only a matter of time till aDead by Daylightmini-game like Windtrace was added.

Genshin Impactis available on PC, PS4, PS5, iOS, and Android.