Italian game company Digital Bros and Indolphinity (Chengdu Recursive Dolphin Technology Co. Ltd.) are set to develop a sequel to the action RPG 'Ming: The Feather of Void' (hereinafter 'Ming').

Digital Bros announced that it has signed a development and publishing agreement with Indolphinity for the sequel to Ming. Indolphinity is a studio founded by Xia Siyuan, the former creative director and project leader of Ming. Under the agreement, Indolphinity will lead development, while Digital Bros will handle exclusive global publishing through its publishing label, 505 Games.

The series has been officially titled 'Wuchang,' named after the protagonist of the first game, though the official title of the sequel has yet to be revealed.

Wuchang is a Soulslike action RPG set in the Shu region during the late Ming Dynasty, released on July 24 of last year. It surpassed 130k concurrent players on Steam on its launch day and has since established itself as a standout success in the genre, reaching a cumulative total of 5 million players across PC and console platforms. Digital Bros acquired the full IP rights to Wuchang from the original developer, Leenzee, in April of this year and has reportedly been in discussions regarding a sequel since then.

Meanwhile, Leenzee, the original developer of Wuchang, is known to have effectively disbanded earlier this year. According to local media reports at the time, director Xia Siyuan left the team before the Lunar New Year, and the team dissolved after remaining staff rejected a proposal to transition into an outsourcing studio. Xia subsequently founded Indolphinity and will now resume development of the Wuchang sequel through this new agreement.

Raffi Galante, co-CEO of Digital Bros, stated that the collaboration was driven by the belief that Wuchang is an IP with long-term global growth potential. He added that the company aims to provide the necessary resources and distribution network to ensure the development team's success in the global market while preserving the creative vision of the original work.

Xia Siyuan also expressed his enthusiasm for collaborating with 505 Games again under the new Indolphinity brand. He noted that as a team centered on Chinese developers, they have always viewed their cultural identity as a core competitive advantage. He further stated his commitment to meeting player expectations by continuously incorporating feedback from the community to create a more polished and complete experience.