Wuthering Waves update 2.3: release time and maintenance details
By Marco Wutz

Another Wuthering Waves update is standing at the gates — and Version 2.3 is a special one, because the open-world RPG from Kuro Games is celebrating its first anniversary.
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As any seasoned gacha gamer knows, anniversaries provide plenty of freebies and a fruitful array of in-game events, so Version 2.3 is a great opportunity to get into – or return to – the game, especially as it’s really hit its stride since the release of Version 2.0 earlier this year.
Here are all the details on the Wuthering Waves update 2.3 start and server downtime.
Wuthering Waves update 2.3 – server downtime
The Wuthering Waves servers are scheduled to go offline on April 29, 2025, at 4am (UTC+8) in preparation for update 2.3. Here’s what that means for your timezone:
- April 28, 1pm PDT
- April 28, 3pm CDT
- April 28, 4pm EDT
- April 28, 5pm BRT
- April 28, 9pm BST
- April 28, 10pm CEST
- April 29, 1:30am IST
- April 29, 4am CST
- April 29, 5am KST/JST
- April 29, 6am AEST
- April 29, 8am NZST
The Wuthering Waves servers are estimated to be offline for a duration of seven hours, after which players will be able to log back in and start digging into update 2.3’s content additions.
Wuthering Waves update 2.3 – release time
Here’s when Wuthering Waves update 2.3 should be available in your timezone if everything with the update and its connected maintenance goes according to plan:
- April 28, 8pm PDT
- April 28, 10pm CDT
- April 28, 11pm EDT
- April 29, 12am BRT
- April 29, 4am BST
- April 29, 5am CEST
- April 29, 8:30am IST
- April 29, 11am CST
- April 29, 12pm KST/JST
- April 29, 1pm AEST
- April 29, 3pm NZST
Kuro Games will provide a downtime compensation of 300 Astrite and 2 Crystal Solvent once the servers are back up. You’ll be able to find these free goodies inside your in-game mailbox, where they will wait for you to claim them until version 2.1 rolls around, so be sure to grab that currency before it goes to waste.
Wuthering Waves update 2.3 – preload
You can already download Wuthering Waves 2.3 on PC, iOS, and Android to save yourself some time on launch day. Preload is not available on PS5, so owners of the console must download the update once it’s out.
Wuthering Waves update 2.3 – download size
The exact size of the Wuthering Waves update will depend on your installed language package and the device you play on. Kuro Games recommends you have the following amount of free storage space for the update:
- PC: 12 GB (download size will be 6 GB during preload)
- Android and iOS: 20 GB (download size will be 6 GB during preload)
- PS5: TBD
Make sure to be connected to Wi-Fi before downloading the update on mobile devices.