Look, let's be honest: Wemade Max has officially kicked off pre-registration in Korea and Taiwan for 'Wind Runner: Idle', a new idle RPG currently being cooked up by their subsidiary, LightCON. They’re banking on the nostalgia of the original 'Wind Runner' IP—which racked up a staggering 60 million downloads back in the day—and giving it a modern, hands-off twist. It’s a classic case of recycling familiar characters and lore, now wrapped in the addictive loop of character progression, collection, and action.

The game leans heavily into a combo-driven system to keep that combat feeling punchy. You’ll be building up combos to trigger a 'Fever' state, which can be unleashed as a 'Fever Burst' for those who prefer a touch of strategy in their chaos. At its core, it’s a hack-and-slash affair where you wade through hordes of enemies, mixing and matching from over 150 characters, summons, and mounts to refine your growth strategy. There’s also a decent spread of content, including seven regional themes, six dungeons, a real-time PvP 'Arena', and 'Summoner Land', a place for you to kick back and decorate.

Pre-registration is live right now on both Google Play and the Apple App Store for the Korean and Taiwanese markets. If you decide to sign up early, you’ll walk away with the original game's iconic character, Stella, along with a tidy stash of Rubies and summoning tickets.

'Wind Runner: Idle' is slated for an official launch in Korea and Taiwan this July. Lee Gil-hyung, CEO of LightCON, claims, "This project is a fresh reinterpretation that inherits the charm of the long-loved 'Wind Runner' IP while adding the specific progression fun of an idle RPG." He added that they are focused on polishing the experience before launch, hoping to hook as many players as possible through this pre-registration phase. Best of luck with that.