In Where Winds Meet, players will encounter multiple areas and puzzles in the game world that require their character to perform a “bow.” This is often presented in the form of a contextual clue found in a scroll or a hidden tome, promising the players large rewards.
Players looking to make a bow to complete said puzzles may find themselves confused, as none of the options in the emotes menu seem to contain anything resembling a bow or a kowtow action. Some may assume that the bow is an unlockable emote that players may acquire over the course of the main story, while others may be looking to find a keybind to press to perform this action, thinking it might be similar to how the appearance change mechanic works in WWM. In truth, bowing is actually quite simple once you know how to do it. Here’s how.
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How to Bow in Where Winds Meet
Bowing can only be performed on a grass mat in Where Winds Meet. Any puzzle or interaction that requires the player to “bow” in Where Winds Meet will have a grass mat placed somewhere nearby where this action can be performed. This object is called a Liangxi in China, and it looks similar to a Tatami Mat from Japanese culture.
To bow, walk over to the grass mat until you see a prompt saying “Bow” (pictured above). Press the interact key (F/R2) to start the bow action. A progress bar will appear to indicate how long performing this action will take.
In the Echoes in the Shrine exploration quest, the player will need to perform the Bow action three times on the grass mat in front of the large statue to get it to move. This means that once the progress bar for the bow is completed once, you will have to retrigger the prompt two more times. The statue will automatically move out of the way when this action is completed thrice.
The name of the bow prompt that appears when stepping on the grass mat may differ depending on your Game Language in Where Winds Meet.
Where Winds Meet
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 73 /100 Critics Rec: 50%
- Released
- November 14, 2025
- ESRB
- Teen / Use of Alcohol, Violence, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Everstone Studios
- Publisher(s)
- NetEase, Inc.
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG, Wuxia, Open-World
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PC, Android, iOS
