Wuthering Waves Version 3.4, "The Dream Not Dreamed," went live today across PC, PlayStation 5, iOS, and Android, delivering the game's first major external IP collaboration: a full crossover with Studio Trigger and CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime. Two beloved characters from the series — Lucy (Lucyna Kushinada) and Rebecca — join the playable roster as 5-star Resonators. Rebecca is available for free to any player who reaches Union Level 10 and completes a 10-day login event, making her the most accessible free 5-star Resonator Kuro Games has offered since launch.
Night City Arrives in Solaris-3
The collaboration's centerpiece is Somnoire: Night City, a compact instanced zone built directly into the game's world of Solaris-3. Rather than a standalone open-world map expansion, Night City is implemented as a Sonoro — a self-contained phased area in Wuthering Waves' engine — that becomes permanently accessible after players complete the new Episodic Quest, "At Dream's Edge." The quest follows Lucy and Rebecca's arrival at Startorch Academy, where the Rover is drawn into a crisis unfolding at the border of dream and reality.
The zone recreates recognizable Edgerunners locations including the Cherry Blossom Market, Arasaka Headquarters, and the city streets. It also introduces two gameplay systems borrowed directly from Cyberpunk 2077: a Breach Protocol hacking minigame — where players match code sequences with a code matrix to bypass locks and disable cameras — and a Quickhack system that lets players access security cameras to open routes through Night City. Both serve as exploration tools rather than combat mechanics, functioning as design tributes to the source franchise. Nightmare: Adam Smasher, the chrome-plated villain of Edgerunners, appears as a boss encounter tied to the Night City Roaming event and also drops as a collectable Reminiscence Echo.
How Hack-Shifting Rewires Combat for Cyberpunk Characters
Lucy and Rebecca do not simply slot into existing team archetypes — they introduce an exclusive combat mechanic called Hack-Shifting that does not exist on any prior Resonator in the game. The mechanic works as a two-step debuff-and-exploit loop: Rebecca applies the Hack-Shifting debuff to enemies through her Intro Skill or enhanced Heavy Attacks, triggering "Hack Response – Meltdown" and dealing burst-area Electro and Spectro damage. Lucy then exploits that debuffed state using her Forte Circuit's Hacker Mark stacks — built through her basic attack chain and the Tune Break finisher — to deal additional Hack DMG with a 2,358% Tune AMP coefficient at maximum level.
This creates a rotation structure specific to these two characters: Rebecca enters the field, builds Fervor and Hot Hand resources through stance-switching, applies Hack-Shifting, and drops her HMG turret via Resonance Liberation before swapping out. Her Outro Skill then grants the incoming Resonator 15% All DMG Amplification and up to 35% Heavy Attack DMG Amplification — which Lucy receives at full value automatically given their design synergy — before Lucy executes her burst window against the Hack-debuffed target. The update also adds a new Shadow of Shattered Dreams Sonata Effect, which boosts Basic Attack and Heavy Attack damage after the wielder inflicts Hack-Shifting, tightening the mechanical loop further.
Lucy is the game's first Spectro Pistol main DPS. Rebecca is an Electro Pistol sub-DPS and Heavy Attack buffer, viable across any Heavy Attack team beyond the Lucy pairing. Neither character's Hack mechanic interacts with the pity or progression systems of non-collab Resonators.
How to Get Free Rebecca Before July 9
Rebecca's free acquisition runs through the Instant Flashlight event and requires two conditions: reaching Union Level 10 — the game's baseline account progression gate — and logging in for 10 cumulative days during the event window. The event opened today, June 8, and closes when Version 3.4 ends on July 9, 2026, giving players 31 days to meet both requirements. Missing this window means waiting for a rerun that Kuro Games has not committed to, as collab characters operate on separate licensing terms from standard limited Resonators.
Separate Gacha Currency Isolates Collab Pity
The crossover runs on an independent pull economy. Lucy and Rebecca's banners require Dreamcatcher Tides — a currency distinct from the standard Astrite-to-Lustrous Tides conversion used by all other banners — obtainable through collab events, the in-game shop, or direct Astrite exchange. The two character banners share pity with each other: a 10-pull on one advances the pity counter on the other, and a 5-star pull on either resets both. That shared pity does not extend to the standard limited banners running concurrently in Version 3.4 — Lucilla, debuting June 13, and a Cartethyia rerun starting June 18. Losing a 50/50 on a standard banner does not carry forward to the collab, and vice versa. Lucy's banner, "Dreaming Upon the Moon," and Rebecca's, "Rekindled Embers of Rage," both run from June 8 through July 9.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Wuthering Waves: Franchises With Momentum
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners premiered on Netflix in September 2022, won Anime of the Year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2023, and revived Cyberpunk 2077's concurrent player count past one million on Steam. Studio Trigger and CD Projekt Red confirmed a second season — Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 — at Anime Expo 2025; a first-look panel for the new standalone story is scheduled for Anime Expo 2026 on July 3.
For Kuro Games, the collaboration marks a strategic inflection point. Wuthering Waves launched in May 2024, surpassed 30 million downloads within its first month, won the Players' Voice award at The Game Awards 2025, and is preparing its Xbox Series X/S launch — announced at the March 2026 Xbox Partner Preview and expected this July — which will bring the game to Xbox Game Pass subscribers with exclusive in-game rewards yet to be detailed. The Version 3.4 crossover is the first time the studio has partnered with an external IP of this scale, combining the Edgerunners brand's recognition with Wuthering Waves' post-launch growth to drive a content moment designed to pull anime fans and lapsed players back to Solaris-3.
Kuro Games is headquartered in Guangzhou, China, and as a Chinese company is subject to the National Intelligence Law, which requires domestic firms to support and cooperate with government intelligence requests regardless of where user data is physically stored. Kuro Games operates game servers in the United States, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, and Germany, and has not disclosed any confirmed incident of government data handover. Players should factor this structural legal condition into any decision about what account and device data they share with the platform.
Wuthering Waves Availability and Platforms
Version 3.4 is available now as a free update on the official Kuro Games launcher, Steam, and the Epic Games Store for PC, as well as PlayStation 5, macOS, iOS, and Android. The Cyberpunk: Edgerunners crossover, all associated banners, and the Instant Flashlight free-Rebecca event run through July 9, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get free Rebecca in Wuthering Waves?
Reach Union Level 10 in Wuthering Waves and log in for 10 cumulative days during the Version 3.4 event window (June 8–July 9, 2026) to claim Rebecca through the Instant Flashlight event. No pulls or Dreamcatcher Tides are required — she is awarded through the login reward system entirely outside the gacha.
When does the Wuthering Waves Cyberpunk Edgerunners collab end?
The Version 3.4 collaboration ends on July 9, 2026. All Cyberpunk: Edgerunners collab banners — Lucy's "Dreaming Upon the Moon" and Rebecca's "Rekindled Embers of Rage" — close on that date. Kuro Games has not committed to a rerun for either character.
What is Hack-Shifting in Wuthering Waves?
Hack-Shifting is a debuff mechanic exclusive to Lucy and Rebecca introduced in Version 3.4. Rebecca applies it through specific skills, triggering a burst of bonus Electro and Spectro damage. Lucy then exploits the debuffed state to deal enhanced Hack DMG, making the two characters mechanically interdependent in a way no prior Resonator pairing has achieved.
Is Lucy worth pulling in Wuthering Waves Version 3.4?
Lucy is the game's first Spectro Pistol main DPS, and her kit is built specifically around the Hack-Shifting mechanic that Rebecca — who is free — sets up. Since collab characters carry no guaranteed rerun schedule, players interested in Lucy should treat this as a now-or-possibly-never window.
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