If you’re gearing up to dive into Kuro Games’ open-world action RPG, the first question you’re probably asking is how much space is Wuthering Waves going to take up on your device. I’ve downloaded the game on three different platforms over the past six months, and I’ve seen first-hand how the storage footprint can bloat way past the initial download size if you don’t stay on top of optional files. This guide breaks down exact storage requirements for every supported platform, why the game gets bigger over time, and easy fixes to free up space without losing your progress or in-game settings.
How Much Space Is Wuthering Waves on PC, Mobile, and Consoles?
The base download size varies a lot depending on what device you use, and you’ll always need extra free space for temporary installation files and regular content updates. For PC players, the initial game download sits at roughly 75GB, but after unpacking installation files, installing the latest patches, and adding default resources, the final installed size jumps to around 88GB. 100GB of free space is highly recommended for PC players to avoid issues with the 5-10GB content updates that drop every 6 weeks.
For mobile players, the numbers are far lower, but still larger than many other mobile RPGs. The initial Android and iOS download is roughly 18GB, but after unpacking resource files and installing post-launch patches, you’ll need a minimum of 26GB of free space. If you opt to download the high-resolution texture pack for 1440p or higher mobile screens, you’ll need to add an extra 4GB to that total. 26GB of free space for mobile players is the bare minimum if you want to avoid performance issues or failed update installations.
For console players, storage requirements are pretty standardized across modern devices. PS5 users can expect an 82GB installed size, while Xbox Series X/S users will need roughly 78GB of free space. Console versions don’t have optional texture packs to download separately, as the appropriate asset quality is pre-installed based on your console model. Older consoles like the PS4 and Xbox One are not supported, so you won’t be able to install the game on those devices at all.
Why Wuthering Waves Takes Up More Space After You Play For a Few Months
It’s normal to see the game’s storage footprint grow by 10-20GB after a few months of regular play, and it’s not just from content updates. The game stores a lot of optional and temporary files that don’t get deleted automatically, even after you’re done using them. I recently noticed my PC installation was taking up 117GB, which was 29GB larger than the base installed size, so I dug into the files to find what was taking up all that space.
The biggest hidden storage hogs for Wuthering Waves are usually:
- Unused voice-over language packs for regions you don't play in
- Cached event assets from past limited-time banners and story chapters
- Uncompressed in-game screenshots and recorded gameplay clips saved to local storage
- High-resolution texture packs you enabled for a 4K screen but no longer use
- Old patch files that weren't automatically cleared after installation
Unused voice-over packs can take up to 12GB of extra space if you downloaded multiple language options out of curiosity. I had downloaded Japanese, Korean, and Chinese voice packs when I first started playing, and I’d completely forgotten about them until I checked my resource settings. In-game photo mode saves all content to your local storage by default too, so if you take a lot of screenshots of your character or in-game landscapes, those can add up to 10GB or more of extra space over time.
Easy Tips to Reduce Wuthering Waves Storage Usage Without Losing Progress
You don’t have to uninstall the whole game to free up space, and none of these tips will impact your save progress, character builds, or in-game purchases. The easiest win is to delete unused voice-over packs first. You can find this option in the game’s settings menu under Resource Management > Voice Over Packs. Just select the languages you don’t use, hit delete, and you’ll free up 3-6GB of space in seconds. You can always re-download the packs later if you want to switch voice languages, so there’s no permanent risk.
Next, clear expired event assets from the same Resource Management menu. The game keeps all assets from past limited events on your device in case you want to rewatch cutscenes, but if you don’t care about revisiting old event content, you can delete these files to free up 2-5GB of space. Clearing expired event assets won't impact your permanent story progress or any of your earned rewards, so it’s a totally safe tweak.
If you take a lot of in-game screenshots, move them to cloud storage or an external drive, then delete the local copies saved to your game folder. I had 11GB of screenshots saved to my PC when I checked, so moving those to Google Drive freed up a huge chunk of space almost immediately. For PC players who don’t play on a 4K screen, disabling the high-resolution texture pack can free up another 8-10GB of space, and you won’t notice a major visual difference on 1080p or 1440p screens.
Always back up your save files before deleting any game resources, just to be safe. You can back up your save files to the cloud via the game’s login system, or save a local copy to an external drive. I accidentally deleted my main English voice pack once when I was clearing out unused files, and while I didn’t lose any progress, I had to wait 20 minutes for the pack to re-download over my slow home internet, which was a major annoyance.
What to Do If You Don't Have Enough Space for Wuthering Waves Updates
Almost every regular content update for Wuthering Waves requires 5-10GB of free space to install, and it’s common to run into storage issues if you have a smaller drive. The worst thing you can do is uninstall the whole game to make space, because you’ll have to re-download the entire 75GB+ file again, which takes forever on slow internet. Instead, start with the storage reduction tips we covered earlier: delete unused voice packs, clear expired event assets, and move old screenshots to external storage. That will almost always free up enough space for the update.
If you’re a PC player and still don’t have enough space, you can move the entire game installation to an external SSD. Wuthering Waves runs smoothly on external SSDs with read speeds above 500MB/s, and you won’t notice any difference in load times or performance compared to installing it on your internal drive. I kept the game on a portable 1TB SSD for months when my main laptop drive was full, and I never ran into any performance issues or crashes.
For mobile players, you can move the game installation to a microSD card if your device supports it. Just make sure you use a UHS-I class SD card or faster, otherwise you’ll see much longer load times and occasional stuttering when you’re exploring the open world. If you’re really tight on space, you can also opt to stream cutscenes instead of downloading them locally. The game lets you stream low-resolution versions of story cutscenes over Wi-Fi, which saves you 4-5GB of local storage space. I used this option when I was traveling with a 128GB iPhone, and the cutscene quality was perfectly fine for casual play.
At the end of the day, exactly how much space is Wuthering Waves going to take up depends entirely on what platform you play on and what optional assets you choose to download. You don't need to drop hundreds on a new drive just to play, either: a few quick tweaks to your resource settings can free up more than enough space to keep up with every new update. If you're still running into issues after trying these tips, double-check that you haven't accidentally downloaded extra resource packs you don't need, or that old screenshots aren't taking up precious space on your device.