Summary
- Black Myth: Wukong breaks Steam records and becomes the most-played single-player game in platform's history.
- Positive reviews propel Black Myth: Wukong to one of the top spots on Steam with over 1.4 million concurrent players.
- The game has been delayed for Xbox Series X/S due to not meeting Game Science's standards on Microsoft's consoles.
Black Myth: Wukong has smashed its way into Steam's top-selling games and become the most-played single-player game in the platform's history. The record was previously held by Cyberpunk 2077, which peaked at 1,054,388 players back in 2020, but the record has now been smashed by Black Myth: Wukong in just a matter of hours.
After being announced all the way back in 2020, Black Myth: Wukong was finally released on August 20 for PlayStation 5 and PC. While the new action RPG will also be coming to Xbox consoles, developer Game Science had bad news for fans when it announced just two months before launch that Black Myth: Wukong had been delayed for Xbox Series X/S. There's currently no release date for Black Myth: Wukong on Xbox, but Game Science says the delay was due to the game not meeting the studio's standards on Microsoft's current generation of consoles.
Black Myth: Wukong Shows Off PS5 Gameplay
Developer Game Science at last shows off Black Myth: Wukong PlayStation 5 gameplay footage just ahead of the action RPG's release.
With reviews for Black Myth: Wukong being mostly positive, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that the game is already breaking records on Steam. In less than 24 hours since the game's launch on the platform, Black Myth: Wukong has shot up to become one of the most-played games on Steam, peaking at 1,443,570 concurrent players, according to SteamDB. In terms of current players, Black Myth: Wukong sits in the number one position and has more people playing it than some of Valve's smash-hit titles, such as Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2.
Black Myth: Wukong Steals Steam Record From Cyberpunk 2077
While the likes of Palworld has seen much larger player count spikes than Black Myth: Wukong, this record is made all the more impressive when taking into account that this is a single-player, story-driven game and not an online multiplayer game. It's unlikely to take the crown from PUBG: Battlegrounds anytime soon, but Black Myth: Wukong has broken the all-time peak for a single-player game for the first time in four years. The record was previously held by Cyberpunk 2077, but Black Myth: Wukong has now set a new record to beat by an additional 389,182 concurrent players.
There's no way to know what the game's player count currently is on PlayStation 5, but if it's anything like Steam, Game Science has a huge hit on its hands. Unfortunately, the title hasn't been completely without controversy, as fans were left baffled by some of Black Myth: Wukong's odd restrictions for streamers. But despite the criticism these restrictions received from players, Black Myth: Wukong is still shaping up to be one of 2024's biggest games.
Black Myth: Wukong
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 82 /100 Critics Rec: 80%
- Released
- August 20, 2024
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ // Blood, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Game Science
- Publisher(s)
- Game Science
WHERE TO PLAY
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology and based on Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.
You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
As the Destined One, you shall encounter powerful foes and worthy rivals throughout your journey. Fearlessly engage them in epic battles where surrender is not an option.
Aside from mastering various staff techniques, you can also freely combine different spells, abilities, weapons, and equipment to find the winning strategy that best suits your combat style.
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG
