Black Myth: Wukong presents a challenging soulslike adventure, retelling the legendary story of the Monkey King. Explore the latest updates and developments about the game here!
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Black Myth: Wukong - Latest News
2025
February 24
⚫ A common critique is that Black Myth: Wukong's success relies on China's large market. However, new comments from Game Science co-founder and art director Yang Qi challenge this view. At the West Lake Art Forum, Yang shared that international players make up 30% of the game's audience—a statistic that surprised the developers themselves. Since its 2024 launch, the RPG has seen strong sales, high scores on Steam and Metacritic, and won the Players’ Voice Award at The Game Awards, proving its global appeal.
Read more: 30% of Black Myth: Wukong Players Aren't From China, the Game's Art Director Says
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February 14
⚫ Black Myth: Wukong received the Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction prize at the D.I.C.E. Awards. Developer Game Science thanked the judges, their team, partners, and players. They mentioned that after a well-deserved break last year, the team has resumed work, with some rest periods still planned.
Read more: Black Myth: Wukong Wins Outstanding Art Direction Award at D.I.C.E. Awards(Official Game Science Twitter)
January 15
⚫ To celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake, Game Science released an unexpected short film. It showcases official merchandise like apparel, plush toys, and tote bags. The first wave is available in Mainland China, and the studio is looking for global partners to distribute these items internationally.
Read more: Black Myth: Wukong Devs Release a Surprise Short Film for the 2025 Lunar New Year (Official Game Science Twitter)
2024
December 11
⚫ A major update for Black Myth: Wukong introduced two new endgame modes: Return of Rivals and Gauntlet of Legends. These unlock after finishing the main story and offer rematches against past bosses, some with new attacks and adjustable difficulty. Players can earn rare treasures, but only if they defeated those enemies in the original playthrough.
Read more: Black Myth: Wukong's big new patch adds shrine challenges, a 'chart to chart the journeyer's journey'(EuroGamer)
August 19
⚫ The highly anticipated action RPG Black Myth: Wukong made a huge impact at launch, reaching one million concurrent players on Steam within its first hour. As of August 19, 2024, data from SteamDB shows its 24-hour peak player count reached 1,182,305.
Read more: Black Myth: Wukong Hits 1 Million Players in Less Than an Hour(Game8)
⚫ Over the weekend, reports surfaced that a co-publisher of Black Myth: Wukong provided content creators with a list of "Do’s and Don’ts." The document reportedly restricted discussion of subjects like violence, nudity, feminist themes, and other topics that might generate negative discourse.
This sparked online debate. One X user commented, "It is WILD to me that this actually made it out the door… creators casually signing this and not speaking up is just as wild." Others felt the guidelines were not problematic.
Read more: Black Myth: Wukong Early Impressions Are Out Amid Review Guidelines Controversy (Game8)
