Black Myth: Wukong

Black Myth: Wukong
Black Myth: Wukong
Simplified Chinese	黑神话：悟空
Traditional Chinese	黑神話：悟空
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hēishénhuà: Wùkōng

Black Myth: Wukong
Black Myth: Wukong
Developer(s)	Game Science
Publisher(s)	Game Science
Producer(s)	Feng Ji
Designer(s)	Jiang Baicun
Artist(s)	Yang Qi
Engine	Unreal Engine 5
Platform(s)	PlayStation 5; Windows; Xbox Series X/S;
Release	PlayStation 5, Windows; August 20, 2024; Xbox Series X/S; TBA;
Genre(s)	Action role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Black Myth: Wukong (黑神话：悟空) is an upcoming action role-playing game developed and published by Game Science. It is inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. It is scheduled to release for PlayStation 5 and Windows on August 20, 2024, with an Xbox Series X/S version slated for a later release.

The game is reportedly the first installment in a planned Black Myth series, which will explore different stories in Chinese mythology.^[1]

Gameplay

Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game.^[2]^[3]^[4] It has sometimes been described as similar to soulslike games in the media before its release, even though Game Science does not consider it as a soulslike.^[5]^[6] It is inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West.^[7]^[8]^[9]

The player controls a monkey referred to as the Destined One,^[2]^[3]^[10] who is based on Sun Wukong from the novel.^[2]^[10] The character's primary weapon is a staff known as the Ruyi Jingu Bang.^[4] The staff is able to extend and shrink its size.^[11] The combat involves attack stances, which allow for different strike patterns comprising many types of light and heavy attacks.^[11]^[12]^[13] Focus Points are accumulated by light attacks and consumed by heavy attacks.^[14] Stamina depletes by sprinting, dodging, and attacking.^[9] There are various spells, including transformation spells that change the character into a different creature or being.^[2]^[4] One of the transformations is Guangzhi, a wolfman who wields a fire glaive.^[2]^[4] The spells are available on cooldown.^[12] The game has a skill tree to upgrade the character.^[2]^[3]^[9]

The game follows a mostly linear progression interspersed with larger areas.^[6]^[11] Throughout the world, the character encounters various yaoguai as enemies.^[4]^[6] There are shrines, which act as checkpoints for the player, along the way.^[6]^[11]

Development

Black Myth: Wukong is a game both developed and published by Game Science.^[4]^[6] It was announced through a trailer showcasing gameplay in the pre-alpha build on August 20, 2020.^[15]^[16] The trailer demonstrated the game on Unreal Engine 4.^[15] It showed a montage of the protagonist venturing through the world and fighting various foes.^[15] Within one day, it had nearly two million views on YouTube and ten million views on Bilibili.^[17] The game had been in development for about two years by the time the trailer was released.^[1]

The game is being developed on Unreal Engine 5, which was revealed through a trailer showing the game on the engine on August 20, 2021.^[18]^[19]

The game has been authorized by the China Central Television to use the theme song from its 1986 TV series Journey to the West.^[20]

Release

In a 2020 interview, Game Science said that they planned to release the game no less than three years from then.^[21] They aimed to release the game for PC and mainstream consoles.^[22] In January 2023, a promotional short film in celebration for the upcoming year of the rabbit revealed that the game would be released in the summer of 2024.^[23]^[24]

At The Game Awards in December 2023, Game Science released a trailer announcing the game's release date as August 20, 2024.^[8]^[25] However, in June 2024, they disclosed that the game was delayed for the Xbox Series X/S for optimization on the platform.^[26]^[27]

The game will come in four editions on release: Standard Edition, Digital Deluxe Edition, Deluxe Edition, and Collector's Edition.^[28]^[29] The latter three editions will come with in-game bonus content and a digital soundtrack, which are the same across these editions.^[28]^[29] The in-game bonus content comprise the Bronzecloud Staff, Folk Opera Mask, Folk Opera Almsgiving Armor, Folk Opera Leather Bracers, Folk Opera Buskins, and Wind Chimes.^[29] All pre-orders of any edition come with the in-game content Trailblazer's Scarlet Gourd, but this can also be obtained through in-game progression.^[29] The two physical editions—the Deluxe Edition and the Collector's Edition—will come with physical collectibles,^[28]^[29] but do not contain a physical disc.^[28]^[30] Instead, they will come with an activation code for the Digital Deluxe Edition on WeGame for JD.com purchases or Steam for overseas purchases.^[30] Game Science stated that they are exploring options to offer physical discs, but that limitations in offline resources have made it difficult to offer physical discs simultaneously with the release.^[30]

The game has been the most-wishlisted game on Steam since May 2024.^[31]^[32]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Young, Charles (September 11, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong - The World Exclusive Story Behind the Breakout Action-RPG". IGN.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wood, Austin (June 16, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong is easily among the best and best-looking action RPGs I've played in years, and after 2 hours hands-on I see why the devs don't call it a Soulslike". GamesRadar+.
^ ^a ^b ^c Smith, Mat (June 18, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong is pretty, intriguing and as challenging as it looks". Engadget.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Van Aken, Alex (August 20, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Preview - A Classic Tale Retold". Game Informer.
^ Thorn, Ed (July 1, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong is a pleasantly surprising Soulslike, even if it's given me an enemy for life". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nightingale, Ed (June 25, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong is a brilliant boss rush, but is it a Soulslike?". Eurogamer.
^ Van Allen, Eric (August 20, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong Is an Upcoming Soulslike Adaptation of a Classic Chinese Novel". USgamer. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Holiday, Charming (December 8, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong Confirms 2024 Release Date". Game Rant. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wacholz, Charlie (June 17, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong hands-on captivated, challenged, and delighted". Epic Games.
^ ^a ^b Peachey, Jack (December 10, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong's Character and Enemy Design Set It Apart From Other Soulslike Games". Game Rant.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Frye, Brendan (June 16, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Preview - A Journey To The Unknown". CGMagazine.
^ ^a ^b Nightingale, Ed (August 25, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong's combat could surpass the Souls games". Eurogamer.
^ Purslow, Matt (August 26, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong's Combat Feels As Good as It Looks | gamescom 2023". IGN.
^ Young, Charles (August 20, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong – The First Hands-On Preview". IGN.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hollis, Daniel (August 20, 2020). "'Black Myth: Wukong' announced with stunning gameplay footage". NME.
^ Wen, Alan (August 20, 2021). "Fight apes and dragons in new trailer for 'Black Myth: Wukong'". NME.
^ Ye, Josh (August 21, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong in race to become China's first AAA game". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020.
^ Cryer, Hirun (August 20, 2021). "Black Myth: Wukong trailer reveals switch to Unreal Engine 5". GamesRadar+.
^ Skrebels, Joe (August 20, 2021). "Black Myth: Wukong Switches to Unreal Engine 5 - Supports 4K, 60FPS, Ray Tracing, and More". IGN. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023.
^ "《黑神话：悟空》获得86版《西游记》序曲"云宫迅音"正版授权 _ 游民星空". GamerSky (in Chinese). August 20, 2020. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021.
^ Skrebels, Joe (September 11, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong - 19 New Details We've Learned". IGN. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021.
^ Skrebels, Joe (August 21, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong Developer Responds to Huge Popularity of First Trailer". IGN. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020.
^ Wheeler, CJ (January 16, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong devs announce its release window with a fun stop-motion trailer". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
^ Dinsdale, Ryan (January 16, 2023). "Black Myth: WuKong Launches Summer 2024". IGN. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023.
^ LeBlanc, Wesley (December 7, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong Gets August Release Date In New Gameplay Trailer". Game Informer. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023.
^ Nightingale, Ed (June 7, 2024). "Black Myth Wukong won't be on Xbox at launch". Eurogamer.
^ Schomer, Matthew (June 8, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Dev Has Bad News for Xbox Gamers". Game Rant.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Karoglou, Matt (June 12, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong - All Editions and Pre-Order Bonuses Explained". Game Rant.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Coulson, Josh (June 10, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Pre-Orders Include A $400 Collector's Edition". TheGamer.
^ ^a ^b ^c Flores, Johnny Jr (June 8, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Won't Have A Disc When It Launches Physically In August". TheGamer.
^ Gerblick, Jordan (July 26, 2024). ""Everyone is looking at Black Myth Wukong": Phantom Blade Zero director expects the most-wishlisted game on Steam to be a breakthrough moment for China". GamesRadar+.
^ Jaisrani, Avinash (May 27, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Is Now Steam's #1 Most Wishlisted Game". Tech4Gamers.

External links

[you20-1] Young, Charles (September 11, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong - The World Exclusive Story Behind the Breakout Action-RPG". IGN.

[wood24-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wood, Austin (June 16, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong is easily among the best and best-looking action RPGs I've played in years, and after 2 hours hands-on I see why the devs don't call it a Soulslike". GamesRadar+.

[smi-en-3] Smith, Mat (June 18, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong is pretty, intriguing and as challenging as it looks". Engadget.

[van-gi-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Van Aken, Alex (August 20, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Preview - A Classic Tale Retold". Game Informer.

[5] Thorn, Ed (July 1, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong is a pleasantly surprising Soulslike, even if it's given me an enemy for life". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

[eu-br-6] Nightingale, Ed (June 25, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong is a brilliant boss rush, but is it a Soulslike?". Eurogamer.

[7] Van Allen, Eric (August 20, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong Is an Upcoming Soulslike Adaptation of a Classic Chinese Novel". USgamer. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020.

[gr-rel-8] Holiday, Charming (December 8, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong Confirms 2024 Release Date". Game Rant. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023.

[wach-9] Wacholz, Charlie (June 17, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong hands-on captivated, challenged, and delighted". Epic Games.

[gmdes-10] Peachey, Jack (December 10, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong's Character and Enemy Design Set It Apart From Other Soulslike Games". Game Rant.

[fryecgm-11] Frye, Brendan (June 16, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Preview - A Journey To The Unknown". CGMagazine.

[surpass-12] Nightingale, Ed (August 25, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong's combat could surpass the Souls games". Eurogamer.

[purs-13] Purslow, Matt (August 26, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong's Combat Feels As Good as It Looks | gamescom 2023". IGN.

[cyign-14] Young, Charles (August 20, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong – The First Hands-On Preview". IGN.

[hollis-15] Hollis, Daniel (August 20, 2020). "'Black Myth: Wukong' announced with stunning gameplay footage". NME.

[16] Wen, Alan (August 20, 2021). "Fight apes and dragons in new trailer for 'Black Myth: Wukong'". NME.

[17] Ye, Josh (August 21, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong in race to become China's first AAA game". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020.

[18] Cryer, Hirun (August 20, 2021). "Black Myth: Wukong trailer reveals switch to Unreal Engine 5". GamesRadar+.

[19] Skrebels, Joe (August 20, 2021). "Black Myth: Wukong Switches to Unreal Engine 5 - Supports 4K, 60FPS, Ray Tracing, and More". IGN. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023.

[20] "《黑神话：悟空》获得86版《西游记》序曲"云宫迅音"正版授权 _ 游民星空". GamerSky (in Chinese). August 20, 2020. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021.

[21] Skrebels, Joe (September 11, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong - 19 New Details We've Learned". IGN. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021.

[22] Skrebels, Joe (August 21, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong Developer Responds to Huge Popularity of First Trailer". IGN. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020.

[23] Wheeler, CJ (January 16, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong devs announce its release window with a fun stop-motion trailer". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

[24] Dinsdale, Ryan (January 16, 2023). "Black Myth: WuKong Launches Summer 2024". IGN. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023.

[25] LeBlanc, Wesley (December 7, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong Gets August Release Date In New Gameplay Trailer". Game Informer. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023.

[26] Nightingale, Ed (June 7, 2024). "Black Myth Wukong won't be on Xbox at launch". Eurogamer.

[27] Schomer, Matthew (June 8, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Dev Has Bad News for Xbox Gamers". Game Rant.

[editionsgr-28] Karoglou, Matt (June 12, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong - All Editions and Pre-Order Bonuses Explained". Game Rant.

[preord-coul-29] Coulson, Josh (June 10, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Pre-Orders Include A $400 Collector's Edition". TheGamer.

[disc-tg-30] Flores, Johnny Jr (June 8, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Won't Have A Disc When It Launches Physically In August". TheGamer.

[31] Gerblick, Jordan (July 26, 2024). ""Everyone is looking at Black Myth Wukong": Phantom Blade Zero director expects the most-wishlisted game on Steam to be a breakthrough moment for China". GamesRadar+.

[32] Jaisrani, Avinash (May 27, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Is Now Steam's #1 Most Wishlisted Game". Tech4Gamers.

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