The Chinese soulslike/RPG Black Myth: Wukong was released, and in less than a day, the game justified the title of the most anticipated project of 2024 and, according to SteamDB, made its way into the top 3 by the number of players in the history of Steam.

UPDATE: Black Myth: Wukong has already gathered more than 2.1 million players and has become the second most popular game in Steam history.

Black Myth: Wukong became the most popular single-player game in Steam history

The new game from Game Science has overtaken Cyberpunk 2077, which held the record for four years, to become the most popular single-player game, gathering 1,833,908 players at the same time.

In general, Black Myth: Wukong is the third most popular game on Steam after Palworld with a peak of 2,101,867 and PUBG with 3,257,248. It is likely that the game could break these records as well, given that its release on PC also took place on the Chinese platform WeGame, but there is no data on the number of players there yet.

Black Myth: Wukong became the most popular single-player game in Steam history

In addition, the game has received mostly positive reviews from critics and almost entirely positive reviews from players on Steam. The game has an average score of 82 on Metacritic and 81 on Opencritic.

They note a good combat system, characters, and an interesting world. Some reviewers have opposite opinions, but still note that the game is not bad.

On Steam, the game already has over 78 thousand reviews, 95% of which are positive. However, it should be noted that out of the 78 thousand reviews left on the platform, more than 70 thousand are in Chinese, so it is difficult to say how realistic they are.

It’s also worth noting that 33.2% of Steam users use Chinese and simplified Chinese, so it’s no surprise that a game about Chinese mythology is breaking all kinds of records.

The day before, there was also information that some game bloggers who wanted to get a key to the game also received a list of topics that should not be raised in their reviews. Among other things, they were asked not to mention COVID-19, politics, and feminist propaganda.

Black Myth: Wukong was released on August 20, 2024 on PC and PlayStation 5. A release on Xbox Series X|S is also planned, but there is no exact date yet.