Black Myth: Wukong Starts Breaking Records on Steam
Aug. 21, 2024Black Myth: Wukong Starts Breaking Records on Steam
Black Myth: Wukongis breaking all-time concurrent player records. The action-adventure game fromGame Sciencehas become the fourth title with the most simultaneous players in Steam’s history.
While Black Myth Wukong received generally good reviews, many are very surprised to see the game drawing an incredible amount of concurrent players on Steam, surpassing industry giants likeElden RingorCyberpunk 2077.
Note, we’re not talking about sales figures, but rather the number of simultaneous players thatBlack Myth: Wukonghas registered on the Steam platform. We still need to add the users playing onEpic Store and PlayStation 5.
In just a few hours since its global launch, Game Science’s action title has already become the single-player experience with the most simultaneous players on Steam. This is very likely a result of the massive interest for the game within China, which is an enormous market rarely tapped by western developers.
Black Myth: Wukonghas made a strong start on Valve’s platform. While we’re still waiting for data fromEpic Games Store and PS5it will be released on Xbox later, the game that adapts Journey to the West boasts record-breaking numbers on PC.
There are nearly 1.43 million players enjoyingBlack Mythright now, with a peak of 2.11 million active simultaneous users in less than 24 hours.
Almost one and a half million users played Game Science’s title at the same time on Steam, an unprecedented record for a single-player game to date. Let’s remember thatElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree and Cyberpunk 2077 surpassed one million in their day.
Black Myth: Wukongis also the fourth most popular game in Steam’s history, including free-to-play experiences and multiplayer games, which is extraordinary.
In terms of reviews, the game boasts Very Positive ratings and 94% positive reviews in less than 24 hours, from a total of more than 20,000 comments.
If you don’t have a PS5 or want to play the title on PC, you can check if your system can run it using the official benchmarking tool from Game Science.
Be sure to check out other newsBlack Myth: Wukong Everything We Know About the Upcoming Action RPGand alsoThe Mythical Origins of Black Myth: WukongAnd don’t forget to bookmarkBlack Myth: WukongWiki, as you most assuredly will need it!
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