Black Myth: Wukong, a Chinese-made, Tencent-backed game, became Steam's most popular title ever within hours of its launch, hitting 1.8M+ concurrent players
- A Chinese-made game, Black Myth: Wukong, backed by Tencent, became the fourth most popular title on Steam within hours of its launch.
- The game garnered over 2.1 million concurrent players, surpassing titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring, according to SteamDB.
- Wukong's success may boost China's $40 billion-plus gaming industry, which has faced regulatory scrutiny in recent years.
- Developed by Game Science, Wukong is China's most significant PC game launch, attracting massive attention and trending on Weibo.
- The game's success highlights China's capability to develop AAA games that can compete globally, with positive reviews from major Chinese and global review sites.
Source: Bloomberg
Talking product sense with Ridhi
9 min AI interview5 questions
Damn chinese have
- got manufacturing right
- got infra right
- got tech/ai/social (tiktok, tencent) right
and now they've entered gaming 🤯
Are you guys buying 4k RS game? Or you buy it from somewhere else?
You pirate it and buy it if you like the game. Or wait for 2 years for it to go on steam sale for 500 bucks if you are a patientgamer
I have ps5. So in don't think pirate games will work.
I expected it to be big because the year has been dry af when it comes to AAA games but this is still pretty wild.
Teaser was good but trailer felt disappointing. But still will try my hand on it.
Black Myth: Wukong is a PS5 game that has taken a major hit in the world of video games. The launch of this video game represents the success of both technological advancement and Chinese culture. Global Times has further stated that Wukong paves the way for the growing Chinese gaming sector by integrating the resource capabilities of Chinese producers. With the release of this game, Asia has now entered into a world of video games that was previously dominated by Western titles. This massive hit made Chinese a default language in the list of triple-A games surpassing the English language.
Packed with action, Black Myth: Wukong is a storytelling game that contains 6 Chapters. The story revolves around the Destined One which needs to find the lost relics. The game contains themes like sacrifice, lifelong regret, the heroes and villains and the shaping of fate. All these themes have one thing in common which is the search for redemption.
Video game junkies who like to try their hands on different games have praised Black Myth: Wukong for its stunning visuals. In their opinion, the game offers an immersive experience which takes you to a different world of action where they find different hurdles to retrieve the relics.