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Black Myth Series

Black Myth: Wukong

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Role-playing (RPG) Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Adventure Action Fantasy

Black Myth: Wukong is a Role-playing (RPG) / Hack and slash/Beat 'em up game released on August 20, 2024 for Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5. Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game developed by Game Science, inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. Players control the Destined One, a staff-wielding monkey prot…

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881,015 reviews
August 20, 2024
Released 758 days ago
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Xbox Series X|S PC (Microsoft Windows) PlayStation 5

About

Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game developed by Game Science, inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. Players control the Destined One, a staff-wielding monkey protagonist, through mostly linear levels interspersed with expansive areas. The game features Soulslike elements, a flexible skill system, and boss encounters of varying intensity. It was the first installment in the Black Myth series and is widely regarded as the first AAA game from the Chinese video game industry.

Storyline

Following his legendary pilgrimage to the West alongside the Tang Monk, Sun Wukong ascends to Buddhahood but rejects the Celestial Court in favor of his simple life on Mount Huaguo. The Court, grown mistrustful, sends an army led by Erlang Shen to force his submission. During their duel, the binding circlet incapacitates Wukong, and he is sealed in stone, severed from six powerful relics corresponding to his senses. Over the following centuries, the monkeys of the mountain seek to recover these relics and revive their fallen king.

The Destined One, one of these monkeys, sets out on a journey across treacherous lands to reclaim the relics. From the fog-shrouded Black Wind Mountain to the barren Yellow Wind Ridge, the frozen peaks of The New West, and the fiery slopes of the Flaming Mountains, the path forward is guarded by powerful yaoguai and ancient figures from Chinese mythology. Old allies of Wukong, including the wayward Zhu Bajie, join the quest as the truth of the Destined One's connection to Sun Wukong slowly comes into focus.

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Release Dates by Platform

PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Aug 20, 2024
PlayStation 5 Worldwide
Aug 20, 2024
Xbox Series X|S Worldwide
Aug 20, 2025

Game Info

Developer
Game Science
Publisher
Game Science
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Genres
Role-playing (RPG) Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Adventure
Themes
Action Fantasy

Languages

Audio / Voice
Chinese (Simplified), English
Text / Subtitles
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean, Russian, Polish, English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Italian, Italian, Turkish, Czech, Thai

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