Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game developed by Game Science Studio. The game is inspired by the famous fairy tale “Journey to the West” with the main character being Wukong. Since the release of the first trailer, Black Myth: Wukong has quickly garnered significant attention from the global gaming community thanks to its impressive graphics and unique gameplay.
As expected, right on its first day of release, this blockbuster shattered many rankings and broke numerous records. Most recently, Black Myth: Wukong helped Steam achieve a record for the highest number of concurrent users this past weekend. For the first time in history, Steam surpassed 37 million users at the same time. Specifically, it recorded 37,242,724 users connecting to Valve’s platform simultaneously.
The popularity of Black Myth: Wukong is not limited to the gaming community but has also spread to mainstream media. The news coverage of this game by the VTV24 fanpage is just one of many examples of the level of popularity and interest that Black Myth: Wukong has generated. This also reflects the current trend, where the gaming industry is becoming an increasingly important part of popular culture and is no longer underestimated as it used to be.
VTV24 also noted: “Upon its release on August 20 on Steam, Black Myth: Wukong immediately caused a sensation. The game from Chinese producer Game Science quickly attracted 1.3 million concurrent players within a few hours of its release.
According to SteamDB, within a day, the game reached 2,223,179 players, becoming the largest game released in 2024 and ranking second on the Steam platform for concurrent players, just behind PUBG with 3.2 million players.”
It is clear that Black Myth: Wukong is not only a phenomenon in the gaming industry but also a widely discussed topic, prompting a national news channel to dedicate time to discuss and report on it.
Black Myth: Wukong, or Hắc Thần Thoại: Ngộ Không, is an action role-playing game based on the novel Journey to the West by author Wu Cheng’en, developed for the PlayStation 5 and Windows, and set to be released on Xbox. In the game, players control the character, a “descendant” of Sun Wukong, named Tian Ming Ren, battling various enemies, capable of transforming into monsters, insects, etc., to achieve victory. In addition to the captivating storyline, the game is also praised for its beautiful graphics, with many scenes “like a movie.”