Science of Games Black Myth: Wukong It's been out less than a day, and it's already made waves on the PC front.
For SteamDBThe action-RPG has opened its doors to 2.2 million players on Steam, and has quickly climbed the charts sales chartsAt the time of writing, it is the best-selling console on the Steam Store, ahead of the Steam Deck OLED, Counterattack 2, and the arrival Final Fantasy XVI brings.
According to Game Discover Simone Carlessmost of Black Myths The platform's PC base is due to China. The developer's home country players make up 88.1 percent of that number of players, followed by the United States, Hong Kong, Canada, and other countries.
Black Myth takes a big and tumultuous step for Chinese developers
While there have been different games from China that have had great success in the West, Black Myth It has been positioned as the most AAA of them all. It has had numerous appearances at gaming events and is effectively a console exclusive for the PlayStation 5, at least for now.
The game was embroiled in controversy prior to release, namely accusations of a sexist culture from Game Science management. Part of this is tangled up in China's supposedly broader issues of sexism in the tech industry and developer behavior in recent years.
Pre-release, publisher Hero Games released a set of guidelines for streamers. The rules told streamers not to talk about anything that would cause “negative discourse” such as the culture of the Chinese gaming industry or “feminist propaganda.”
At the time of writing, Game Science has not yet revealed how Black Myth: Wukong's PC gamers translate into sales. Between that and pretty solid reviews, the studio has succeeded in its dream of making a name for itself in the global gaming world.