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Chinese studio Game Science is celebrating the phenomenal success of its first major game, Black Myth: Wukong. Until now, we only knew that the action RPG was in high demand on Steam. Today, we know that the Chinese mythology-inspired adventure has also caught the attention of PlayStation 5 gamers. On PC and PS5, Black Myth: Wukong has sold more than 10 million units combined. The title reached this milestone in its first three days. In addition, it was revealed that at one point, there were more than 3 million players in the game simultaneously. These are incredible numbers for a purely single-player project.
Shattering Records and Setting New Standards
The game has had the most simultaneous players on Steam, with 2,415,714. So hundreds of thousands more are coming from the PS5. This makes Black Myth: Wukong the second-most-played game in Steam history. PUBG holds the record: Battlegrounds (3.2 million). The single-player record was previously held by Cyberpunk 2077. That reached 1,054,388 players at the time of release. It broke the million mark within 160 minutes of release. Black Myth: Wukong broke the million mark within the first hour of release.
A Grateful Studio and Optimistic Future
The developers thank players for their support and wish them enjoyable hours of playing Black Myth: Wukong. If you’re interested in a comparison in terms of sales, Cyberpunk 2077 reported 13 million in its first 12 days. In conclusion, Black Myth: Wukong will also be released on Xbox Series X/S. The delay is due to further optimization. The developers need to helpimize the game for the weaker Series S.
