Sport Science revealed at this time that its just lately launched Soulslike RPG Black Fable: Wukong has offered 10 million models throughout all platforms. For context, the sport launched three days in the past on August 20. The sport additionally boasts one in every of Steam’s highest concurrent participant counts of all time, and, in response to some stories, it’s even driving excessive gross sales of PlayStation 5 consoles in China.
Niko Companions analyst Daniel Ahmad stated in a publish on X: “This makes [Black Myth: Wukong] one of the fastest selling games of all time, surpassing Elden Ring and Hogwarts Legacy in the same timeframe.” He elaborated in a weblog publish that the sport is promoting significantly properly in China, thanks partly to the accessibility of Steam as a platform and likewise the sport’s subject material: “The game … draws heavily from Chinese mythology and is based on the classic novel Journey to the West, featuring Sun Wukong, or ‘The Monkey King,’ as its protagonist. The high-end graphics, transformational (literally) gameplay, and cultural connection resonated strongly with Chinese gamers…”
The sport’s success can also be measured in participant depend — its at present the most-played single-player title in Steam’s historical past, in response to SteamDB, and is second in most-played ever solely to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Marketing consultant Daniel Camillo stated in an X publish that PS5 gross sales are extraordinarily excessive in China’s largest electronics market thanks largely to Wukong. Niko Companions’ CEO Lisa Cosmas Hanson additionally confirmed in an interview with Bloomberg that Wukong is pushing excessive console gross sales on Alibaba.
The title has not been with out its issues, nonetheless. Sport Science has come underneath scrutiny for its founders’ earlier sexist remarks — to which the studio responded “No comment,” when requested by PC Gamer. A number of avid gamers additionally report Wukong has efficiency points, for which Sport Science apologized in a publish on the sport’s Steam web page. Nevertheless, none of this appears to have lower into the sport’s gross sales.
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Ahmad famous in his weblog publish: “In conclusion, Black Myth: Wukong is more than just a one-off success story, it represents the growing capabilities and ambitions of Chinese game development studios and their ability to compete on the global stage.”
