2024 game guide
Black Myth: Wukong
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.
At a glance
IS IT A
GOOD FIT?
- Platforms
- Windows PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
- Play modes
- Solo
- Best for
- a challenge, a strong story, exploration, and fast action
- Time commitment
- 1–3 hour sessions, a focused weekend, and weeks or months of play
- Genres
- Role Playing Rpg, Hack And Slash Beat Em Up, Adventure
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
Why it may fit
MATCH THE GAME
TO THE MOMENT.
Black Myth: Wukong is available on Windows PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S and supports solo. It may be a good choice when you want a challenge, a strong story, exploration, and fast action. Its genre may suit 1–3 hour sessions, a focused weekend, and weeks or months of play.
This is a compatibility match, not a review score. Pick My Next Game compares the game with your platform and the kind of session you want; it does not claim that one game is best for everyone.
Game facts and description are provided by IGDB. View Black Myth: Wukong on IGDB.com
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