Recreation Science revealed in the present day that its not too long ago launched Soulslike RPG Black Delusion: Wukong has bought 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, based on some experiences, it’s even driving excessive gross sales of PlayStation 5 consoles in China.
Niko Companions analyst Daniel Ahmad stated in a submit on X: “This makes [Black Myth: Wukong] one of many quickest promoting video games of all time, surpassing Elden Ring and Hogwarts Legacy in the identical timeframe.” He elaborated in a weblog submit that the sport is promoting notably properly in China, thanks partially to the accessibility of Steam as a platform and in addition the sport’s subject material: “The sport … attracts closely from Chinese language mythology and is predicated on the traditional novel Journey to the West, that includes Solar Wukong, or ‘The Monkey King,’ as its protagonist. The high-end graphics, transformational (actually) gameplay, and cultural connection resonated strongly with Chinese language players…”
The sport’s success can also be measured in participant rely — its at present the most-played single-player title in Steam’s historical past, based on SteamDB, and is second in most-played ever solely to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Advisor Daniel Camillo stated in an X submit 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. Recreation Science has come underneath scrutiny for its founders’ earlier sexist remarks — to which the studio responded “No remark,” when requested by PC Gamer. A number of players additionally report Wukong has efficiency points, for which Recreation Science apologized in a submit on the sport’s Steam web page. Nonetheless, none of this appears to have minimize into the sport’s gross sales.
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Ahmad famous in his weblog submit: “In conclusion, Black Delusion: Wukong is greater than only a one-off success story, it represents the rising capabilities and ambitions of Chinese language recreation growth studios and their skill to compete on the worldwide stage.”
