What you need to know
- Black Myth: Wukong, a new action RPG from Game Science that's directly inspired by the legendary Chinese literary work Journey to the West, is coming to PC and PS5 on August 20, 2024.
- It's also still coming to Xbox Series X|S, but won't be on Microsoft's consoles at release. Game Science says the delay is due to the game still needing additional optimizations.
- The game is currently the most wishlisted game on Steam, and is one of this year's most anticipated games overall.
- A new cinematic trailer for the game was shown during Summer Game Fest 2024 that reveals preorders for it are live now.
- The game costs $59.99 and can currently be preordered on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and WeGame.
- Update: Game Science has stated that due to "limitations in offline resources," it's had issues producing discs for physical copies. As a result, physical versions of the game will come with activation codes instead of discs at launch, though the developer is hoping to offer discs in the future.
