UPDATE: Black Myth: Wukong passes 2m concurrent players.

Now, over two million players have taken to Steam to give the game a whirl.

Its concurrent player peak as it stands is currently 2,125,077.

Black Myth: Wukong header image showing a one-on-one fight in a pooled area

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Since its release, the game has recorded a concurrent player peak of 1,443,570.

By comparison, Cyberpunk 2077’s all-time concurrent player peak is sitting at 1,054,388.

Black Myth: Wukong surpasses two million concurrent players on Steam.

Elden Ring’s concurrent all-time peak, meanwhile, is 953,426.

As for how China-specific interest in Black Myth: Wukong is, GameDiscoverCo founder Simon Carless notes very.

Black Myth: Wukong has not been without controversy, though.

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Prior to its release,posts from Game Science CEO Feng Jiincluding sexualised and misogynistic language were reported.

More recently,IGNalso reported further on the studio’s history with sexism.

We recently awarded Black Myth: Wukong three out of five stars.

Black Myth: Wukong player numbers on Steam