The past few weeks have seen Black Myth: Wukong achieve a massive financial success as it continues to break records. Here’s everything you need to know!
Black Myth: Wukong has been performing remarkably well since its highly anticipated release in August 2024. The Chinese AAA game quickly became a sensation, known for its historical storyline and stunning gaming visuals. Within three days, it hit a major milestone by selling 10 million copies, marking a huge success for Game Science.
But that seems to be just the beginning for the game. Here’s everything you need to know about its impressive financial success two weeks after its release:
Black Myth: Wukong is a Massive Financial Success: Recent Records
According to market research from VG Insights, in less than three weeks of its release, Black Myth: Wukong has generated over $870 million in revenue on Steam alone, with more than 18 million copies sold on the platform.
Although the gross revenue includes platform fees and taxes, Black Myth: Wukong has already generated more than 10 times the $70 million invested in its development, leaving investors celebrating big gains. In an exclusive interview, Daniel Wu, one of the investors who bet it all on the project, revealed that Game Science is now valued at several billion yuan, with his 20% stake bringing in massive returns.
The 36-year-old investor and co-founder of Hero Games also mentioned that:
Wukong proves not only that we have top notch game making capabilities, but also we can tell a good story with Chinese elements.
He also told Bloomberg News that the game has the potential to reach 30 million sales during his lifetime, with an expansion planned.
Due to this massive financial success, the Chinese Triple-A game is now considered one of the fastest-selling games of all time, only behind GTAV and MW2.
Black Myth: Wukong Record-Breaking Sales
Game Science announced on the third day of the game’s release that it had sold 10 million copies across all platforms, with more than 8 million on Steam alone. The Triple-A game had previously become popular on the streaming platform within hours of its release, with over 2.2 million concurrent players on the first day.
Black Myth: Wukong breaks the concurrent record for a single-player title on the gaming platform, displacing Cyberpunk 2077, which had held the record for a long time. It later became the best-selling Steam title, and now it’s on its way to hitting $1B gross revenue.
Conclusion
Black Myth: Wukong launched on August 20, 2024, but it was initially available only for PC and PlayStation. Xbox owners are still waiting, as Game Science and Microsoft have offered varying reasons for the delay.
With an expansion plan in the works, the issue should be resolved soon. The game’s gross revenue across all platforms is set to easily surpass $1 billion, marking a new milestone in financial success.
