Black Myth: Wukong

Black Myth: Wukong is a singleplayer action RPG developed and published by Game Science. It is inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West.

The game was first announced on August 20, 2020 through a trailer showcasing a pre-alpha build running on Unreal Engine 4. Development was later moved to Unreal Engine 5 in 2021. The title was released on August 20, 2024 via Steam and Epic Games Store.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

A free benchmark tool is available on Steam.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	The Digital Deluxe Edition content can be purchased separately as DLC.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game does not contain microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Digital Deluxe Edition Upgrade

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\b1\Saved\Config\Windows\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2358720/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\b1\Saved\SaveGames\<user-id>\*.sav^{[Note 3]} <path-to-game>\b1\Saved\SaveGamesBackup^{[Note 3]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2358720/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Display settings

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Resolution option affects the rendering resolution. Use WukongTweak to fix cropped FOV at <16:9 (4:3, 16:10, etc).
Multi-monitor		Use WukongTweak to remove 21:9 aspect ratio limit.
Ultra-widescreen		Use WukongTweak for 32:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use WukongTweak.
Windowed		Output window size is always at desktop resolution.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Scales with Texture Quality setting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA (TSR) enabled by default with settings for Low, Medium, High, Very High, and Cinematic quality. DLAA, FSR Native AA, and XeSS Native AA also available when the Super Resolution Sampling slider is set to 100%.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 3.1, FSR 3.0, XeSS 1.3, TSR DLSS and FSR Frame Generation also available. Despite earlier reports stating that the game will feature DLSS ray reconstruction^[1], the release version doesn't seem to use it.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On/Off toggle.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Options for 30 FPS, 60 FPS, 120 FPS, and Off.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)		Features Full Ray Tracing, also known as path tracing.^[2]
Color blind mode		Settings for Deuteranopia, Protanopia, and Tritanopia. A Colorblind Mode Intensity slider that goes from 0 to 100 is also available.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.

WukongTweak

ASI plugin with various features:

Adjust gameplay FOV.
Remove 21:9 aspect ratio limit.
Fix cropped FOV at <16:9.
Adjust forced sharpening.
Disable chromatic aberration.
Disable vignette.
Enable virtual shadow maps.
Enable developer console.
Custom CVars option to apply Unreal Engine 5 CVars on game startup.

Input

Camera settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		2 presets available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualSense Supported via Steam Input.^[3]
PlayStation button prompts		Named Type B.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Rapidly changes button prompts.

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Keyboard & mouse remapping 1/2
Keyboard & mouse remapping 2/2

Controller layout A
Controller layout B

Audio

Volume settings

Language settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		The main theme song from the 1986 TV show Journey to the West is featured in the game.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

Accessibility settings

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12	No manual selection. The game will always start in DirectX 12 on capable hardware.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Wwise

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-8400 AMD Ryzen 5 1600	Intel Core i7-9700 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
System memory (RAM)	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	130 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 6 GB (Nvidia), 8 GB (AMD) of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Intel Arc A750 DirectX 12 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

System requirements were tested with DLSS/FSR/XeSS enabled.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 5 engine build: 5.0
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2358720/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2358720) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ NDLSS 3.5 and Full Ray Tracing Coming To Black Myth: Wukong, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT and Portal with RTX; Star Wars™ Outlaws Launching With DLSS 3 and Ray Tracing - last accessed on 2024-05-08
"Black Myth: Wukong Launching With Full Ray Tracing & DLSS 3.5 August 20th."
↑ NDLSS 3.5 and Full Ray Tracing Coming To Black Myth: Wukong, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT and Portal with RTX; Star Wars™ Outlaws Launching With DLSS 3 and Ray Tracing - last accessed on 2024-05-08
"Black Myth: Wukong Launching With Full Ray Tracing & DLSS 3.5 August 20th."
↑ Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2024-08-20
Tested with a DualSense controller. If Steam Input is disabled, the game will receive no input from PlayStation controllers.

[1] Unreal Engine 5 engine build: 5.0

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2358720/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (2358720) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2358720/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (2358720) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-3] 3.0 ^3.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[4] NDLSS 3.5 and Full Ray Tracing Coming To Black Myth: Wukong, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT and Portal with RTX; Star Wars™ Outlaws Launching With DLSS 3 and Ray Tracing - last accessed on 2024-05-08
"Black Myth: Wukong Launching With Full Ray Tracing & DLSS 3.5 August 20th."

[5] NDLSS 3.5 and Full Ray Tracing Coming To Black Myth: Wukong, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT and Portal with RTX; Star Wars™ Outlaws Launching With DLSS 3 and Ray Tracing - last accessed on 2024-05-08
"Black Myth: Wukong Launching With Full Ray Tracing & DLSS 3.5 August 20th."

[6] Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2024-08-20
Tested with a DualSense controller. If Steam Input is disabled, the game will receive no input from PlayStation controllers.

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Developers

	Game Science Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 5^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	August 20, 2024
Reception
Metacritic	81
OpenCritic	81
IGDB	88
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, RPG
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	China, Fantasy, Historical