Black Myth: Wukong Now 2nd Biggest Steam Game With 2.1 Million Players

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Undisputed #1 Game Of 2024 After Beating Palworld!

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  • Black Myth: Wukong just hit over 2.1 million concurrent players.
  • It has now beaten Palworld to become 2024’s biggest Steam release.
  • This achievement also makes it the platform’s second-biggest release to date, putting it just behind PUBG.

Black Myth: Wukong already made new records before release. Following multiple years of anticipation, it was no surprise that this action RPG racked up more than a million concurrent players within two hours.

However, it seems like this was just the beginning. Several hours later, the title stands at more than 2.1 million concurrent players on Steam.

Why it matters: Black Myth: Wukong was always expected to be a huge release. However, nobody expected it to become the biggest launch of 2024 after Palworld put seemingly unbeatable figures on the board.

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Black Myth: Wukong Player Count via SteamDB

This new record makes Black Myth: Wukong Steam’s second-biggest title to date. For context, Palworld previously held this record. Since Palworld has now been beaten, Black Myth: Wukong is also 2024’s biggest launch.

PUBG continues to retain the number one spot with over 3.2 million concurrent players. However, it does not sound too far-fetched for this action RPG to beat the battle royale at this pace. It is important to note that player counts will probably increase during the weekend.

Black Myth: Wukong also saw a new burst since players in various additional regions have just jumped in. While the game has been available for nearly 12 hours now, this was not the case worldwide.

The reviews on Steam have also been unanimously positive. In fact, the game has accumulated nearly 100K reviews at the time of writing, with more than 90% of them being positive.

Despite initial worries, it seems Black Myth: Wukong runs fairly well on PC. Fans seem to have found little to complain about in terms of the console release too, with developer Game Science making nearly everyone happy.

We expect to hear more about the official sales very soon. Going by these numbers, the action RPG has probably sold at least 3-4 million copies on day one.

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