On the morning of August 20, the role-playing action game about the Monkey King, Black Myth: Wukong, was released on PC and consoles. The game immediately became a new phenomenon on Steam, attracting a huge number of people upon launch.
Black Myth: Wukong
According to SteamDB, at the time of writing, the peak concurrent player count for Black Myth: Wukong on Steam exceeds 1.44 million players. This is one of the best results in the platform's history—only seven games on Steam have managed to attract more than a million concurrent users.
Online dynamics of Black Myth: Wukong on Steam
The online player count for Black Myth: Wukong may still grow, but the game is already among the most popular on Steam.
Top 10 Games by Peak Concurrent Players in Steam History*
1. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS — 3,257,248 players.
2. Palworld — 2,101,867 players.
3. Counter-Strike 2 — 1,818,773 players.
4. Black Myth: Wukong — 1,443,570 players.
5. Lost Ark — 1,325,305 players.
6. Dota 2 — 1,295,114 players.
7. Cyberpunk 2077 — 1,054,388 players.
8. Elden Ring — 953,426 players.
9. New World — 913,634 players.
10. Hogwarts Legacy — 879,308 players.
The rating for Black Myth: Wukong on Steam is "very positive." Currently, 92% of the 13.9 thousand reviews are favorable, with the majority of reviews coming from Chinese players.
*We do not count Banana, which has over 917,000 players, as a significant portion of the project's audience consists of bots.