Black Myth: Wukong <\/em>is making some tremendous strides, and less than 12 hours after release, it’s already the second most-played Steam game of all time ahead of this year’s previous contender, Palworld<\/em>. The Soulslike <\/em>title has magnetism beyond anything we’ve seen this year, and it’s likely it’ll continue growing.<\/p>
According to SteamDB’s player count tracker<\/a>, Black Myth: Wukong<\/a><\/em> stands at a whopping 2,223,179 concurrent players<\/a>, or over 120,000 above the third-place Palworld<\/em>. The game came out just today, Aug. 20, and it hasn’t even been half a day since it opened its gates to the public. Players have been massively enjoying their Journey to the West, so much so that the title has “Overwhelmingly Positive” reviews on Steam, with 96 percent of players willing to recommend the game.<\/p>
By surpassing Palworld<\/em>, this makes Black Myth: Wukong<\/a> <\/em>the biggest release in 2024, adding yet another title to the long list of successful games that have come out this year, both from traditionally published and indie circles. It would also technically make it the biggest Soulslike <\/em>yet, though its gameplay has more in common with other hack-and-slash titles than FromSoftware’s stellar Souls <\/em>and other games. Even so, it’s mighty impressive to see a newcomer studio push out such a massively successful<\/a> project.<\/p>
