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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>