Black Myth: Wukong has sold an incredible 10 million copies in just three days, developer Game Science has announced. The action RPG, which is inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West , went on sale on August 20 across PC and PlayStation 5. Now, as of 9pm Beijing time on August 23, Game Science has announced Black Myth: Wukong has already shot through the 10 million sales barrier, with an eye-watering three million concurrent players across all platforms.
“Thanks to all players worldwide for your support and love,” Game Science tweeted . “Have a great gaming weekend!” To put Black Myth: Wukong’s sales success into context, Arrowhead’s Helldivers 2 sold 12 million copies in its first 12 weeks to become the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game of all time. Indeed, Black Myth: Wukong is one of the fastest-selling video games of all time, overtaking the likes of Elden Ring and Hogwarts Legacy within the same timeframe.
It's sold so well, it has matched Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, which combined sold 10 million copies in three days to become Nintendo's fastest-selling game of all time. On Steam, Black Myth: Wukong broke a number of concurrent player count records. It’s the most-played single-player game of all-time on Valve’s platform, ahead of CD Projekt’s Cyberpunk 2077, and the second most-played game of any kind on Steam, now behind only battle royale PUBG.
Black Myth: Wukong remains the top-selling game on Steam, and player numbers a.