Black Myth: Wukong is an anomaly. The game is already shattering Steam records , which is a pretty big accomplishment for a game that has seemingly been a glorified tech demo for the past four years. It doesn’t help that the game comes with some of the most demanding requirements we’ve ever seen out of a modern game.
Black Myth: Wukong can push your PC to its limits, but if you’re smart with your graphics settings, you don’t need one of the best graphics cards to run it. For the past week, I’ve been poking and prodding every corner of Black Myth: Wukong to understand how the PC version works, what it’s capable of, and where the easy performance gains are. This game will push your PC to its limits, and it’s sure to become a staple in PC hardware reviews.
And that’s because it manages to push an insane level of visual fidelity while still being a game that you can, well, play. Graphics tweaks are a must If you were hoping to jump into Black Myth: Wukong, toggle to the highest graphics preset, and be on your way, I have bad news for you. Even with an RTX 4090 , I’m not able to jump into the game will all the sliders maxed out.
There’s a lot of room in the graphics options to optimize your performance, and ignoring the graphics settings will only hurt your experience in the game. Similar to Alan Wake 2 , Black Myth: Wukong looks beautiful, even if you need to turn some settings down to Low. Above, you can see how the presets scale with different graphics cards.