Black Myth: Wukong’s Second Unthinkable Record – Beats Counter-Strike

What is truly unimaginable is what has been happening in the last hours with Black Legend: WukongIn the morning we informed you that her game Game science It quickly became the single-player game with the highest number of concurrent players. steamand just broke another record.

As we learn from SteamDB, but also from Tom Warren of The Verge, Black Myth It’s now the third biggest game in Steam history overall.The title managed to surpass its own record within a few hours. Counter Strike 2After he reached them 1,833,908 Simultaneous players.

Valve’s popular FPS is now ranked third with 1,818,773 concurrent players on Steam.. The Black Legend will probably outdo it as well. In the world In the next few hours, which ranks second in its peak ever 2,101,867 concurrent players. He is still in first place and of course he got it. PUBG: Battlegrounds With over 3 million players.

Black Myth: Wukong has just surpassed Counter-Strike’s all-time record of over 1.8 million concurrent players. The game has only been in its first day of release, but it has already become only the third game to surpass Counter-Strike’s all-time record on Steam. https://t.co/TshYdCB5LR https://t.co/1Mf58BsJjv pic.twitter.com/gHr1CSJOsb

– Tom Warren (@tomwarren) August 20, 2024

If you need a refresher, Black Myth: Wukong is an RPG with roots in Chinese mythology. In particular, its story is based on “Journey to the West,” one of the Four Great Novels of Chinese literature. In Black Myth, players will take on the role of a monkey based on Sun Wukong. The plot revolves around a “destined person” who faces many challenges to uncover the dark truth hidden beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.

Black Myth: Wukong launches today, August 20, on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. An Xbox Series X|S version is also in the works but doesn’t have a release date yet.