Summary
Black Myth: Wukongis currently Twitch’s most streamed game and the most successful 2024 title in terms of viewer engagement on the platform. The eagerly awaitedBlack Myth: Wukongwas announced back in 2020, promising an action-packed story inspired by the Chinese classicJourney to the West, and its recent release was hugely successful.
Black Myth: Wukongwas released earlier this week, quickly becoming one of the most popular games of the year. It gained mostly positive reviews from critics, achieving an average score of 80 on OpenCritic. While mostcritics praisedBlack Myth: Wukong’s incredible boss fights, fast-paced action, and beautiful graphics, the game was also criticized by some due to lackluster level design and some technical issues.
Now,Streams Charts has revealedsome interesting data about how wellBlack Myth: Wukongis performing on Twitch. Not only was it the most-watched game on Twitch during its release, with 5.58 million hours watched on the platform, surpassing popular games likeGrand Theft Auto 5, but it also peaked at 485,300 viewers on Twitch, being only surpassed by non-gaming streams. Additionally,Black Myth: Wukonghas surpassedPalworldas the most watched 2024 game on its release date, with 5.58 million hours watched againstPalworld’s 4.76 million.
Black Myth: Wukong Becomes Twitch’s Most Popular Game
Streams Charts also highlighted some other details, noticing thatBlack Myth: Wukongalso had a big impact on Russian and Chinese-speaking streams. Despite 39.5% of the game’s coverage still being in English, Russian streams had 12.6% of the views, and Chinese ones had 11.3%. Also, the most popular Twitch channel streamingBlack Myth: Wukongwas, unsurprisingly,Asmongold’s alternative Zackrawrr channel.
It’s not surprising to seeBlack Myth: Wukongbeing so successful on Twitch considering how popular the action game has been since its release. On its release day,Black Myth: Wukongbroke records on Steamby peaking at 1,443,570 concurrent players, surpassing the numbers of essentially all other games on the platform except forPUGB: Battlegrounds.
Black Myth: Wukong’s developer, Game Science, has also revealed that the game was a huge financial success.Black Myth: Wukongsold over 10 million copies in only three daysafter its global launch, becoming one of the biggest hits of 2024. As a comparison,Elden Ring’s massively popularShadow of the ErdtreeDLC sold around five million copies in the same timeframe, which attests to the huge popularity of theJourney to the West-inspired game.
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Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology and based on Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.As the Destined One, you shall encounter powerful foes and worthy rivals throughout your journey. Fearlessly engage them in epic battles where surrender is not an option.Aside from mastering various staff techniques, you can also freely combine different spells, abilities, weapons, and equipment to find the winning strategy that best suits your combat style.
