Summary
- Black Myth: Wukong players flood back post Game Awards after Game of the Year snub.
- Player count tripled since the ceremony, peaking at 213,882 on Saturday.
- No bad publicity: Game Science sees rejuvenated player count post-awards show.
The Game Awards is no stranger to drama. Last year, there was the “wrap it up” fiasco, and the year prior, Elden Ring’s Game of the Year Award acceptance was interrupted by a stage invader who said, “I want to nominate my Orthodox rabbi Bill Clinton.”
This year’s ceremony ran a lot smoother, but that’s not to say it went off without a hitch, as the Black Myth: Wukong team was far from happy with its perceived Game of the Year snub.
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That doesn’t seem to have harmed the game, however, as according to SteamDB, it’s seen an influx of players, bringing in its highest player count since mid-October.
Players Come Flooding Back To Black Myth: Wukong After The Game Awards
Black Myth: Wukong is no stranger to high player counts. It broke all kinds of records when almost 2.5 million players played concurrently around the game’s August launch, exceeding 1 exabyte of Steam Data in China.
Naturally, being a single-player title, the player count started to dwindle. While still impressive, it settled around an average of 60,000 concurrent users. That was until last Thursday’s Game Awards.
Despite scooping the Player’s Voice award and the award for Best Action Game, developer Game Science’s CEO criticized the awards show after it failed to pick up the overall Game of the Year, stating he “came here for nothing.” It’s worth noting that Wukong was the lowest-rated game ever to be nominated for The Game Awards’ top prize, so it seems his expectations were out of line somewhere.
Since The Game Awards, Black Myth: Wukong has seen roughly three times as many players playing the game.
It’s not all bad news for the team, though, and as they say, no publicity is bad publicity. Since The Game Awards, Black Myth: Wukong has seen roughly three times as many players playing the game, with it peaking at 213,882 on Saturday, December 14. This is the highest it’s been since Saturday, October 12, when the game had 235,351 players playing concurrently.
This rejuvenated player count is certainly impressive, and it’d be interesting to see how many players jumped in to show their support for Game Science and how many played it just to see what all of the fuss was about.
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.