Black Myth: Zhong Kui

Black Myth: Zhong Kui
DeveloperGame Science
SeriesBlack Myth
Platforms
GenreAction role-playing
ModeSingle-player

Black Myth: Zhong Kui‍[a] is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by Game Science. It is primarily inspired by Zhong Kui, a figure from Chinese folklore. It is the second installment in the Black Myth series, following Black Myth: Wukong.

Black Myth: Zhong Kui is scheduled to be released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. The release date has not been announced yet.

Gameplay

Black Myth: Zhong Kui is an action role-playing game.[2][3][4][5] It is played in single-player mode.[2][3][5]

Synopsis

Black Myth: Zhong Kui is primarily inspired by Zhong Kui, a figure from Chinese folklore.[3][6] Geoff Keighley, who presented the game's reveal at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025, said that it stars Zhong Kui, the "ghost-catching god who wanders between Hell and Earth".[5]

Development

Black Myth: Zhong Kui is a game developed by Game Science.[3]

On the decision to begin the development of Black Myth: Zhong Kui, Feng Ji expressed that it stemmed from a desire to freely and boldly create a completely new title in the Black Myth series.[7][8][9] He noted that although he and the rest of the team were working on a DLC for Black Myth: Wukong, he found himself stuck in a haze following the release of that game, a project that he envisioned for nearly twenty years and one that greatly exceeded expectations.[7][8][9] He said that in 2025, he raised the idea to make an entirely new game instead to Yang Qi and other colleagues.[7][8][9]

Release

Black Myth: Zhong Kui is scheduled to be released for PC and consoles.[2][5] It is the second installment in the Black Myth series.[2][3][4][5]

Game Science announced Black Myth: Zhong Kui with a trailer during Gamescom Opening Night Live on 19 August 2025.[3][4][5] The studio stated that the announcement was made to inform everyone about the start of a new project, in keeping with its tradition to report on progress to players every 20 August.[b][2]

Reception

Accolades

Black Myth: Zhong Kui won Surprise of the Year at the Ultra Game Awards 2025.[11][12]

Notes

  1. ^ Simplified Chinese: 黑神话：钟馗; traditional Chinese: 黑神話：鍾馗; pinyin: Hēishénhuà: Zhōng Kuí.[1]
  2. ^ Adjusted for China Standard Time, the announcement took place on 20 August 2025.[10][8]

References

  1. ^ Jessica (20 August 2025). "【GC 25】《黑神話》系列新作《黑神話：鍾馗》開發中 曝光首部動畫預告影片". 巴哈姆特 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e Romano, Sal (19 August 2025). "Black Myth: Zhong Kui announced for consoles, PC". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 18 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Robinson, Andy (19 August 2025). "Wukong follow-up Black Myth: Zhong Kui revealed at Gamescom". VGC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Carpenter, Lincoln (19 August 2025). "Black Myth: Zhong Kui, the follow-up to Black Myth: Wukong, just got a surprise Gamescom reveal". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 28 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Wood, Austin (19 August 2025). "Black Myth: Wukong dev announces new action RPG Black Myth: Zhong Kui, admits it's "little more than an empty folder at this stage" and it has "absolutely no idea" when it's coming out, then teases more Wukong to come". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 18 October 2025.
  6. ^ Maas, Jennifer (19 August 2025). "'Black Myth: Wukong' Sequel 'Zhong Kui' Set From Developer Game Science". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 October 2025.
  7. ^ a b c 熊猫命 (20 August 2025). "《黑神话：钟馗》先导预告公布 开启全新「黑神话」故事". Game Bonfire (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 August 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d 甄能达 (20 August 2025). "钟馗来了——我们能从游戏科学的PV中想到的". ChuApp (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 14 September 2025.
  9. ^ a b c co1dsleep (20 August 2025). "冯骥发文谈《黑神话：钟馗》：放开手脚 从零开始". GamerSky (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Ye, Kamui (20 August 2025). "科隆游戏展 ONL 发布会汇总：《黑神话：钟馗》亮相". IGN China (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 October 2025.
  11. ^ For the nominations, see "1月20日，线下颁奖典礼见！". Ultra Console Game (in Chinese). 13 January 2026. Archived from the original on 22 January 2026. For the results, see "UGA2025颁奖典礼现已结束!". Ultra Console Game (in Chinese). 20 January 2026. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026.
  12. ^ For the results, see Zhang, Zacky (20 January 2026). "UGA 2025 游戏大赏圆满落幕". IGN China (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 January 2026.
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