Black Myth: Wukong
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 11 reviews are negative (9%); after 20h it's 1 in 30 (4%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 92% of games we track.
- 42% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Home is Behind” and “Blazing Black Wind”: from 100% to 80% of starters.
- 98% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 1,220,926 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 48.5h for positive, 26.3h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (97.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Home is Behind The old monkey has told his tale. Onward you must go. 100%
- Blazing Black Wind Of all things to learn, you chose to play with fire? Most players quit here 80% −20
- A Great Gust There will be more sages if their maker still engages. 70% −10
- Voice Vanquished Red eyes mark wrong chants. The scripture needs amends. 65% −4
- Behold the Betrayal More eyes do not see more than the mortal trifles. 54% −11
- Flaming Fury The golden child brought fire and smoke; when they cleared, the family broke. 52% −2
- A Duel of Destiny Two minds' long fray leaves but one to stay. 48% −4
- Six Senses Secured After all that strife and struggle, what's truly been gained? 42% −6
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (81)
story milestone ending side
- Home is Behind The old monkey has told his tale. Onward you must go. 100%
- Warring with Wolves False is his name. Slay him all the same! 87%
- Hammer and Hew Armed head to toe, dread not the foe. 87%
- Absorb and Cultivate Consume those who had consumed. 86%
- Brew of Bravery Fresh brew in an old cask. May it stir a great task! 83%
- Slithering Snake The white-clad one pled his case. Spare him some days of grace. 82%
- Handy and Hardy A good match calls for a good weapon. 81%
- Blazing Black Wind Of all things to learn, you chose to play with fire? 80%
- Enduring Echoes Three bells sound, lost souls bound. 77%
- Temple of Taint Now at an end is the elder's long wait for the journeyer. 76%
- Cursed Clan A whole nest of rats scatters and falls. 76%
- The Stone's Secret This odd boulder has something curious inside. 73%
- Creative Concoction Tonics are well and good, but not to be wolfed like food! 72%
- A Great Gust There will be more sages if their maker still engages. 70%
- Voice Vanquished Red eyes mark wrong chants. The scripture needs amends. 65%
- Gleams of Gold The drunk said there's gold here. Do you believe him? 65%
- Shifting Sands The beetle came with drumbeats' call, and left with waves' gentle fall. 65%
- Karma of Kang-Jin Now one less dwells in the dome of stars. 64%
- Death in Despair Resonant waves profound, he is now buried in the ground. 63%
- Cage of Claws Smoke rises high, his doom shall arrive. 62%
- Precious Pills In furnace there is fire, and in fire there are pills. 62%
- Sound in Stone No words of kind. Pay them no mind. 62%
- Oṃ Maṇi Padme Hūm Search each Buddha's head; in this perilous land, stones reside. 61%
- Matches with the Macaque You don't need to wait for the perfect moment to soar to greater heights. 60%
- Nifty Nonsense The fat monk failed, for he spoke too much. 60%
- Mud on His Face An odd yaoguai killed, an odd mirror earned. 58%
- Boundless Bitterness Evening light on snow, rigidity ends in woe. 58%
- Secret in the Scroll Near the hut the crops thrive; in the Painted Realm, their hearts lie. 57%
- Buried in the Sand The tiger, the child, both lost in the wild. 57%
- Gnashing Grudge Harsh, rash, ever unquelled. Rank, dank, muck-impelled. 57%
- The Tiger Family The brothers and their father. You've met them all. 56%
- Passion Passes Not even one of them looked back. 56%
- Marvelous Melon A quirky man, a vanished melon patch; a marvelous spell, and an unexpected meeting. 55%
- Behold the Betrayal More eyes do not see more than the mortal trifles. 54%
- The Soaring Slash A mere test of skill turned into a fight for the kill. 54%
- Shell and Scales To die is as woeful as to live alone. 53%
- The Furnace Boy Ha! A devoted Daoist should not be so polished! 53%
- Secret in Purple Cloud "What use are eight arms against twenty strikes with my staff?" 52%
- Flaming Fury The golden child brought fire and smoke; when they cleared, the family broke. 52%
- The Cockerel Crowed Long and short, far and near, each span has its year. 51%
- The Cloud Claimed Wings alone pale beside this greater gift! 51%
- Happy Harvest Fields kept trim leave time to skim. 51%
- Corrupted Captains How mighty would those four spirits be if I could harness their power? 51%
- The Loong Pattern In the air they swing, yet it's already ending. 50%
- Guardian of Gear You are fully fitted. Now, swing that staff and fight! 50%
- Pound and Perfect "Through fire, armor is refined; through trials, strength is defined." 49%
- Thousand-Mile Quest Oh woe, oh woe, long trails they did go. 49%
- Treasure Trove "All the four vessels now belong to me!" 49%
- A Duel of Destiny Two minds' long fray leaves but one to stay. 48%
- Devoted Disciples Such a waste of those four grand titles. 47%
- A Willing Warrior "For his recognition, I'd give my life for him." 47%
- Three Teams of Two The six valiant captains who only fight in number. 47%
- Frost and Flame The merging of ice and fire, swift and severe. 47%
- Misfit with Merit Never will she see with him the world beyond. 46%
- The Wayward Ways "Is that ugliness a promise of immortality? Better leave it." 45%
- Lust and Dust Each and every one holds their own truth. 45%
- Mei of Memory Bonds from bygone days still pull at the heart. 45%
- Meet the Match "Let go of him, and you let go of all." 43%
- Six Senses Secured After all that strife and struggle, what's truly been gained? 42%
- A Family Finished Together at last, the scorpions united. 41%
- Master of Magic All spells we know are derived from the same source. 40%
- The Five Skandhas This powerful pill still carries her caring wish. 40%
- Always Accompanied How odd to encounter this old man at every corner! 40%
- The Clamor of Frogs Six frogs, six skills—how intriguing! 38%
- Urge Unfulfilled "With my life I'll repay the title he gave me!" 37%
- Souls in the Stalks You've picked them all, the easy ones and the hard ones. 36%
- Treaded Tracks "Call off the chase! You've crushed every yaoguai here..." 33%
- Medicine Meal "Here, have it, have it all." 32%
- Brews and Barrels Now you can sate yourself with all the drinks. 32%
- Full of Forms Each guise grants a new horizon. 31%
- Scenic Seeker The most marvelous places for meditation have all met your gaze. 30%
- Portraits Perfected Humans, beasts, yaoguais, and the Bodhisattvas. All recorded and noted. 26%
- Page Preserver "All the tattered pages can now be compiled in full." 23%
- Gourds Gathered Rare is not the gourd but a friend to drink with. 22%
- Staffs and Spears A walking vault of arms you have become! 19%
- With Full Spirit Their mighty Spirits are now gathered within you. 18%
- Seeds to Sow Take more as fruit as your plants take root. 17%
- A Curious Collection Every rare wonder the world can offer, collected and kept. 16%
- Brewer's Bounty A blend for every brew to bring out its best. 15%
- Mantled with Might Shoes on feet, hat on head, embroidered shirt, Daoist robe—free as can be, doing as you please! 14%
- Final Fulfillment Each ordeal paves your path to what you are meant to be. 13%