HANGZHOU, China — August 20, 2025 — GameScience, the Chinese developer and publisher behind Black Myth: Wukong, officially announced its new ARPG "Black Myth: Zhong Kui" during Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 20, 2025.
For full details, please visit the official website of Black Myth: Zhong Kui.
Black Myth: Zhong Kui is a single-player action role-playing game rooted in ancient Chinese fantasy. It is developed by GameScience, the studio behind Black Myth: Wukong, using Unreal Engine 5. As the second title in the Black Myth series, the game is set against the backdrop of the classic Chinese folktale "Zhong Kui Banishing Evil".
August 20, 2025, GameScience officially announced that Black Myth: Zhong Kui is in development and released its first CG trailer. The specific release date and further details are yet to be confirmed.
Watch the new trailer for Black Myth: Zhong Kui now on YouTube.
The release of this CG short marks Black Myth: Zhong Kui's official entry into development. Black Myth: Zhong Kui is a single-player action role-playing game inspired by the myths and folklore of ancient China.
The game will deliver distinctive experiences and gameplay features that push our limits, while also bringing fresh ideas and necessary changes to address past flaws and regrets.
For the latest updates, follow the game on X, YouTube, and visit the official game and company websites at Black Myth: Zhong Kui official website.
About Zhong Kui
Biography
The story of Zhong Kui was first recorded in "Tang Yishi" ("Unofficial History of the Tang Dynasty") and gained wider circulation through Northern Song scholar Shen Kuo’s (1031–1095) "Dream Pool Essays". Born on Mount Zhongnan, Zhong Kui travelled to Chang’an during Emperor Gaozu’s Wude reign to sit the imperial military examination but failed. In despair, he struck his head on the palace steps and died. Grateful for the green burial robe (the attire of lower-ranking officials, a token of imperial recognition) bestowed by Gaozu, he vowed to rid the Tang realm of every Xuhao (Chinese: 虚耗, Xūhào, meaning "wasteful expenditure" and "consuming blessings for nothing") ghosts and harmful spectres.
Legend
During the Kaiyuan era of the Tang dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong fell ill, and a month of treatment brought no relief. One night, while asleep in sickness, he dreamed of a small ghost slipping into the palace to steal Consort Yang’s embroidered sachet and his own jade flute. The ghost called itself Xuhao, a bringer of waste and disperser of blessings. Just as the emperor was about to summon someone to expel it, Zhong Kui rushed into the hall, seized the creature in one swift motion, gouged out its eyes, and swallowed them whole. The emperor awoke drenched in a cold sweat—only to find his illness cured.
Taking this as an auspicious omen, Xuanzong ordered the court painter Wu Daozi to create "Zhong Kui Capturing the Ghost". From then on, it became customary to paste images of Zhong Kui on household doors at year’s end, especially on New Year's Eve, to "banish baleful wraiths, and still the miasma of evil".
About “Black Myth: Wukong”
Black Myth: Wukong is a single‑player ARPG set against Chinese mythology. 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. It launched on August 20, 2024 for PlayStation®5, and PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store), and for Xbox Series X|S on August 20, 2025.
According to official figures, the game sold 10 million copies across all platforms within its first three days.
If you wish to learn more about the previous title Black Myth: Wukong, please visit X, YouTube, and Steam, or visit the official Black Myth: Wukong website.
About GameScience:
Game Science Interactive Technology Co., Ltd. (commonly known as GameScience) is a Chinese game developer and internet services company founded in June 2014 by Feng Ji and his six former Tencent colleagues. GameScience, driven by its vision of "Telling Chinese stories with world-class quality", has released popular mobile titles, including "100 Heroes" and "Art of War: Red Tides".
In August 2024, GameScience launched its single-player title "Black Myth: Wukong" on PC and consoles, achieving global acclaim. The game became the year's best-selling and highest-rated single-player release, while also setting a new all-time record for peak concurrent players on Steam according to SteamDB.
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