The creators of Black Myth Wukong are aware of the PC RPG’s performance issues and are already working on them. Game Science has provided some workarounds, but fixes are expected in the coming days/weeks.
Big success for Black Myth Wukong but too many bugs!
The long-awaited game based on Journey to the West, a key and central work of Chinese mythology, is finally out. Black Myth: Wukong has been a resounding success, and it was only two days ago that Steam gave in to the Monkey King RPG. However, not everything is rosy for the game. Like many games using Unreal Engine 5, Wukong is causing issues for many PC players, leading Game Science to apologize and confirm that they are working hard to fix all the bugs.
While it is true that the Epic Games engine is demanding on current systems, Black Myth: Wukong is one of the projects that has managed to get the most out of the software. Despite this, and as it is a difficult engine to tame, many users have reported various technical and performance issues during the first few hours of play.
As a result, the studio behind the hit game has apologized to players for any issues the current state of the game may be causing. In a press release published on the Steam pageGame Science acknowledged that despite extensive internal testing, “occasional serious issues may still occur” due to the game’s vast scope and diversity of software and hardware environments. However, the studio has committed to releasing patches to improve performance in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, there is a technique to avoid some bugs.
Game Science also stated that many of the issues preventing players from enjoying the game can be resolved by resting in the Guardians’ Sanctuary, which seems to create a small shader load that allows the game to breathe a little, or by simply restarting Black Myth: Wukong. Additionally, they acknowledged that there are graphical bugs and specific issues in the PC version that can cause unexpected crashes. In order to proactively address these issues, they have asked players to accept their “Data Storage and Processing Agreement,” which will make the process of identifying and fixing bugs easier.
Despite these setbacks, Black Myth: Wukong has had an impressive launch on Steam, surpassing Cyberpunk 2077 to become the most-played single-player game on the platform, with a peak of 2,358,580 concurrent players. However, the game’s success isn’t limited to PC, as rough figures point to excellent performance on PS5, coinciding with a significant increase in sales of PlayStation hardware.
