The Black Myth: Wukong Benchmark Tool is Now Available Free on Steam

Developer Game Science announced that you can now get the Benchmark Tool for Black Myth: Wukong. It's available free to download on Steam.

With this tool, you can conduct a preliminarily check on the hardware performance and system compatibility of your PC when it comes to running the game. In addition, the tool also allows you to customize benchmark settings as a way to preview game visuals along with the performance for different graphics options. In a post, the studio revealed that this tool is a PC benchmarking application that was developed specifically for the game. It's separate from the game itself and is non-playable.

The studio went on to say that they made sure that the results of the benchmark closely approximate the expected performance when playing the game. However, considering that the complexity and variability of the gaming scenarios, there is also the likelihood that the test results may not fully represent the actual gaming experience as well as the final performance at the time of the game's release. The studio also reminded everyone that the benchmark results can help the development team in better identifying any potential software and hardware compatibility issues especially before the official launch.

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The studio also revealed that the game is officially launching on August 20 and to be available for the PlayStation 5 and PC through Steam, Epic Games Store, and WeGame. Pre-order of the game is now open and those who get to claim the “Trailblazer's Scarlet Gourd.”

A final trailer has also been released which comes with some never-seen-before combat gameplay and story cutscenes. You can watch the trailer here.

Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG that’s rooted in Chinese mythology. The story is based on Journey to the West, considered as one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. In the game, players take on the role of the Destined One as they face challenges and marvels ahead. This is all to discover the obscured truth hiding under the veil of a glorious legend from the past.

Pre-order Black Myth: Wukong now and prepare to enter a fascinating realm that’s filled with wonders and discoveries.