Black Myth: Wukong is another addition to the indomitable soulslike genre, except instead of playing as a preeminent undead person, you’re a staff-wielding monkey who, according to the original story, can cover 34,000 miles in a single front-flip.
With source material that awesome combining with the tried and true soulsike gameplay template, this new game from developer Game Science should be a slam dunk, but can your PC handle it? Let’s take a look at the minimum and recommend Black Myth: Wukong system requirements.
Must have a 64-bit CPU and Operating System
Must have a 64-bit CPU and Operating System
As long as you meet or exceed either of the lists above, then yes, however, if your PC doesn’t quite hit those specs, where should you start?
Unlike RTS or strategy games like Manor Lords, games like Black Myth: Wukong will generally see more substantial performance increases from upgrades to the RAM or a more powerful GPU. Additionally, as noted from the developers via the Steam page for the game, you might consider enabling FSR, DLSS, or XeSS to help fill the gap in performance created by less-than-ideal hardware.
If you are after newer RAM, more storage, and perhaps a newer CPU cooler to keep your martial artist monkey running smoothy, you’ll find all of that and more on our retail site.
Black Myth: Wukong largely belongs to the soulslike genre. Those of you familiar with that term will already know where they stand, but for those of you who aren’t, here’s a brief rundown,
These types of games feature high levels of difficulty throughout, with the difficulty peaking at the boss fights. The opponents you’ll face during these boss fights are not typically similar to you. They usually are not people, or in this case, primates. They are instead often order of magnitude larger than the player, capable of deleting your health bar in one or two hits, and will require hours of practice to slowly learn their move set and hone in your reflexes.
That initial feeling of Insurmountability, and the rarely found sense of pride, accomplishment, and relief that follows is what has made soulslike games like Black Myth: Wukong such a hit. If you can survive hitting your head against that wall long enough to break through, you’ll be met with a feeling not common in gaming, though, more common than it used to be.
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