Release status
No release date has been announced. Find the latest official answers on timing, platforms, pre-orders, footage, and confirmed details below.
Based on Game Science and the official Black Myth channel.
Development status
The official gameplay-trailer description says the game is still in early development and that the shown build is work in progress.
Release date
Game Science has not provided a release window. Any countdown shown elsewhere is speculative unless this changes.
Platforms
The official FAQ gives a broad platform direction and says the final information will be confirmed before release.
Pre-order
The official project page does not currently publish a pre-order date, price, edition list, or purchase link.
Latest official update
The verified Black Myth channel published a 15-minute gameplay trailer. Game Science says the footage is work in progress, includes experimental material, and may differ from the final release; no release date has been announced.
Evidence: OfficialSeries position
The reveal identifies Zhong Kui as the second entry in the Black Myth series.
Genre
Game Science says the project will remain a standard single-player ARPG.
Creative source
The official reveal names the renowned Chinese folk figure Zhong Kui as the project's primary creative inspiration.
Business model
Game Science uses that wording. It has not announced Zhong Kui's price, editions, storefronts, or pre-order terms.
Official progress cadence
Game Science says it intends to report progress each year on 20 August. This is not a release-date promise or a guarantee of a trailer.
Promotional footage
Game Science describes current footage as early and experimental. Visuals, mechanics, scenes, and other details should not be treated as final product specifications.
Sources and labels
Black Myth: Zhong Kui currently has no announced release date. Game Science has released in-engine gameplay footage but has not confirmed a launch window.
Official target platforms have not been formally confirmed. Based on Black Myth: Wukong and target engine capabilities, PC and current-gen consoles (PS5, Xbox Series X/S) are anticipated.
No. Pre-orders are not open on any platform or store. Any seller offering pre-orders is unauthorized.
Game Science has confirmed the project is in active development with a 15-minute in-engine gameplay trailer showcasing Zhong Kui folklore, demon hunting combat, and single-player action-RPG gameplay.
No price or edition list has been announced. Game Science's official FAQ says only that the project will use the same business model as the previous Black Myth title.
No demo or beta has been announced. The official 15-minute gameplay trailer is the only public gameplay material so far.
Game Science's FAQ says it intends to share project progress each year on 20 August. No specific date for the next update has been announced.
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Game Science introduced Zhong Kui as the second Black Myth title with its first CG teaser.
Evidence: Official Black Myth — verified official YouTube channel
A Year of the Horse seasonal short produced with in-engine material from the project.
Evidence: Official Black Myth — verified official YouTube channel
The official channel's first look at the protagonist in combat, together with a glimpse of the story.
Evidence: Official Black Myth — verified official YouTube channel
