Black Myth: Wukong is a sequel-of-sorts to the classic novel Journey to the West, set after Sun Wukong the Monkey King laid down his legend. Its story leans on centuries of myth, so a little context makes the chapters land far harder.
The myth
🐒 The Great Sage
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King who defied Heaven, whose story frames the whole game.
🧭 The Destined One
A young monkey retracing the Great Sage's path to reclaim his scattered relics.
🌀 The Six Relics
Fragments of the Great Sage's power tied to the six senses — the goal of your journey.
☁️ Heaven's hand
Celestial forces and old enemies (like Erlang Shen) shadow your quest across the chapters.
Where it fits
📖 After the novel
It picks up long after the pilgrimage of the classic tale, treating those events as history.
🎬 Chapter animations
Each chapter ends with a hand-crafted animated short that deepens the myth — don't skip them.
🗿 Yaoguai as tragedy
Many bosses are sympathetic figures with their own grief, told through the shrines and drops.
Reading the story
Much of the lore lives in the bestiary-like journal entries you unlock by defeating enemies, plus the chapter-ending animations. If the Chinese mythology is unfamiliar, those journal blurbs are the friendliest way in — they reframe each Yaoguai King as a character rather than just an obstacle.
Key figures
🐒 The Destined One
Your silent monkey protagonist, chosen to gather the Great Sage's scattered relics.
🐷 Zhu Bajie
A returning Journey to the West companion who joins the quest in later chapters.
🐉 Erlang Shen
The heavenly general and the Great Sage's old rival — the secret true final boss.
☁️ The Celestial Court
Heaven's forces whose old grudge with Wukong drives the whole story.
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