Black Myth: Zhong Kui

Black Myth: Zhong Kui ^[a] is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by Game Science. It is primarily inspired by Zhong Kui, a figure from Chinese folklore. It follows the 2024 title Black Myth: Wukong and is the second installment in the Black Myth series.

Black Myth: Zhong Kui is scheduled to be released for PC and consoles. The release date has not been announced yet.

Black Myth: Zhong Kui is an action role-playing game.^[2][3][4][5] It is played in single-player mode.^[2][3][5]

Black Myth: Zhong Kui is primarily inspired by Zhong Kui, a figure from Chinese folklore.^[3][6] Geoff Keighley, who presented the game's reveal at gamescom 2025, said that it stars Zhong Kui, the "ghost-catching god who wanders between Hell and Earth".^[5]

Black Myth: Zhong Kui is a game developed by Game Science.^[3]

On the decision to begin the development of Black Myth: Zhong Kui, Feng Ji expressed that it stemmed from a desire to experiment freely, boldly, without constraints, and from zero with a completely new title in the Black Myth series.^[7][8][9] He explained that although the team was initially working on a DLC for Black Myth: Wukong, he found himself in a haze following the game's release, something he worked toward for nearly twenty years, and engulfed by thoughts about the DLC, so he raised the idea to make something entirely new instead to his colleagues in 2025.^[7][8][9]

Black Myth: Zhong Kui is scheduled to be released for PC and consoles.^[2][5] It is the second installment in the Black Myth series.^[2][3][4][5]

Game Science announced Black Myth: Zhong Kui with a trailer during gamescom Opening Night Live on 19 August 2025.^[3][4][5] The studio stated that the announcement was made to inform everyone about the start of a new project, in keeping with its tradition to report on progress to players every 20 August.^[b][2]