Black Myth: Zhong Kui Wiki

Black Myth: Wukong, the first game in the Black Myth series and the predecessor to Black Myth: Zhong Kui.

General6/4/2026 3 min readDarkwhispers

Game Science, the Chinese development studio behind the Black Myth series.

Development8/6/2026 4 min readDarkKnight_X

Zhong Kui, the protagonist of Black Myth: Zhong Kui the ghost-catching god of Chinese Taoism and folklore.

Overview of Black Myth: Zhong Kui, the second game in Game Science's Black Myth series.

General8/6/2026 6 min readDarkwhispers

The Black Myth series Game Science's franchise of action RPGs rooted in Chinese mythology.

General6/4/2026 3 min readDarkwhispers

The Gamescom Opening Night Live reveal of Black Myth: Zhong Kui on August 19, 2025.

Development8/6/2026 3 min readMikoTanaka

Confirmed platforms, release timeline, and development status of Black Myth: Zhong Kui.

Development7/21/2026 4 min readironfrost

The Tang dynasty setting and aesthetic of Black Myth: Zhong Kui, blending historical Chinese architecture with supernatural and mechanical design elements.

The potential cooking mechanic in Black Myth: Zhong Kui, teased by the Chinese New Year 2026 video showing yaoguai prepared as food.

Gameplay6/4/2026 4 min readDarkKnight_X

The tradition of Zhong Kui devouring ghosts in Chinese art, literature, and folk religion, and its connection to Black Myth: Zhong Kui.

Culture6/4/2026 4 min readSableQuill

Meng Po, the goddess of forgetfulness who serves the Soup of Oblivion to souls before reincarnation.

Characters6/4/2026 2 min readMikoTanaka

Expected combat system and gameplay mechanics in Black Myth: Zhong Kui.

Gameplay7/21/2026 3 min readTheRealMaverick

Unreal Engine 5 and the technical foundations of Black Myth: Zhong Kui.

Development7/21/2026 2 min readDarkKnight_X

Feng Ji, the CEO and co-founder of Game Science who created the Black Myth series.

The Ten Courts of Hell in Chinese mythology, each presided over by a different Yama King.

Lore6/4/2026 3 min readDarkKnight_X

Du Ping, Zhong Kui's loyal friend who arranged his burial and later married his sister.

Yanluo Wang, the King of Hell in Chinese mythology who appointed Zhong Kui as the King of Ghosts.

Characters6/4/2026 2 min readDarkwhispers

Taoist exorcism traditions the rituals, tools, and practices that may inform Black Myth: Zhong Kui's combat.

Lore6/4/2026 3 min readDarkwhispers

Yang Qi, the art director and co-founder of Game Science who conceived Black Myth: Zhong Kui.

A thousand years of Zhong Kui paintings from Wu Daozi's lost original to the game's modern reimagining.

The Naihe Bridge, the three-tiered crossing between punishment and rebirth in the Chinese underworld.

Locations6/4/2026 2 min readTheRealMaverick

The six-minute in-engine Black Myth: Zhong Kui special released for Chinese New Year 2026.

Development6/4/2026 3 min readTheRealMaverick

The ghost-slaying Dipper Sword wielded by Zhong Kui, and the fan that accompanies it.

Gameplay7/21/2026 3 min readDarkKnight_X

Diyu, the Chinese underworld a layered bureaucracy of the dead that forms the cosmological backdrop of Black Myth: Zhong Kui.

Lore6/4/2026 3 min readTheRealMaverick

Youdu, the Dark Capital of the Chinese underworld the seat of the afterlife's government.

Locations6/4/2026 3 min readMikoTanaka

Zhong Kui in film, television, other video games, and performance traditions.

Lore6/4/2026 2 min readDarkKnight_X

The legendary dream of Emperor Xuanzong that established Zhong Kui as the demon queller, inspiring a thousand years of art and folklore.

Lore6/4/2026 5 min readDarkwhispers

The tiger mount ridden by Zhong Kui in classical art and the Gamescom trailer.

Characters6/4/2026 2 min readMikoTanaka

Monster hunting in Black Myth: Zhong Kui, covering the game's core premise of vanquishing ghosts and supernatural enemies.

Gameplay7/21/2026 4 min readMikoTanaka

The mythological origin of Zhong Kui: a brilliant scholar who aced the imperial examinations, was rejected for his appearance, and became the King of Ghosts.

Lore6/4/2026 5 min readTheRealMaverick

The title of King of Ghosts (gui wang), Zhong Kui's supernatural rank and the foundation of his authority over the spirit world.

The Tang Dynasty imperial examination system the context for Zhong Kui's tragic origin story.

Lore6/4/2026 3 min readMikoTanaka

What Game Science has said about the music and audio direction of Black Myth: Zhong Kui, and how it differs from the studio's previous score.

Development8/6/2026 4 min readDarkwhispers