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Game Science
February 17, 2026 at 01:15 AM
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Game Science is a Chinese video game development studio headquartered in Hangzhou. They are the developer and self-publisher of both Black Myth: Wukong and Black Myth: Zhong Kui. Before the Black Myth series, they were a relatively small studio known mainly for browser and mobile games.
The studio was founded by Feng Ji, who previously worked at Tencent. Several of Game Science's founding members left major Chinese tech companies to build the kind of games they actually wanted to play — single-player, narrative-driven titles with high production values. That was a risky bet in the Chinese market, which at the time was dominated by free-to-play mobile and online games.
Their early projects included Art of War: Red Tides and a few smaller titles. None of them prepared the industry for what came next.
In August 2020, Game Science released a 13-minute gameplay trailer for Black Myth: Wukong that went viral worldwide. The trailer showed an Unreal Engine-powered action RPG based on Journey to the West with production quality that nobody expected from a Chinese indie studio. It was a moment that shifted how the global gaming audience thought about Chinese game development.
The game launched on August 20, 2024, on PC and PlayStation 5 (Xbox followed later). It sold roughly 20 million copies in its first month and approximately 28 million by the end of 2024, generating around $1.25 billion in revenue. Those numbers put it in the same conversation as the biggest single-player launches of the decade.
After Wukong's release, Game Science initially began working on DLC. But Feng Ji has talked openly about feeling directionless after completing his long-term goal. Rather than pushing out an expansion, he decided the team should "experiment freely, boldly, without constraints, and from zero" with a brand-new project. The result was Black Myth: Zhong Kui, announced at Gamescom 2025.
Game Science's official website still notes that "the westward journey won't end here," confirming that Wukong's story will continue at some point. Zhong Kui is a separate project in the same Black Myth series, not a replacement for Wukong content.
Feng Ji — CEO and the driving creative force behind the Black Myth series. Previously worked at Tencent.
Yang Qi — Art director. Conceived the Zhong Kui concept after a vivid dream. Responsible for the visual identity of both games.
Game Science maintains a tradition of releasing content updates every August 20th. The Gamescom 2025 announcement was timed to this annual tradition. They also release themed videos for Chinese New Year — the 2026 edition was a six-minute in-engine showcase for Zhong Kui that doubled as a technical flex.
