Black Myth: Wukong Deluxe Edition

Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG built on Journey to the West, the sixteenth-century novel that gave the world the Monkey King. You play the Destined One, a staff-wielding figure retracing a pilgrimage through a China of gods, demons and very bad decisions made by immortals. The combat is staff-centred and unusually deep for a single weapon: three stances — smash, pillar and thrust — each with its own moveset and charged attacks, layered with spells across several schools and transformations that turn you into defeated enemies with their abilities intact. Boss design is the reason people finished it; there are dozens, most of them drawn from the novel and none of them apologising for it. Game Science built it in Unreal Engine 5 and it became the first Chinese single-player game to sell at that scale worldwide. It is single-player only, with Denuvo protection on the PC build. The Deluxe Edition adds the Bronzecloud Staff, the four-piece Folk Opera armour set, the Wind Chimes curio and a selection from the soundtrack. It adds no levels or story content.