For development Black Myth: Wukong spent 43 million dollars, and sales have already exceeded a billion

Developers from the Chinese studio Game Science shared details of the game's budget Black Myth: WukongThe project cost $43 million (about 300 million yuan), which is significantly less than the standard costs of developing large Western games, which can reach $100-200 million. Despite such a budget, the game has already sold more than 20 million copies, bringing in a profit of about billion dollars.

Success Black Myth: Wukong surprised many, especially given its relatively small budget. This may be due to support from the Chinese government, which allowed Game Science to save about 4 million.

The studio also announced the first DLC for the game, which is planned to be released early 2025 years, which promises to continue the project’s successful path.