Studio / Status
The studio behind the game, and how far along the game actually is.
Quick answer
Game Science is a Chinese studio founded in 2014, best known for Black Myth: Wukong in 2024.Wikipedia Its follow-up is in early development: the studio said so itself when it published the August 2026 gameplay reveal, warning that the footage came from a work-in-progress build.GematsuVGC
Studio facts on this page come from an encyclopaedic tertiary source rather than a company filing, so they are labelled Reported rather than Official. Ownership percentages in particular are poorly sourced in English and change without notice.
Studio track record
Founded on 13 June 2014. Seven founding members had previously worked on the Tencent online game Asura.Wikipedia
100 Heroes (2015) and Art of War: Red Tides (2016) preceded the studio’s move to a single-player action game.Wikipedia
Development began in 2018 and the game released in August 2024, becoming the studio’s breakout title.Wikipedia
The Xbox Series X|S version launched on 20 August 2025, exactly one year after the PC and PlayStation 5 release.Game Informer
Announced at gamescom in August 2025 and given a 15-minute gameplay showing a year later, still in early development with no date.VGCGematsu
Claim by claim
Game Science was founded on 13 June 2014 by a group whose members previously worked on Tencent’s Asura.Wikipedia
Tertiary source. Held at Reported rather than Official because we have not confirmed it against a company filing.
Tencent holds a reported 24% stake in Game Science.Wikipedia
Reported to have risen from 5%. Ownership figures change and are poorly sourced in English; treat as indicative.
The game is in early development, and the August 2026 footage came from a work-in-progress build.Official videoGematsuVGC
The wording is Game Science’s own, in the official video description: “As the game is still in early development, all footage was captured in-game from a work-in-progress build.” Gematsu and VGC both reproduce it. This claim previously cited only those two outlets — a first-party statement sourced entirely to people repeating it.
On reading development time
It is the single most useful thing said about this project so far, because it rules out a near-term release without requiring anyone to guess a year. The previous game took roughly six years from start of development to launch. That is a fact about a different project, and it is not a schedule — but it is the only concrete comparison available, which is why the year-guesses circulating elsewhere all cluster where they do.
We do not publish a predicted release year. See the release tracker for what is actually known.
Sources
“PC+主流主机平台，正式信息请以发售前通知为准。”
Chinese-language page, rendered client-side. Its 常见问题 (FAQ) tab is the first-party record for the platform line — “PC and mainstream console platforms, official information subject to the pre-release announcement”. No specific console, storefront or date appears anywhere on it.
First-party video channel for the Black Myth series.
“As the game is still in early development, all footage was captured in-game from a work-in-progress build”
Dated 19 Aug 2026 US Eastern time; the video went out 20 Aug 2026 China time.
“all footage was captured in-game from a work-in-progress build running at a 21:9 aspect ratio”
Quotes a Game Science statement posted on X. Also reports PC and “major consoles”, no date.
Reveal took place at gamescom Opening Night Live, Cologne, 19 August 2025 CEST.
Background on how the previous game reached platforms. Notes Game Science had denied a year-long exclusivity deal.
“Game Science was founded on 13 June 2014.”
Used only for studio background. Tertiary source: treated as Reported, never as Official.
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