Game / Release
Black Myth: Zhong Kui
release date
The short answer stays simple until the official answer changes.
Quick answer
Not announced
As of 28 August 2026, Game Science has not announced a release date or a release window. The 15-minute gameplay reveal of 20 August 2026 came with no date attachedGematsuVGC, and the studio has indicated the wait will not be short.VGC
Game Science has stated PC and “mainstream console platforms”, but has not published a specific console list, storefront page or preorder date.VGC
Verified timeline
What we know so far.
- 19 AUG 2025Official
Announced at gamescom Opening Night Live
The project was revealed in Cologne as the next Black Myth title, with a teaser trailer and no release date.Official videoVGCGematsu
- FEB 2026Reported
Chinese New Year trailer
Six minutes of in-engine footage for the Year of the Horse, which Game Science described as “non-canon and for entertainment purposes only”. Not a story or release update.Gematsu
- 20 AUG 2026Official
15-minute gameplay reveal
An official work-in-progress gameplay presentation was published, one year after the announcement. Still no date or window.Official videoGematsu
Rumours vs facts
A placeholder date is not a launch date.
Retailer listings, countdown pages, aggregator sites and community predictions are not treated as official confirmation — including the 2027–2030 windows that circulate after each reveal. When a source changes, this page records the original claim, its authority and the date it was checked.
First-party announcements take precedence over all secondary reporting.
Sources
Where this page comes from.
- 《黑神话：钟馗》官方常见问题 — 发售时间 Official
“尽量快！但考虑到综合品质必须先打动内部见多识广的同事们，那就一定快不起来，嘻嘻。”
The FAQ tab of the official page, answering when the game ships: “As fast as we can! But since the overall quality has to impress our own well-travelled colleagues first, it definitely will not be fast.” Same URL as gs-site because the page is a single-page app; kept separate because it is a distinct answer with a distinct quote.
“As the game is still in early development, all footage was captured in-game from a work-in-progress build running at a 21:9 aspect ratio. The final release may differ.”
The 15-minute reveal this archive breaks down. Embedded, not re-hosted. The quote is from the video’s own description — it is the first-party origin of the “early development” and “work-in-progress build” lines that Gematsu and VGC both carry. The description also calls the player character only “the protagonist”.
- 《黑神话：钟馗》 — official game page Official
“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.
Announcement teaser. The gamescom stage version was distributed through event partners.
“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.
“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.
“non-canon and for entertainment purposes only”
Six minutes of in-engine footage made for the Year of the Horse. Not a story preview.
Reveal took place at gamescom Opening Night Live, Cologne, 19 August 2025 CEST.
“is in development for PC and consoles, and does not yet have a release window”
Describes the footage as “a mixture of event scenes and combat against apparent undead foes”.
Links open the original page. We quote and link rather than re-host, and record the date each source was last opened.