Even before the release of Black Myth: WuKong, sales of the game exceeded 4.5 million copies - the numbers are staggering!

The gamer community is watching with admiration the success of the debut game of the previously unknown Chinese studio. Of course, we are talking about the action game Black Myth: WuKong, which has already achieved phenomenal results, setting the record of peak online play among single-player games in Steam on the release day.

Obviously, Black Myth: WuKong has amazing sales, but it looks like they're even bigger than you'd expect.

Here's What We Know

According to China Game Bestsellers List, Black Myth: WuKong pre-orders have surpassed 4.5 million copies before the game's release.

More than 3 million pre-orders are registered in Steam, but, remember, the game is also available in WeGame, Epic Games Store and PlayStation Store.

It's reported that this number of pre-orders has brought Game Science Studios more than 1.5 billion yuan (about $210.4 million) in revenue.

For sure, the developers will soon report the official number of sold copies and this figure will confirm the incredible success of "The Monkey King".

Source: China Game Bestsellers List