The upcoming gameBlack Myth: Wukongannounced afree benchmarking toolavailable for download onSteam.
Black Myth: Wukongis set to be officially released by Game Science on August 20 at 10 AM (UTC +8) forPlayStation 5, Steam, and theEpic Games Store, and the tool is developed to allow PC players todiscover whether their PC hardware, or hardware combination, will run the game well.
The free benchmarking tool only requires 8GB of space to download.It is only available on Steam.
Limited availability to Steam should not be an issue, as most (or all) PC players will have Steam, even if they prefer the Epic Games Store, and PlayStation has a standardized hardware environment.
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Game Science has further announcedthe game launch on Xbox Series X/S will be delayed due to optimization and quality issues on the console.
Similar to other benchmarking toolsoffered for other titles, the program will run several different sequences fromBlack Myth: Wukongto give players a close approximation of the game’s performance.
The tool also allows players to change graphic settings and find the best settings to run the game per the player’s preferences.
And the benchmarking tool offers players a further glimpse of the game’s visuals.
Game Science warns in the benchmarking tool release that the performance inthe tool will not fully represent the actual gaming experience or performance of the gameat the time of release.
The Benchmarking Tool Helps Game Science
Besides offering players a preview of the game’s visuals or testing their PC performance, the benchmarking tool allows Game Science and its development team to check the game’s hardware compatibility.
Further,it allows the developers to identify potential software or hardware compatibility issuesbeforeBlack Myth: Wukongis released.
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Giving the developers a chance to assess potential performance risks or hardware compatibility issues ahead of launchshould allow developers to get ahead of any performance issues or unexpected bugs.
It could herald a game launch without the ubiquitous day-one game patch.
Along with other announced features, such as the rumors around thegame’s difficulty being easier than a typical Soulslike, orthe timed boss featurewhich should keep combat in the game fresh and compelling,a relatively bug-free launch could further the hypeBlack Myth: Wukonghas experienced of late.
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