Just
one
week
before
the
highly
anticipated
Black
Myth:
Wukong
releases,
the
game’s
developers
have
released
a

benchmarking
tool
on
Steam
so
that
people
can
gauge
how
well
their
hardware
will
handle
the
game.

The
official
Steam
page
says:
“We
have
ensured
that
benchmark
results
closely
approximate
expected
performance
when
playing
‘Black
Myth:
Wukong’,
however,
due
to
the
complexity
and
variability
of
gaming
scenarios,
test
results
may
not
fully
represent
the
actual
gaming
experience
and
final
performance
at
the
time
of
the
game’s
release.”

“Your
benchmark
results
can
assist
the
development
team
in
better
identifying
potential
software
and
hardware
compatibility
issues
before
the
official
game
launch.”

Amazingly,
the
tool
has
drawn
in
a
staggering
amount
of
users.

According
to
SteamBD,
the
benchmark
tool
has
hit
a
peak
of
83,947
concurrent
players
since
it
launched
at
2am
UTC,
August
13.
That’s
as
a
write
this,
so
it
may
climb
even
higher.

Despite
how
beautiful
the
game
appears
to
be,
it’s
minimum
and
recommended
specs
are
surprisingly
low.

I
personally
love
this
decision
to
release
a
benchmarking
tool
because
it’s
a
very
consumer
friendly
thing
to
do.
Minimum
and
recommended
specifications
are
helpful,
but
being
able
to
actually
run
a
test
based
on
the
game
itself
is
even
more
useful
in
determining
how
well
it’s
going
to
run.

Based
on
users
on

Reddit
and
the
Steam
page,
it
seems
like
the
game
runs
well.
Of
course,
do
keep
in
mind,
this
tiny
snippet
could
perform
a
lot
differently
than
the
actual
full
game.