{"id":1670028,"date":"2026-08-20T20:04:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ZWkEfPb5PWhZiSCLGrbUyU"},"modified":"2026-08-20T20:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:04:44","slug":"black-myth-zhong-kuis-15-minute-gameplay-reveal-shows-off-confident-swordplay-boss-fights-with-oyster-men-and-the-coolest-skeletons-ive-ever-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/black-myth-zhong-kuis-15-minute-gameplay-reveal-shows-off-confident-swordplay-boss-fights-with-oyster-men-and-the-coolest-skeletons-ive-ever-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Myth: Zhong Kui&#8217;s 15-minute gameplay reveal shows off confident swordplay, boss fights with oyster men, and the coolest skeletons I&#8217;ve ever seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>After closing out last year&#8217;s Gamescom Opening Night Live with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/black-myth-zhong-kui-the-follow-up-to-black-myth-wukong-just-got-a-surprise-gamescom-reveal\/\" target=\"_blank\">surprise reveal of Black Myth: Zhong Kui<\/a>, developer Game Science strongly implied there&#8217;d be a long wait before we&#8217;d see more of its follow-up to the global breakout success of Black Myth: Wukong\u2014a success that was, nonetheless, dogged by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/black-myth-wukong-sexism-controversy-interview-no-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\">controversy surrounding its studio&#8217;s sexist history<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Just under a year later, it turns out that wait wasn&#8217;t so long after all. Earlier today, Game Science released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oi2QgPH61JM\" target=\"_blank\">15-minute gameplay trailer for Black Myth: Zhong Kui<\/a>, providing our first look at its player character, how he fights, and what tapestry of foes inspired by Chinese mythology and folklore he&#8217;ll face.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"high\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/oi2QgPH61JM\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Embedded above, the trailer follows our hero: a dishevelled adventuring swordsman, whose dishevelled adventuring swordsman business sees him interrupting a wizened old man just as he&#8217;s preparing to take a choice bite of chicken thigh. The two become companions across a montage of sipping creature barnacles, kicking logs, dropping torches into mysterious holes that spew geysers of paper talismans, and building rafts that are soon destroyed in a confrontation with a biblical-scale tidal wave.<\/p>\n<p>As is often the case in a videogame, the wave deposits the pair on a beach where action happens. The second Black Myth is once again dabbling in a pseudo-soulslike combat space, with deliberate and committed attack animations, deflections, and parries. But compared with Wukong, there&#8217;s a satisfying economy of motion and sense of confidence in the player character&#8217;s movement: His dodges aren&#8217;t always dramatic rolls or sidesteps; often, he simply turns aside just enough to let an incoming blow miss by narrow inches.<\/p>\n<p>In combination with some of the more elaborate twirls and emphatic thrusts of his swordplay, it gives his martial artistry a striking affect\u2014even if there&#8217;s a bit of transitional ricketiness around the edges of the animations. But considering the four years that passed between Wukong&#8217;s first gameplay footage and its 2024 launch, Game Science likely has plenty of time to tighten up some of that awkwardness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:41.67%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"YcmwMymR57iZRiBWTbSN65\" name=\"Black Myth Zhong Kui \u2013 15 Minutes Gameplay Trailer 00-06-17\" alt=\"The player character cuts into a group of enemies with a flaming sword in Black Myth: Zhong Kui.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/black-myth-zhong-kuis-15-minute-gameplay-reveal-shows-off-confident-swordplay-boss-fights-with-oyster-men-and-the-coolest-skeletons-ive-ever-seen.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"3840\" height=\"1600\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><a href='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/black-myth-zhong-kuis-15-minute-gameplay-reveal-shows-off-confident-swordplay-boss-fights-with-oyster-men-and-the-coolest-skeletons-ive-ever-seen.png' target='_blank' class='expand-button icon-expand-image icon' ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Game Science)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The video gives an impression of the more unconventional options in the player&#8217;s combat toolkit. When faced with a cluster of creatures emerging from an oily swamp, he flings a firebomb that ignites the enemies and their surroundings. Content to let the fire sort the creatures out, he uses the opportunity to magically channel the fire he&#8217;d just made into his sword, apparently imbuing it with temporary fire damage in his next fight.<\/p>\n<p>Later, he charges his sword with lightning. He summons a spirit to fight alongside him\u2014a hulking (tiger?) man with a massive curved sword who&#8217;ll fight on his own, but who the player character can also project himself into and control directly.<\/p>\n<p>Also, there&#8217;s a boss fight against an oyster man. It doesn&#8217;t go well for him, on account of the aforementioned sword and spirit stuff.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"srguLxCWPdCiRafTeYGKtC\" name=\"zhongkui (1)\" alt=\"The protagonist of Black Myth: Zhong Kui, actively going through it.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/black-myth-zhong-kuis-15-minute-gameplay-reveal-shows-off-confident-swordplay-boss-fights-with-oyster-men-and-the-coolest-skeletons-ive-ever-seen.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><a href='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/black-myth-zhong-kuis-15-minute-gameplay-reveal-shows-off-confident-swordplay-boss-fights-with-oyster-men-and-the-coolest-skeletons-ive-ever-seen.jpg' target='_blank' class='expand-button icon-expand-image icon' ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Game Science)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The trailer closes with another montage of fantastical scenes: The protagonist brushes shoulders with glowing mushroom men, buries some kind of demon alive with a shovel, gets an impressive faceful of makeup, and plays music with the coolest trio of skeletons I&#8217;ve ever seen. What&#8217;s unclear, however, is whether or not the player character is Zhong Kui, the titular ghost-slaying Taoist deity who appeared in the reveal trailer and is once again seen riding his tiger mount at the very end of the latest showing.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s information we&#8217;ll likely still be waiting on for quite some time. According to Game Science, Black Myth: Zhong Kui &#8220;is still in early development.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"kwizly-quiz kwizly-WQw9nX\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/kwizly.com\/embed\/WQw9nX.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"476dc94c-9cd2-11f1-86f9-47e5cb92241c\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/black-myth-zhong-kuis-15-minute-gameplay-reveal-shows-off-confident-swordplay-boss-fights-with-oyster-men-and-the-coolest-skeletons-ive-ever-seen-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"476dc94c-9cd2-11f1-86f9-47e5cb92241c\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/black-myth-zhong-kuis-15-minute-gameplay-reveal-shows-off-confident-swordplay-boss-fights-with-oyster-men-and-the-coolest-skeletons-ive-ever-seen\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After closing out last year&#8217;s Gamescom Opening Night Live with the surprise reveal of Black Myth: Zhong Kui, developer Game Science strongly implied there&#8217;d be a long wait before we&#8217;d see more of its follow-up to the global breakout success of Black Myth: Wukong\u2014a success that was, nonetheless, dogged by the controversy surrounding its studio&#8217;s sexist history. Just under a year later, it turns out that wait wasn&#8217;t so long after all. Earlier today, Game Science released a 15-minute gameplay trailer for Black Myth: Zhong Kui, providing our first look at its player character, how he fights, and what tapestry of foes inspired by Chinese mythology and folklore he&#8217;ll face. Embedded above, the trailer follows our hero: a dishevelled adventuring swordsman, whose dishevelled adventuring swordsman&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/black-myth-zhong-kuis-15-minute-gameplay-reveal-shows-off-confident-swordplay-boss-fights-with-oyster-men-and-the-coolest-skeletons-ive-ever-seen\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1670029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[23,748],"class_list":["post-1670028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-action","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Black Myth: Zhong Kui&#039;s 15-minute gameplay reveal shows off confident 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