Black Myth: Zhong Kui was first revealed on August 20, 2025 during gamescom opening night with roughly a one-minute CG teaser; a release date was not announced and the project was described as early in development.[1]
On February 10, 2026 the official Black Myth Bilibili account posted a six-minute Spring Festival gameplay short. On August 20, 2026 the account published a roughly 15-minute gameplay demo showing the protagonist's combat and story segments, which quickly trended on Bilibili and Weibo.[2][3]
The gamescom 2025 reveal
Zhong Kui closed out gamescom opening night live on August 20, 2025 with a roughly one-minute CG teaser. No release date, platform or gameplay was shown; the project was described as early in development.[1]
The 2026 videos
A six-minute Spring Festival gameplay short arrived on February 10, 2026, and a roughly fifteen-minute gameplay demo followed on August 20, 2026 — the studio's anniversary cadence for reveals, matching how Wukong was marketed.[2][3]
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- 游戏科学拜个早年：黑神话：钟馗 6分钟实机小短片（官方B站账号） Game Science · official · Published 2026-02-10 · Checked Nov 4, 2026
Official Spring Festival gameplay short on the Black Myth Bilibili account.
Original language: zh-CN - 黑神话钟馗全解析（B站专题页） Bilibili · reference · Checked Nov 4, 2026
Platform topic page aggregating official videos and coverage of the August 2026 demo.
Original language: zh-CN
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