Summary

Black Myth: Wukongisn’t quite open-world, but there is plenty of optional content for players to engage with. From hidden treasures to optional boss fights, there’s more than enough in the linear levels ofBlack Myth: Wukong’svarious chapters to reward players who are keen on heading off the beaten path. However, not everyone will feel like engaging with this optional content straight away, instead preferring to go back to it after beating the main story.

Thankfully, most games allow players to continue playing even after the credits have rolled. This ensures that those who would rather complete the main story immediately to avoid breaking its pacing and flow, can still enjoy everything else the game has to offer. Naturally,players heading intoBlack Myth: Wukongare wondering whether it will allow them to continue playing once it ends, especially considering howit borrows several aspects from soulslike games, including its level design and secrets.

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Black Myth: Wukong Allows Players To Keep Going After The Credits Have Rolled

Players Can Revert To A Previous Save To Continue Playing

Black Myth: Wukongdoes allow players to keep playing after they’ve beaten the gameand have watched the final credits. However, in order to do so, players must revert to a previous save before the final boss fights against The Stone Monkey and The Great Sage’s Broken Shell. This is the only way that players can go and complete the optional content left inBlack Myth: Wukong.

Once the player beatsBlack Myth: Wukong, it will send them back to the main menuwith the option to start the New Game + mode or load a previous save. It doesn’t automatically send the player to before the boss fight, but instead just ends the game. Fortunately, players can still continue playing so long as they made sure to save just before.

Wukong from Black Myth: Wukong on the right and a female character on the left with the Xbox logo behind them.

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Players Can Revisit Previously Explored Areas In Black Myth: Wukong

There Is A Lot Of Optional Content To Complete

Fortunately,players can revisit previously explored areas that featured in earlier chaptersinBlack Myth: Wukong. All they need to do is fast travel to those areas by using the various checkpoints scattered around each level. This ensures that players can still engage with any side content they may have missed the first time around, especially this close to theBlack Myth: Wukongrelease date.

Unfortunately, while players can go back to old areas, it is impossible to replay a chapter completely. Any missions or boss fights cannot be redone unless the player starts a brand-new save.

The Destined One from Black Myth Wukong, a monkey wearing armor and holding a weapon over his head.

Luckily, for those who are enjoyingBlack Myth: Wukong, this means there’s lots to do after the game has been beaten. While the levels are fairly linear, there are a few secrets hidden around that are quite easy to miss. So, for theBlack Myth: Wukongenthusiast, make sure to save just before heading to the final boss to keep playing the game once the credits have rolled.

The studio behind Black Myth: Wukong, Game Science, has previously been accused of fostering a toxic environment for its workers. The 2023 allegations include sexualized comments against women, misogyny, fatphobia, and more. More details can be foundhere.

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