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The success of Black Myth: Wukong reportedly led to a surge in investment in games like the stylish action RPG Phantom Blade Zero

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Black Myth: Wukong
GAMESubject
Black Myth: Wukong
Genres · adventure, hack_and_slash, rpg
Release · Aug 20, 2024
Developer · Game Science
PCPS5Xbox Series X|S
169 articles 78 writers 10 reviews
Phantom Blade 0
GAMESubject
Phantom Blade 0
Genres · adventure, hack_and_slash, rpg
Release · Oct 29, 2026
Developer · S-Game
PS5PC
134 articles 72 writers 0 reviews
Surge
COMPANYSubject
Surge
Role · Publisher
Active · 2009
Latest · Afro Samurai
Top genres · hack_and_slash
30 articles 23 writers 1 games
The Surge
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The Surge
Active · 2017–2019
Latest · The Surge 2
Top genres · rpg
70 articles 51 writers 2 games
The Phantom
SERIESCompared
The Phantom
Active · 1995
Latest · Phantom 2040
Top genres · platformer
320 articles 169 writers 1 games
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