Wukong turned out to be one of the surprise hits of the year, and the action-adventure game is currently racking up awards. During an acceptance speech for one of those trophies, the cofounder of the studio behind the game said fans can expect a new surprise next month.

Of the six games nominated for 2024 Game of the Year, Black Myth: Wukong garners attention as a standout choice, but not for the right reasons.

Wukong is easily one of the biggest games of 2024, but its mixed critical consensus makes it a strange GOTY nominee.

Wukong has been nominated for Game of the Year, making it the lowest rated game out of all of this years nominations it has an 81, and every other game has a Metacritic score of at least 90, with most being over that.

Game Science has the chance to break a Game of The Year Curse if Black Myth: Wukong ends up winning the award next month.

Black Myth: Wukong, the debut game from Chinese developer Game Science, has swept past the likes of Astro Bot, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Helldivers 2 to claim the title of Ultimate Game of the Year at the U.K.’s Golden Joystick Awards.

Black Myth: Wukong is currently nominated for Game of the Year at The Game Awards, and has the chance to win other categories through further nominations. It only just won the Ultimate Game of the Year category at the Golden Joystick Awards this very evening, which is based on a public vote.

Wukong has teased “some surprises” for later this year. Accepting the Game of the Year award via video message at the Golden Joysticks, Game Science co-founder Feng Ji encouraged people who have yet to buy the smash hit action game to now do so.