Black Myth Wukong Achievement Guide: Complete

Black Myth Wukong packs 81 achievements across six chapters of bosses, secret areas, transformation forms, equipment crafting, scenic discovery, and collectibles tied to Journey to the West lore. Most unlock naturally during a thorough playthrough. The big grinds come from secret bosses, collectible sweeps, and the secret ending requirements.

This guide breaks down every achievement by category with unlock tips and a recommended completion order.

Quick Stats

Total Achievements: 81
Estimated Completion Time: 60-100 hours
Difficulty: Hard
Online Required: No
Missable Achievements: Many (multiple playthroughs needed, NG+ helps)

Story Progression

Home is Behind

Unlock Rate: 97.7% (Common) Requirement: Complete the prologue

How to Unlock: Finish the opening prologue tutorial.

Tips: Cannot be missed. Defeat the prologue boss to trigger.

Warring with Wolves

Unlock Rate: 85.1% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 1 boss milestone)

How to Unlock: Defeat the first major wolf boss in Chapter 1.

Tips: Wandering Wight or similar early chapter boss. Use Spell of Immobilize to stun.

Blazing Black Wind

Unlock Rate: 78.5% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 1 boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat Black Wind King (Chapter 1 final boss).

Tips: Multi-stage fight. Save Spirit transformations for his second form.

Cursed Clan

Unlock Rate: 74.3% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 2 boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat the cursed clan leader in Chapter 2.

Tips: Yellow Wind King or related boss. Apply Wind protection consumables.

Boundless Bitterness

Unlock Rate: 56.7% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 2 boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat Yellow Wind Sage in Chapter 2.

Tips: Major Chapter 2 boss. Stay close to avoid wind projectiles.

Buried in the Sand

Unlock Rate: 55.8% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 2 milestone)

How to Unlock: Complete Chapter 2 main storyline.

Tips: Cannot be missed if progressing through Chapter 2.

Karma of Kang-Jin

Unlock Rate: 63.2% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 3 boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat Kang-Jin Star.

Tips: Chapter 3 boss. Multi-stage fight requiring patience.

A Great Gust

Unlock Rate: 68.2% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 3 milestone)

How to Unlock: Complete the windy mountain section of Chapter 3.

Tips: Story-progression unlock. Cannot be missed.

Voice Vanquished

Unlock Rate: 64.2% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 3 boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat a singing/voice-themed boss in Chapter 3.

Tips: Yellow Brow boss. Stay aggressive to interrupt chant attacks.

Shifting Sands

Unlock Rate: 63.8% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 4 milestone)

How to Unlock: Enter the Chapter 4 desert region.

Tips: Cannot be missed if progressing main story.

Death in Despair

Unlock Rate: 62.0% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 4 boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat a despair-themed boss in Chapter 4.

Tips: Major Chapter 4 boss. Use Cloud Step transformation for openings.

Gleams of Gold

Unlock Rate: 64.0% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 4 milestone)

How to Unlock: Complete a major Chapter 4 mission.

Tips: Story-progression unlock.

Cage of Claws

Unlock Rate: 61.3% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 4 boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat the spider boss in Chapter 4.

Tips: Spider boss with multi-leg attacks. Roll away from telegraphed pounces.

Behold the Betrayal

Unlock Rate: 53.0% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 4 story beat)

How to Unlock: Witness the chapter’s betrayal scene.

Tips: Story-locked. Cannot be missed.

Lust and Dust

Unlock Rate: 44.0% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 4 ending)

How to Unlock: Complete Chapter 4’s storyline.

Tips: Triggers automatically at chapter end.

The Tiger Family

Unlock Rate: 55.3% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat the tiger family bosses.

Tips: Late-game tiger-themed bosses. Tigers can be defeated in any order.

Flaming Fury

Unlock Rate: 50.7% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 5 boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat a fire-themed boss in Chapter 5.

Tips: Red Boy or related fire boss. Use Frost protection items.

The Furnace Boy

Unlock Rate: 51.5% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 5 boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat Red Boy.

Tips: Major Chapter 5 boss. Use Frost weapons for guaranteed advantage.

Behold the Betrayal

Unlock Rate: 53.0% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (story beat)

How to Unlock: See the betrayal-themed story moment.

Tips: Story-locked, cannot be missed.

Mei of Memory

Unlock Rate: 43.9% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 5 character milestone)

How to Unlock: Complete Mei’s questline in Chapter 5.

Tips: Talk to Mei multiple times and complete her side narrative.

Misfit with Merit

Unlock Rate: 45.2% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 5 character)

How to Unlock: Help a specific outcast NPC.

Tips: Find the misfit hidden in Chapter 5’s secret area. Help him with quest items.

Three Teams of Two

Unlock Rate: 46.3% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 5 boss group)

How to Unlock: Defeat all three boss pairs in Chapter 5.

Tips: Each pair requires completing a different sub-area first.

A Family Finished

Unlock Rate: 39.8% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 5 finale)

How to Unlock: Complete Chapter 5 storyline.

Tips: Triggers at end of Chapter 5.

Secret in Purple Cloud

Unlock Rate: 51.3% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 6 milestone)

How to Unlock: Discover the Purple Cloud secret area in Chapter 6.

Tips: Hidden area requiring exploration. Look for purple-colored entrances on the map.

Six Senses Secured

Unlock Rate: 41.1% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 6 boss group)

How to Unlock: Defeat all six sense-themed bosses.

Tips: Bosses tied to the Buddhist six senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, mind).

The Five Skandhas

Unlock Rate: 39.1% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (Chapter 6 milestone)

How to Unlock: Complete a series of Buddhist-themed challenges.

Tips: Tied to the Five Aggregates (form, sensation, perception, mental formations, consciousness). Visit Chapter 6 meditation points.

Combat Achievements

Hammer and Hew

Unlock Rate: 84.9% (Common) Requirement: Armed head to toe, dread not the foe

How to Unlock: Equip a full armor set across all slots.

Tips: Craft armor at any Shrine. Equip helmet, chest, hands, and feet.

Handy and Hardy

Unlock Rate: 79.0% (Common) Requirement: A good match calls for a good weapon

How to Unlock: Craft your first staff at a Shrine.

Tips: Use crafting materials from defeated enemies. Visit any Shrine to upgrade.

Absorb and Cultivate

Unlock Rate: 83.9% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (combat milestone)

How to Unlock: Spend Sparks at a Shrine to upgrade abilities.

Tips: Sparks are the game’s skill point system. Use them at Shrines to grow Wukong’s tree.

Brew of Bravery

Unlock Rate: 81.5% (Common) Requirement: Fresh brew in an old cask. May it stir a great task!

How to Unlock: Brew your first medicine at a Shrine.

Tips: Use ingredients found in the world. Each Shrine offers brewing.

Creative Concoction

Unlock Rate: 70.7% (Common) Requirement: Tonics are well and good, but not to be wolfed like food!

How to Unlock: Craft a higher-tier brew using rare ingredients.

Tips: Master Brewer Tang or similar NPC sells advanced recipes.

Slithering Snake

Unlock Rate: 80.7% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (combat milestone)

How to Unlock: Tied to defeating a snake-themed boss or executing snake-themed transformation.

Tips: Tied to Spider Cave or snake region bosses.

Master of Magic

Unlock Rate: 39.6% (Uncommon) Requirement: All spells we know are derived from the same source

How to Unlock: Unlock all base spells.

Tips: Spend Sparks across all four spell categories (Immobilize, Cloud Step, A Pluck of Many, Pillar Stance).

Full of Forms

Unlock Rate: 30.0% (Uncommon) Requirement: Each guise grants a new horizon

How to Unlock: Collect all spirit transformations.

Tips: Each major boss kill grants a Spirit form. Collect every Spirit transformation.

Always Accompanied

Unlock Rate: 38.8% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (transformation milestone)

How to Unlock: Use a Spirit transformation in every chapter.

Tips: Equip and activate at least one Spirit in each chapter’s combat encounters.

Crafting & Equipment

Pound and Perfect

Unlock Rate: 48.6% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (crafting milestone)

How to Unlock: Craft a Master-tier piece of armor or weapon.

Tips: Required materials drop from late-game bosses. Visit endgame Shrines.

Guardian of Gear

Unlock Rate: 48.7% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (gear milestone)

How to Unlock: Upgrade gear to maximum levels.

Tips: Collect upgrade materials throughout exploration. Apply at any Shrine.

Staffs and Spears

Unlock Rate: 18.4% (Rare) Requirement: A walking vault of arms you have become!

How to Unlock: Acquire every staff in the game.

Tips: Some staves are hidden in optional areas or behind specific boss kills. Cross-reference an interactive map for missed ones.

Mantled with Might

Unlock Rate: 14.0% (Very Rare) Requirement: Shoes on feet, hat on head, embroidered shirt, Daoist robe—free as can be, doing as you please!

How to Unlock: Collect every armor set in the game.

Tips: Some sets are hidden behind secret bosses or NG+ exclusive drops.

Collectibles & Exploration

Scenic Seeker

Unlock Rate: 29.1% (Rare) Requirement: The most marvelous places for meditation have all met your gaze

How to Unlock: Find every meditation point (Keepers’ Shrines) across all chapters.

Tips: Each chapter has hidden Shrines tucked off the main path. Explore thoroughly.

Portraits Perfected

Unlock Rate: 25.4% (Rare) Requirement: Humans, beasts, yaoguais, and the Bodhisattvas. All recorded and noted

How to Unlock: Fill out the in-game bestiary completely.

Tips: Defeat every enemy type at least once. Some only appear in specific chapters.

Page Preserver

Unlock Rate: 22.9% (Rare) Requirement: All the tattered pages can now be compiled in full

How to Unlock: Collect every lore page in the game.

Tips: Pages are hidden across the world. Some drop from bosses, others from chests.

Gourds Gathered

Unlock Rate: 21.6% (Rare) Requirement: Rare is not the gourd but a friend to drink with

How to Unlock: Collect every gourd (medicine container) in the game.

Tips: Each chapter has 1-3 hidden gourds. NPCs hand some over after side quests.

Brews and Barrels

Unlock Rate: 31.2% (Uncommon) Requirement: Now you can sate yourself with all the drinks

How to Unlock: Collect every drink recipe.

Tips: Talk to Brewer NPCs in every chapter. Some recipes are tied to side quests.

Medicine Meal

Unlock Rate: 31.9% (Uncommon) Requirement: “Here, have it, have it all.”

How to Unlock: Acquire every medicine recipe.

Tips: Pickup medicines from herbalists and after specific boss kills.

Seeds to Sow

Unlock Rate: 16.2% (Rare) Requirement: Take more as fruit as your plants take root

How to Unlock: Collect every seed type and cultivate plants at the Keeper’s grove.

Tips: Plants are scattered across all chapters. Carry them back to the grove.

A Curious Collection

Unlock Rate: 15.4% (Rare) Requirement: Every rare wonder the world can offer, collected and kept

How to Unlock: Collect every Curio in the game.

Tips: Curios are hidden trinkets that boost stats. Cross-reference a checklist.

Treasure Trove

Unlock Rate: 48.0% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (collectible milestone)

How to Unlock: Open many treasure chests or accumulate large amounts of currency.

Tips: Open every chest you encounter. Naturally unlocks during exploration.

Brewer’s Bounty

Unlock Rate: 14.2% (Very Rare) Requirement: A blend for every brew to bring out its best

How to Unlock: Master every brewing combination.

Tips: Combine all ingredient types in your brewing inventory. Some require rare endgame items.

Boss Achievements

Matches with the Macaque

Unlock Rate: 59.3% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Macaque Chief boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat Macaque Chief.

Tips: Late-game boss. Multi-stage fight with phase transitions.

A Duel of Destiny

Unlock Rate: 46.6% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (Macaque secret duel)

How to Unlock: Trigger and defeat Macaque in his secret duel.

Tips: Requires fulfilling specific conditions before the final boss fight.

Mud on His Face

Unlock Rate: 56.8% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (combat boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat the Mud-themed boss.

Tips: Earth-themed boss. Apply Wind weakening attacks.

Marvelous Melon

Unlock Rate: 54.0% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (melon-themed boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat a melon-themed boss or complete a melon side quest.

Tips: Tied to a humorous side encounter.

Shell and Scales

Unlock Rate: 51.7% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (reptilian boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat a turtle and snake-themed boss pair.

Tips: Late-game bosses with shell defense and scale armor.

Frost and Flame

Unlock Rate: 46.2% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (elemental boss pair)

How to Unlock: Defeat both Frost and Flame elemental bosses.

Tips: Iron Ten Thousand or related elemental boss duo.

The Cockerel Crowed

Unlock Rate: 50.4% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (cockerel-themed boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat the cockerel/rooster boss.

Tips: Optional boss in mid-game chapter.

Happy Harvest

Unlock Rate: 50.3% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (farming-themed boss/event)

How to Unlock: Complete a farming-themed side mission.

Tips: Speak with farmer NPCs and complete their side quests.

The Soaring Slash

Unlock Rate: 53.0% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (flying boss)

How to Unlock: Defeat a flying/aerial boss.

Tips: Mid-game boss requiring ranged attacks during flight phases.

Devoted Disciples

Unlock Rate: 46.6% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (disciple boss group)

How to Unlock: Defeat all the disciples of a major boss.

Tips: Tied to a major faction or temple. Defeat every disciple member.

Treaded Tracks

Unlock Rate: 32.1% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (exploration milestone)

How to Unlock: Discover every fast travel point.

Tips: Activate every Keeper’s Shrine across all chapters.

The Loong Pattern

Unlock Rate: 49.3% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (dragon-themed milestone)

How to Unlock: Tied to defeating dragon-themed bosses or completing a dragon questline.

Tips: Loong is Chinese for dragon. Multiple dragon bosses exist in the game.

The Wayward Ways

Unlock Rate: 44.2% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (path-related)

How to Unlock: Discover every alternate path.

Tips: Take every branch you encounter. Some achievements only unlock by exploring optional areas.

A Willing Warrior

Unlock Rate: 46.4% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (combat milestone)

How to Unlock: Defeat a specific named warrior.

Tips: Tied to a side quest in mid-game.

Meet the Match

Unlock Rate: 42.1% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (sparring or duel)

How to Unlock: Defeat a specific dueling NPC.

Tips: Find dueling NPCs in inns and meditation spots.

Corrupted Captains

Unlock Rate: 49.8% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (corrupted boss group)

How to Unlock: Defeat all the corrupted captains.

Tips: Multiple corrupted bosses scattered across chapters.

Gnashing Grudge

Unlock Rate: 55.4% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (boss kill)

How to Unlock: Defeat a grudge-themed boss.

Tips: Late-game vengeance-themed encounter.

Passion Passes

Unlock Rate: 55.1% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (boss kill)

How to Unlock: Defeat a passion-themed boss.

Tips: Buddhist-themed boss. Defeat to release the passion attachment.

The Clamor of Frogs

Unlock Rate: 37.4% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (frog boss group)

How to Unlock: Defeat all frog-themed enemies in a specific area.

Tips: Hidden swamp area in mid-late chapter.

Urge Unfulfilled

Unlock Rate: 36.6% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (boss kill)

How to Unlock: Defeat a desire-themed boss.

Tips: Buddhist-themed encounter.

Souls in the Stalks

Unlock Rate: 35.4% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (boss kill)

How to Unlock: Defeat the plant-themed bosses.

Tips: Bamboo or vegetation-themed bosses in Chapter 6.

Secret & Lore Achievements

Enduring Echoes

Unlock Rate: 75.3% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (echo collectible)

How to Unlock: Collect lore echoes scattered across chapters.

Tips: Sparkling collectibles found in major areas.

Temple of Taint

Unlock Rate: 74.7% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (secret area)

How to Unlock: Discover the corrupted temple secret area.

Tips: Found in Chapter 2 or 3 hidden path.

The Stone’s Secret

Unlock Rate: 71.7% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (stone collectible)

How to Unlock: Find the secret in the iconic stone.

Tips: Hidden in Chapter 6 ending area. Tied to Wukong’s origin.

Precious Pills

Unlock Rate: 60.9% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (pill collectible)

How to Unlock: Collect all the spirit pills.

Tips: Pills boost stats permanently. Some drop from rare enemies.

Sound in Stone

Unlock Rate: 60.6% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (stone collectible)

How to Unlock: Discover the stone music collectibles.

Tips: Tied to a specific late-game side quest.

Oṃ Maṇi Padme Hūm

Unlock Rate: 60.2% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Buddhist mantra)

How to Unlock: Complete a Buddhist-themed quest involving the famous mantra.

Tips: Triggers from interacting with Bodhisattvas or completing meditation challenges.

Nifty Nonsense

Unlock Rate: 59.0% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (humor-related)

How to Unlock: Tied to a comedic side encounter.

Tips: Watch for unusual or humorous NPC interactions.

Secret in the Scroll

Unlock Rate: 55.8% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (scroll lore)

How to Unlock: Find the hidden lore in a scroll item.

Tips: Read every scroll you encounter. Some hint at secret bosses.

The Cloud Claimed

Unlock Rate: 50.3% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (Cloud Step milestone)

How to Unlock: Use Cloud Step transformation extensively.

Tips: Use Cloud Step in combat throughout your playthrough.

Thousand-Mile Quest

Unlock Rate: 48.3% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (exploration milestone)

How to Unlock: Travel a long distance across the map.

Tips: Naturally unlocks during late game.

With Full Spirit

Unlock Rate: 17.5% (Rare) Requirement: Hidden (Spirit milestone)

How to Unlock: Use every Spirit transformation in combat.

Tips: Collect and use every Spirit. Some Spirits drop from secret bosses.

Final Fulfillment

Unlock Rate: 12.6% (Very Rare) Requirement: Each ordeal paves your path to what you are meant to be

How to Unlock: Complete the game’s secret ending.

Tips: Requires triggering specific conditions across all chapters. Multiple playthroughs may be needed.

100% Completion Roadmap

Phase 1: First Playthrough (40-50 hours)

Complete the main campaign on Normal difficulty
Take notes on every secret area and missable encounter
Defeat every main story boss
Trigger key story achievements (Behold the Betrayal, Buried in the Sand, etc.)

P2: Secret Bosses & Areas (10-15 hours)

Find every secret boss across all chapters
Defeat optional bosses (Mud, Frost and Flame, Cockerel)
Discover the Purple Cloud secret area
Complete the Macaque Chief duel sequence

P3: Collectible Sweep (15-20 hours)

Find every Keepers’ Shrine (Scenic Seeker)
Complete the bestiary (Portraits Perfected)
Collect all gourds, pills, curios, and scrolls
Acquire every staff (Staffs and Spears)
Acquire every armor set (Mantled with Might)
Master every brewing combination (Brewer’s Bounty)

P4: Spirit & Spell Mastery (5-10 hours)

Collect every Spirit transformation (Full of Forms)
Use Cloud Step extensively (The Cloud Claimed)
Master all spells (Master of Magic)
Use Spirits in every chapter (Always Accompanied)

P5: NG+ Run (15-20 hours)

Start New Game Plus
Unlock the secret ending (Final Fulfillment)
Knock out any missed missable achievements
Complete remaining collectibles

Conclusion

Black Myth Wukong’s 81 achievements demand 60-100 hours of focused play including a New Game Plus run for the secret ending. The main story and side bosses unlock around 50 achievements naturally. The remaining 30+ require careful exploration of hidden areas, full collectible sweeps, and triggering the secret ending sequence.

Plan to complete most content during your first playthrough. Use a checklist for collectibles in each chapter before progressing to avoid backtracking. NG+ retains your progress, making it the cleanup phase rather than a full second campaign.

The Final Fulfillment secret ending requires specific actions across all chapters. Cross-reference community guides for the exact triggers before your final boss encounter.