Even now, as 2026 rolls on, Black Myth: Wukong refuses to fade quietly. The game's most gloriously unhinged proof came back in September 2025, when McDonald's China rolled out a nationwide crossover timed to the Mid-Autumn Festival. It ran through 21 October 2025 across thousands of restaurants, and honestly, it was every bit as extra as it sounds. When a legendary monkey decides to moonlight in fast food, subtlety was never part of the journey.

The menu was... a choice. At the center sat a huge black double beef "mooncake" burger, a normal burger that had apparently taken the Monkey King's dark, brooding character arc personally. There was also a crispy chicken burger "mooncake," because one mooncake burger clearly wasn't enough chaos for a single tray. Then came shrimp nuggets, which sounded weird on paper and probably raised some eyebrows at the deep fryer. Curly fries and themed McFlurries rounded things out, because no self-respecting crossover is complete without a dessert that asks, "what if soft serve had lore?"

But the true star of the meal was a black-cased dessert with a gooey yellow and white filling. Officially, it was a sesame lava pie. Unofficially, it looked like someone stretched a Cadbury Creme Egg into a log, dipped it in black food coloring, and whispered "destiny awaits." It was a lot to process. Talk about commitment to the bit.

Here's a quick vibe check on the full menu:

Item	Description	Vibe Check
Black Double Beef Mooncake Burger	Huge black bun, double beef, mooncake branding	Dark side quest with cheese
Crispy Chicken Burger Mooncake	Chicken burger doing its best mooncake cosplay	Confusing but respectable
Shrimp Nuggets	Shrimp in nugget form	Weird, but okay
Curly Fries	The reliable sidekick	Safe choice
Themed McFlurries	Soft serve with crossover energy	Sweet, lore-drenched
Sesame Lava Pie	Black crust, gooey yellow/white filling	Cadbury Creme Egg's goth cousin

🐒 Merch of the Monkey King

Beyond the food, McDonald's set up pop-ups in the biggest Chinese cities so fans could buy exclusive Black Myth: Wukong x McDonald's merch. The showstopper was a black dressing gown—possibly a wearable fleece, because the internet had a brief identity crisis over what it actually was—covered in ornate Wukong design work. It came with a matching headband, which, to be fair, looked genuinely cool. It was the kind of thing a person would wear while eating a black burger at 2 a.m. and contemplating immortality. There was also a white dressing gown plastered with McDonald's logos and burgers. Big yikes. That one probably appealed to the people who unironically collect fast-food pajamas.

🌕 Why China, Why Not the West?

Naturally, Western fans looked at all this and asked why they couldn't have black burgers and monkey-king bathrobes. The joke at the time was simple: the West didn't give Black Myth: Wukong Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024, so no black burger for you. It's petty, it's funny, and it's maybe not entirely not true. China, meanwhile, kept treating Wukong like a national treasure—because that's exactly what the game pulled off.

🎮 What Comes Next

A year after release, Black Myth: Wukong still earned this kind of celebration because it wasn't just a game; it became a cultural flex. And the monkey business isn't over. Developer Game Science was reportedly working on a follow-up, Black Myth: Zhong Koi, centered on another iconic figure from Chinese folklore—the evil spirit-killing deity Zhong Koi. If that game ever gets a fast-food crossover, one can only hope it involves something equally unhinged, like a ghost-pepper McFlurry or a demon-slaying bucket.

Cue the monkey business, because the legend clearly isn't done eating.