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Phantom Blade Zero

October 29, 2026•S-GAME•PC

Action RPGWuxiaSoulslikeKung Fu PunkPlayStation 5

A fusion of classic Wuxia storytelling and exhilarating action powered by Unreal Engine 5. Play as Soul, a warrior with only 66 days to live, who must fend off assassins, unravel world-ending conspiracies, and defend your values. Features fast-paced 'Kung Fu Punk' combat blending Chinese martial arts with steampunk aesthetics, over 30 weapons, and unique Phantom Edge abilities.

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Phantom Blade Zero

October 29, 2026•S-GAME•PC

Action RPGWuxiaSoulslikeKung Fu PunkPlayStation 5

A fusion of classic Wuxia storytelling and exhilarating action powered by Unreal Engine 5. Play as Soul, a warrior with only 66 days to live, who must fend off assassins, unravel world-ending conspiracies, and defend your values. Features fast-paced 'Kung Fu Punk' combat blending Chinese martial arts with steampunk aesthetics, over 30 weapons, and unique Phantom Edge abilities.

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A fusion of classic Wuxia storytelling and exhilarating action powered by Unreal Engine 5. Play as Soul, a warrior with only 66 days to live, who must fend off assassins, unravel world-ending conspiracies, and defend your values. Features fast-paced 'Kung Fu Punk' combat blending Chinese martial arts with steampunk aesthetics, over 30 weapons, and unique Phantom Edge abilities.

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Release Date and Platforms

Phantom Blade Zero launches worldwide on September 9, 2026 for PlayStation 5 (with a 12-month console exclusivity window) and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Day-one features include DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation and PC-exclusive ray-traced effects.

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Gameplay18 articles

Ghost Steps (Ghostep) are a core defensive counter-mechanic in Phantom Blade Zero, triggered by successful parries and dodges against color-coded enemy attacks.

Difficulty and Progression

Difficulty options and progression in Phantom Blade Zero: 4 named difficulty levels, no numeric leveling, weapon upgrade/evolution, build customization, stealth, endgame content, and New Game+.

Exploration and Map Structure

Phantom Blade Zero uses a semi-open, seamlessly interconnected map structure inspired by pre-Elden Ring Souls games rather than a single open world.

Weapons12 articles

Phantom Edge guide for Night Owl in Phantom Blade Zero, a teak longbow with charged precision shots.

Weapon guide for Jagged Steel in Phantom Blade Zero, a serrated blade that stacks bleeding damage over time.

Venomous Softblade

No. 13 of the Order's arsenal a flexible snake sword that excels at parry and deflection, obliterating enemy Sha-Chi gauges through ripostes. Belongs to the Seven Judgments' leader.

Bosses9 articles

Iron Mask Killer

Boss guide for the Iron Mask Killer in Phantom Blade Zero, the tutorial boss that introduces players to core combat mechanics.

Seven Judgments

Overview of the Seven Judgments in Phantom Blade Zero, the elite swordsmen group led by the Decree who use the Big Dipper formation and undergo the marionette transformation.

Boss guide for Coppermaul (Wan Jun) in Phantom Blade Zero, a giant mace-wielding warrior with a baby-like form who fights alongside the Red Wraith.

Lore8 articles

The Phantom World

The Phantom World is the fictional martial arts setting of the Phantom Blade series, based on Ming dynasty China with steampunk, occult, and dark fantasy elements.

Overview of the Kung Fu Punk aesthetic coined by S-GAME for Phantom Blade Zero, described by director Soulframe Liang as 'a traditional kung fu story told with new clothes, new timing, and a global camera angle.'

Phantom Blade Series and Rainblood Origins

The Phantom Blade series traces back to Rainblood: Town of Death, a solo RPG Maker project from 2008 that launched Soulframe Liang's career and S-GAME studio.

Characters6 articles

Full roster of Phantom Blade Zero's confirmed characters, including protagonist Soul, antagonist Zuo Shang, key allies, bosses, and supporting cast.

The Patriarch (Mu Tianmiao)

Mu Tianmiao, known as the Patriarch, is the founder of The Order and Soul's adoptive father. His murder is the inciting event of Phantom Blade Zero.

Soul is the protagonist of Phantom Blade Zero: a former elite assassin of The Order, framed for the Patriarch's murder, given only 66 days to live by a mystic healer and just as long to clear his name.

Development6 articles

Release Date and Platforms

Phantom Blade Zero launches worldwide on September 9, 2026 for PlayStation 5 (with a 12-month console exclusivity window) and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Day-one features include DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation and PC-exclusive ray-traced effects.

Technical Specifications

Phantom Blade Zero is built on Unreal Engine 5 with selective Nanite/Lumen use, hardware ray tracing on both PS5 and PC, and day-one DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation plus PC-exclusive ray-traced reflections, shadows, and caustics on RTX hardware.

S-GAME is the Shanghai-based studio developing Phantom Blade Zero. Founded by Soulframe Liang in 2011 as a four-person team, it has grown to roughly 140 developers across four offices and entered the final stages of PBZ development in April 2026 with a stated commitment against generative AI in the final game.

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The Order is the powerful assassin organization at the centre of Phantom Blade Zero's plot. Soul served them as an elite assassin before being framed for murdering the Patriarch.

A labyrinthine town location in Phantom Blade Zero showing ray-traced lighting, baked lighting with selective ray-traced shadows, and septuple meter music by Caisheng Bo.

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