{"id":23579,"date":"2026-10-07T18:29:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/?p=23579"},"modified":"2026-10-29T12:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T12:10:09","slug":"phantom-blade-zero-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/phantom-blade-zero-release-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Phantom Blade Zero Is Out Now: Release Date, UK Launch Time, Price and PC Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Phantom<\/p>\n\n

Phantom Blade Zero is out now. The Phantom Blade Zero release date<\/strong> was 29 October 2026<\/strong>, and S-GAME’s dark wuxia action RPG unlocked worldwide at the same moment: 2am GMT on Thursday 29 October<\/strong> in the UK (3am CET in central Europe), which was 7pm PT \/ 10pm ET on Wednesday 28 October in the US. It’s available on PlayStation 5 and on PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store, priced \u00a349.99 \/ $59.99 \/ \u20ac59.99<\/strong> on Steam.<\/p>\n\n

Launch day has gone well. Phantom Blade Zero holds a Metacritic score of 88<\/strong>, Steam rates it Very Positive<\/strong> from more than 5,600 user reviews, and over 610,000 people<\/strong> were playing it at once on Steam at midday UK time on 29 October.<\/p>\n\n

Below you’ll find everything confirmed at launch: the exact unlock time, prices on Steam and the PlayStation Store, the 5GB day-one patch and S-GAME’s NVIDIA driver advice, the PC requirements, what critics are saying, and whether it’s coming to Xbox.<\/p>\n\n

\"Soul

Soul crosses a ruined bridge in the Wulin, the dark wuxia world of Phantom Blade Zero. Image: S-GAME<\/p><\/div>\n\n

Phantom Blade Zero at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Information<\/th>Details<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Status<\/td>Out now (released 29 October 2026)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Launch time<\/td>2am GMT \/ 3am CET on 29 October; 7pm PT \/ 10pm ET on 28 October (02:00 UTC)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Platforms<\/td>PlayStation 5 and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Developer and publisher<\/td>S-GAME<\/td><\/tr>\n
Genre<\/td>Single-player martial arts action RPG<\/td><\/tr>\n
Engine<\/td>Unreal Engine 5<\/td><\/tr>\n
Standard Edition<\/td>\u00a349.99 \/ $59.99 \/ \u20ac59.99 on Steam; \u00a354.99 \/ $59.99 on the PlayStation Store<\/td><\/tr>\n
Digital Deluxe Edition<\/td>\u00a359.99 \/ $69.99 \/ \u20ac69.99 on Steam; \u00a364.99 \/ $69.99 on the PlayStation Store<\/td><\/tr>\n
Day-one patch<\/td>About 5GB (ray tracing and path tracing performance, bug fixes)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Install size (PC)<\/td>145GB, SSD required<\/td><\/tr>\n
PS5 Pro<\/td>PS5 Pro Enhanced<\/td><\/tr>\n
Main story length<\/td>Around 20 to 30 hours, according to S-GAME<\/td><\/tr>\n
Metacritic<\/td>88 on PS5 and PC<\/td><\/tr>\n
Steam reviews<\/td>Very Positive (5,683 reviews on launch day)<\/td><\/tr>\n
PlayStation Store rating<\/td>4.82 out of 5 (about 4,000 ratings)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Age rating<\/td>ESRB Mature (Blood, Violence) in North America<\/td><\/tr>\n
Xbox version<\/td>Not announced<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Is Phantom Blade Zero out now?<\/h2>\n

Yes. Phantom Blade Zero launched on 29 October 2026<\/strong> on PS5 and PC. S-GAME’s pre-load post on Steam set the start time as 28 October at 7pm PDT, which was 2am UTC on 29 October, so players in the Americas got in on the evening of Wednesday 28 October. That’s why Steam lists the release date as 28 October for US users.<\/p>\n

PC players could pre-load from 26 October, also at 7pm PDT. On launch eve, S-GAME’s creative director and CEO, Soulframe Liang, posted a long letter on Steam. In it he looks back to Rainblood: Town of Death, the RPG Maker game he made as a student 20 years ago that first created the Phantom World. He also describes the thousands of hours of motion capture behind the combat, including choreography guidance from Shaolin monks, and the team’s work with action director Yang Liu and Donnie Yen.<\/p>\n

When was the Phantom Blade Zero release date?<\/h2>\n

The release date was Thursday 29 October 2026<\/strong>, worldwide. The game was revealed at the PlayStation Showcase in May 2023 and was first scheduled for 9 September, 2026. In June, during a State of Play broadcast, S-GAME announced a 50-day delay. Liang said the team had found one final chance to make the game a meaningful step better, and wanted players to get the best version from day one rather than relying on post-launch patches.<\/p>\n

Preorders opened on 11 August, when S-GAME confirmed that development was complete, and the date didn’t move again.<\/p>\n\n

Phantom Blade Zero launch time<\/h2>\n

Phantom Blade Zero unlocked at 02:00 UTC on 29 October<\/strong>, the time S-GAME gave in its “Ready your blade!” post on Steam (28 October at 7pm PDT). The launch was simultaneous on PS5 and PC. Here’s what that was in other regions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Region<\/th>Launch time<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
United Kingdom (GMT)<\/td>2:00am, Thursday 29 October<\/td><\/tr>\n
Central Europe (CET)<\/td>3:00am, Thursday 29 October<\/td><\/tr>\n
US West Coast (PT)<\/td>7:00pm, Wednesday 28 October<\/td><\/tr>\n
US East Coast (ET)<\/td>10:00pm, Wednesday 28 October<\/td><\/tr>\n
Japan (JST)<\/td>11:00am, Thursday 29 October<\/td><\/tr>\n
Sydney (AEDT)<\/td>1:00pm, Thursday 29 October<\/td><\/tr>\n
New Zealand (NZDT)<\/td>3:00pm, Thursday 29 October<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UK and European times reflect the clocks going back on 25 October.<\/p>\n\n

Watch the Phantom Blade Zero launch trailer<\/h2>\n

\"Watch<\/a><\/p>\n

The official launch trailer, released on PlayStation’s YouTube channel on 23 October, runs just over three minutes. For a longer look at the game, the 11-minute Pre-Order Trailer<\/a> from 11 August opens with Soul fending off pursuers from a speeding horse-drawn cart, then moves into a full boss fight against The Hunt, one of the game’s main antagonists.<\/p>\n

A week after that, PlayStation aired a dedicated State of Play with nearly 20 minutes of gameplay covering combat, exploration, character builds and side quests.<\/p>\n\n

How much is Phantom Blade Zero?<\/h2>\n

Phantom Blade Zero comes in two editions on both PS5 and PC. There’s no launch discount on Steam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edition<\/th>Steam<\/th>PlayStation Store<\/th>What’s included<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard Edition<\/td>\u00a349.99 \/ $59.99 \/ \u20ac59.99<\/td>\u00a354.99 \/ $59.99<\/td>Base game<\/td><\/tr>\n
Digital Deluxe Edition<\/td>\u00a359.99 \/ $69.99 \/ \u20ac69.99<\/td>\u00a364.99 \/ $69.99<\/td>Base game, Wulin Legend and Blood-Steel Form outfits, digital artbook and digital soundtrack<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In the UK, the PS5 version costs \u00a35 more than on Steam for both editions: \u00a354.99<\/strong> for the Standard Edition and \u00a364.99<\/strong> for the Digital Deluxe Edition. In the US, PS Store and Steam prices are the same. The PlayStation Store also sells the Deluxe Edition Pack separately as an add-on (\u00a310.01 \/ $10.00).<\/p>\n

At \u00a349.99 on Steam and \u00a354.99 on PS5, Phantom Blade Zero is cheaper than the \u00a369.99 that many big PS5 releases cost in the UK.<\/p>\n\n

Preorder bonuses<\/h3>\n

Preorders came with two items unlocked early:<\/p>\n