Phantom Blade Zero: New Gameplay, Details, and System Requirements Revealed

As previously announced, S-Game, in collaboration with PlayStation, hosted a special State of Play presentation related to Phantom Blade Zero – one of this autumn’s most eagerly anticipated action RPGs. During the 18-minute video, the developers revealed a wealth of details about their new game and discussed the combat system, the world and the story.

Although Phantom Blade Zero will not feature an open world, players will have the opportunity to explore the environment by helping various NPCs and completing side quests that will reveal more about the main story. The combat system was given particular attention during the State of Play presentation – the developers promise that players will be able to customize it to suit their own playstyle, thanks to the game’s selection of over 30 types of primary weapons, each with its own distinct characteristics, and more than 20 types of secondary weapons. The studio has also put a great deal of work into the game’s difficulty settings; Phantom Blade Zero offers several options, suitable for both new players unfamiliar with the genre and truly hardcore gamers. You can check out the full gameplay footage for Phantom Blade Zero below:

In this State of Play deep dive, we offer our first in-depth look at the world of Phantom Blade Zero.

Game Director Soulframe and Creative Consultant Donnie Yen take you deeper into the story, the Wulin, and the game’s combat systems.

We can’t wait for you to experience Phantom Blade Zero when it launches worldwide on October 29, 2026.

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Last week, S-Game also announced the start of pre-orders for Phantom Blade Zero and confirmed that Donnie Yen, star of the Ip Man films, is serving as a creative consultant on Phantom Blade Zero, helping to shape the combat sequences. A new trailer confirms that the 63-year-old actor has also provided the model for one of the characters, Mu Yuan, who is the father of the main character, Soul. Below, you can also check out the system requirements for the PC version of Phantom Blade Zero:

Minimal (1080p, 30 FPS):

• OS: Windows 10/11
• CPU: Intel i7-8700K/AMD Ryzen 5 3600
• RAM: 16 GB
• GPU: GTX 1660 6GB/AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
• DirectX: Version 12

Recommended (1440p, 60 FPS):

• OS: Windows 10/11
• CPU: Intel i5-10600K/AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
• RAM: 16 GB
• GPU: RTX 3060 Ti 8GB/AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
• DirectX: Version 12

The developers also mentioned a Phantom Blade Zero and Fortnite crossover —if you pre-order the game on the Epic Games Store, you will get the Soul Outfit in Fortnite. Phantom Blade Zero is a single-player action RPG, developed for PC and PlayStation 5, blending wuxia, Chinese martial fantasy, with steampunk elements. The story follows a warrior named Soul, wrongly accused of killing his mentor. Mortally wounded, he has exactly 66 days left to live, and in that time, he must track down the real killers and get his revenge.

The release date is set for October 29 (PC and PlayStation 5).