Phantom Blade Zero

Phantom Blade Zero is an action RPG developed and published by Beijing-based studio S-GAME, scheduled to launch on 9 September 2026 for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Built on Unreal Engine 5 with motion capture drawing from Hong Kong's Golden Age of martial arts cinema, the game places players in the role of Soul, an elite assassin framed for the murder of his organisation's patriarch and left with a ruined heart that gives him just 66 days to live. Set in the Phantom World, a fictional universe rooted in Ming dynasty China and blending Wuxia, steampunk, dark fantasy, and folk ritual into what director Soulframe Liang describes as "kungfupunk," the game is a self-contained story requiring no prior knowledge of the series.

Combat is the centrepiece: fast, fluid, and built around over 30 weapons, each with its own mechanics, alongside more than 20 unique Phantom Edges that can be mixed and matched to suit different playstyles. The design philosophy draws from classic combo-driven action games and soulslike structure, with the studio describing it as closer to Ninja Gaiden in feel than FromSoftware's work, and more approachable than the genre's punishing standards. Phantom Blade Zero carries a 12-month timed console exclusivity window for PlayStation 5, with Xbox versions not confirmed before September 2027.