Phantom Blade Zero Release Date

When Does Phantom Blade Zero Come Out?

The confirmed date is October 29, 2026. S-GAME announced it for the game during the pre-order trailer on August 11, 2026 and confirmed it again at the dedicated State of Play on August 17.

Asked the other way round — when will Phantom Blade Zero be released where you live? — the answer is one launch, two calendar dates. You will see October 28 on some storefronts. That is not a second date — it is the same launch expressed in a different time zone. The rollout follows local release convention, so the US and a handful of other regions cross into launch a calendar day earlier. Our launch times page covers what is and is not known about the exact unlock hour.

Why Phantom Blade Zero Was Delayed

The original date, revealed at The Game Awards in December 2025, was September 9, 2026. In June 2026 S-GAME pushed it 50 days to October 29, citing quality work rather than a production problem. The delay is the single most-searched piece of Phantom Blade Zero news, and we cover the full timeline on the delay page.

Context worth having: the game passed one million Steam wishlists within 15 days of that first date announcement. A game with that much pre-launch weight rarely moves without a reason the publisher is willing to state, and S-GAME stated one.

Which Platforms Get It on Day One

Three storefronts, one day: PlayStation 5, Steam and the Epic Games Store. PC is not delayed behind the console version, which is a common misreading of the exclusivity deal. What PS5 holds is a twelve-month console exclusivity window — meaning no Xbox or other console release before roughly late 2027, while PC is untouched by it.

There is no PS4, no Nintendo Switch 2 and no cloud-only version announced. See every platform and the Xbox situation.

Editions, Price and Pre-Order Bonuses

Two digital editions and one physical. The Standard Edition is $59.99 USD. The Digital Deluxe Edition is $69.99 and adds the Wulin Legend and Blood-Steel Form outfits, a digital artbook and the soundtrack. Both include the same pre-order bonuses: the Treasure Basin accessory and the Legacy outfit, unlocked early.

The Collector's Edition is the one with a deadline attached — a steelbook, a 120-page hardcover art book, a companion figurine, a numbered certificate and all Deluxe content, capped at 8,000 units worldwide. Details on the physical edition page, and a straight price-per-edition comparison on the pricing page.

Before You Pre-Order: Three Checks

1. Play the demo. It is free and it is the honest test of whether this combat suits you. Demo guide.
2. Check your PC. An SSD is mandatory at both the minimum and recommended tier. Full specs.
3. Decide if Deluxe is worth $10. Everything it adds is cosmetic or supplementary — no story content, no gameplay advantage. Edition breakdown.

Where to Check the Date Yourself

Three first-party places carry that date, and they will always be ahead of any wiki: S-GAME's official site, the Steam store page under app ID 4115450, and the PlayStation Store product page. All three are linked in the Official Links group in the footer of every page here.

If those three disagree with each other, the difference is almost always regional date display rather than a schedule change — the same reason Steam shows October 28 to US visitors.