Phantom Blade Zero reviews land at 88 on Metacritic
S-Game's action title sits above Control Resonant, 007 First Light and Saros, and level with Star Wars Galactic Racer.
Review scores for Phantom Blade Zero, the action game from developer S-Game, were published on October 26, 2026, giving it a Metacritic score of 88.
IGN's Travis Northup scored the game 9/10, while GameSpot's Richard Wakeling gave it an 8/10. VGC's Dave Aubrey awarded a four-star review and Eurogamer's Emma Kent gave three stars.
Polygon's Paulo Kawanishi called Phantom Blade Zero the perfect martial arts game, according to Polygon.
At 88, the game's Metacritic average is ahead of Control Resonant, 007 First Light and Saros. It is tied with Star Wars Galactic Racer at 88 and sits below Forza Horizon 6 at 90.
Where it stands
The round of reviews arrives with the year's awards season still ahead: the 2026 Game Awards are scheduled for December 2026. In 2024, Black Myth: Wukong was nominated for Game of the Year at the Game Awards and won Best Action Game that year.
Quick answers
What is Phantom Blade Zero's Metacritic score?
The game has a Metacritic score of 88.
What did reviewers give Phantom Blade Zero?
IGN gave it 9/10, GameSpot 8/10, VGC four stars and Eurogamer three stars.