Phantom Blade Zero passes 700,000 concurrent Steam players at launch
S-Game Studio also released a 5GB first major patch that targets performance on mid-range PCs and handhelds.
Phantom Blade Zero launched on Steam on October 29, 2026 and peaked at more than 700,000 concurrent players within its first 24 hours, according to kotaku.com. The debut placed the action-RPG as the 15th most-played game at launch on Steam.
Reviews for Phantom Blade Zero arrived earlier in the week. Alongside the day-one patch announcement, creative director Soulframe Liang wrote a letter to fans about the game's creation.
S-Game Studio released a 5GB first major patch for the game. According to the developer, the update improves rasterized visuals and performance on mid-range and lower-end PCs as well as handhelds. The studio also advised players who run into performance problems to roll back from the latest Nvidia driver versions.
Where the launch sits on Steam
Phantom Blade Zero comes from Chinese developer S-Game Studio, which had previously only made mobile games. PUBG holds the biggest concurrent player launch in Steam's history, roughly a million ahead of Black Myth: Wukong, which sits second at 2,415,714.
Quick answers
What platforms is Phantom Blade Zero on?
The game launched on Steam, where it peaked at over 700,000 concurrent players in its first 24 hours.
What does the first Phantom Blade Zero patch change?
The 5GB patch improves rasterized visuals and performance on mid-range and lower-end PCs and handhelds, and the developers advise rolling back from the latest Nvidia driver versions if performance issues occur.