{"id":2214082,"date":"2026-10-23T12:33:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T09:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2214082"},"modified":"2026-10-23T12:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T09:33:45","slug":"phantom-blade-zero-isnt-even-out-yet-but-it-could-be-one-of-the-years-breakout-hits-as-it-shifts-half-a-million-copies-on-steam-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2214082","title":{"rendered":"Phantom Blade Zero isn&#8217;t even out yet, but it could be &#8216;one of the year&#8217;s breakout hits&#8217; as it shifts half a million copies on Steam alone"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/phantom-blade-zero\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Phantom Blade 0<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Phantom Blade Zero isn&#8217;t even out yet, but it could be &#8216;one of the year&#8217;s breakout hits&#8217; as it shifts half a million copies on Steam alone<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Danny would be proud.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Phantom-Blade-Zero---Release-Date-Announcement-Trailer-_-PS5-Games-0-48-screenshot.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Phantom Blade Zero trailer screenshot showing close up of male protagonist&apos;s face\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Phantom-Blade-Zero---Release-Date-Announcement-Trailer-_-PS5-Games-0-48-screenshot.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>S-Game<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-10-23T12:33:45+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Oct. 23, 2026, 12:33 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header_actions\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"d5b34f06-ee66-4d49-a0d7-3f8b8c9fa9a2\" data-name=\"Phantom Blade 0\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Phantom Blade 0\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Phantom Blade 0\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Phantom Blade 0\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Phantom Blade 0\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Phantom Blade 0\" title=\"Follow Phantom Blade 0\"><br \/>\n  Follow Phantom Blade 0<br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n  <a class=\"button outline wide preferred_source_button\" data-component=\"preferred-source-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=eurogamer.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"logo\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\nPrioritise us on Google  <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Chinese action game Phantom Blade Zero already appears to be outperforming massive games like Gears of War: E-Day and Control Resonant on Steam, despite still being days from release.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s according to sales data scrutinised by Alinea Analytics head of market analysis Rhys Elliott, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/rhyselliott_phantom-blade-zero-is-already-a-hit-but-share-7518634731698044929-0gkt\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAAUoxGIBcYD7dzkEFna_Jwj_cI4OhPmSEjo\">posted their findings on LinkedIn<\/a>. Based on Elliott&#8217;s estimates, Phantom Blade Zero has already sold 500,000 copies on Steam through pre-orders, bringing in roughly $24m in revenue ahead of its launch next week. Elliott noted the figures meant Phantom Blade Zero was &#8220;outperforming&#8221; Gears of War: E-Day and Control Resonant on Steam at the time of writing, and that China is currently its top market.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Phantom Blade Zero - Official Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LhBnfWX_T4o?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/LhBnfWX_T4o\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Phantom Blade Zero &#8211; Official Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a trailer for Phantom Blade Zero.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LhBnfWX_T4o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other interesting tidbits include the fact that Phantom Blade Zero has also generated a lofty 2.5m Steam wishlists. According to Elliott, 41 percent of players who&#8217;ve wishlisted the game have also played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/black-myth-wukong-review\">Black Myth Wukong<\/a>, while 38 percent of them have played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-walkthrough-8042\">Elden Ring<\/a> and 28 percent played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sekiro-tips-and-tricks-6009\">Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an impressive start for Phantom Blade Zero on PC, and Elliott goes on to say that &#8220;pre-launch signals&#8221; point to the game being popular on PS5 too. He even goes as far as to suggest it has the &#8220;potential to be one of the year&#8217;s breakout single-player hits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These figures emerge at a time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/china-games-market-50-billion-dollars-value\">China&#8217;s games industry is enjoying a boom<\/a>, and an increasing number of releases from Chinese developers are launching to critical and commercial success worldwide. Phantom Blade Zero has all the signs of becoming another hit it launches for PS5 and PC on 28th October.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Chinese action game Phantom Blade Zero already appears to be outperforming massive games like Gears of War: E-Day and Control Resonant on Steam, despite still being days from release.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s according to sales data scrutinised by Alinea Analytics head of market analysis Rhys Elliott, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/rhyselliott_phantom-blade-zero-is-already-a-hit-but-share-7518634731698044929-0gkt\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAAUoxGIBcYD7dzkEFna_Jwj_cI4OhPmSEjo\">posted their findings on LinkedIn<\/a>. Based on Elliott&#8217;s estimates, Phantom Blade Zero has already sold 500,000 copies on Steam through pre-orders, bringing in roughly $24m in revenue ahead of its launch next week. Elliott noted the figures meant Phantom Blade Zero was &#8220;outperforming&#8221; Gears of War: E-Day and Control Resonant on Steam at the time of writing, and that China is currently its top market.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Phantom Blade Zero - Official Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LhBnfWX_T4o?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/LhBnfWX_T4o\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Phantom Blade Zero &#8211; Official Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a trailer for Phantom Blade Zero.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LhBnfWX_T4o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other interesting tidbits include the fact that Phantom Blade Zero has also generated a lofty 2.5m Steam wishlists. According to Elliott, 41 percent of players who&#8217;ve wishlisted the game have also played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/black-myth-wukong-review\">Black Myth Wukong<\/a>, while 38 percent of them have played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-walkthrough-8042\">Elden Ring<\/a> and 28 percent played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sekiro-tips-and-tricks-6009\">Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an impressive start for Phantom Blade Zero on PC, and Elliott goes on to say that &#8220;pre-launch signals&#8221; point to the game being popular on PS5 too. He even goes as far as to suggest it has the &#8220;potential to be one of the year&#8217;s breakout single-player hits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These figures emerge at a time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/china-games-market-50-billion-dollars-value\">China&#8217;s games industry is enjoying a boom<\/a>, and an increasing number of releases from Chinese developers are launching to critical and commercial success worldwide. Phantom Blade Zero has all the signs of becoming another hit it launches for PS5 and PC on 28th October.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Phantom Blade 0 Phantom Blade Zero isn&#8217;t even out yet, but it could be &#8216;one of the year&#8217;s breakout hits&#8217; as it shifts half a million copies on Steam alone Danny would be proud. 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