Phantom Blade Zero Release Date & Store Unlock Times
Official worldwide date October 29, 2026; October 28 in the US and select regions; per-store display states with check dates and the delay record.
Quick Answer
Phantom Blade Zero launches October 29, 2026 worldwide, with October 28 in the US and select regions per the official blog. Steam's US page displays Oct 28. No store has a confirmed exact unlock timestamp.
The official date
S-GAME’s official site and the August 17 State of Play deep dive both state a worldwide release of October 29, 2026. The blog’s footnote narrows one region group: *“October 28 in the US and select regions” — that footnote is part of the official announcement, not a store guess.
What each store displays (checked 2026-09-23)
| Store | Displayed date | State at check |
|---|---|---|
| Official site | October 29, 2026 | Worldwide date, pre-orders open |
| PlayStation Store US | 10/29/2026 10:00 AM GMT+8 | Pre-order open (browser-rendered read) |
| Steam (US) | October 28, 2026 | Pre-purchase open |
| Epic Games Store | No separate date shown | Listed, commerce JS-gated at check |
PS Store exact instant: the store displays 10:00 AM GMT+8 on Oct 29 — that is 2026-10-29T02:00:00Z (2:00 AM UTC). It is the only store with a displayed exact time so far; PC stores get their own times, and this page will not project the PlayStation instant onto them.
The delay record
On June 2, 2026, the creative director’s letter moved the launch from September 9, 2026 to October 29, 2026. If you see September dates in older articles or store stubs, they predate that letter.
Exact unlock times: one store confirmed, others not
- PlayStation 5 — the store displays an exact instant (10:00 AM GMT+8 / 02:00 UTC on Oct 29). Our check history: a plain static fetch of the same URL the same day returned a reduced stub showing the old September date; the browser-rendered page shows the October instant. Both observations are recorded above — we don’t guess at the cause, and we treat the browser read as the store’s current display.
- Steam / Epic — no confirmed exact unlock timestamp. Headlines that attach a midnight time to a date are guessing.
This page adds per-store times only when a store actually displays one (with its region and check date).
Related
- What each edition contains: editions comparison
- Where the game is sold: platforms
- Whether your PC can run it: system requirements
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Sources
- G01 PBZ official home — checked 2026-09-23. Worldwide date October 29, 2026 (page title 10/29/2026); Standard/Deluxe edition content lists; pre-order early-unlock items with "can also be obtained through in-game progression" wording; platforms PS5/Steam/Epic.
- G06 S-GAME combat and Wulin deep dive on PlayStation Blog — checked 2026-09-23. Exact: "set to release on October 29" + footnote "*October 28 in the US and select regions"; "more than 30 main weapons, plus 25 secondary weapons known as Phantom Edges"; reforge "get those materials back, and reinvest them"; difficulty presets named Wayfarer / Hellwalker / Sixty-Six Days ("not for the faint of heart"); Donnie Yen as creative consultant/character.
- G03 Steam product page — checked 2026-09-23. PC (Windows) pre-purchase live; store/API display Oct 28, 2026 (US); US standard edition $59.99 at check; store categories: Single-player, Adjustable Difficulty, Subtitle Options, Adjustable Text Size, Custom Volume Controls, Full controller support, Steam Cloud; "more than 20" Phantom Edges wording. No global unlock timestamp.
- G02 Creative director letter — checked 2026-09-23. Delay letter (2026-06-02): launch moved from September 9, 2026 to October 29, 2026.
- G05 PlayStation Store US — checked 2026-09-23. Browser-rendered read (round 3, 2026-09-23): unlock 10/29/2026 10:00 AM GMT+8 (= 2026-10-29T02:00:00Z); Standard US$59.99; Digital Deluxe US$69.99 (Full Game + Wulin Legend + Blood-Steel Form + Digital Artbook + OST); PS5 Pro Enhanced; pre-order open; 8 accessibility features (Volume Controls, 3D Audio, Subtitles Advanced, Adjustable Difficulty Basic, Control Reminders, Tutorial Reminders, Game Pausing, Manual Saving; DualSense vibration/trigger; Game Help).
- G09 Epic product page — checked 2026-09-23. Epic listing live at exact slug; "more than twenty" Phantom Edges wording; game description. Commerce (price/date) JS-gated — not visible in static fetch.
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