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Wednesday 28 October 2026

Phantom Blade Zero reviews: critics love combat, not story

Phantom Blade Zero reviews are in, and S-GAME's action game had a Metascore of 88 from 42 critics on Tuesday night. It unlocks on PS5 and PC on 29 October.

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Critics have finally played Phantom Blade Zero, and most of them came back raving about the fighting. The story's another matter.

Soul, the hero of Phantom Blade Zero, leaps at a hulking spear wielding brute in a screenshot from the game — A Phantom Blade Zero screenshot from the game's Steam store page. Image: S-GAME

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