Phantom Blade Zero has 88 Metacritic score and over 1 million estimated sales

Phantom Blade Zero has an 88 Metascore on PC and PlayStation 5 ahead of its October 29 release. One leaked review awarded the game an 8.5/10.

Phantom Blade Zero · official art via IGDB

Alinea Analytics reports the title has likely moved over a million units globally ahead of its debut. The firm says 850,000 units have shipped on Steam and PlayStation 5, with Steam accounting for 73.8% of those sales. According to the firm, the title has generated $43 million in revenue, and the PlayStation 5 share of that total is 30.8%. Reports say the total sales likely exceed one million because of sales on Tencent’s WeGame storefront in China.

The game is currently topping the Steam global sales charts. Reports say approximately 80,000 sales occurred after reviews were released. Previously, estimates placed Steam and PlayStation 5 sales at 500,000 units. S-Game says pre-orders exceeded expectations when they went live in August. Alinea Analytics reports that 75% of pre-orders on Steam came from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Background In October, it was announced that physical PlayStation 5 editions of the game would not arrive until 2027. Our earlier story