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Guide · 29 Oct 2026

Phantom Blade Zero's player count: the 15th-biggest peak in Steam history

Phantom Blade Zero peaked at 723,876 players at once on launch day, the 15th-highest peak on SteamDB's all-time chart. Where it sits, and what it would take to climb higher.

Phantom Blade Zero peaked at 723,876 players at once on 29 October 2026, its launch day on PC.1 That's the 15th-highest peak of any game on SteamDB's all-time chart, just behind Battlefield 6 and ahead of Marvel Rivals, Apex Legends and Hollow Knight: Silksong.2 As of 29 October 2026, 81% of 13,204 player reviews recommend it.4

Where it sits on the all-time chart

These are the games around it on SteamDB's chart of all-time peaks, checked on the evening of 29 October.2

  • 12. Hogwarts Legacy: 879,308
  • 13. Baldur's Gate 3: 875,343
  • 14. Battlefield 6: 747,440
  • 15. Phantom Blade Zero: 723,876
  • 16. Goose Goose Duck: 702,845
  • 17. Marvel Rivals: 644,269
  • 18. Apex Legends: 624,473
  • 19. Hollow Knight: Silksong: 587,150

The other big Chinese action game of recent years sits far higher. Black Myth: Wukong peaked at 2,415,714 in August 2024, second only to PUBG: Battlegrounds.2 Our comparison of the two games covers what players say about each.

What it would take to climb

Its peak needs 23,564 more players to pass Battlefield 6 for 14th place. Above that, Baldur's Gate 3 and Hogwarts Legacy sit near 880,000. At 1 million players it would rank 9th, above Elden Ring's 953,426 and below Cyberpunk 2077's 1,054,388.2

Its first weekend starts on Halloween, Saturday 31 October.

How many are playing now

Steam counted 132,405 people in the game at 20:11 UTC on 29 October, about 18 hours after the PC launch.3 Its launch-day peak is also its 24-hour peak so far.1

More on Phantom Blade Zero

See what players say about the game, how long it takes to finish, its PC performance and its difficulty modes.

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Sources

  1. 1SteamDB, Phantom Blade Zero player charts (opens in a new tab) Accessed 29 Oct 2026
  2. 2SteamDB, Steam charts sorted by all-time peak (opens in a new tab) Accessed 29 Oct 2026
  3. 3Steam Web API, current players for Phantom Blade Zero (app 4115450) (opens in a new tab) Accessed 29 Oct 2026
  4. 4Steam: Phantom Blade Zero, store page and user reviews (opens in a new tab) Accessed 29 Oct 2026

More research

Guide · 29 Oct 2026Phantom Blade Zero PC performance: the fixes and settings players useHow long shader compilation takes, the Nvidia driver S-GAME recommends, what ray tracing and frame generation do to the game, and the frame rates players report on their PCs in launch week.Guide · 29 Oct 2026How long is Phantom Blade Zero? What players report so farNo player has reported finishing Phantom Blade Zero yet. Players reach its second area after 5 to 11 hours, and exploration, side quests and Sixty-Six Days add to the length.
Game report · Updated dailyPhantom Blade ZeroPlayers praise Phantom Blade Zero’s fast, cinematic kung fu fighting, and split over whether it asks enough of them.Comparison · Updated dailyPhantom Blade Zero vs Black Myth: WukongPhantom Blade Zero’s players compare it with Black Myth: Wukong as often as with Sekiro. They find it faster and more cinematic, and they split over which is the better game.
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