Phantom Blade Zero is officially the next big thing. Developer S-Game has announced that its wuxia-themed action game has passed a major milestone in just a few days. Within 72 hours of going on sale, Phantom Blade Zero has sold 4 million copies. The official X/Twitter account posted the news with a message: “Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for all the love and support!” Even on its first day, it was clear that this was going to be a beast. Phantom Blade Zero was ahead of Steam’s biggest games, from PUBG to Dota 2, and topped the Steam charts as soon as it was released. It was also the best-selling game on Steam by revenue, ahead of Modern Warfare 4, Aion 2, and Probably Stolen, a Cyberpunk merchant sim that’s going viral. Steam concurrents peaked on Sunday with a whopping 833,921 players. Phantom Blade Zero – Donnie Yen Behind the Scenes Photos The initial success shouldn’t come as a big surprise. Last week, Phantom Blade Zero was estimated to have sold over 1 million copies ahead of release on launch platforms Steam and PS5, and Tencent’s WeGame (an online PC store in China). Almost two-thirds of total pre-launch sales came from China, Taiwan or Hong Kong. IGN’s Phantom Blade Zero review scored a 9/10. We said: “Phantom Blade Zero is an incredibly fluid action game full of memorable boss fights, compelling combat, and limitless swagger.” Phantom Blade Zero is a monster hit, but it’s not on par with Black Myth: Wukong, which achieved 10 million sales in the first three days. Roger Craig Smith, best known as Sonic the Hedgehog, Ezio Auditore, Batman and Chris Redfield, plays the title character. The actor is joined by Mu Xiaokui actress Maggie Robertson, who played Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil 7. Elsewhere in the cast, Donnie Yen served as a key creative consultant and stars as the character Mó Yuan (Soul’s father) through full facial, voice and motion capture. Before you enter the Phantom World, we’ve put together a helpful list of things Phantom Blade Zero doesn’t tell you. We also have a step-by-step Phantom Blade Zero walkthrough in progress, plus guides for the game’s weapons, accessories, and Phantom Edges. Kirk McKeand is an IGN News contributor. Find him on Twitter @MckKirk
