Phantom Blade Zero passes 700,000 concurrent Steam players after launch

Phantom Blade Zero has passed 700,000 concurrent players on Steam, the PC game platform run by Valve. The Chinese action game reached that peak within about a day of its launch. Its launch-day count was above 640,000 players, so the figure has kept climbing.

The game is an action role-playing title developed by S-GAME, a Chinese studio. It released on PC and PS5. Its combat and story draw on Chinese martial arts. The new numbers come from Steam. How many players were playing across other platforms is not known.

Concurrent players counts how many people are in a game at the same moment. Reaching hundreds of thousands in one day is a strong debut for a single-player title. Phantom Blade Zero's count shows steady growth from its first day, rather than a short spike.

How the launch compares with rival releases has not been stated, and no sales figures have been given.

It is not yet known whether the developer has announced sales totals or future updates. It is also unclear how long the peak player count will hold. The game is available on Steam and on the PlayStation Store, where it is listed for PS5.