Phantom Blade Zero: How a Chinese Studio Built a AAA Action RPG

Phantom Blade Zero launches October 29, 2026 on PS5 and PC. How did a Chinese studio that mostly made phone games build a AAA action RPG, with Donnie Yen on the team and its own dedicated State of Play?

This Phantom Blade Zero documentary follows S-Game from its indie roots with Rainblood, through the Phantom Blade mobile games, to the 2023 reveal, the kungfupunk combat, and the 50-day delay.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:25 From Rainblood to Phantom Blade

1:20 The Trailer Nobody Believed

2:05 Kungfupunk: Soul, Combat and Donnie Yen

3:25 The 50-Day Delay

4:20 What's at Stake

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