# Phantom Blade Zero immediately tops over half a million concurrent Steam players

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/phantom-blade-zero-immediately-tops-over-half-a-million-concurrent-steam-players/
- Published: 2026-10-29T11:57:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T02:51:36+00:00
- Original publisher: GamesRadar+
- Original article: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/phantom-blade-zero-immediately-tops-over-half-a-million-concurrent-steam-players-beating-silksong-and-slay-the-spire-2s-all-time-records-in-a-matter-of-hours/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Phantom Blade Zero peaked at 595,711 concurrent Steam players.
- It ranks among Steam’s 20 biggest games by peak players.
- Its launch peak may rise further this Sunday.

## Summary

Phantom Blade Zero has drawn more than half a million concurrent players on Steam within hours of its release, giving the action RPG one of the strongest launches of 2026. The milestone puts S-Game’s Wuxia-inspired game among Steam’s 20 biggest-ever titles by peak concurrent players.

SteamDB recorded a peak of 595,711 players about 10 hours after launch. The article says that makes it the second-biggest game launch of 2026 so far, behind Palworld 1.0, and ahead of the all-time Steam peaks for Hollow Knight: Silksong, Slay the Spire 2 and Terraria. Its peak could rise further, as games often reach their highest concurrent numbers on the first Sunday after release.

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