With the 2025 Game Awards now underway, major news has arrived for the highly anticipated Chinese action game Phantom Blade Zero—known in Chinese as 《影之刃零》. The game is officially scheduled for global release on September 9, 2026, and will launch on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Pro, and PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store). The Steam page for the game has also gone live, confirming that the PC version will include Denuvo anti-tamper technology.

Phantom Blade Zero is a dark wuxia-themed action RPG developed by Beijing-based S-GAME using Unreal Engine 5. Players take on the role of a swordsman with only sixty-six days left to live, fleeing through a dangerous martial-arts world while uncovering a massive conspiracy. The game blends Chinese martial arts with a steampunk-inspired world, offering fast-paced combat and cinematic presentation.

On PC, the game’s Steam store page clearly states that Denuvo DRM (anti-tamper protection) is included, a mainstream protection solution designed to make piracy and tampering more difficult during the initial launch period. While many developers adopt Denuvo to protect first-week sales, it has historically been a controversial choice—some players and technical analyses have reported that Denuvo can increase CPU usage, cause performance drops, and lead to longer load times. However, this varies by title and developer implementation.

The inclusion of Denuvo indicates S-GAME’s intention to protect the PC version at launch, though community reaction may vary based on performance expectations. Now that Phantom Blade Zero has its Steam page online, players can add it to their wishlist and stay updated on future announcements.

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