{"id":7687,"date":"2026-08-12T08:28:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/phantom-blade-zero-pre-orders-live-11-minute-trailer-august-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T08:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:28:28","slug":"phantom-blade-zero-pre-orders-live-11-minute-trailer-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/phantom-blade-zero-pre-orders-live-11-minute-trailer-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Phantom Blade Zero Pre-Orders Go Live \u2014 11-Minute Gameplay Trailer Out Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S-GAME&#8217;s wuxia action RPG <strong>Phantom Blade Zero<\/strong> hits a new milestone today: the <strong>11-minute extended gameplay showcase<\/strong> is live on YouTube right now, and <strong>pre-orders open at 10 AM SGT<\/strong> across the PlayStation Store Singapore, Steam and the Epic Games Store. As <a href=\"\/blog\/phantom-blade-zero-goes-gold-pre-order-august-2026\/\">we covered when the studio announced it had gone gold<\/a>, this is the same moment S-GAME promised would bring a big look at new story content, characters, combat \u2014 and &#8220;something unexpected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KQNwpdIYiSM\" title=\"Phantom Blade Zero \u2013 Pre-Order Teaser\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Phantom Blade Zero \u2013 Pre-Order Teaser \u2014 via Phantom Blade Zero on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What the Trailer Reveals<\/h2>\n<p>Ahead of the full 11-minute release, S-GAME dropped a short pre-order teaser that introduced <strong>Mu Xiaokui<\/strong> \u2014 described as the daughter of The Order&#8217;s founder \u2014 seen standing before a burning fire and departing in what appears to be a hot-air balloon. She is the first new named character confirmed beyond <strong>Soul<\/strong>, the game&#8217;s protagonist who is racing against a 66-day countdown after being framed for the murder of The Order&#8217;s patriarch.<\/p>\n<p>The full 11-minute showcase covers new story beats, additional characters, extended combat sequences, and the &#8220;unexpected&#8221; announcement S-GAME has been coy about \u2014 the studio&#8217;s own words, and something the game&#8217;s community has been speculating might include an Xbox Series X|S confirmation or a playable demo, though neither has been verified as of publication. Until those details are officially confirmed, treat them as speculation.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phantom-blade-zero-gameplay-2.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Phantom Blade Zero gameplay screenshot \u2014 environment and combat\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of S-GAME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Pre-Orders Go Live at 10 AM SGT \u2014 Here&#8217;s Where to Buy<\/h2>\n<p>Pre-orders go live simultaneously across three storefronts at <strong>10 AM SGT on Wednesday, 12 August 2026<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PlayStation Store Singapore<\/strong> \u2014 PS5 edition<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steam<\/strong> \u2014 PC edition<\/li>\n<li><strong>Epic Games Store<\/strong> \u2014 PC edition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SGD pricing was not announced ahead of launch and will be confirmed when pre-orders go live. If history is a guide, expect the PS5 edition to land in the S$69\u2013S$79 range for a new AAA title of this scope, but that is a rough estimate \u2014 check the Singapore store pages directly once 10 AM hits. No pre-order bonuses have been announced as of this writing.<\/p>\n<p>The game launches on <strong>29 October 2026<\/strong> for PS5 and PC. Singapore players get day-one access on both platforms, and the main story runs around <strong>20\u201330 hours<\/strong> with side quests that influence the narrative, according to S-GAME&#8217;s earlier disclosures.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phantom-blade-zero-gameplay-3.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Phantom Blade Zero \u2014 character and world design detail\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of S-GAME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Game in Brief<\/h2>\n<p>Built on Unreal Engine 5 and set in a world drawing from Chinese wuxia mythology and golden-age Hong Kong action cinema, Phantom Blade Zero casts you as Soul \u2014 a disgraced assassin with 66 days to unravel a world-ending conspiracy before the curse placed on him by The Order takes his life. The combat system pairs over 30 weapons with more than 20 &#8220;Phantom Edges&#8221; \u2014 secondary tools that reshape your playstyle \u2014 with no stamina meter locking you into cautious play. The result is a title aimed squarely at readers who have been burning through Sekiro, Black Myth: Wukong, or Rise of the Ronin and want more high-speed action with strong East Asian aesthetics.<\/p>\n<p>S-GAME is a Chinese developer making its debut on consoles at this scale, and the ambition on display since the game&#8217;s first reveal has drawn comparisons to Black Myth: Wukong&#8217;s trajectory \u2014 a Chinese studio swinging for a global AAA audience with a setting and feel that Western publishers rarely touch. Whether Phantom Blade Zero delivers on that potential becomes clear on 29 October.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phantom-blade-zero-gameplay-4.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Phantom Blade Zero \u2014 action combat sequence\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of S-GAME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Watch the Full 11-Minute Gameplay Showcase<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9W07UNNY0ms\" title=\"Phantom Blade Zero: 11-Minute Extended Gameplay Trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Phantom Blade Zero: 11-Minute Extended Gameplay Trailer \u2014 via IGN on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pre-orders go live at 10 AM SGT \u2014 head to the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-sg\/\">PlayStation Store Singapore<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4115450\/Phantom_Blade_Zero\/\">Steam<\/a> to secure your copy. For more upcoming PS5 and PC releases worth watching, see our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">Game News archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"SGD pricing to be confirmed; unexpected announcement details to be confirmed\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phantom Blade Zero&#8217;s 11-minute gameplay trailer is live now. Pre-orders open at 10 AM SGT today on the PS5 Singapore Store, Steam and Epic Games Store ahead of the October 29 launch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":7683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[94,1011,65,345,64,1087,124],"class_list":["post-7687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-action-rpg","tag-pc","tag-phantom-blade-zero","tag-pre-order","tag-ps5","tag-s-game","tag-steam"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phantom-blade-zero-gameplay-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1ZZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7285,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/phantom-blade-zero-goes-gold-pre-order-august-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":7687,"position":0},"title":"Phantom Blade Zero Goes Gold \u2014 Pre-Orders Open 12 August in Singapore","date":"August 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Phantom Blade Zero goes gold. 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