In late December, a small corner of the games industry marked a quiet milestone: the action role-playing game Phantom Blade Zero, from the Chinese studio S Game, drew one million wishlists within fifteen days of its storefronts opening the list. Such counts are a modest human gesture, a promise to remember a thing and return to it later, and this one reflects how much patience players are willing to lend to an unfinished world. Yet a wishlist is only a statement of interest, not a purchase, and the true measure of this early attention will arrive only when the game meets its audience on Septem
Phantom Blade Zero Passes One Million Wishlists Within Fifteen Days of Opening Pre-Orders
A million wishlists in fifteen days, for a brand-new property
Mark
One million wishlists in fifteen days. Why is that number getting attention?
Mimi
Because it's fast, and because Phantom Blade Zero is a new property. Wishlisting opened December 12, and the developers said they passed a million by day fifteen. They also said it had already climbed past that when they posted.
Mark
Where did the number come from?
Mimi
The game's official Twitter account. The developers announced it themselves, and they asked fans to keep wishlisting on every supporting platform.
Luke
That's the catch. It's the studio's own figure, and I haven't seen anything independent confirming it. It's probably accurate, but it's still self-reported.
Mark
And the number covers several stores?
Mimi
Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Epic Games Store. The report calls it wishlists across major storefronts, so it's an aggregate, not a single platform's count.
Luke
Which means we can't say how it splits between PlayStation and PC. The source doesn't break it down.
Mark
The report says it joins a select group of anticipated games. Is that a real comparison?
Luke
It's loose. No other titles are named and no figures are given, so it's a claim without a benchmark.
Mimi
What's firm is the schedule. September 9, 2026, on PS5 and PC together, with PlayStation timed exclusive on console.
Luke
And a wishlist isn't a sale. Whether this interest turns into purchases is unknown until the game is out.
Der Puls
- A million players clicked wishlist in just fifteen days, and the number was already climbing past that mark when the developers announced it.
- The studio is thanking fans for an overwhelming response while urging them to spread the word across Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Epic Games Store.
- The launch date is fixed for September 9, 2026, worldwide, with PlayStation holding a timed console exclusive that sharpens the rivalry for attention.
- Interest is running ahead of the game itself, and everything now hinges on whether this early enthusiasm turns into actual sales when it ships.
In late December, a small corner of the games industry marked a quiet milestone: the action role-playing game Phantom Blade Zero, from the Chinese studio S Game, drew one million wishlists within fifteen days of its storefronts opening the list. Such counts are a modest human gesture, a promise to remember a thing and return to it later, and this one reflects how much patience players are willing to lend to an unfinished world. Yet a wishlist is only a statement of interest, not a purchase, and the true measure of this early attention will arrive only when the game meets its audience on September 9, 2026.
On December 12, wishlisting opened for Phantom Blade Zero, an action role-playing game from the Chinese studio S Game. Fifteen days later, the team posted on its official Twitter account that the count had passed one million, and that the real figure had already climbed beyond that by the time they wrote. They thanked fans for an overwhelming response and asked players to keep wishlisting wherever they could, on Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Epic Games Store.
The game arrives on PlayStation 5 and PC on September 9, 2026, worldwide, with PlayStation holding a timed console exclusive. Its focus is fluid combat and a cinematic style, built around Soul, a legendary assassin accused of killing the patriarch of his own Order. Revived by a mysterious healer, he has 66 days to uncover who truly committed the murder, or lose everything he holds dear.
The project has been public for a couple of years, first shown at the 2023 PlayStation Showcase, with its release date revealed at The Game Awards 2025. A million wishlists in under three weeks is a strong showing for a new intellectual property. The count is still rising, but a wishlist remains a statement of interest rather than a sale, and the real verdict waits for launch day.
On December 12, wishlisting opened for Phantom Blade Zero, an action role-playing game from the Chinese studio S Game. Fifteen days later, the team announced that the count had passed one million.
The announcement came through the game's official Twitter account. The developers said the figure had already grown beyond one million by the time they posted. They thanked fans for what they called an overwhelming response and asked players to keep wishlisting on every platform that supports it.
Players can currently wishlist the game on three storefronts: Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Epic Games Store. The developers have restated the launch date: September 9, 2026, worldwide. The game will arrive on PlayStation 5 and PC at the same time, with PlayStation holding a timed console exclusive.
The source describes a million wishlists in under three weeks as an impressive result in its own right, and more so for a new intellectual property. It places Phantom Blade Zero among a small group of highly anticipated upcoming titles, most of them action RPGs. The comparison is a general one. The report names no other games and gives no benchmark figures.
The game emphasizes fluid combat and a cinematic style. Its protagonist is Soul, a legendary, highly trained assassin accused of killing the patriarch of his own Order. A mysterious healer revives him, and he then has 66 days to learn who actually committed the murder. If he fails, he loses everything he cares about, so he is racing both the clock and a conspiracy.
The project has been public for a couple of years. It was first announced under the name Phantom Blade Zero at the 2023 PlayStation Showcase. The official release date was revealed later, at The Game Awards 2025, and wishlisting opened a few days after that.
The wishlist count is still climbing, and the report expects the game to be one of 2026's most anticipated releases. A wishlist is a statement of interest rather than a purchase, so the number is an early signal and not a sales figure. The test comes on September 9, 2026, when the game launches and the interest either converts to sales or doesn't.
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The team thanked fans for an overwhelming response and said the count had already grown past one million.— Phantom Blade Zero official Twitter account (paraphrased)
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