Phantom Blade Zero reviews: S-GAME counts ten 10/10s, averages now 89 and 88
S-GAME's 3 Days to Go graphic lists 29 critic scores of 9/10 or more, ten of them perfect. Its 92 and 89 averages read 89 and 88 on October 28.
- 10/10 scores
- 10
- Scores of 9/10 or more
- 29
- Averages on Oct 28
- 89 and 88 (graphic: 92 and 89)
- Source
- S-GAME on X, Oct 26
Open questions
- When the graphic's aggregate figures were taken.
- Separate PS5 and PC scores in the graphic, which gives one figure per aggregator.
Ten 10/10 scores in S-GAME's graphic
S-GAME posted a review graphic on the game's official X account on October 26, 2026, three days before launch. It lists 29 critic scores, and none is below 9 out of 10.
Ten of them are 10/10. Two more sit at 9.8, five at 9.5, three at 9.2 and nine at 9.
The list leans international: Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian, French and Saudi sites sit beside the big English-language ones. Three short critic quotes complete it, two of them placing the game among the best of its generation.
| Score | Count |
|---|---|
| 10/10 | 10 |
| 9.8/10 | 2 |
| 9.5/10 | 5 |
| 9.2/10 | 3 |
| 9/10 | 9 |
| Total, scores of 9/10 or more | 29 |
92 and 89 in the graphic, 89 and 88 on October 28
The graphic's header gives the game 92 and 89 on the two main review aggregators. It does not say when those averages were taken, and they have moved since.
Read on October 28, the first aggregator showed an 89 top-critic average from 52 reviews, with 96% of critics recommending the game. The second showed 88 on PC from 43 reviews and 87 on PS5 from 38.
Our reading later on October 26 already gave 91 from 40 reviews and 87. Later reviews have pulled both averages down by one to three points.
| In the graphic | October 28 | |
|---|---|---|
| First aggregator | 92 | 89 |
| Second aggregator, PC | 89 | 88 |
| Second aggregator, PS5 | 89 | 87 |
A thank-you, and the unlock hour again
The post thanks players worldwide for "the incredible reception" and signs off with "See you in the Wulin on October 28 at 7 PM PT". Wulin is the martial world of wuxia stories.
That hour matches the launch time S-GAME gave in its launch trailer: 02:00 UTC on October 29, or 10 AM in Beijing.
By Edwin Galibert · Last checked Oct 28, 2026 · How we source · Report an error
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