Phantom Blade Zero reportedly surpasses 723,000 concurrent players on Steam

IGN reported that Phantom Blade Zero topped Steam’s best-selling games chart and reached a peak of 448,000 concurrent players hours after release. Later on October 29, CultureCrave said the game had hit an all-time peak of over 723,000, calling it the highest peak for any single-player game in 2026. IGN also recommended installing a day-one patch before playing; its linked headline describes performance improvements and an Nvidia driver warning.