Phantom Blade Zero broke the Steam record for single-player games in 2026

Phantom Blade Zero became the most popular single-player game on Steam in 2026 by peak concurrent players

Phantom Blade Zero set a record among 2026 single-player games on Steam, peaking at 775,647 concurrent players, while user reviews and sales confirm a successful launch for the action game.

The game scored 88 points on Metacritic, and 89% of Steam users left positive reviews. Phantom Blade Zero also entered the top 10 best-selling games in 98% of regional PlayStation Store branches worldwide.

The closest competitor among this year’s single-player games was Cyberpunk 2077: following the release of the update featuring Edgerunners 2 content, its peak concurrent player count reached 166,678. By comparison, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 gathered 186,417 players, but it features multiplayer.

Studio S-Game has not yet disclosed sales figures for Phantom Blade Zero. The initial results point to major commercial success for the project.