Phantom Blade Zero walkthrough
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A chapter and area reference built from named public sources and our existing boss records. Coverage gaps are explicit; this page is not a played-through route.
The eleven chapters
Game8 names a prologue and ten numbered chapters. Counts below use the main-story encounters recorded in our boss list.
| Chapter | Covered in this list? | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Prologue — Diverging Paths | Bosses listed | 1 main-story boss; no region recorded. |
| Chapter 1 — Reckless Pursuit | Bosses listed | 1 main-story boss; Weeping Creek Valley. |
| Chapter 2 — Against the Flow | Bosses listed | 2 main-story bosses; Weeping Creek Valley. |
| Chapter 3 — Steel and Steam | Bosses listed | 1 main-story boss; Weeping Creek Valley. |
| Chapter 4 — Snake's Reflection | Bosses listed | 4 main-story bosses; Crimson Forest. |
| Chapter 5 — Heartless Remnants | Bosses listed | 4 main-story bosses; Village of Lu. |
| Chapter 6 — Town of Death | Bosses listed | 2 main-story bosses; Pangzhen. |
| Chapter 7 — The Heart's Trail | Bosses listed | 5 main-story bosses; Pangzhen. |
| Chapter 8 — The Lake | Bosses listed | 2 main-story bosses; Pangzhen; Meigu Lake. |
| Chapter 9 — Stalemate | No bosses listed yet | 0 main-story bosses. |
| Chapter 10 — A Soul's Worth | No bosses listed yet | 0 main-story bosses. |
Nine of the eleven entries have at least one boss recorded here. The last two chapters have none, which is why the late-game and final bosses are missing from this list.
The nine areas
- Weeping Creek Valley — Our boss list records: The Hunt; Jagged Steel; Peng Meng; The Hunt (2nd Encounter); Hua, Deadly Betrothed; The Gold-Masked One; Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet.
- Crimson Forest — Our boss list records: Hua Qianxiao; Jing Ye; Stone Hand Iron Fever; Bai Chilian; The Gold-Masked One (2nd Encounter).
- Village of Lu — Our boss list records: Zhuo Bi; Master Bi Yuan; Master Bi Hai; Yuzan; Iron Fiend and Jade Dancer; Mu Xiaokui; Acolyte Yanru; Dusk the Puppeteer.
- Pangzhen — Our boss list records: Blaze; Cavalrybane; Wu Xuan; Gu Wanyue; Xie Qiudong; Chang Hong; Flame; Soulclaimer; You Loong; Acolyte Lei Ting.
- Mandate Encampment — Our boss list records: Corpse-Eating Xue; Wan Jun; Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars; Red; Wu Lengshuang; Yubi.
- Meigu Lake — Our boss list records: Heartpiercer.
- Mountain of Imprisonment — no area guide yet
- Mirage Estate — no area guide yet
- Mount Soulrend — no area guide yet
How long is Phantom Blade Zero?
Game8 reports roughly 30 hours for the main story and 50–70 hours for full completion. These are Game8’s reported durations, not playtimes measured by this site.
What this page is and is not
This page is a chapter and area reference, not a step-by-step route. The chapter sequence and reported completion times come from Game8; boss locations come from our existing boss list. Areas without supporting entries are marked “no area guide yet”.
We have not played through the game and are not publishing a playthrough we have not played.
Sources
- Game8 — Chapter list (game8.co/games/Phantom-Blade-Zero/archives/633139), updated 30 October 2026 at 14:15.
- Game8 — Main and optional bosses (game8.co/games/Phantom-Blade-Zero/archives/633101), updated 30 October 2026.
- Place names are taken from published trophy roadmaps that number the game’s regions 1–9.
- Game8 — Completion times (game8.co/games/Phantom-Blade-Zero/archives/634842).
See the main and optional bosses for named encounters, regions and recorded rewards.