How long is Phantom Blade Zero?

Updated 2026-10-16. Checked 2026-10-16.

The newest directly checked estimate is 25-30 hours for a skilled player's full playthrough, from Soulframe Liang's October 8, 2026 Inven interview. Boss retries can change that substantially. This is a developer estimate, not a measured launch-build average or a completionist guarantee.

Earlier interviews use different scopes. Their main-story and optional-content estimates are shown separately rather than added together into an unsupported current total.

Phantom Blade Zero gameplay screenshot: a fighter vaulting over a large enemy in a rocky clearing — Steam store screenshot for Phantom Blade Zero, app 4115450. © S-GAME.

Phantom Blade Zero gameplay screenshot: a fight on a sunlit rocky path beside ruined walls — Steam store screenshot for Phantom Blade Zero, app 4115450. © S-GAME.

Main story, side content and completionist time

GamesBeat's June 2024 interview estimated 20-30 hours for the main campaign and another 20-30 for side quests, collectibles and challenges. That earlier planning estimate is not the same measurement as October's skilled-player full playthrough.

Game Rant's December 18, 2025 interview reports eight endings affected by side quests and items held at story checkpoints. Exact ending routes, the number of required runs and an all-endings clear time remain unverified before release.

Route	Cited length	Status
Skilled player's full playthrough	25-30 hours	Inven developer interview, 8 October 2026
Earlier main-story estimate	20-30 hours	GamesBeat developer interview, June 2024
Earlier optional-content estimate	Another 20-30 hours	Same GamesBeat interview; not a current completionist total
All 8 endings	Not published	Required runs and route conditions not verified

Questions

How many endings?

Game Rant's December 2025 director interview reports eight. It does not provide a verified route checklist for the release build.

Is there a speedrun time?

No verified launch-build speedrun benchmark is available here as of October 16, 2026.

Keep reading

Story setup

Who Soul is, without late spoilers.

66 Days mode

A mode that can end a run early.

Sources

Inven: interview with Soulframe Liang — 8 October 2026; 25-30 hours for a skilled player's full playthrough; checked 16 October
GamesBeat: Soulframe Liang interview — June 2024; separate 20-30-hour campaign and 20-30-hour optional-content estimates
Game Rant: director interview on endings — 18 December 2025; eight endings and story item checks; fetched directly on 16 October 2026