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Phantom Blade Zero PC requirements: 145GB install, 300GB free for pre-load

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Phantom Blade Zero is about 145GB on PC, but developer S-Game asks players to reserve at least 300GB of free disk space for the pre-load. Pre-loading opens October 26, 2026, at 7:00 PM PDT, ahead of the October 29 launch. That’s 10:00 PM ET, or 2:00 AM GMT on October 27. On PS5, the download is a smaller 134.857GB.

We would clear some drive space now. S-Game’s post also tells PC players to install the game on an SSD and to check the system requirements before they start.

Why 300GB for a 145GB game

The extra room is temporary. According to coverage of the announcement, S-Game says temporary files and the complete game files have to coexist while the pre-load unlocks. Once that finishes, the install settles at about 145GB, so the 300GB is a working-space figure and not the final footprint.

Phantom Blade Zero file size breakdown: 145GB install plus 155GB of temporary pre-load space on PC, against 134.857GB on PS5
Where the 300GB goes on PC

That still leaves a lot of drives short. Anyone running a 512GB SSD with a few other big games installed may need to uninstall something before pre-load day. S-Game also advises avoiding the C: drive for steadier frame rates.

The rest of the PC requirements

A GeForce RTX graphics card installed in a desktop PC, the class of card Phantom Blade Zero lists for ray tracing
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Outside of storage, the specs are modest. The published requirements list the following tiers:

  • Minimum (1080p, 30 FPS with upscaling): Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 16GB of RAM, and a GeForce GTX 1660 6GB or Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB.
  • Recommended (1440p, 60 FPS with upscaling): Intel Core i5-10600K or Ryzen 5 5600X, 16GB of RAM, with a GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB or Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB.
  • Ray tracing: a GeForce RTX 5060 8GB targets 1080p at 60 FPS with upscaling.
  • Path tracing: a GeForce RTX 5080 16GB targets 2160p at 60 FPS with upscaling.

An SSD and DirectX 12 are required, and DSOGaming notes the game uses Denuvo anti-tamper tech.

Launch details

S-Game confirmed a worldwide release on October 29, 2026, for PS5 and PC, after moving the date from September 9 to add polish. The PC version is on Steam and the Epic Games Store, joining a busy run of Q4 2026 releases. Pre-orders opened August 11, with the Standard Edition at $59.99 and the Deluxe Edition at $69.99, per Gematsu.

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