Phantom Blade Zero Director Reveals How He Made 'A Playable Kung Fu Movie’ with Donnie Yen

Phantom Blade Zero is out now, and players have flocked to what developer S-Game calls its “kungfupunk” world. 2026 has been a great year for action games , and Phantom Blade Zero stands out from the rest due to its focus on emulating the look and feel of wuxia stories , the Chinese genre that focuses on highly stylized martial arts. Director Soulframe Liang said he wanted to “create a playable kung fu movie” with Phantom Blade Zero .