Kungfupunk updates and corrections https://kungfupunk.com/updates Every change to a fact on this site, dated, with what it was and what it became. An unofficial Phantom Blade Zero guide. en Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 PC requirements: The ray tracing and path tracing tiers now cite S-GAME’s own system requirements page of 12 August 2026: an… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-ray-tracing-tiers https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-ray-tracing-tiers Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The ray tracing and path tracing tiers now cite S-GAME’s own system requirements page of 12 August 2026: an RTX 5060 for 1080p at 60 fps and an RTX 5080 for 4K at 60 fps, both with upscaling on. They had rested on DSOGaming’s summary of the same figures. Status: Press-reported → Official. Source: Official, S-GAME system requirements page, 12 August 2026. PC requirements: The DLSS line now quotes NVIDIA itself: the PC version “will be enhanced by DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution and… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-dlss https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-dlss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The DLSS line now quotes NVIDIA itself: the PC version “will be enhanced by DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution and Multi Frame Generation”, with ray-traced reflections, shadows and caustics. It had said “DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation”, from Gamersky’s republication of an NVIDIA video of August 2025. Status: Press-reported → Official. Source: Official, NVIDIA GeForce news, 13 August 2026. Length, chapters and endings: The endings section now quotes director Soulframe Liang directly: “We have 8 different endings in the game… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-endings https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-endings Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The endings section now quotes director Soulframe Liang directly: “We have 8 different endings in the game, depending on how many side quests you complete.” It had rested on English Wikipedia’s summary of that interview, which we had not read. Status: Unconfirmed → Press-reported. Source: Press-reported, Game Rant, 18 December 2025, interview with Soulframe Liang. Length, chapters and endings: Added: Sixty-Six Days mode has an ending of its own. When the days run out a short cutscene plays, that… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-sixty-six-days-ending https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-sixty-six-days-ending Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Added: Sixty-Six Days mode has an ending of its own. When the days run out a short cutscene plays, that run’s data becomes history for good, and the game asks whether you want to start over, Liang wrote in September 2026. Status: Not on the site → Press-reported. Source: Press-reported, Gamersky, 9 September 2026, carrying Liang’s own post. What is kungfupunk?: The opening quote, S-GAME’s own words for kungfupunk from the State of Play gameplay deep dive, was checked… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-kungfupunk-quote https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-kungfupunk-quote Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The opening quote, S-GAME’s own words for kungfupunk from the State of Play gameplay deep dive, was checked against the video’s captions at 6:13–6:17 and kept as written. Source: Official, State of Play gameplay deep dive, PlayStation on YouTube. Home, Release time: The unlock countdown now shows seconds, on a smaller red dial after days, hours and minutes. It still counts… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-countdown-seconds https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-countdown-seconds Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The unlock countdown now shows seconds, on a smaller red dial after days, hours and minutes. It still counts down to the PlayStation Store moment, 02:00 UTC on 29 October 2026. Source: Store data, PlayStation Store listing. Every page: The top bar now opens the same four groups as the footer, with one Menu button on phones. Reading notes sit… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-top-bar https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-top-bar Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The top bar now opens the same four groups as the footer, with one Menu button on phones. Reading notes sit directly above their tables, and on the fifteen boss pages the opening paragraph is split in two. No sentence changed. Layout only: no fact changed. Every page: New reading layout on every page: a new type scale and spacing, section headings set in a left column on… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-reading-layout https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-reading-layout Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 New reading layout on every page: a new type scale and spacing, section headings set in a left column on wide screens, and a footer that lists every page in four groups. No sentence changed. Layout only: no fact changed. Reviews, Pre-load and download size: Both pages gained a line of the launch weeks, a big-figure plate and a lead image; the reviews page an empty… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-launch-pages-design https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-launch-pages-design Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Both pages gained a line of the launch weeks, a big-figure plate and a lead image; the reviews page an empty scoreboard for Metacritic and OpenCritic and a wall of preview quotes; the pre-load page download times at three line speeds and the pre-load hour on a city clock line. Same words. Layout only: no fact changed. Reviews, Pre-load and download size: Two pages added: the reported review embargo date with what previews said, and the reported PS5 pre-load… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-two-pages https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-two-pages Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Two pages added: the reported review embargo date with what previews said, and the reported PS5 pre-load date and download size. Both stay marked unconfirmed until S-GAME or the stores publish them. Reviews, Release time: Added: two outlets reported on 20 October 2026 that the review embargo lifts on 26 October 2026, three days… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-review-embargo https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-21-review-embargo Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Added: two outlets reported on 20 October 2026 that the review embargo lifts on 26 October 2026, three days before release. S-GAME has not announced it, and neither report gives an hour. Status: Not on the site → Press-reported. Source: Press-reported, TwistedVoxel, 20 October 2026. Is it a soulslike? Difficulty: Added a table that sets five soulslike habits (dying, checkpoints, stamina, difficulty and the parry) beside… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-20-soulslike-table https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-20-soulslike-table Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Added a table that sets five soulslike habits (dying, checkpoints, stamina, difficulty and the parry) beside what previews and the official menu say Phantom Blade Zero does. The genre column quotes Wikipedia’s Soulslike and Sekiro articles, read 20 October 2026. Source: Press-reported, DualShockers, October 2026, with IGN and PC Gamer. Release time, Home, Open world, multiplayer and Xbox: Epic Games Store date filled in: the store page, read 18 October 2026, shows “Available 10/29/26” and no… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-18-epic-date https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-18-epic-date Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Epic Games Store date filled in: the store page, read 18 October 2026, shows “Available 10/29/26” and no hour. Until then the listing was there but its date and hour were not recorded. Status: Unconfirmed → Official. Source: Official, Epic Games Store page, read 18 October 2026. Release time, PC requirements, Open world, multiplayer and Xbox, Phantom Blade Zero vs Black Myth: Wukong: Added, marked unconfirmed: a tracker account reports a 27 October PS5 pre-load and a 134.857 GB download.… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-18-preload-leak https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-18-preload-leak Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Added, marked unconfirmed: a tracker account reports a 27 October PS5 pre-load and a 134.857 GB download. S-GAME has not confirmed either; the PlayStation Store and Steam pages showed no size on 18 October, and no PC size has been reported. Status: Not on the site → Unconfirmed. Source: Unconfirmed, PlayStation Game Size on X, 16 October 2026. Bosses: Fifteen boss fight pages added, one for every boss named so far: eleven with stills from official video and… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-16-boss-pages https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-16-boss-pages Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Fifteen boss fight pages added, one for every boss named so far: eleven with stills from official video and notes on what each frame shows, four built only from previews and reports. The bosses page is now a short card per boss. Every page, Bosses: Boss count corrected from 17 to 15: Chief Disciple’s Fallen Hope and the Lion Dance Grandmaster’s Final… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-16-boss-count https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-16-boss-count Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Boss count corrected from 17 to 15: Chief Disciple’s Fallen Hope and the Lion Dance Grandmaster’s Final Dance are the second phases of two of them. Endings, the time limit, enemy respawns, the Steam date, Epic and weapon counts now read the same on every page. Release time, Editions and price, PC requirements, Is there a 66-day time limit?, Length, chapters and endings, Combat, The Rainblood story so far, Gallery, State of Play, 11-minute trailer, Year of the Snake trailer, Privacy: The five before-launch pages rebuilt; combat, Rainblood and gallery pages redesigned; three frame-by-frame… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-15-rebuilds https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-15-rebuilds Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The five before-launch pages rebuilt; combat, Rainblood and gallery pages redesigned; three frame-by-frame breakdowns of the State of Play, the 11-minute trailer and the Year of the Snake trailer; privacy page corrected. What is kungfupunk?, Is it a soulslike? Difficulty, Open world, multiplayer and Xbox, Phantom Blade Zero vs Black Myth: Wukong, Bosses, Weapons: Four new pages (what kungfupunk means, soulslike and difficulty, open world, multiplayer and Xbox, and a… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-15-new-pages https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-15-new-pages Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Four new pages (what kungfupunk means, soulslike and difficulty, open world, multiplayer and Xbox, and a comparison with Black Myth: Wukong); boss entries now list attacks, counters and fight videos; weapons quote their in-game menu text; corrected from the official State of Play video: PS5 console exclusive for at least 12 months, how 66 Days unlocks, and Pathbreaker. Source: Official, State of Play gameplay deep dive, PlayStation on YouTube. Every page, Home: Site redesign: an opening card on the home page, a new site mark, and the footer now names PARAWULIN… https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-14-redesign https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-14-redesign Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Site redesign: an opening card on the home page, a new site mark, and the footer now names PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED as rights holder and S-GAME as developer. Every page: Every page rebuilt on a new layout. No fact was added or removed; facts were last checked on 11 October. https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-14-new-layout https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-14-new-layout Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Every page rebuilt on a new layout. No fact was added or removed; facts were last checked on 11 October. Layout only: no fact changed. Every page: Independent review applied. Chinese-name seals now have three states: solid, likely and 待考. https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-11-seals https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-11-seals Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Independent review applied. Chinese-name seals now have three states: solid, likely and 待考. Editions and price, Chinese–English names: Second deluxe outfit corrected to 机械魔躯, the store spelling; Standard Edition corrected to 标准版. https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-11-edition-names https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-11-edition-names Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Second deluxe outfit corrected to 机械魔躯, the store spelling; Standard Edition corrected to 标准版. Source: Store data. Removed the line that Phantom Edges refill at bells: no source we read states it. https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-11-phantom-edges https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-11-phantom-edges Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Removed the line that Phantom Edges refill at bells: no source we read states it. Home: Site published with eleven guide pages. https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-10-launch https://kungfupunk.com/updates#2026-10-10-launch Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Site published with eleven guide pages.