Companion Codex Phantom Blade Zero

Phantom Blade Zero Regions

The areas of the game in story order, with the bosses known to appear in each.

  1. 0 Prologue Confirmed

    Chapters: Prologue · Diverging Paths · Reckless Pursuit. An opening duel against Soul's sworn brother Zuo Shang in a storm, a sixteen-year flashback, and a horse-cart escape across a mountain pass.

    Bosses: Zuo Shang (story duel; not confirmed as a playable boss)

    Sources (2)

  2. 1 Weeping Creek Valley Confirmed

    Chapters: Against the Flow · Steel and Steam · Crimson Manor. Dark and mostly linear with vertical branches: failed experiments, a steam factory, and a waterfall-topped valley where the bounty boss Jagged Steel waits. One outlet calls the area Weeping Hills.

    Bosses: Peng Meng, the Axemaster, Jagged Steel, the Frenzied Brute (bounty)

    Sources (3)

  3. 2 Crimson Forest Confirmed

    Chapters: Illusion of Inanis · Snake's Reflection. A red forest — and the worst-performing area on Steam Deck in reviewers' tests. Some chapter lists fold it under Crimson Manor.

    Sources (2)

  4. 3 Village of Lu Confirmed

    Chapter: Heartless Remnants. A dilapidated village.

    Sources (2)

  5. 4 Pangzhen Confirmed

    Chapters: Town of Death · The Heart's Trail · The Four Serpent Houses · The Way Forward. The rainy hub city the other maps radiate from: shops, healing temples, rooftops and the Wulin underworld factions. The Yu'er side quest starts here. Reviewers note frame-rate dips in the rain on PS5.

    Sources (3)

  6. 5 Mandate Encampment Confirmed

    Chapter: Pillars of Kunlun. A military camp. The chapter name matches the boss title 'Huangxing, the Sunken Pillar of Kunlun' — a name match, not a confirmed location.

    Bosses: Huangxing, the Sunken Pillar of Kunlun (location inferred)

    Sources (2)

  7. 6 Meigu Lake Confirmed

    Chapters: Sha-Chi Powered Boat · Secrets at the Heart of the Lake · Allure of Vanity · Illusory Pipa. A great lake crossed by a Sha-Chi-powered speedboat, with islands and a lakeside encampment; frame-rate drops reported around the water.

    Bosses: Water creature at the lakeside encampment (unnamed)

    Sources (3)

  8. 7 Mountain of Imprisonment Confirmed

    Chapter: Whence the Weeping. Series lore places the mountain as an active volcano in the south-west with ancient ruins; how much of that is in the game is to be verified.

    Sources (2)

  9. 8 Mount Soulrend Confirmed

    Chapters: The Herald's Illusion · Bloodline Awakening · A Soul's Worth. The snowy mountain finale.

    Bosses: Final boss (unnamed)

    Sources (3)

  10. 9 Bastion of Mó (optional) Reported

    Mó Yuan's stronghold — the optional fight against Soul's father, performed by Donnie Yen, tied to the Wooden Sword.

    Bosses: Mó Yuan

    Sources (2)