The Traditional Chinese column is the official store wording where we found one (for example 魔淵 and 奇詭武裝 on the Steam and PlayStation Traditional Chinese pages), and an OpenCC conversion checked by hand elsewhere.
World & terms
| English | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional) | Confidence | Guide / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phantom Blade Zero | 影之刃零 | 影之刃零 | Official | Developer: S-GAME (灵游坊). PS5 and PC. ↗ ↗ |
| Soul | 魂 | 魂 | Official | Protagonist, who has 66 days left to live. ↗ ↗ |
| Phantom World | 影境 | 影境 | Official | Traditional Chinese store text uses 影境 as well. ↗ ↗ |
| The Wulin | 武林 | 武林 | Official | ↗ ↗ |
| Memory Flowers | 记忆之花 | 記憶之花 | Official | Blue flowers that reveal what happened in a place (GCORES 2024 hands-on). ↗ ↗ |
| Transcension | 杀气改造 | 殺氣改造 | Official | Listed as a headline feature on Steam; details not yet documented here. ↗ ↗ |
| The Lady of the Veil | 圣母娘娘 | 聖母娘娘 | Official | ↗ ↗ |
| Inanis' Dreamscape | 虚空梦境 | 虛空夢境 | Official | English rendering as printed on the Steam page. ↗ ↗ |
| Phantom Edges | 奇诡武装 | 奇詭武裝（PS 繁中博客：影之武） | Official | Secondary weapons. Chinese press often writes 影之武装; the PlayStation Traditional Chinese blog uses 影之武. ↗ ↗ ↗ |
| Primary weapons | 主武器 | 主武器 | Official | PlayStation Blog: 30+ primary weapons and 25 Phantom Edges. Steam Chinese text says 20+ 奇诡武装. ↗ ↗ |
| Kungfupunk | 功夫朋克 | 功夫龐克 | Official | ↗ ↗ |
| Bell (checkpoint) | 铃铛 | 鈴鐺 | Reported | Phantom Blade Zero save file location and backup Wooden posts with a hanging bell act as save/rest points and fast-travel nodes (2024 demo description). ↗ ↗ |
| Bastion of Mó | 暗魔天堡 | 暗魔天堡 | Official | Mó Yuan, the Donnie Yen hidden boss ↗ |
Difficulty modes
| English | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional) | Confidence | Guide / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayfarer | 入阵者 | 入陣者 | Reported | New Game Plus and 66 Days mode explained Easiest mode. Pairing made from the official English and Chinese descriptions. ↗ ↗ |
| Pathbreaker | 破局者 | 破局者 | Reported | New Game Plus and 66 Days mode explained Standard difficulty. English name seen in the State of Play menu per kungfupunk. ↗ ↗ |
| Hellwalker | 逆天者 | 逆天者 | Reported | New Game Plus and 66 Days mode explained Adaptive enemy AI. 2024 demo called it 「极难」 (placeholder name). ↗ ↗ |
| Sixty-Six Days | 六十六天 | 六十六天 | Reported | New Game Plus and 66 Days mode explained Unlocked in New Game Plus. ↗ ↗ ↗ |
Primary weapons
| English | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional) | Confidence | Guide / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanguine | 黑伤 | 黑傷 | Official | Sanguine, Sanguine Twin and Sanguine Reach ↗ ↗ |
| Sanguine Twin | 黑伤双刃 | 黑傷雙刃 | Official | Sanguine, Sanguine Twin and Sanguine Reach ↗ ↗ |
| Sanguine Reach | 长形黑伤 | 長形黑傷 | Official | Sanguine, Sanguine Twin and Sanguine Reach ↗ ↗ |
| White Serpent & Crimson Viper | 白蟒赤练 | 白蟒赤練 | Official | White Serpent and Crimson Viper (白蟒赤练) ↗ ↗ |
| Drunken Sword | 醉剑 | 醉劍 | Matched, unconfirmed | Drunken Sword moveset and mechanics English name printed in the review as "The Fanatic's Drunken Sword"; the 醉剑 pairing is by meaning. ↗ ↗ |
| Jagged Steel | 残钢刃 | 殘鋼刃 | Official | Builds a bleed gauge. ↗ ↗ |
| Soft Snake Sword | 灵蛇软剑 | 靈蛇軟劍 | Official | ↗ |
| Seamless Death | 玉双环 | 玉雙環 | Official | Throws ring attacks at range (2024 build). ↗ ↗ |
| Juggernaut | 荡寇凶刃 | 蕩寇兇刃 | Official | Demo-era name; the Chinese 荡寇横刀 also appears in 2024 coverage. ↗ |
| Bashpole | 长柄金瓜 | 長柄金瓜 | Official | ↗ |
| Night Owl | 羽弓 | 羽弓 | Official | ↗ |
Phantom Edges (secondary)
| English | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional) | Confidence | Guide / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Cannon | 虎炮 | 虎炮 | Matched, unconfirmed | Charged ranged shot (2024 demo). ↗ ↗ |
| Flaming lion head | 烈焰狮头 | 烈焰獅頭 | Matched, unconfirmed | Fire breath that stacks burning (2024 demo). English name unconfirmed. ↗ |
| — | 墨血无痕 | 墨血無痕 | One language only | Ink-blade Phantom Edge from a side quest (2024 demo). No English name confirmed. ↗ |
Bosses & characters
| English | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional) | Confidence | Guide / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wan Jun "Coppermaul" | 巨锤客万钧 | 巨錘客萬鈞 | Official | ↗ |
| Red Wraith | 红衣女剑客 | 紅衣女劍客 | Official | ↗ |
| Chief Disciple of the Seven Stars | 七星剑阵：大师兄 | 七星劍陣：大師兄 | Official | ↗ |
| Mó Yuan | 魔渊 | 魔淵 | Official | Mó Yuan, the Donnie Yen hidden boss Leader of the Bastion of Mó (暗魔天堡之主). Hidden boss; voiced and motion-captured with Donnie Yen. ↗ ↗ ↗ |
| Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic | 剑痴：花千笑 | 劍痴：花千笑 | Reported | Hua Qianxiao boss guide: the Sword Fanatic Chinese title from press; the English plate is quoted by fan sites from press footage. ↗ ↗ ↗ |
| Huangxing, the Kunlun Renegade | 昆仑叛教者：荒行子 | 崑崙叛教者：荒行子 | Matched, unconfirmed | Huangxing boss guide: the Kunlun Renegade English name plate is official (State of Play); the Chinese name is matched by romanisation. ↗ ↗ |
| Flame, the Mask-Bound Lion Dance Grandmaster | 舞狮尊主烈焰 | 舞獅尊主烈焰 | Matched, unconfirmed | Lion Dance Grandmaster boss guide: Flame, the Mask-Bound Second phase plate: "The Lion Dance Grandmaster's Final Dance". Chinese matched by meaning. ↗ ↗ |
| Commander Cleave | 横刀队长 | 橫刀隊長 | Matched, unconfirmed | ↗ ↗ |
| Zuo Shang | 左殇 | 左殤 | Matched, unconfirmed | Soul's brother in Steam Deck HQ's review. ↗ ↗ |
Places
| English | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional) | Confidence | Guide / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeping Hills | — | — | One language only | Chinese name not confirmed. ↗ |
| Crimson Forest | — | — | One language only | Chinese name not confirmed. ↗ |
| Pangzhen | — | — | One language only | Chinese name not confirmed. ↗ |
Combat terms
| English | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional) | Confidence | Guide / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sha-Chi | 杀气 | 殺氣 | Reported | Combat meter. The Steam feature name 杀气改造 (Transcension) uses the same word. ↗ ↗ |
| Red / blue flash attacks | 红光 / 蓝光攻击 | 紅光 / 藍光攻擊 | Reported | Enemy attacks glow red or blue; the reviewed advice is to dodge one colour and parry the other. Fan names like "Killer/Brutal Moves" are not game terms. ↗ ↗ |
| Ghoststep | 鬼步 | 鬼步 | Matched, unconfirmed | Spelled Ghostep/Ghoststep in different sources. ↗ |
FAQ-style notes
- Phantom Edges vs 影之武装 vs 奇诡武装. Steam's Chinese text says 奇诡武装, Chinese press often says 影之武装, and the PlayStation Traditional Chinese blog says 影之武. They refer to the same secondary-weapon category.
- How many weapons? The PlayStation Blog says more than 30 primary weapons and 25 Phantom Edges[1]; the Steam Chinese description says "二十多门" Phantom Edges[2]. We use the PlayStation numbers and flag the gap on the tier list page.
Sources
- PlayStation Blog — State of Play deep dive (2026-08-17) Official
- Steam store page — Simplified Chinese text Official
- kungfupunk.com — Chinese–English names reference Fan
- Steam store page — Traditional Chinese text Official
Links open third-party sites. Tags: Official = developer/platform text; Press = news or interview; Fan = community reference (cross-checked where possible).