Beginner Guides
Official combat basics: dodging, defense, counters and weapons
Pre-release official information; not tested by this site in the retail game.
Information checked:
The key point
Official text confirms dodging, deflecting, countering and two weapon categories. Exact inputs, timing windows and retail behavior still need to be checked against the in-game tutorials.
What is confirmed about defense
Steam and Epic describe dodging, deflecting and countering. Those terms do not establish a universal hold-to-block rule. The cited descriptions do not specify a complete control scheme, perfect-defense windows or invulnerability frames; consult the relevant in-game tutorial.
Section sources: Steam store listing · Epic Games Store listing
The announced weapon system
S-GAME's PlayStation Blog post describes more than 30 main weapons and 25 secondary Phantom Edges, weapon upgrades, accessory pairing and reforging to recover materials for other weapons.
Store descriptions use the broader figure of over 20 Phantom Edges. The more specific count above is attributed to the developer's blog, not to our own audited retail weapon list.
Section sources: S-GAME / PlayStation Blog: combat and regional dates · Steam store listing
An overview, not a tested move list
This guide summarizes pre-release official information. It is not retail hands-on testing, and demo observations are not promoted to confirmed launch instructions. Use it to understand the system's scope; exact combos, weaknesses and acquisition routes require separate verification.
Sources
Sources checked through:
- Steam store listing store.steampowered.com · Checked: 2026-10-28
- Epic Games Store listing store.epicgames.com · Checked: 2026-10-28
- S-GAME / PlayStation Blog: combat and regional dates blog.playstation.com · Checked: 2026-10-28