Case study

Phantom Blade Zero: documenting the PBZS v3 save format

Phantom Blade Zero Save Format documents the PBZS v3 save container used by the game's Steam PC release. It maps the cleartext header, AES-256-GCM block framing, directory records and slot compression codes, and includes a Node.js script that checks file structure and SHA-256.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 0
Last commit: 2026-11-03
Language: JavaScript
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Supply a PBZSaveGame.sav file to inspect.
Prerequisites: Node.js 18 or newer is required for verify-pbzs.mjs.
Scope: The included script checks structure and SHA-256.
License: MIT licence.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{phantom-blade-zero-save-format-case,
  title = {{Phantom Blade Zero: documenting the PBZS v3 save format}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/fancydirty/phantom-blade-zero-save-format}},
  url = {https://github.com/fancydirty/phantom-blade-zero-save-format},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/phantom-blade-zero-save-format-case/}}
}

Plain text

Phantom Blade Zero: documenting the PBZS v3 save format. https://github.com/fancydirty/phantom-blade-zero-save-format (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/phantom-blade-zero-save-format-case/

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README.md GitHub · fancydirty/phantom-blade-zero-save-format · Revision 3f7ce83