Phantom Blade Zero New Game Plus: Starting & Carryover

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• Free-Roam / Level Select after Story?: After the story before entering New Game+, you can return to all areas and collect any missed collectibles or complete any remaing tales (except missable tales) — Phantom Blade Zero Trophy Guide & Roadmap
• Even if you complete the regular ending first, after the credits roll, you will have the option to either start a new cycle, which means NG+, or load back to the Last Chance Bell, which is before the point of no return. — Phantom Blade Zero: How To Get The Perfect Ending & True Battle Requirements
• This mechanic in Phantom Blade is referred to as the Hellwalker difficulty. It serves as the game's extreme mode and can only be unlocked after completing the game once on Gamechanger difficulty. — New Game Plus | Phantom Blade Zero（Fextralife Wiki）

Sources: Phantom Blade Zero Trophy Guide & Roadmap · Phantom Blade Zero: How To Get The Perfect Ending & True Battle Requirements · New Game Plus | Phantom Blade Zero（Fextralife Wiki）

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• There are four options available, and you can change the difficulty at any time during your playthrough. — Walkthrough - Phantom Blade Zero Guide - IGN
• Re-obtaining a weapon in NG+ gives you a special bonus. — Weapons in Phantom Blade Zero and How to Get Them（Maxroll）
• Note that there is a POINT OF NO RETURN at the Bell The Last Chance where the game prompts you about completing remaining activities. — Phantom Blade Zero Mount Soulrend Collectible Locations（PowerPyx）
• After the final boss, you can resume the game in free-roam and return to all areas to grab anything you still need (except the missable trophy-related tales), or continue in New Game+ if you like. — Phantom Blade Zero Trophy Guide & Roadmap
• Playing on Hellwalker significantly increases the challenge, making enemies tougher while also introducing new attack patterns. — New Game Plus | Phantom Blade Zero（Fextralife Wiki）
• Hellwalker is the hard difficulty setting, for those who want to be thoroughly tested in combat. It’s described as “the ultimate trial.” — Walkthrough - Phantom Blade Zero Guide - IGN
• afterward you can go back to exploring areas and collect any items or complete non-missable quests before choosing to enter NG+ — Phantom Blade Zero Mount Soulrend Collectible Locations（PowerPyx）

Sources: Phantom Blade Zero Trophy Guide & Roadmap · Phantom Blade Zero: How To Get The Perfect Ending & True Battle Requirements · New Game Plus | Phantom Blade Zero（Fextralife Wiki） · Walkthrough - Phantom Blade Zero Guide - IGN · Weapons in Phantom Blade Zero and How to Get Them（Maxroll） · Phantom Blade Zero Mount Soulrend Collectible Locations（PowerPyx）

Scope and unresolved details

• The exact carry-over set is not established by the collected sources, so this page does not claim which weapons, upgrades, quests or collectibles transfer.
• This page reflects launch-period sources checked on 30 October 2026. A later patch can change exact values, menus or quest availability.

How New Game Plus begins

Finish the credits first. From any bell, fast travel to the Puppet Cell at the Mountain of Imprisonment and speak to Inanis to begin the new cycle.

• Equipment, progression items, ability training and the archive carry over.
• Quests, map progress, key items and the remaining-day counter reset.
• The new run is more difficult; returning to free roam is available before starting it.

Sources: Gamexplore — Phantom Blade Zero New Game Plus explained