Phasmophobia

Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

English voiceActionIndieEarly AccessCo-opSeptember 19, 2020
Masterpiece
GamePickHub score
94% of 686,150 Steam reviews positive
-30%$19.99$13.99
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At a glance

● Pros

  • Steam reviews: "Very Positive" (94%)
  • Full English voice acting
  • Co-op with friends
  • Full controller support

● Cons

No notable downsides in the data.

Great for

  • Playing with friends or a partner
  • Fans of punchy combat and action
  • Discovering distinctive indie games

Summarized automatically from Steam reviews, Metacritic, language support, price and spec data.

What players talk about

How often each topic comes up in 52 Steam reviews (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) · 94% of them recommend the game

  • Multiplayer & co-op👍 12
  • Bugs👍 6
  • Difficulty👍 4 👎 1
  • Amount of content👍 4

Counts how many reviews mention each topic, split by whether the review recommends the game.

“The most abnormal, demonic thing you'll encounter in this game is the shop/equipment UI”
👍 From a Steam review · 129.4 hrs played · Read full review ↗

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About the game

Phasmophobia is a 4-player, online co-op, psychological horror game. You and your team of paranormal investigators will enter haunted locations filled with paranormal activity and try to gather as much evidence as you can. Use your ghost-hunting equipment to gather paranormal evidence... Before you become part of the haunting yourself.

Immersive Experience: Realistic graphics and sounds as well as a minimal user interface ensure a totally immersive experience that will keep you on your toes.

Unique Ghosts: Identify over 20 different ghost types, each with unique traits, personalities, and abilities to make each investigation feel different from the last.

Equipment: Use well-known ghost-hunting equipment such as EMF Readers, Spirit Boxes, Thermometers, and Night Vision Cameras to find clues and gather as much paranormal evidence as you can. Find Cursed Possessions that grant information or abilities in exchange for your sanity.

Full Voice Recognition: The Ghosts are listening! Use your actual voice to interact with the Ghosts through Ouija Boards and EVP Sessions using a Spirit Box.

Locations: Choose from over 10 different haunted locations, each with unique twists, hiding spots, and layouts.

Game Modes: With 5 default difficulties and hand crafted weekly challenges, there are plenty of ways to test your skills.

Teamwork: Dive in head first, get your hands dirty searching for evidence while fighting for your life. If you're not feeling up to the task, play it safe and support your team from the truck by monitoring the investigation with CCTV and motion sensors.

Custom Difficulty: Create your own games to tailor the difficulty to your or your group's needs, with proportional rewards and come up with crazy game modes of your own!

Co-operate: Play alongside your friends with up to 4 players in this co-op horror where teamwork is key to your success.

Play together: Phasmophobia supports all players together, play with your friends with any combination of input types.

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PC requirements

Minimum

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64Bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 390
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 21 GB available space
VR Support: OpenXR
Additional Notes: Minimum Specs are for VR, lower specs may work for Non-VR.

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64Bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-10600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 21 GB available space

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