Current version:Windows PC
Phasmophobia

Phasmophobia

Phasmophobia is a PC puzzle game released in 2020 developed by Kinetic Games. It centers on rule recognition, spatial or logical judgment, and successive puzzle solving, with controls and information arranged around keyboard and mouse, with a controller where the game supports one.

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About this game

Phasmophobia is a PC puzzle game centered on rule recognition, spatial or logical judgment, and successive puzzle solving. Compact stages add conditions and tighter constraints over time, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Graphics, audio, and input feedback need to support decisions directly, while resolution, graphics settings, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio, text scaling, and hardware performance need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that limited explanations, input recognition, repetition, or abrupt difficulty can stall progress. Platform conditions also include OS and hardware requirements, installation media, patches, drivers, DRM and launchers, key binding and controller support, save locations, mod compatibility, servers, and era-specific OS compatibility affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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8.3 / 10Windows PC

Deduction and cooperation matter more than reflexes.

Phasmophobia builds fear around not yet knowing the answer. A team gathers instrument readings, eliminates possibilities and decides whether another piece of evidence is worth the risk. Sound, radio communication and other players' reactions matter more than combat, while recognising ghost behaviour remains satisfying after the initial shock wears off. Restricted map variants offer shorter investigations, but learning equipment and evidence still takes patience. Current PC updates display teammates' evidence choices and identify duplicate media, making coordination easier. September's official known-issue list nevertheless records journal readability problems with FSR 1.0 and some non-English evidence text. Those limitations deserve attention without assuming every older character-update complaint remains unresolved. Practise equipment and microphone settings with familiar teammates before raising the difficulty.

Strengths

  • Cooperative deduction reinforces horror
  • Shorter maps and shared evidence broaden investigations

Weaknesses

  • Rules require learning and documented text-readability issues remain

Who it is for: Cooperative horror fans with regular teammates

Play notes: On PC, check microphone settings and watch for FSR 1.0 journal readability and localised evidence text.

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Shorter map variants broaden session choices, but repeated investigations demand learning.

Reviewed8.1 / 10Not provided
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Deduction and cooperation matter more than reflexes.

Reviewed8.7 / 10Not provided
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Sound and teammate reactions create effective collaborative horror.

Reviewed8.6 / 10Not provided
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Shared evidence helps coordination, while documented readability and localisation issues remain relevant.

Reviewed7.4 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
Kinetic Games
Publisher
Kinetic Games
Release date
2020
Platforms
Windows PC
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Main Story Under 10 HoursSlow BurnReplayableShort Sessions3D GraphicsPick-up and PlayFixed CameraPuzzle SolvingLow Entry BarrierSolo-friendly
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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