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Game
Game2020
Phasmophobia
Developer Kinetic Games
Phasmophobia is a 2020 paranormal horror game developed and was published by British indie game studio Kinetic Games (based in Southampton). The game became available in early access for Microsoft Windows with virtual reality support in September 2020. In the game, one to four players take on the role of ghost hunters who work to complete a contract where they must identify the type of ghost haunting a designated… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
313 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
65
Fresh
156 positive · 84 negative
95% range 59–71%
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| Steam reviews | 156 | 84 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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73 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
793,254 of 840,628 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 313 · most liked firstPlease just revert this update and pretend it never happened, Honestly embarrassing that it was released in its current state.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What the ACTUAL hell did you do to this game? Phasmophobia used to be one of the best multiplayer games ever made. Not because it was super terrifying, but because it was chaotic, hilarious, and ridiculously fun with friends. Even the bugs somehow became part of the charm. I genuinely LOVED this game. But this update? You completely ruined it. Instead of fixing the bugs everyone has complained about forever, you somehow added MORE bugs, changed things nobody wanted changed, and turned the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i have 430+ hours in the game pre-customization update and all i have to say is this is absolutely ridiculous. i would not recommend this game in its current state. the customizations are already worse than the previous default ones, the animations are janky, there is so much lag when utilizing items, and proportions are horrendous. i even turned off the immersive animations to see if it would make it any better and it didn't help much. this used to be my favorite game to play both with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game, when it works, is fun and has been for years. What is not fun is the lack of demonstrable skill at Kinetic Games in understanding and developing their own game and giving it the respect it, and the players, deserve. The Customisation update that has rolled out has embarrassingly poor quality rigging and animation - animators please next time get a mirror and a video camera and try the poses out BEFORE you model them in game and learn about IK constraints to stop bone-breaking poses,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →6 years later, 25 million copies sold, and a movie deal and they deliver the worst update of all updates after hyping it up for years. So y'all just don't test your updates before pushing them out anymore?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Edit/Disclaimer: Final update. While changes finally seem to be showing up, this review will stay as it is. I want it to remain a product of its time—a cautionary tale about KG as a company, how they treated their community, and how trust was eroded in the long run, for whatever comes next. Phasmophobia is my most played game. I rarely write reviews (not my forte and English isn't my language) so I'll TRY to stay on point due to Steam's character limit. There's too much to say but I hope to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This update is bad, like laughably bad. Played one game with my boyfriend to see the mess for ourselves and wow. The customisation is lacklustre and disappointing. Minimal colours to choose from. You have to pay ridiculous amounts to unlock everything. The models don't even look like much of an upgrade to the unity assets we had before. The way characters hold equipment now looks awkward and unnatural and the animations look jittery and thrown together without a care. This would hardly be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you showed me the player character update and told me it was from the 50th best selling game of all time, I'd call you a liar. The animations look terrible and janky, but not in the good jank way that phasmo used to be known for. On top of this the game keeps getting darker. With every map rework it gets harder and harder to see. If you play with low monitor brightness then you might as well turn off your monitor because black is all you'll see. It's a shame to see the game going in the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →how does this game feel less polished than it did 3 years ago? the animations are awful, the controls are somehow worse, and the equipment is ♥♥♥♥. what the ♥♥♥♥ happened?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I cannot believe that this game is still getting recent positive reviews. Are you not paying attention to any of the bugs happening? - After every update of the game, my brightness shrinks to 10%, my audio is muted and my cursor vanishes and size and opacity are decreased to 0 - On Tanglewood, Ouija Board is invisible for me, even if someone picks it up - During the hunt, I wasn't able to open the door of the closet to hide on Tanglewood - If someone picks an item, regardless of the map,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This update - the dumbest ♥♥♥♥ ever created. Its a shame. A waste. I can't believe you released this. This is SO bad. This is pure disrespect towards your playerbase. All this time - for what? For these 2015 animations? For Alan Wake collab? You cant even make your game, this is RIDICULOUS. Unfinished update, million bugs, awful models - who even thought its something you can release? Its 2026. Your game looks like piece of ♥♥♥♥, feels like piece of ♥♥♥♥, and you just made it even worse. It…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have over 1000 LEGIT played hours and this is the worst update to ever come out, the journal messes with the lighting in and outside of houses and turns the whole game pitch black and also the corners of the journal are darkened and are hardly readable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today we are excited to announce that a feature film adaptation of #Phasmophobia is officially in development by horror film powerhouse, @blumhouse.com. www.kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmop...
unlabelledView post →Ghost Hunters, we've got some news for you. The reworked Bleasdale Farmhouse launches for players across all platforms on MARCH 10TH, 2025. Read more: kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmop... #Phasmophobia
unlabelledView post →I genuinely love this game, but the issue is that Kinetic Games' handling of it has become extremely frustrating. Releasing flashy roadmaps filled with exciting upcoming content feels less like genuine planning and more like a PR tool to keep players hooked, because those timelines are routinely ignored. We are left completely in the dark with zero communication, zero precise release dates, and half-baked bug fixes. Using corporate-sounding buzzwords about 'transparency' means nothing when…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably the only game I'll not recommend solely because of the development team. To be 100% transparent, the game standing alone is worth playing. It's a genuinely good concept and good gameplay loop. It's fun both solo and with friends. But the elephant in the room is just how atrocious the developers are. It's beyond negligence. This game has been in early-access for SIX YEARS. The goalpost as to when the game will be "finished" changes with every new patch. Why the dev team for this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The worst update to date (and I've played for many years). Myself, and the other I play with, always wait to see what bugs arise with each new update and jumped on this evening to see. Disappointed, but not really surprised, to find very limited customisation options for lifeless character models. The animations of the character models are demon-like of themselves and make the game less immersive than when I wasn't able to see myself (somehow, go figure). The light that is attached to the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game started as a lovely niche Ghosthunter game by a small team. Now it's been 6 years and this game really hasn't evolved past that first years successes and this recent character update has shown this teams true colors. One thing they've had going for them was the fact this game was unique and fun to play but as time went by the dev's never really took for granted the success and brought the game to a polished product. It always has been in this janky half-assed phase that was fun at the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow just wow, the new update made this game damn near unplayable. Character's whole body clipping into walls, low fps animations, ugly character customization, what were they thinking releasing this, seriously
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →so, Phasmophobia is my latest video game obsession since it’s released on consoles… 👏🏻 this video accurately describes it, and with friends it’s a hilariously wonderful (and spooky) time! 👻🎮 if you need me, i’ll be hunting ghosts and ghouls! (and likely dying to most of them…) 🤣
unlabelledView post →Got all 3 evidence and confidently headed to the van like absolute professional. Then my spider sense went “nah bro”. I turned around, went back inside, checked the Spirit Box just once, and it turned out it was a Mimic. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EDIT: The patches seemed to have fixed a lot of the issues thankfully. Whilst I still don't like a few of the features added, I can actually have fun with the game again so I can recommend picking it up again. Probably get it on sale though. I can only recommend this game again once they either fully fix or run back this update. The items are too small, there's a horrible sheer on your hands and items when you turn in game, we couldn't pick up some of the equipment in games, the spirit box…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ghost Hunters, it's time to chat. VOSK Voice Recognition is now rolling out to PlayStation 5, PS VR2 and Xbox Series X/S in today's #Phasmophobia update. Patch notes here: kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmop...
unlabelledView post →Poorly optimised. Incompetent devs that hardly listen to their community. Quality of life update has brought more bugs to the game?? My friends and me keep crashing when we try to play. Journal adjustments are nice, little choppy though when hovering over a ghost. I can hear sounds from across the map, such as friends opening a door or flicking their lighters as if its next to me. I've noticed an increase in cheaters playing. I've had a couple of Aswang's kill me in a hiding spot - fully hidden…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game really fell from grace. Broken updates, bugs, and voice chat that does not work. It's sad really. I have many fond memories with Phasmophobia. But all these broken things make me don't want to play it anymore.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't even know where to begin with the latest update, and this one had a massive list of fixes. The 'customisation' is worse than a PS2 game. The animations are unnatural, jarring and broken. Equipment is sometimes half off the screen. The journal isn't readable now because it's zoomed out? And during a game it's even harder since people clipping through it flashes the text. I've been critical of the design direction (why remake old maps people like???) but this time it's not just that,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →‘Phasmophobia’ Film In The Works: Blumhouse To Adapt Paranormal Horror Game deadline.com/2025/06/phas...
unlabelledView post →I JUST PLAYED PHASMOPHOBIA FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! 🎮👻 what an incredible game, holy shit! and even more fun with amazing people! if you own this game and are looking for an extra pal to play with, i’m so down! 👏🏻🙂↕️ let’s go ghost hunting together!
unlabelledView post →Thank you, Ghost Hunters. Because of all of you, #Phasmophobia has now sold over 3 MILLION copies on PlayStation 5, PS VR2 and Xbox Series X/S. 🔦
unlabelledView post →We recently ran an art contest focused on the latest in-game event for #Phasmophobia, the Blood Moon. We were blown away by ALL the entries, but this piece from dracaye stole the show! #FanCreationFriday Credit: x.com/dracayee/sta...
unlabelledView post →Phasmophobia is - at its heart - a puzzle game. It presents itself as a horror survival type experience, and it's definitely a spooky game when you first start out, but 400 hours later and you realize it's the ghosts that are stuck in the house with you. I can identify a Yurei by a half-closed door, a Moroi by it's speed at 0 sanity, a Hantu by it's breath. I can tell you when it isn't an Oni, a Jinn, a Dayan, or a Banshee. Once you become proficient in the game's base experience, there's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Somehow got Paul Walker as a ghost. Coincidentally, the ghost room was the boys bedroom with the car poster. Paul was a Wraith. I love this game. Way better with friends.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ghost Hunters, we have deployed a hotfix for #Phasmophobia. This patch addresses several issues raised following our Bleasdale Farmhouse rework update this week. Thank you to those who reported these to us. 🔦 Patch notes: kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmop...
unlabelledView post →At first this game feels like pure horror, dark rooms, creepy sounds and ghosts hunting you down. But once you learn how each ghost behaves it turns into more of a survival game with purpose. You're not just scared anymore. You're investigating, testing, and figuring out what kind of ghost you're dealing with.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is unplayable at this point. I was trying to be optimistic about the new stuff that has been introduced last month even though it slowed down the gameplay and didn't bring anything fun. There are so many bugs. SO MANY. More than ever. The update was last month and the amount of hotfixes we had since then must be a JOKE. They are every other 2 weeks and literally nothing important. I really hope something is being prepared in the background because you're k*lling this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not a lake, it's an ocean It's not a loop, it's a spiral It's not a Demon, it's a Mimic
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kinetic Games (Phasmophobia) launches new publishing label Kinetic Publishing "Kinetic Publishing aims to champion innovation within the independent game development space, and help teams on games across a wide range of genres, with a focus on a small slate" www.kineticgames.co.uk/news/announc...
unlabelledView post →Apparently there is a whole other game besides just staying in the van and watching the cams because you are too scared to enter any of the houses.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hate to say this, because this game is so personally important to me, but: Do not buy it in its current state. Today's patch updates player models/animations and adds customization. Unfortunately, there are bugs everywhere, customization is slim, the new models aren't really any better, and the animations are horrendous. They get in the way of gameplay and the character looks like all the bones in their wrist and fingers are broken. To the devs: Please roll this back. And then I think you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Devs have been making changes the community never asked for or wanted. Changing iconic maps without even an option to go back to the original is a weird L move to make. Changing the game to be an objectively worse version of itself is really dumb. I love playing with my friends, but the devs keep making L changes like they have a gun to the back of their heads. Lock in devs. Just make the damn game, you got Repo over here showing you how it's done but you won't take the hint. (the hint is that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ghost Hunters, will you be blessed, cursed or worse? Cursed Hollow, #Phasmophobia's first community event of 2025, is live now in-game across all platforms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlLm...
unlabelledView post →This game is good and it's not good at the same time. It's arguably the original ghost hunting game, and it's still the best one in terms of mechanics. But if you want to be blunt, the game has an extremely slow development time. Even when new things come out, it's not like they are perfect. My friends and I have found bugs in the new map (Nell's Diner) within the first two weeks of playing it, and we weren't trying to break the game. And let's be really honest. This game has only…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Phasmo was really great at the start, but over the years and years and YEARS in early access mode, they have stripped the game of all the good parts, equipment that works, movements that wasn't janky, ghosts stuck to their rules, and now the Dev's have completely broken this game. They do not listen to ANY comments/feedback and focus all their efforts on making profit through merch when the game is completely broken now. Ghosts will travel through floors to kill you, long animations slowing the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the new update made me uninstall the game Please if anyone is listning revert this
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →worst update ever. genuinely have never been so disappointed by a game update in my life. character customization update? with bare minimum customizations? and my god what is with the animations???? this game has been a lovely part of my horror-game rotation for many years and it is such a shame this is the direction the devs are going with this game. I've seen better customizations and animations from indie studio games that drop cheap horror games. I really hope this update and the reviews…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The latest update has genuinely made the game unplayable. The animations are headache inducingly jittery, the models are janky jank jank, and I've gotten a whole oodles of issues/glitches I've ever had before. Having the character models (poorly) holding everything makes it harder to read stuff. The EMF screen, temps, the whole journal-- all of it. It's making me squint. The journal is weirdly blurry in some places also?? I'd so much rather just not see my own hands.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has been stuck in development hell for nearly five years and is still in early access, after all this time, you’d expect some real progress, but instead they decided to announce a $100 board game. (☉‿☉) 👍
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Updates are slow, buggy, not what they advertised or not working properly. Weekly Challenges are the same thing without improvements. There's so many other games out or upcoming who pull off the horror coop genre way better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We’re honoured to see #Phasmophobia in the shortlist for Best Multiplayer and Best VR at The Horror Game Awards. Vote at the link below, Ghost Hunters!
unlabelledView post →Phasmophobia is and was one of a kind. There are so many games out there on the market that feel similar to Phas. Demonologist, Ghost Watchers, The Other Side etc. Yet, for some reason, Phas is the only one that has and is able to keep my attention. I have had the honor of being able to play this game in the early stages and it has really done impressive things since it's release. That being said, i am approaching 2,000 hours and I have gripes. I used to play this game religiously. Day in. Day…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Phas, it breaks my heart to leave a negative review. I've played your game for over 1770 hours. I've watched you push repetitive event content and ignore bugs for years. I've heard your promises of roadmap updates heard your promises of bug fixes, seen your lack of transparency (one holiday event was never even announced on steam till it was halfway over) and heard the stories of toxicity. When the player customization update got pushed and I saw just how big of a step backward it was, I told…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is successful in every aspect. It does an excellent job of keeping you tense while you’re solving puzzles at the same time. Once you understand the mechanics and the logic behind the ghosts, it becomes genuinely enjoyable. At first, you’re shaking with fear, but at some point you switch into a “come on, bring it” mode — and that’s the game’s biggest strength. Despite still being in development, the amount of content it offers is more than satisfying. However, a few additions could…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very fun game. But this is a very hard game to recommend, it has some massive flaws. So if you're reading the review read it closely. If you play this game blind with all new players, even with the tutorial, it will be an exercise in walking into a house, being very very bored and then suddenly dying. This is because the game does not sufficiently communicate it's mechanics at all and they are not easily intuitable in the time it is reasonable to allow it to make it's impression.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Changed literally everything, forced everyone to start from ground zero, never have a stable update 95% of the time. If you have never played this game before, you may like it, but as someone who has watched them ruin it over the years and just be terrible at listening to their fanbase, I would not recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Back to the grind with a new commission style! This was an anniversary piece for @majinrequiem.bsky.social based on the game Phasmophobia. #chrinosart #furry
unlabelledView post →I have had this game since it launched. It used to be an extremely fun and terrifying party game, but in it's current state the game is unrecognizable. Every few months when I open this game it is like they have taken one step forward and three steps back. Things that used to be simple (shop UI, lobby controls, player controls, truck equipment layout, journal UI, and player animations) all seem to change multiple times over for no apparent reason, making me feel as if I am playing a totally…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →6 years of slop, they’re acting like there’s some insane time crunch for updates when the game has been meandering in early access for 6 years and THIS is what they have to show for it. Insane. They've made an estimated $150M+ off of Steam sales alone and are the 50th best selling game on steam and yet all of that money has gone nowhere and done nothing. It feels very worrying that the developers feel comfortable putting out an update that breaks most of the fundamentals of the game, admit…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Developer clearly cashed out. 5 years into early access, and the game is basically a slightly reskinned version of itself. No word on horror 2.0. Still rocking default unity characters, still same basic missions from years ago. What has changed? Really nothing. The developer clearly cashed out. The game was super popular right form the get go, the dev made a bunch of money and back-burnered the entire project. They're even releasing a board game now. F*ck this dead game it will never be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm only saying that I recommend this game because there are a few aspects that do still feel worth playing. However... As an original player since 2020 when Phasmophobia was first HUGE. And this review could just be me slipping into a nostalgia trip. I have to say that I'm impressed by the dev team and their commitment to the game. However. I do feel that the difference between it being just a few person team back when it launched, where it was just a few people working together and this was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#Phasmophobia is a part of the PlayStation Critic's Choice sale, live until February 12th, 2025. Save 25% off the game and join your fellow Ghost Hunters in their investigations. Buy now: store.playstation.com/en-gb/concep...
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