Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Mystery puzzle adventure about a ghost solving his own murder

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Released Jun 29, 2023

Action Adventure

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 8,643
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 96% of 82 in 30 days
Playing now: 68; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 90/100 (critic reviews)

What is Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective?

This single-player mystery puzzle adventure takes place in a city at night. You play as Sissel, a ghost who possesses and manipulates objects and rewinds time to solve puzzles while investigating his own murder before sunrise.

For you if...

+you enjoy mysteries with quirky characters and humor
+you like solving puzzles by manipulating objects

Not for you if...

−you want detective work instead of object puzzles
−you prefer little reading in your adventure games

What players say

97% of 8,643 reviews are positive · 96% of 82 in the last 30 days

Players praise the story's twists, characters, music, and object-based puzzles. Others complain about replaying timed puzzles and dialogue, limited save options, and PC DRM.

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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core i3-8350K / AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 630 / Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 7 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) / Windows 11
Processor: Intel Core i3-9100F / AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 / AMD Radeon RX 550 (VRAM 2GB)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 7 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: ※ If you are using Windows 11, please ensure that your system meets the Windows 11 system requirements.