Phasmophobia

First-person co-op horror built around identifying hostile ghosts

Kinetic Games · Released Sep 18, 2020 · Early Access

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 840K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 2,776 in 30 days
Playing now: 3,723; peak 24h 8,120
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 6 days ago; Sep 16, 2026

What is Phasmophobia?

A first-person psychological horror investigation game for solo players or online teams of up to four. You enter haunted locations, use equipment and voice interactions to collect evidence, identify the ghost type, and survive its attacks; teammates can search inside or monitor cameras and sensors from the truck.

For you if...

+you enjoy deduction under pressure in dark horror settings
+you want chaotic online co-op with friends
+you like learning distinct ghost behaviors over time

Not for you if...

−you dislike tense games where enemies hunt you
−you prefer action combat over evidence-based investigation
−you only want a finished, non-Early Access game

What players say

94% of 839,796 reviews are positive · 88% of 2,776 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tense deduction, learnable ghost behaviors, and chaotic co-op with friends. Complaints center on the recent character customization update, especially awkward animations, darker visuals, equipment and control problems, and bugs; some players report that later patches fixed many issues. Longtime players also criticize slow development and communication.

Screenshots and trailer

Phasmophobia system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 54
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, VR

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, German, French, Italian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Catalan.