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Phasmophobia

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

Kinetic Games · Released Sep 18, 2020 · Early Access

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 742K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
86% of 2,678 in 30 days
Players
8,890
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 weeks ago
Oct 8, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 970
8 GB RAM · 21 GB disk
Full requirements

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

95% of 741,747 reviews are positive · 86% of 2,678 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.

Players over time

▼ -15% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 15,430 players on Oct 9, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20268,890
Nov 6, 20266,056
Nov 5, 20265,377
Nov 4, 20266,271
Nov 3, 20266,640
Nov 2, 20267,188
Nov 1, 202614,060
Oct 31, 202611,023
Oct 30, 20266,655
Oct 29, 20265,965
Oct 28, 20266,609
Oct 27, 202611,054
Oct 26, 202611,816
Oct 25, 202614,125
Oct 24, 202612,489
Oct 23, 202611,589
Oct 22, 202612,668
Oct 21, 202612,273
Oct 20, 202613,015
Oct 18, 202615,113
Oct 17, 202614,513
Oct 16, 202612,753
Oct 15, 20260
Oct 14, 202611,965
Oct 13, 202613,494
Oct 11, 202615,327
Oct 10, 202614,999
Oct 9, 202615,430
Oct 8, 20269,274
Oct 7, 20268,193
Oct 6, 20269,231
Oct 4, 202610,526
Oct 3, 202610,135
Oct 2, 20268,359
Oct 1, 20268,054
Sep 30, 20268,016
Sep 29, 20268,447
Sep 27, 20269,893
Sep 26, 20268,995
Sep 25, 20267,961
Sep 24, 20268,087
Sep 23, 20263,723
Sep 23, 20268,120
Sep 22, 20268,251
Sep 21, 20268,124

Screenshots and trailer

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Phasmophobia system requirements

Minimum: GTX 970, 8 GB RAM, 21 GB of disk space.

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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.

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64Bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-10600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics
NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
21 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Phasmophobia have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Phasmophobia run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

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

Does Phasmophobia use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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