Action · September 18, 2020

Phasmophobia (2020)

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Phasmophobia is a 4-player, online co-op, psychological horror game. You and your team of paranormal investigators will enter haunted locations filled with paranormal activity and try to gather as much evidence as you can. Use your ghost-hunting equipment to find and record evidence to sell on to a ghost removal team. Immersive Experience: Realistic graphics and sounds as well as a minimal user interface ensure a totally immersive experience that will keep you on your toes. Unique Ghosts: Identify over 20 different ghost types, each with unique traits, personalities, and abilities to make each investigation feel different from the last. Equipment: Use well-known ghost-hunting equipment such as EMF Readers, Spirit Boxes, Thermometers, and Night Vision Cameras to find clues and gather as much paranormal evidence as you can. Find Cursed Possessions that grant information or abilities in exchange for your sanity. Full Voice Recognition: The Ghosts are listening! Use your actual voice to interact with the Ghosts through Ouija Boards and EVP Sessions using a Spirit Box. Locations: Choose from over 10 different haunted locations, each with unique twists, hiding spots, and layouts. Game Modes: With 5 default difficulties and hand crafted weekly challenges, there are plenty of ways to test your skills. Teamwork: Dive in head first, get your hands dirty searching for evidence while fighting for your life. If you're not feeling up to the task, play it safe and support your team from the truck by monitoring the investigation with CCTV and motion sensors. Custom Difficulty: Create your own games to tailor the difficulty to your or your group's needs, with proportional rewards and come up with crazy game modes of your own! Co-operate: Play alongside your friends with up to 4 players in this co-op horror where teamwork is key to your success. Play together: Phasmophobia supports all players together, play with your friends with any combination of input types.

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236 Action titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume768.8k Steam reviewsTop 1% in Action
Positive rating96% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9%
Concurrent peak10.0k playersTop 2% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours38 h averageTop 11% for session depth among Action

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Horror · 4.5k
  • Online Co-Op · 3.0k
  • Multiplayer · 2.7k
  • Psychological Horror · 2.2k
  • Co-op · 1.9k
  • Supernatural · 1.6k
  • VR · 1.6k
  • First-Person · 1.4k
  • Investigation · 1.4k
  • Dark · 1.0k
  • Demons · 956
  • Detective · 952
  • Mystery · 894
  • Thriller · 668
  • 3D · 661

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • Portuguese - Portugal
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • German
  • French
  • Italian
  • Bulgarian
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • Finnish

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Catalan

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Accessibility

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Playable without Timed Input

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Tracked Controller Support
  • VR Supported
  • Camera Comfort

Other

  • Single-player

Reception Metrics

Steam community

96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 768.8k reviews

738.0k positive · 30.8k negative

Curator recommendations

653.4k

Peak concurrent players

10.0k

Press Quotes

“Phasmophobia is the best ghost game ever made.” PC Gamer “...one of the best horror games in any era.” Gamespot “...a haunting experience that's worth every penny.” ScreenRant

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

38h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

16h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

4h

Current engagement

Achievements

54

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 18, 2020
DeveloperKinetic Games
Base price$13.99 -30%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners10M–100M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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