Phasmophobia
Phasmophobia Hotfix v0.13.1.1Jul 12, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWelcome back, Ghost Hunters. We’ve got an update for you.Today, we have deployed a hotfix for Phasmophobia across all platforms. This addresses issues that arose following the latest patch. Thank you to those members of the Phasmophobia community who helped identify these.Patch notes: https://www.kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmophobia-hotfix-01311Chronicle Patch - Phasmophobia v0.13.1.0Jul 10, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWelcome back, Ghost Hunters. We’ve got an update for you.Today, we have deployed a patch for Phasmophobia across all platforms. This update focuses on quality of life changes following the release of Chronicle in June, add addresses feedback seen on certain features related to Chronicle that we have seen discussed within the community. Patch notes: https://www.kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmophobia-chronicle-v01310How to use the Sound Recorder in PhasmophobiaJun 27, 2025 - PC GamerPhasmophobia's Chronicle update added even more spooky sounds and voices for ghosts to make, but what good is that with no audible evidence to sell at the end of a contract? Fortunately, the patch also reworked how the Journal records and reports media, leading to the introduction of a new Phasmophobia tool, the Sound Recorder... Read more.Chronicle Hotfix - Phasmophobia v0.13.0.1Jun 27, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGhost Hunters, we've got an update for you.Today, we have deployed a hotfix for Phasmophobia across all platforms addressing several key issues that have been raised by the community following the release of CHRONICLE earlier this week. Patch notes: https://www.kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmophobia-hotfix-v0131Remember: If you experience any issues while playing Phasmophobia or want to give feedback, please join the official Discord.Patch notes: www.kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmophobia-chronicle-v013 Chronicle - Phasmophobia v0.13Jun 24, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsToday, we’re excited to release CHRONICLE, Phasmophobia’s latest major update. With this update, one of our biggest ever, we’re reinventing what it means to get a perfect investigation, the way you record media and much more.The update is now live for Steam, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2 and Xbox Series X/S. Read on to find out what’s in store the next time you play.Remember: If you experience any issues while playing Phasmophobia or want to give feedback, please join the official Discord.Patch notes: www.kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmophobia-chronicle-v013 I'm not built for whatever I heard in Phasmophobia's Chronicle update, which adds terrifying new sounds you can't afford to run fromJun 23, 2025 - PC GamerThe big Phasmophobia Chronicle update launches tomorrow, June 24, and brings a long list of bug fixes and tool reworks with it. As part of the tool shake-up, developer Kinetic Games also overhauled the journal's media section for capturing evidence. It's great if you're tired of being limited to a photo camera. But, if you're a coward like me who usually takes pictures of salt and runs, I've got bad news... Read more.Phasmophobia devs 'don't want to walk into the live service area' with seasonal events, but still have plans to keep the community engagedJun 23, 2025 - PC GamerSome brave souls play Phasmophobia all on their lonesome, but that could never be me. I'm more in it for the shared, community-driven haunts, so when I noticed the new Twitch Drop section of the ghost hunting game's UI during a Summer Game Fest demo, I asked the team if they had plans to expand on other community activities, like seasonal events... Read more.Going Hands-On With Phasmophobia’s Chronicle UpdateJun 22, 2025 - CGMagazineWhen I last left off with Phasmophobia, I was at a bit of an impasse. Despite how much I loved the game, there was no denying that after some major updates and a wildly successful console launch, the game was still in a somewhat rough state, most notably with some pretty glaring visual hiccups. I was really hoping that we’d see more substantial progress with the game, and every time I hopped into it, despite having fun with a whole new crowd of Ghost Hunters, I was always thinking, “Come on, you guys are so close, just get to the finish line!” Well, that line may finally be on the horizon with Phasmophobia’s Chronicle update. The newest patch brings not only a slew of fixes but also a major overhaul to several of the game’s core features, along with significant improvements to the atmosphere and paranormal events, pushing the spook factor to hitherto unknown levels. It’s been a long time since Phasmophobia made me “nope” out to the main menu, but the Chronicle update managed to do... Read more 'It didn't exist and I wanted to play it': Phasmophobia's lead dev got tired of trawling around Steam for a co-op horror puzzle game so decided to just make it himselfJun 16, 2025 - PC GamerWhen Larian Studios' CEO Swen Vincke took the stage at The Game Awards to present Game of the Year he also relayed a bit of advice to other studios: Make a game that you want to play yourself, and your game will do well. Something that Daniel Knight, CEO of Kinetic Games and lead developer, did years ago with Phasmophobia... Read more.'I don't actually play horror games': Phasmophobia's lead developer had no intention of making a horror game but still kicked off a whole new genreJun 12, 2025 - PC GamerI'll never forget the first time my friends and I played Phasmophobia. It was like nothing I'd ever played before, absolutely hilarious, and surprisingly terrifying—it still is. So it's rather funny to me that not only does Phasmo's creator not really play horror games but he didn't intend to make one either... Read more.Phasmophobia Is Part of the WDC Steam Sale!Jun 6, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWe're excited to announce that Phasmophobia is a part of the World Ocean Day Steam Sale.You can save 25% on Phasmophobia until June 12th, 2025, with each sale going towards supporting the WDC in their conservation workIf you want to read more about WDC, you can do so here: https://whales.org/ Keep up to date with all the awesome gaming activities WDC does by signing up to their mailing list here: https://games.whales.org/#newsletter And you can find many other amazing games in the sale here: https://bit.ly/WODSale25 Thank you for joining us and for supporting WDC! *10% of our net revenue from this sale (after Steam platform fees) will support WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation. WDC is a UK registered charity (no. 1014705).Spooky friend-time ghost-em-up Phasmophobia is the next videogame to get the movie treatmentJun 3, 2025 - PC GamerBack in 2020, Phasmophobia took the formula of reality shows like Ghost Adventures, where frat boys explore a haunted location saying "woah" at every sound, and turned it into early access gold. It was our co-op game of the year, won best debut at The Game Awards, and has gone on to sell 23 million copies. Now it's being made into a movie... Read more.Phasmophobia will be getting a sound recorder, evidence revamp, and more with its Chronicle update next monthMay 31, 2025 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunThe next Phasmophobia update, Chronicle, is due out next month with a newly revealed June 24th release date, and developer Kinetic Games have offered up some details on what it calls one of the game's "biggest updates" so far. So, let's have a look at what that entails! The key addition with this update is the arrival of sound evidence, which as you can probably guess is a new haunting paranormal proof type that you'll acquire by using the newly added sound recorder. Read more Development Preview #19 - ChronicleMay 29, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGhost Hunters, we've got some news for you. Phasmophobia's next major update, CHRONICLE, launches June 24th, 2025 for all platforms. Find out more in our latest Development Preview via the link below. https://www.kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmophobia-dev-preview-19 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37002678/f50ccae0e9d034251e17b3e23c9c64286b730bdd.pngPhasmophobia - Hotfix v0.12.1.2May 9, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGhost Hunters, we have a hotfix for you. We've just deployed an update for Phasmophobia across all platforms that aims to address several issues raised recently, including that which caused the Cursed Hollow trophy to not display correctly following the end of the event. Patch notes: https://kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmophobia-hotfix-v01212 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37002678/d913e259c341b42377cc127ed962227da1998fed.jpgPhasmophobia Cursed Hollow - Hotfix v0.12.1.1May 1, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGhost Hunters, we've got an update for you. Today we've deployed a hotfix for #Phasmophobia on all platforms, addressing several issues raised during the Cursed Hollow event. 🛠️ Patch notes: https://kineticgames.co.uk/blog/cursedhollow-hotfix {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37002678/08b092574c3d3b3ec797aab8aaf0010bae2b5a40.pngEvery goal and reward in the Phasmophobia Cursed Hollow 2025 eventApr 24, 2025 - PC GamerThe Cursed Hollow is the first Phasmophobia event of the year, and you've got until May 7 to finish hunting for pesky forest spirits and racking up those event points. This one is a little different than previous Easter events and more in line with 2024's community-driven festivities with tweaks based on player feedback... Read more.Phasmophobia Cursed Hollow - v0.12.1.0Apr 17, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGhost Hunters, we have an update for you. The latest patch for #Phasmophobia, including our Cursed Hollow event, is now rolling out for Steam. Patch notes: https://kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmophobia-cursedhollow-update {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37002678/08b092574c3d3b3ec797aab8aaf0010bae2b5a40.png Happy Huntin'.Announcing: Phasmophobia - Cursed HollowApr 10, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGhost Hunters, we've got some news for you. Today, we’re excited to announce details and the release date for Cursed Hollow, Phasmophobia’s first event for 2025. The event will be live for all players, across all platforms on April 17th, 2025. Stay tuned to our social channels and the Phasmophobia Discord server for exact release timings. This next Community Event brings with it a host of improvements based on feedback we received throughout Blood Moon and Winter’s Jest in 2024, as well as some quality of life changes for events going forward. Full patch notes will be available at launch, but below we’ll dive in to a few details to prepare you for your hunts next week. We’re excited for players to experience Cursed Hollow and we’ll continue to monitor feedback to help improve our events throughout 2025 and beyond. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37002678/3a693bf6635902d0fd0bffdaf4a2966be58e168c.png For full details, head to our blog: https://www.kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmophobia-cursed-hollowPhasmophobia events for 2025: Easter, Halloween, and holiday hauntsApr 4, 2025 - PC GamerThe Phasmophobia 2025 roadmap promised Easter, Halloween, and Holiday seasonal events would return this year with recent feedback implemented from its 2024 celebrations. Seasonal spirit sightings should start sometime soon, too, as the Phasmophobia Easter event preview airs later on this month... Read more.Phasmophobia Creeps Back into Steam's Top 10 Most Played Games with Its “Exposition” UpdateAug 30, 2021 - GitHypWith just one month until Phasmophobia's 1-year anniversary, the 4-player co-op horror game has released its biggest update yet and creeped back into Steam's Top 10 most played games.
Offering gamers a unique first-person/VR haunted house experience from the “comfort” of their own homes during last year's Covid-19 lockdowns on Halloween, the only thing more shocking than Phasmophobia's ghosts was learning that the game was created by a single developer.
Now, after bringing on a few more devs and releasing some minor updates over the past year, the team at Kinetic Games have released the game's biggest update yet, Exposition, that introduces two new ghost types, new equipment, and many more changes/fixes.
As a result, Phasmophobia's player base tripled over the weekend with a peak of 62k concurrent players. The highest player count the game has seen since its peak of 112k players during its record-breaking first month on Steam.Phasmophobia, a Co-Op VR Horror Game Made by 1 Person, Just Cracked Steam's Top 5 Most Played ListOct 12, 2020 - GitHypOver the summer, we saw the meteoric rise of indie games like Fall Guys and Among Us while gamers searched for new ways to socialize during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Now, with Halloween just a few weeks away and gamers still stuck indoors, a new 4-player co-op horror game called “Phasmophobia” is seeing similar explosive growth on Steam.
During its second weekend on Steam, Phasmophobia's player counts peaked at 61k concurrent players – placing the game as high as #6 on Steam's list of most played games. And in its third weekend, the game saw a new peak of 86k concurrent players that placed it at #5 on Steam.
Although Phasmophobia doesn't require VR to play on PC, such high player counts for a game with a VR-focus is extremely rare on Steam. And despite its janky mechanics and numerous bugs, players seem to be loving the PT-esque experience with Overwhelmingly Positive reviews from 13k owners who paid $13.99 for Early Access.
Similar to Fall Guys and Among Us, another huge factor in Phasmophobia's success has been its popularity on streaming platforms like Twitch and YouTube. Over the weekend, Phasmophobia easily topped other popular new releases like Crash Bandicoot 4 and Star Wars: Squadrons, hitting #1 on Twitch with a peak of 247k concurrent viewers.
But what's most impressive is that the new ghost-hunting game's developer, Kinetic Games, consists of only a single developer - something that probably won't last long now that the scary game is a huge success.
Now, after bringing on a few more devs and releasing some minor updates over the past year, the team at Kinetic Games have released the game's biggest update yet, Exposition, that introduces two new ghost types, new equipment, and many more changes/fixes.
As a result, Phasmophobia's player base tripled over the weekend with a peak of 62k concurrent players. The highest player count the game has seen since its peak of 112k players during its record-breaking first month on Steam.Phasmophobia, a Co-Op VR Horror Game Made by 1 Person, Just Cracked Steam's Top 5 Most Played ListOct 12, 2020 - GitHypOver the summer, we saw the meteoric rise of indie games like Fall Guys and Among Us while gamers searched for new ways to socialize during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Now, with Halloween just a few weeks away and gamers still stuck indoors, a new 4-player co-op horror game called “Phasmophobia” is seeing similar explosive growth on Steam.
During its second weekend on Steam, Phasmophobia's player counts peaked at 61k concurrent players – placing the game as high as #6 on Steam's list of most played games. And in its third weekend, the game saw a new peak of 86k concurrent players that placed it at #5 on Steam.
Although Phasmophobia doesn't require VR to play on PC, such high player counts for a game with a VR-focus is extremely rare on Steam. And despite its janky mechanics and numerous bugs, players seem to be loving the PT-esque experience with Overwhelmingly Positive reviews from 13k owners who paid $13.99 for Early Access.
Similar to Fall Guys and Among Us, another huge factor in Phasmophobia's success has been its popularity on streaming platforms like Twitch and YouTube. Over the weekend, Phasmophobia easily topped other popular new releases like Crash Bandicoot 4 and Star Wars: Squadrons, hitting #1 on Twitch with a peak of 247k concurrent viewers.
But what's most impressive is that the new ghost-hunting game's developer, Kinetic Games, consists of only a single developer - something that probably won't last long now that the scary game is a huge success.
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