cjdxn

Welcome back we've got some news for you!

As you've all been enjoying the development previews so much. We thought we'd drop you another one.

Any information and images are Work In Progress (WIP) and may change drastically before releasing



Dknighter's been smashing through the next minor update: v0.6.2. This update will include the two new ghosts, the new truck design, and layout, as well as a brand new voice recognition system!

The second of our new ghosts have finally decided to start revealing itself, but what does it mean?




... Read more

Welcome back, we've got some news for you!

We'd like to give everyone a huge thank you for the support and feedback from Development Preview #1. This is something we will be continuing! Now, onto the new stuff:

Any information and images are Work In Progress (WIP) and may change drastically before releasing



First up, some Kinetic Games news!

As you may know, Phasmophobia was made solely by DK up until last July. Corey (cjdxn) and Ben (Lavender) then joined the team to help speed up development.

Well, the exciting news is we've just hired another artist, Jack (Skinner)! This will allow us to create maps alongside other content, as well as speed up anything particularly large in scope!

Make sure to give him a big welcome in the Discord!

... Read more

Welcome back we've got some news for you!

We're going to start experimenting with expanding on our Discord "Dev Previews" by bringing them here on Steam, and ramping them up to the maximum! We'll try to keep these semi-regular and post whenever we have content to show off!

Hopefully, these posts will help break up the larger gaps between content, and let you know what we're up to, as well as keeping you excited for what's to come.

Any information and images are Work In Progress (WIP) and may change drastically before releasing



0.6.2 is just around the corner, and a new ghost has been noted down in our Journals, but some of the information is ruined, what can you make out?

... Read more

• Added some boxes in the Tanglewood nursery hiding spot

• Fixed a bug where dirty water glowed in the dark
  
• Fixed a bug where hiding spot clutter objects were not synced between players
  
• Fixed a bug where you could hear dead non-VR players talk
  
• Fixed a bug where the new Tanglewood hiding spots wouldn’t always work
  
• Fixed an exploit where you could push yourself into the wall and not get killed
  
• Fixed an issue where toggling seated mode whilst crouched would set you to the wrong height

If you experience any issues or want to give feedback, please join the offi... Read more

Welcome back ghost hunters, we’ve heard you, and we're working on it!

We want to thank you for your understanding and patience, a completely new system for VR will take some time to get right, but we're getting there with the help of your feedback!

We're still working on things, and will release several more bug fixes as they get completed.



Our first approach to reducing the overuse of door hiding didn't work too well, so we've reverted several doors for better navigation, but given our ghosts a lesson in how to play hide and seek properly!

In the last update, Willow got the full hiding spot treatment, and the other locations were feeling a little left out! We've gone through said locations to adjust, add or remove hiding spots to make them more consistent and reliable:

• Gh...

Read more

Welcome back, we’ve got an update for you.

Finally, the VR update is amongst us! Rejoice!

There's loads to unpack here for our VR players, as well as some little nuggets of content for everyone else. But fear-not ghost hunters, the 'Custom Difficulty' update will be soon approaching, and it's a big one... There's also a small update coming even sooner than that! Now, onto the patch notes:



An entirely new VR system has been incorporated into Phasmophobia!

This means better VR performance, smoother interactions and input, as well as fixing all bugs and issues caused by the old VR implementation.

• All major headsets are now officially supported, and in the future as more are released they should work by default
  
• VR players will now see a small cursor when attemptin...

Read more

These are fake joke patch notes for April Fools
Welcome back, we’ve got an update for you.

We’ve been experimenting with some new methods of game design, and have decided that this will be the final update for Phasmophobia.

We will be swiftly moving on to work on a new project named ‘Phasmophobia 2’, entering Early Access March 31st 2025 and releasing April 1st 2025.

• Lighthouse
  • Small location with 8 rooms
    
  • A lighthouse located on a remote island in the middle of a hazardous sea
    
  • Players can complete maintenance on the light and tower for bonus rewards
• Funfair
  • A medium outdoor map featuring minigames, a house of mirrors and a completely interactive haunted fun house
    
  ...

Read more

We've had great response from players about the last update, but we've found that Hantu were still not fast enough unless it was snowing. We've kept the lower speeds the same, but increased their speed when the fuse box has been off for some time during all weather.

• Hantu can no longer turn on the power, as this would stop them accelerating
  
• Hantu have received hunt speed changes
  
  • 1.4 = 15°C+
    
  • 1.75 = 12°C
    
  • 2.1 = 9°C
    
  • 2.3 = 6°C
    
  • 2.5 = 3°C
    ...

Read more

Welcome back ghost hunters, we've got some news for you.

In light of the most recent Discord Poll, we’ve decided to experiment with being more transparent in writing patch notes when we update the game.

Specifics are found in spoiler tags, this way you can enjoy reading patch notes normally and spoiler free as before, or you can deep dive into the numbers and fine tunings of each update.




Some of the ghosts still weren't sitting quite right after our recent overhaul, so we've gone back and made additional changes to those that were suffering the most #justiceforbanshee

• Demon Demons have had their weakness replaced with the Banshee’s, as it is more thematical and serves as a better counter to their strength
  
  • ...

Read more

Welcome back, we've got some news for you.

Several sightings have been noted of cursed objects, in locations where a ghost is haunting. These must be the cause of ghosts being trapped there. You might be able to use these to your advantage, but be careful, we don’t know what they’re capable of.

We’ve also had reports of a strange new ghost type.




Several new items have been added: The Cursed Possessions.

Each location will feature 1 of 6 items, randomly chosen at the start of each contract. There are several spawn points for each item, so get searching!

Cursed Possessions trade sanity for information, but be warned; using these items can cause an additional negative effect, so think carefully if you want to anger the ghost for the rest of the investigation.

...

Read more

Hey everyone!

We hope you've been enjoying the Nightmare Update as much as we have!

We're currently in the process of making ghosts' personalities and abilities more unique, to help with identifiying them in Nightmare difficulty. This will come in a near future balance patch!

For now, here's some fixes and changes for you that should hopefully make everything feel more polished!



To help combat certain ghosts being very difficult to identify, we've added some new questions to the Ouija board so that you can get a rough idea of what your sanity percentage is.

• The Ouija Board is now guaranteed on Nightmare difficulty
  
• You can now ask the Ouija board what your sanity is in different ways
  
• Different questions will give different responses
  
...

Read more

Welcome back, we've got some news for you.

We’ve had reports of paranormal activity near an old campsite. We need you to investigate as soon as possible to find out the cause of these ghostly sightings.

New paranormal entities have also started to reveal themselves in several haunted locations.

Be careful out there, the weather has become a lot more intense recently, and it may hinder your investigations.




A brand new medium sized map featuring picnic areas, games, multiple tents, a log cabin and a haunted lake.

• Maple Lodge Campsite has more unique objects, higher object density and more visual detail.
  Minimum specification computer...

Read more

We're super glad you're enjoying the first day of Exposition. However we also know there's been some real issues, so we've been smashing our keyboards to get them fixed as quickly as possible!

• Added options to toggle Film Grain and Chromatic Aberration post processing effects

• DOTS projector evidence will now activate much more frequently and will now work in large rooms
  
• The ghost hunting delay has been increased from 3 to 4 seconds
  
• Glowstick's light now lasts 1 minute and fades to half intensity over 10 seconds (no longer turns off)
  
• Replaced ghost writing with more legible visual...

Read more

Welcome back, we've got some news for you.

While you've been gone, we've taken the time to upgrade all of your gear. It's been improved in every aspect and some of it has recieved new functionality.

We've also had several reports of new paranormal entities emerging from haunted locations. We need you to check them out as soon as possible.

• You can now Sprint for 3 seconds at increased speed with a 5 second recharge
  
• Player walking speed has been increased to the old sprint speed
  
• VR Teleporting: To replicate sprinting we've added an inner and outer UI circle to represent teleport range (walking/sprinting), these will adjust ...

Read more