Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Steam Deck Verified

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Puzzle · Jun 30, 2023

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $9.89.

97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
8k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 227 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 8k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
If you enjoy puzzle games with unique mechanics and a good story, this one is for you.
227 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
While I didn't find the music to be all that memorable, they do add to the gameplay in more than a serviceable way.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Also, the game has the original and arranged version of the OST which you can freely switch between (since this is a remaster).
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style is very fun and the way a lot of the characters are animated really gives them unique personalities and flare.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The puzzles vary in difficulty, and don't always increase in complexity as it goes along, once again all to serve its story, and some of them really do veer on the line between clever and Sierra-style moon logic that while didn't quite necessitated a guide, it did require me a little hint or two beyond what the game offers itself through its, frankly disarmingly charming, dialogue.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Some of the chapters are more difficult, and I wish the last chapters were more difficult, but in the end I was extremely satisfied replaying it on my steam deck.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters227 reviews
Gameplay98 reviews
Audio50 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.89.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

If you liked this one

Reviewed games that overlap most with this one.

No recommendations for this game yet.

This game doesn’t overlap enough with games Crit has reviewed.