Crit

Phasmophobia

Buy94%

Very Positive · 840k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Kinetic Games · Horror · Sep 18, 2020

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
15,006
concurrent players
#100 by players on Steam
Achievements
54
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
26
Full audio1 of 26
Subtitles0 of 26

Should I buy Phasmophobia?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 74 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Gameplay: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story and characters: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 840k player reviews · updated

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
17% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews83% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
REPO, Lethal Company, other co-op games allow for modding and it makes the game more fun for everyone, they're missing out on people buying their game and the community support to buff it out.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The atmosphere, sound design, and cooperative gameplay remain some of the best in the genre.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Co-op10 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Bugs
15% still recommend
Gameplay
34% still recommend
Story and characters
19% still recommend
Multiplayer
40% still recommend
Performance
8% still recommend
Graphics
42% still recommend
Difficulty
53% still recommend
Crashes
7% still recommend
Interface
17% still recommend
Optimization
11% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

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

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Tracked Controller Support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Camera Comfort
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Steam FrameUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $13.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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