Phasmophobia
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Kinetic Games | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 2022[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | Early access |
| Reception | |
| OpenCritic | 76 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control, Voice control, Gestures |
| Genres | Survival horror |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Detective/mystery, Horror, Supernatural, North America |
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Phasmophobia is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person survival horror game.
The game released in early access on September 18, 2020.
General information
Availability
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Kinetic Games\Phasmophobia\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/739630/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Kinetic Games\Phasmophobia\saveData.txt |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/739630/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud | Saves only. |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | [2][3] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | 60 - 90°. Default is 70°. This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | On/off toggle. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, SMAA, 2x-8x MSAA, TAA. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | FSR 1 |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Internal render on item and player physics is capped at 60. See issues unresolved. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | The X-axis can also be inverted. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | The Mouse Sensitivity setting affects controller sensitivity as well. | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion | The X-axis can also be inverted. |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
|---|
| PlayStation controllers | DualShock 4, DualSense |
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|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Nintendo controllers |
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| Tracked motion controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button/gesture prompts |
| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master volume only. | |
| Surround sound | Up to 7.1. | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Bulgarian | ||||
| Catalan | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| Danish | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| Finnish | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Greek | ||||
| Hungarian | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Norwegian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Romanian | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Swedish | ||||
| Turkish | ||||
| Ukrainian |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 4 | Co-op |
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| Asynchronous multiplayer | ||||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support
| Headsets | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenXR | |||
| SteamVR | |||
| Oculus VR (LibOVR) | |||
| Windows Mixed Reality | |||
| Devices | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracked motion controllers | See Input for details. | ||
| Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
| Keyboard/Mouse | |||
| Play area | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seated | |||
| Standing | |||
| Room-scale | |||
Issues unresolved
Game starting in VR mode by default
By default, the game tries to start in VR mode. This is problematic for players who don't want to play in VR mode, as it will launch the VR middleware and reconfigure sound playback settings. A possible workaround involves starting the game using the Steam library (instead of Steam's start bar) and using a 2nd available option. Alternatively, a Steam game shortcut can be created and then edited to use the URL steam://rungameid/739630/2 to start a second available launch option from Steam. Unfortunately, the game will likely still change a recording device to a VR headset, even when using a non-VR launch option, which may introduce issues with the voice recognition the game uses.[4][5]
Conflict between item/player physics update rate and FPS/Refresh rate
Around the 0.11.0 update, the update rate of item physics and player movement was capped at 60 per second. As a result, rendering the game at frame rates higher that 60fps and then viewed on displays greater than 60hz results in a graphical bug when moving side to side, notably when also moving the mouse. This is perceived as a kind of glitchy motion blur during player and item movement, likely the result of interpolated frames between the main frames being out of sync with the internal update rate. This is only visible when both the frame rate and the display refresh rate are above 60fps and 60hz respectively. This issue was confirmed by Shuee, the Quality Assurance Lead for Kinetic Games, on the Phasmophobia Discord.[6]
While there is no current fix for this problem, a work around is to either cap the game's framerate at 60fps using your GPU Control Panel (the in-game refresh rate settings appear to be non-functional) or to set the refresh rate of your monitor to 60hz. The former is preferable since rendering additional frames on a game locked at 60 updates per second likely will provide no advantage and can also introduce additional display latency from running at lower refresh rates.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | PhysX, Obi | |
| Multiplayer | Steamworks, Photon | |
| Anti-cheat | GuardingPearSoftware's Anti Cheat Pro |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-4590 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | Intel Core i5-10600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
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| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 21 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 390 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 5700 |
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| Other | Broadband Internet connection | |||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- Minimum specs are for VR, lower specs may work for Non-VR.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2022.3.40f1[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/739630/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (739630) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Liwsy on 2026-02-18
- ↑ Does it support ultrawide monitors 21:9? - last accessed on 2020-11-06
- ↑ Does this game support ultrawide? (21:9) - last accessed on 2020-11-06
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2022-05-21
- Even when starting in non-VR mode, the game always sets Windows recording to Valve Index HMD
- ↑ Guide: Voice Recognition - last accessed on 2022-05-21
- "Make sure your input device on windows is the microphone you want to use."
- ↑ Phasmophobia Discord - last accessed on 2025-08-20
- "Unfortunately currently this cannot be 'fixed' since the item physics are locked to 60, so player is also locked to 60. Changing this would destroy FPS globally at the moment. There are many improvements coming in future updates though, so potentially something for a future date."