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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 437 sampled Steam reviews (371 positive / 66 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Bugs & crashes8% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Bugs & crashes41% mention it
- Controls & UI15% mention it
- Visuals & art14% mention it
- Story & writing12% mention it
- Performance12% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
81%
48 reviews
5-15h
94%
65 reviews
15-40h
87%
102 reviews
40-100h
84%
108 reviews
100h+
80%
114 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
Press & Creators reviews (16)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 80
“Phasmophobia is a highly replayable co-op experience that expertly manages to blend friendly fun with deathly scares. There’s a complexity to its ghost hunting as you gather evidence and test your nerves, and it’s made all the better as you bicker, debate, and scream with your friends. A slow levelling system stalls that sense of progression, and finicky controls mean the PSVR2 version of the game is a bit of a letdown. However, if you’re looking for a unique kind of co-op experience for you and your friends, Phasmophobia is one of a kind.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“The game is made for replayability, if you like spooky games with your friends or if you have always wanted to hunt for ghost but don’t really want to leave the house, well have I got a game for you.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“'Phasmophobia' is a game that throws a lot of information at you in the beginning. This applies to both the in-game knowledge and the control. However, the controls also work well. As a researchers into the paranormal you have to find out together or alone which entity you are dealing with. It is not the scariest game, but it is certainly exciting. Entertainment is clearly paramount and that is certainly there.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“With Phasmophobia, the best supernatural-investigation horror game to date has finally made its way onto consoles and impresses across the board. The title really comes into its own in multiplayer mode, which worked almost flawlessly in our test”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Kinetic Games' Phasmophobia is a surprisingly scary experience, solo and with friends, though several features - like the lobby browser - need more work.”
read full review ↗ - 65
“I’m a bit disappointed with the PlayStation 5 port of a beloved, overwhelmingly positive title on Steam. Phasmophobia not only contains some of the worst user navigation interfaces I’ve seen in a long time, but also a gameplay loop that isn’t well explained for newcomers to enjoy. Deep down inside, I know there’s fun to be had, but you have to be really patient with this one to find it.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Phasmophobia undoubtedly creates the kind of scary, hysterical enjoyment that games like this one so often do, encouraging you to want to return over and over. No two games are exactly alike, even on the same map with the same type of ghost, making this more than worth its fair price point. Kinetic Games’ decision to open Phasmophobia up to the console community is something that has been a long time coming and is undoubtedly going to more than satisfy those who have been waiting for it.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“The console port of Phasmophobia could have been a little bit more, but in many ways it’s exactly what it needed to be. How you play it will come down to personal preference and how many friends you have who also own a copy of the game, but if you’re a fan of spooks, scares and a little bit of silliness I’d say this is a game for you.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“I can easily recommend Phasmophobia, even if you're a certified scaredy-cat like me. Playing this with my friends was some of the most fun I've ever had with a video game. It's easy to learn and has intuitive controls, and you can scare yourself silly with little effort.”
read full review ↗ - 78
“After much anticipation, console gamers can finally get their hands on Phasmophobia, which brings with it the features that brought it success and a good post-launch support that we expect to see.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Visual issues aside, Phasmophobia is a fun, heart-pounding fear-fest that is hitting consoles at just the right time of year. With some deep mechanics and a plethora of modes and content to terrify yourself and your online ghost hunting pals.... the only question is... Are you brave enough?”
read full review ↗ - 60
“It has been some time since I’ve come into contact with a game that seems loved by the masses that I don’t understand, but that’s Phasmophobia. I don’t understand why it’s ok that you have to have a team of four people in order to find mild success. I don’t understand why I need to spend time looking up a cheat sheet to help understand why a haunt is fun. I hate that I need to do so much outside the game, or to play round after round, just to have a better understanding of what is going on. I’m not opposed to playing Phasmophobia again, but it would take some convincing from at least three friends who are in need of a fourth played to have a full party. I also think each session is very dependent on having a good group of people around you in order to enjoy Phasmophobia, or at least a funny group of people to laugh at the misery of playing.”
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Patch history
- Phasmophobia v0.19.0.0 - Quality of Life Part 2Aug 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Phasmophobia Quality of Life Part 2 PreviewAug 11, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Phasmophobia v0.18.0.1 - HotfixJul 28, 2026
- Phasmophobia v0.18.0.1 - Patch NotesJul 28, 2026
- Phasmophobia v0.18.0.0 - 13 Willow Street Rework & Quality of Life #1Jul 21, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Phasmophobia Quality of Life Update PreviewJul 2, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Phasmophobia 2026 and BeyondJun 24, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Phasmophobia - Hotfix v0.17.1.5Jun 3, 2026
- Phasmophobia v0.17.1.4 - Patch NotesJun 2, 2026
- Phasmophobia - Hotfix v0.17.1.3May 19, 2026
- Phasmophobia - Hotfix v0.17.1.2May 15, 2026
- Phasmophobia - Hotfix v0.17.1.1May 13, 2026
- Phasmophobia by Alan Wake - v0.17.1.0May 12, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Phasmophobia v0.17.1.0 - Patch NotesMay 11, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Phasmophobia - Player Character Update 0.17.0.0May 5, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Player Character Update, coming May 5th, 2026.Apr 28, 2026
- Phasmophobia - Cursed Hollow v0.16.1.2Apr 13, 2026
- Phasmophobia - Cursed Hollow v0.16.1.0Mar 31, 2026
- Announcing - The Cursed Hollow Takes HoldMar 24, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- 6 Tanglewood Drive Rework - Phasmophobia v0.16.0.0Mar 3, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Phasmophobia - Winter’s Jest v0.15.1.0Dec 16, 2025
- Phasmophobia - HotfixNov 20, 2025
- Phasmophobia - Nell's Diner v0.15.0.0Nov 11, 2025
- Phasmophobia Hotfix v0.14.2.1Oct 16, 2025
- Phasmophobia - Crimson Eye v0.14.2.0Oct 13, 2025
- Phasmophobia 5th Anniversary v.0.14.1.0Sep 15, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Phasmophobia Hotfix v0.14.0.1Aug 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Grafton Farmhouse Rework - Phasmophobia v0.14.0.0Aug 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Phasmophobia Hotfix v0.13.1.1Jul 12, 2025
- Chronicle Patch - Phasmophobia v0.13.1.0Jul 10, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Chronicle Hotfix - Phasmophobia v0.13.0.1Jun 27, 2025
- Chronicle - Phasmophobia v0.13Jun 24, 2025
- Phasmophobia - Hotfix v0.12.1.2May 9, 2025
- Phasmophobia Cursed Hollow - v0.12.1.0Apr 17, 2025
- Announcing: Phasmophobia - Cursed HollowApr 10, 2025
- Phasmophobia v0.12.0.2 - Bleasdale HotfixMar 13, 2025
- Winter's Jest | Hotfix v0.11.1.1Dec 23, 2024
- Crimson Eye | Major Update v0.11.0.0Oct 28, 2024
…and 28 earlier patch announcements.