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
    
  • You must buy a ticket for $100 to enter this location, per player
• Church
  • A medium location with a large open main hall, perfect for losing ghosts and items
    
  • Graveyard with dynamically generated gravestones for every previous death on your account
    
  • Enter the crypts and choose which ghost model you’d like to scare you

Some ghost identities still aren’t quite right (wow, we’re really bad at this) so we’re making some final changes to help get them where they need to be

• Spirit
  Spirits have developed a dependency on Smudge Sticks, and will stop all activity and leave the location unless you light them nearby
  
  • Increased smudge stick duration on Spirits to 5 minutes
• Revenant
  The OG speed-demon has had enough of you all sprinting away and hiding, so we’ve put him back to his rightful top spot
  
  • Revenants now sprint when players sprint, setting them to their maximum speed
    
  • Revenant grace period is now always 1 second
• The Twins
  • The ‘twin’ ghost will now join the team and help with the investigation
• The Mimic
  • Mimics now mimic all ghosts at the same time, and always have every strength and weakness
• Raiju
  • Raiju will now speed up as long as the fuse box is on, when near switched on lights and when players are using walkie-talkies
• Poltergeist
  • Poltergeists can now throw players
• Obake
  Obake were having some trouble changing forms as they were too shy, so we’ve given them an encouragement speech and now they think they’re ready to change in front of players
  
  • Obake will now change ghost models every second during events and hunts

• Added an open world area where you can drive back and forth to each location
  
• Added a shop location where you will have to drive to in order to buy your equipment
  
• You must now bring all equipment back to the truck or you will lose them

A brand new game mode where you can play as the ghost, in a 1v4 competitive fight to the death against other players

• The ghost player will have 1 minute to hide the bone and cursed possession before choosing a favourite room to stay in
  
• During hunts players that are talking or have equipment turned on will glow red through walls
  
• The ghost player will be able to talk to investigators through the spirit box
  
• Ghost players will steal the money of anyone they kill, and can use it to upgrade abilities in a new 3 tier skill tree

• Ghost-e-ball
  A red and white sphere like item that can be used to capture the ghost, in exchange for additional rewards OR can be trained to "become the very best!"
  
  
• Teddy Bear
  A fluffy toy that responds to ghost activity, but can also be placed to hug the nearest player for a 1% sanity increase
  
  
• Buddy
  You can now ‘Use’ the bone to summon a dog that will follow you and will bark when near the ghost
  
  
• Wrist Watch
  A watch that tells you the time

• You can now perform an exorcism to delete the ghost, this will be permanent and you will never get that ghost type again. The game is completed when you run out of ghost types to play against
  
• Added dust particles to each room to make finding ghost orbs harder
  
• Added batteries hidden around each location, unique to each flashlight
  
• Added an easter egg in an Asylum bedroom
  
• There is now a chance for no ghost to spawn in the location, players can select ‘None’ in the journal to receive rewards
  
• Added an optional objective after the contract to go back and clean the location for extra rewards
  
• Added room names above all doors in Prison
  
• Added an option to increase and decrease the maximum players in a server (Max 100)
  
• You can now go prone by pressing the ‘Z’ key to hide under beds
  
• You can now use the spray cans to draw graffiti
  
• You can now change your characters clothes by taking them out of wardrobes when in a location, this only works if you are the only player in that room
  
• Added raytracing support
  
• Added an option to replace all textures and geometry with white cubes to improve performance for those with old computers
  
• You can now play the game on mobile devices
  
• You can now press 'N' to dance

• The parabolic microphone will now play back all sounds at 500% volume, allowing you to hear things from further away
  
• Reduced sprint duration from 3s to 1.5s
  
• Reduced sprint cooldown from 5s to 2.5s
  
• Sanity Pills will now only spawn inside bathrooms and are no longer buyable
  
• You will now be fined by the home owners for every item that has been misplaced, dropped, broken or stolen
  
• You now have to lock the exit doors and place the key under the doormat when you leave, otherwise you will be fined
  
• Sinks and showers will now flood the house if you don’t turn them off
  
• You can now attach all equipment to tripods
  
• Replaced all Spirit Box audio with “E”
  
• The main key will sometimes be hidden outside the location instead of spawning in the truck
  
• Converted the entire game from Unity to Unreal Engine 5

• Fixed a bug where equipment and lights would flicker whenever the ghost appeared
  
• Fixed a bug where ghosts were flashing on and off during hunts
  
• Fixed a bug where the Newbridge Beech House contract could not be selected
  
• Fixed a bug where players could hide behind doors (by removing all doors in all locations)
  
• Fixed a bug where the ‘Death’ tarot card didn’t instantly kill you
  
• Fixed a bug where you could get EMF 5 by looking at the activity monitor
  
• Fixed a bug where voice recognition breaks when tabbing out
  
• Fixed a bug where you couldn’t jump
  
• Fixed a bug where the power would turn off if you turned on too many lights
  
• Fixed a bug where players could hold 3 items instead of 2
  
• Fixed a bug where flashlights were staying on even when in your pocket
  
• Fixed a bug where if two people grabbed an object at the same time, the item would duplicate
  
• Fixed a bug where you could glitch doors off of their hinges
  
• Fixed a bug where you could glitch yourself inside of walls
  
• Fixed a bug where you couldn’t see the ghost's relationship meter
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghosts looked like they wanted to kill you, instead of give you a cuddle
  
• Fixed a bug where ghosts were hugging your eye sockets instead of your body when they got to you
  
• Fixed a bug where “#BlameLavender”, “#BlameDK” and “#BlameCJ” categories weren’t visible in the bug reporter
  
• Fixed a bug where hackers weren’t able to hack everything
  
• Fixed a bug where the letter ‘H’ was found on keyboards when it shouldn’t be
  
• Fixed a bug where ghosts were being naughty

We're too busy making real content for the game, so we forgot to upload the build. Don't worry though, the upcoming VR update is just around the corner.

We hope you enjoyed these patch notes, and they didn’t fool you too much.
If you experience any issues or want to give feedback, please don’t. ːsteamsaltyː


Thanks, much love...

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
    
  • 2.7 = 0°C

• Fixed a bug where the tarot cards did not drop properly after drawing a hanged man, causing them to be in your inventory again after being revived
  
• Fixed a bug where the tarot card animation did not play when you used them again after drawing a hanged man
  
• Fixed a bug where the voodoo doll wouldn't start a hunt when used with no sanity
  
• Fixed a bug where the voodoo doll and tower card would sometimes require the lights to be off to get an interaction
  
• Fixed a bug where the weather particles wouldn't always be visible after you were revived
  
• Fixed an issue where it was hard to take a photo of the crawling ghosts
  
• Fixed a bug where the parabolic sounds could change sound while they were playing
  
• Fixed a bug where the Banshee parabolic sound volume was fading in and out
  
• Fixed a bug where Banshees would not be able to detect voices and equipment during hunts if the Banshee target was outside
  
• Fixed a bug where voice recognition, some ghost traits and events were not working in rooms after the light was blown
  
• Fixed a bug where multiple players were being revived during Nightmare hunts when the high priestess card was drawn
  
• Fixed a bug where the devil, hermit and death tarot card could stop the hunt if used as soon as a hunt started
  
• Fixed a bug where Phantoms were showing in ghost photos taken by other players
  
• Fixed a bug where the devil card would not work if you had high sanity with a Shade
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would sometimes move during the hunt grace period

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
  
  • Crucifixes will stop a hunt starting within 5m instead of 3m
• Banshee
  Banshee has received a new weakness and new abilities
  
  • Weakness: Banshees can sometimes be heard wailing with a parabolic microphone
    
  • The Banshee’s paranormal sound has been improved
    
  • Singing ghost events will now drain an extra 5% sanity on the Banshee's target
    
  • Banshees will only check their targets sanity % for initiating a hunt in multiplayer
    
  • Banshees will often wander toward their target when roaming
• Shade
  We've found that some Shades are particularly fond of showing themselves early on in contracts, so we've dialled them back a bit to avoid confusion with other ghosts:
  Shades will have a much lower chance to perform ghost events, returning to normal as average player sanity decreases
  
  • For every 1% of average sanity lost, ghost event chance is increased by 2% (capped at 100%), for example:
    
    • 100% average sanity = 0% chance
      
    • 75% average sanity = 50% chance
      
    • 50% average sanity = 100% chance
• Poltergeist
  Poltergeist’s ability will now reduce the sanity of all players around the ghost instead of just one player
  
  • 2% sanity drain per object thrown
• Hantu
  Hantu have become the new ghost people love to loop, which is great. However, they weren't threatening when they should be! So we've given them some speed and ability changes to make them a bit more frightening in the cold.
  
  • Hantu now have double the chance to turn off the power
    
  • Hantu will now show their breath in room temperatures of 3°C or lower
    
  • Hantu maximum speed has been increased, and will change speed between smaller temperature brackets
    
    • 1.4 m/s= 15°C+
      
    • 1.5 m/s= 12°C
      
    • 1.65 m/s= 9°C
      
    • 1.8 m/s= 6°C
      
    • 2.2 m/s= 3°C
      
    • 2.5 m/s= 0°C

• ‘The High Priestess’ tarot card has received new functionality, which should help with drawing one early, playing solo and to counter some of the risk involved with other cards
  
  • Drawing this card when no one is dead will revive the next player who dies

• ‘The Tower’ card and Voodoo Doll pins can now force the ghost to interact with the Ghost Writing Book, DOTS Projector and doors, instead of only interacting with clutter
  
• Voodoo Doll’s sanity drain has been reduced
  
  • Normal pins from 10% to 5%
    
  • Heart pin from 20% to 10%
• Grey 'Ghost' text will no longer appear in the journal when taking a second ghost photo
  
• Ghosts will no longer turn on lights before smashing them

• Fixed a bug where the Voodoo Doll was only working for the host
  
• Fixed a bug where the Ghost Writing evidence interaction was not showing on sound sensors or the parabolic microphone
  
• Fixed a bug where solo players could use the Spirit Box and Ouija Board without pressing their voice key if 'push to talk' was enabled
  
• Fixed a bug where the Hantu freezing breath would be visible when the ghost wasn’t visible
  
• Fixed a bug where the Banshee would not set a new target until the next hunt if the target disconnected
  
• Fixed a bug where the Banshee was not changing target after killing a player in Nightmare
  
• Fixed a bug where drawing 'The Tower' card at the same time a hunt starts would cancel it
  
• Fixed a bug where the Ouija Board would not play a sound on the first letter movement
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost could not turn on and off lights when the host was dead
  
• Fixed a bug where the other players photo camera screens would turn on when they walked out of the truck (this is intentional for performance reasons)
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would sometimes think you still had a photo camera in your hand during a hunt if you dropped it
  
• Fixed a bug where ghost's wouldn't notice you holding a photo camera during a hunt (if the host was in the truck when you grabbed it)
  
• Fixed a bug where lightning only struck once during heavy rain
  
• Fixed a bug where rain and snow effects would turn on and off when another player walked in and out of the truck
  
• Fixed a bug where lights in several maps did not play sounds or particle effects when smashed by a ghost
  
• Fixed a bug where asking to play "hide and seek" with the Ouija board would restart the hunt if one already started during the countdown
  
• Fixed a bug where having equipment turned on in your inventory would speed up the Raiju during a hunt
  
• Fixed an issue where you could spam light switches to force the Mare’s ability
  
• Fixed an issue where some blocked hiding spots in Bleasdale and Grafton were stopping you from interacting with certain objects
  
• Potential fix for the ghost not always showing in ghost photos taken by other players

• Increased the chance for ghost events on small maps
  
• Significantly reduced the distance that paranormal sounds are heard away from the ghost's location with the Parabolic Microphone so that they are now near the ghost.
  
• Push to talk will now enable when playing solo if you have the option selected instead of forcing your microphone always on
  
• The hunt will now end if you glitch outside of the level after the hunt has started
  
• The Asylum toilet cubicles doors will now all start closed to make it easier to find the ghost if it is in those rooms
  
• Ghosts should no longer appear in non-ghost photos taken by other players
  
• You can now only get a 2nd ghost photo when there is no other evidence in the photo

• Fixed a bug where paranormal sounds could not be heard on the Parabolic Microphone
  
• Fixed a bug where you could not take an evidence photo of the Mirror when it was on the wall on some maps
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost evidence would take priority on different cameras if you already had a ghost photo
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would open your closet if it heard you outside of it before you entered
  
• Fixed a bug where the Prison cell light switches were turning on the wrong lights
  
• Fixed a bug where Banshees could not hear non hosts player voices or equipment during hunts
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost was only doing ghost events around the host
  
• Fixed a bug where the room lights were not flickering during hunts
  
• Fixed a bug where the TV in the Maple Cabin did not turn on
  
• Fixed a bug where using the Voodoo Doll with no sanity would not trigger a hunt
  
• Fixed a bug where the Phantom would only disappear on the first photo you took of it
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would stay near the dead body after killing someone if it can't see anyone
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would search around your last known location until the end of the hunt if it did not see another player. It will now only search for a short amount of time.
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would give EMF 2 when attempting to interact with a door when it didn't move the door
  
• Fixed a bug where fingerprints would sometimes spawn on doors when the ghost has not interacted with it
  
• Fixed a bug where you couldn't interact with some Prison showers
  
• Fixed a bug where the painting interactions were giving EMF 2 instead of 3
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost was still taking priority for photos after you already had a ghost photo
  
• Fixed an issue where Raiju's would change speed too slowly when reaching electronic equipment
  
• Fixed a bug where three of the female characters would have broken audio when holding equipment
  
• Fixed a bug where you could hold the bear and mobile phone through the main door making the ghost think you were on the other side
  
• Fixed a bug where the Voodoo Doll wouldn't spawn in the correct position for non-hosts
  
• Fixed a bug where the Tarot Card would make an impact sound after being fully used
  
• Fixed a bug where the Haunted Mirror would still show the last frame of the room when it broke
  
• Fixed a bug where some noise values would keep showing on the Parabolic Microphone when there was no sound
  
• Fixed a bug where the Twin interaction could stop a hunt
  
• Fixed a bug where player volumes were resetting when loading back to the main menu
  
• Fixed a bug where you could hear other players when they were fully muted

• Added a priority system for the photo evidence detection (top to bottom):
  
  • Ghost
    
  • Bone
    
  • Fingerprints
    
  • Footprints
    
  • Dead Body
    
  • Interactions
    
  • Cursed Items
    
  • Dirty Water

• Removed Christmas event decorations and changes
  
• Maple Lodge Campsite will now have random weather again
  
• Lowered the volume of the bulb smash sound
  
• You can no longer take multiple photos of a Ghost, instead it will search for different evidence within the photo
  
• Ghost photos are now much easier to take, especially when the ghost is partially hidden
  
• Removed the double chance for the Mimic to spawn
  
• Lights will no longer randomly flicker away from the ghost when the ghost is hunting

• Fixed a bug where the ghost could not hear host players during hunts
  
• Fixed a bug where you could not take a photo of some door and light switch interactions
  
• Fixed a bug where the refrigerator audio was still playing if the power was off at the start of the game
  
• Fixed a bug where the Mirror was showing the wrong area on some maps and outside the map on Asylum
  
• Fixed an issue where the Prison Ouija Board was spawning sideways
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would kill you if it heard you in a closet and then you moved into a different closet
  
• Fixed a bug on Willow where some sounds near the ceiling on the first floor would get muffled
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost could interact with the DOTS Projector when it was turned off
  
• Fixed a bug where you could get a ghost photo if the ghost was directly behind you when taking a photo
  
• Fixed a bug where the small house candle did not emit any light
  
• Fixed a bug where you could hear dead players after being revived

• Foggy weather has been temporarily removed while we work on a new system and will return looking better than ever with the VR rework early next year
  
• All Cursed Possessions will now only have *one* spawn point each, meaning only 6 spawns in total per map to learn. Finding them will be more intuitive too e.g. Summoning Circle found in basements or attics
  
• In Prison, Asylum and School; Cursed Possessions will be placed only in the *first* room to make them more useful
  
• Demon’s description has been updated to better reflect its weakness
  
• The Yurei ability will now only close one door, instead of all of the doors near the ghost
  
• Yurei should now stay in their room more reliably when smudged
  
• Hantu will now always have Freezing Temps evidence guaranteed on Nightmare
  
• The Hantu breath can no longer be seen when you are dead
  
• Increased the maximum wander distance range slightly so ghosts don’t get trapped in larger rooms
  
• Tarot cards are now easier to use in VR
  
• Prison computers now change their colour to green when lights are on, and red when off
  
• Adjusted the room number in main menu for Asylum as it was showing too many rooms
  
• Candle smoke particles have been adjusted
  
• Updated to the latest LIV SDK to fix a VR crash

• Fixed a consistency issue with Thermometers to make them more accurate
  
• Fixed a bug where you could grab broken Ouija Board pieces in VR
  
• Fixed a bug where you could attach cursed possessions to your belt in VR
  
• Fixed a bug where certain sounds wouldn’t be audible on the Parabolic Microphone
  
• Fixed a bug where the Demon’s early hunt was stopping instantly
  
• Fixed a bug where the Yurei sanity drain ability wasn’t working consistently
  
• Fixed a bug where some Cursed Possessions breaking would trigger hunts with their normal grace period
  
• Fixed a bug where the Voodoo Doll could fall behind the oven on Tanglewood
  
• Fixed a bug where the Voodoo Doll’s heart pin wasn’t working correctly
  
• Fixed a bug where if the Haunted Mirror spawned on the wall in Grafton, you couldn’t get photo rewards from it
  
• Fixed a bug where using the Haunted Mirror would sometimes show the incorrect room
  
• Fixed a bug where you could get photo rewards from a smashed Ouija Board
  
• Fixed a bug where you could cancel the “hide and seek” countdown by saying “goodbye”
  
• Fixed a bug where you could get photo rewards from a tarot card deck with no cards left
  
• Fixed a bug where drawing the Tower or Hanged Man card as your last wouldn’t do anything
  
• Fixed a bug where you couldn’t drop the tarot cards instantly after drawing one
  
• Fixed a bug where the Tarot Death card wasn’t triggering a Cursed Hunt and adding duration to further hunts
  
• Fixed a spelling mistake on “The High Priestess” card
  
• Fixed a bug where using a Summoning Circle with The Twins would make the ghost teleport to the twin location when starting the hunt
  
• Fixed a bug where you couldn’t light Summoning Circle candles in VR with a lighter
  
• Fixed an issue where the summoning circle wasn’t draining sanity for VR players
  
• Fixed an issue where the music box wasn’t draining sanity for VR players
  
• Fixed a bug where ghosts could flicker lights that had smashed
  
• Fixed a bug in Asylum where you couldn’t see with Night vision cameras
  
• Fixed a bug in Prison where several showers didn’t have handles
  
• Fixed a bug in Maple Campsite where one wood knock sound would play three sounds in a row
  
• Fixed an invisible collider on the ceiling in Ridgeview dining room
  
• Fixed a bug where you could hear footsteps with the master volume set to 0
  
• Fixed a bug where a ghost appearing with DOTS could spawn it inside of walls, making it very hard to see
  
• Fixed a bug where you could still see green reflections after a DOTS had been picked up
  
• Fixed a bug where you could still see red reflections after the red-light ghost event
  
• Fixed a bug where piano interactions weren’t giving photo rewards
  
• Fixed a bug where objects used by the ghost weren’t always registering on the Parabolic Microphone
  
• Fixed a bug where you could place several items on the truck ramp whilst its closed
  
• Fixed a bug where you could teleport out of the truck, whilst its closed, via the ramp in VR
  
• Fixed several bugs where the ghost was leaving EMF without doing anything
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost could interact with the rocking chair multiple times at once causing the sound to overlap
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would give EMF 2 when attempting to flicker a light that was turned off
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would give EMF 2 when attempting to teleport an object in your hand
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would give EMF 2 when attempting to move a mannequin
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would give EMF 2 when attempting to write in the ghost-writing book when it didn’t have the ghost-writing evidence
  
• Fixed a bug where you could not hear the ghost footsteps on the parabolic microphone
  
• Fixed a bug where Candles would blow out in heavy rain if another player walked outside
  
• Fixed a bug where the voodoo doll would not start a hunt if you used it with no sanity after the heart pin was used
  
• Fixed a bug where the haunted mirror would close when holding it if another player walked outside
  
• Fixed a bug where several cursed possessions were significantly increasing the hunt duration in multiplayer when they broke or were fully used
  
• Fixed a bug where the voodoo doll would force an interaction per remaining pin when used with no sanity
  
• Fixed a bug where the voodoo doll pins were not pushing in the same pins for each player
  
• Fixed a bug where the voodoo doll would use every pin if you had no sanity when another player with sanity used it
  
• Fixed a bug where one of the ghost events did not work with the tarot cards which caused the devil card to not do anything
  
• Fixed a bug where dropping and grabbing the voodoo doll in the truck would stop you from being able to close the truck or view the cctv monitor
  
• Fixed a bug where some hunts and ghost events would have no sound if they started quickly after another one
  
• Fixed a bug where the mirror effects would sometimes stay active after the mirror was broken
  
• Fixed a bug where the Voodoo Doll VR holding rotation was wrong
  
• Fixed a bug where the Willow living room fingerprints were on the wrong side of the window
  
• Fixed a bug where there was no loading screen when exiting Maple Lodge Campsite
  
• Fixed a bug where the Poltergeist ability did not work unless you moved the objects first

• You can no longer ask the ghost to play hide and seek with the Ouija board during a hunt
  
• Voodoo Doll heart pins will now trigger the hunt instantly, instead of after the animation
  
• Several improvements with how the ghost navigates to you during a hunt
  
• Hantu’s freezing breath will now only be visible in freezing temperature rooms
  
• The ghost can no longer choose Asylum hallways or staircases as it’s favourite room
  
• The mirror’s view into the ghost’s room will now keep rotating instead of resetting each time you look at it
  
• Several improvements to how the ghost wanders
  
• Lowered the chance for the ghost to wander
  
• The cursed possessions can no longer be used outside the location as there is no risk

• Fixed a bug where the ghost could not kill you if you were stood in some open closets
  
• Fixed a bug where you could stop the “hide and seek” question hunt
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost could get stuck on top of the black car in Ridgeview
  
• Fixed a bug when holding the Ouija Board as it broke would make you unkillable
  
• Fixed a bug where the Summoning Circle was only draining 20% sanity when the ghost spawned, instead of 16% per candle
  
• Fixed a bug where lighting the summoning circle during a hunt would reset the hunt
  
• Fixed a bug where the Music Box was always spawning on Asylum
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost was always wandering between floors
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost was able to get far away from its room if it wandered multiple times in a row
  
• Fixed a bug where the Tanglewood kitchen sink’s water wasn’t aligned correctly
  
• Fixed several font and missing character issues
  
• Fixed a bug where a blue bucket’s handle was disappearing when you moved away from it
  
• Fixed a bug where the Ouija board was instantly breaking when used by a VR player

• Fixed a bug where the Mimic had a 20% chance to spawn. It is now double the chance of other ghosts.
  
• Fixed a bug where you couldn’t take a photo of the Maple lamp post fingerprints
  
• Fixed a bug where the Cursed Possessions breaking would increase the hunt duration significantly in multiplayer
  
• Fixed a bug where VR players couldn’t see other VR players

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.

• Music box
  Reports show paranormal entities singing along to this haunting melody. Don’t get too close or you may get a nasty surprise
  
  
• Tortured Voodoo Doll
  Force a pin into the doll to trigger a reaction from the ghost, but you may lose more than you gain
  
  
• Haunted Mirror
  A visible portal into the spectral realm, dare you peer inside to find the ghost’s room?
  
  
• Summoning Circle
  Risk your life by summoning the ghost and trapping it temporarily. Don’t stay too long, it’ll break free eventually
  
  
• Tarot Cards
  A deck of ten random cards, each with a unique mystical property
  
  
• Ouija Board
  The Ouija Board is now classed as a Cursed Possession, and has received new visuals
  
  
• You must now say "Goodbye" to finish talking with a ghost on the Ouija Board, or else...
  
• The Ouija Board is no longer guaranteed on Nightmare, due to the new Cursed Possessions and ghost identity changes
  
• The Ouija Board will no longer have a chance to fail questions
  
• The Ouija Board will no longer play an additional sound when spelling double letters
  
• The total number of Ouija Board spawn points have been reduced on Prison, Asylum and High School

You can read more information in the Journal, under the new Items / Cursed Possessions section.





Nightmare has been a successful addition to Phasmophobia, but we’ve all found some ghosts are just too hard to identify with only two evidences.

We never intended for Nightmare to be a guessing game, so to combat this, some ghost types have received new abilities, passives and other adjustments to make them feel more in line with their journal descriptions, and most recently added ghosts.

• Shade
  The shy ghost, often hiding in plain sight, only showing itself when truly necessary
  
• Poltergeist
  The ghost that loves to throw things, watch out!
  
• Banshee
  The singing siren, luring ghost hunters near and far
  The banshee’s rare ability to hunt at any sanity percentage has been moved to the Demon
  
• Demon
  The most aggressive and dangerous ghost we’ve ever witnessed
  
• Jinn
  These ghosts love to chase, hide before they see you
  
• Hantu
  The cold has empowered these ghosts so much, it’s starting to show
  
• Mare
  The thing that goes bump in the night, thriving in darkness
  
• Oni
  New reports show many more sightings, maybe these ghosts enjoy the fear in people’s eyes
  
• Yokai
  Be quiet, you wouldn’t want to wake it up
  
• Yurei
  Masters of insanity, making anyone crazy who comes into contact with them
  
  
• Ghosts will now only use their physical form during hunts, instead of shadow or translucent forms
  
• All ghost abilities have been adjusted to make them happen more often and more consistently

• For the duration of the holiday period, Maple Campsite weather will always be snowing, and has received new seasonal decorations
  
• The Mimic
  The most intriguing ghost type we’ve ever encountered
  More information is available in the journal
  
• Two new tabs have been added the journal for easier navigation: Home and Items
  
• Several questions have been added to the Ouija board, such as “how did you die?”
  
• Almost every object has had its impact sounds replaced to match its material
  
• New sounds have been added for player footsteps while sprinting on different surfaces
  
• All large rugs and floor mats now have collision

• Several scripts, Maple Campsite assets and the weather system have been optimised heavily to help with performance
  
• All ghosts can now throw objects during hunts, similarly to how they currently open doors
  
• All ghosts, except Yokais, can now hear your voice from further away
  
• Ghosts will no longer be able to wander long paths when setting waypoints through walls (e.g., Campsite black tent to storage tents) and will choose another closer waypoint
  
• You can no longer quickly escape through the exterior doors or gates when a hunt starts
  
• The ghost will now always write in a ghost-writing book after throwing it (if it’s the correct evidence type), except during hunts
  
• You must now take interaction photos of the object that was thrown, instead of where the object was before the ghost moved it
  
• Hunting effects on cameras have been adjusted
  
• Ghosts refreshing fingerprints will now allow you to take an additional photo (e.g., touching the same door twice)
  
• Ghosts flickering lights will now be based on the distance to the light itself, instead of the light switch
  
• Footstep sounds are now more accurately synchronised with player and ghost movement speed
  
• The Heartbeat sound’s volume is now based on the distance from the ghost, getting louder the closer it is
  
• Hunting ghost sounds will now fade out instead of abruptly stopping
  
• Increased the frequency of Paranormal sounds picked up by the Parabolic Mic

• Fixed a bug where the Raiju’s weakness was only affecting camcorders and cameras
  
• Fixed a bug where the hunt duration was being set based on the size of the map you previously played
  
• Fixed a bug where heartbeat sound would play if the ghost was too far away
  
• Fixed a bug where sound would muffle if you walked near the cabin balcony door
  
• Fixed a bug where the escape from the ghost during a hunt objective couldn't be completed
  
• Fixed a bug where several interactions were not giving photo rewards
  
• Fixed a bug where the photo camera could be turned on inside the truck
  
• Fixed a bug where smashed lights could be turned on when toggling the fuse box
  
• Fixed a bug where you could hold lit candles outside in heavy rain
  
• Fixed a bug where the temperatures inside the Campsite toilets were not being set correctly
  
• Fixed a bug where the heartbeat sound would play when you were too far away from the ghost
  
• Fixed a bug where you using a second smudge stick (within a few seconds of the first) wouldn’t stop the ghost killing you
  
• Fixed a bug where setting the master volume slider wouldn’t always work
  
• Fixed a bug where VR players couldn’t hear their own footsteps
  
• Fixed a bug where some curtains didn’t have collision, causing a safe spot
  
• Fixed a bug where the model of some lights wouldnt look 'turned on' after it flickered
  
• Fixed a bug where the shower water in the ensuite in Edgefield was spraying the wrong way
  
• Fixed several bugs where certain map UI and player icons were rotated incorrectly
  
• Fixed several bugs where photo rewards were being given when they shouldn't be
  
• Fixed several floating books in high school
  
• Fixed several safe spots in Prison
  
• Fixed several fans in Asylum having two sets of fan blades
  
• Fixed several rare visual issues in Willow and Ridgeview

Happy Huntin'

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• Removed the Halloween decorations
  
• Removed the increased chance for the new ghost types

• Fixed a bug where the escape the ghost during a hunt objective was not completing
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost writing book was not giving evidence photos
  
• Fixed a bug where the sound would break inside the top floor of the cabin if you walked near the balcony door
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost orbs would not change room with the ghost