Phasmophobia
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This product is unreleased but remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Kinetic Games | |
| Engines | |
| Former | Unity 2020[Note 1] |
| Unity 2022[Note 2] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | Early access |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control, Voice control |
| Genres | Action, Survival horror |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Horror, Supernatural, Detective/mystery, North America |
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Phasmophobia is a multiplayer first-person action and survival horror game.
General information
Availability
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | Game does not contain any microtransactions. |
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 3] |
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 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud | Saves only. |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | [3][4] | ||
| 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 1.0 |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
- 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 acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| 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 vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | Wired |
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| Tracked motion controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button/gesture prompts |
| Generic/other controllers |
|---|
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[5][6]
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 |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 18 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 390 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 5700 |
| 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: 2020.3.33[1]
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2022.3.17f1[2]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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:Suicide machine on 2022-05-21
- ↑ Ascension - last accessed on 2024-01-30
- ↑ 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."