Phasmophobia — Latest Updates & Patch Notes
Phasmophobia is currently the #54 most-played game on Steam, with a 24-hour peak of 20K concurrent players — ▲ climbing (was #69 last week).
Last official update Jul 21, 2026 (yesterday) · 12 updates in the last 90 days · 12 tracked here.
- Steam rank
- #54 ▲
- Peak (24h)
- 20K
- Genre
- Action, Indie, Early Access
- Developer
- Kinetic Games
- Released
- Sep 18, 2020
- Price
- $13.99
- Steam reviews
- 680K
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Latest updates & patch notes
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News
Phasmophobia v0.18.0.0 - 13 Willow Street Rework & Quality of Life #1
Welcome back, Ghost Hunters. Today we have released Phasmophobia v0.18.0.0, our latest update that brings our reworked 13 Willow Street map as well as our first Quality of Life update for 2026. Patch notes can be found below. New13 Willow Street Rework: The map has received a…
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News
Phasmophobia Quality of Life Preview #2
Welcome back, Ghost Hunters. Following on from our recent preview of the Quality of Life update launching on July 21st, we wanted to share some further details including the newer features - including another look at the reworked 13 Willow Street. The NewAs part of the Quality…
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Phasmophobia Quality of Life Update Preview
Welcome back, Ghost Hunters. Today we’re going to give you more detail on the upcoming Quality of Life update launching alongside the 13 Willow Street rework on July 21st, 2026. As mentioned in our recent blogpost, the Quality of Life update itself has been split into two due to…
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Phasmophobia 2026 and Beyond
Welcome back, Ghost Hunters. Over the last month and a half, we’ve been reading the discussions about Phasmophobia across so many different channels and taking note of the biggest issues, points of concern, questions and more. We are sorry it’s taken a while to respond, but we…
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Phasmophobia - Hotfix v0.17.1.5
Welcome back, Ghost Hunters. Today we have released a hotfix for Phasmophobia, addressing two issues raised by the community this week. The update is now available across all platforms. Patch notes: Fixed an issue that caused players to become softlocked when using the Spirit…
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Phasmophobia v0.17.1.4 - Patch Notes
Welcome back, Ghost Hunters. Today we have released our latest update for Phasmophobia, addressing several known issues in the game. We are aware of the current ongoing issues in-game and are currently implementing fixes and improvements in future updates for Phasmophobia. We’ll…
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Phasmophobia - Double XP & Rewards
Ghost Hunters, Between May 22nd, 2026 and May 25th, 2026 you will receive double XP and rewards for any contracts you complete in Phasmophobia. We hope you enjoy.
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Phasmophobia - Hotfix v0.17.1.3
Welcome back, Ghost Hunters. Today we have released an additional hotfix for Phasmophobia that is available now for all platforms. FixesFixed an issue that was causing a crash for players loading in to event maps.
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News
Phasmophobia by Alan Wake - Twitch Drop
Be a part of the story with The Seer ID Card & Badge. Our Phasmophobia by Alan Wake Twitch Drop will be available from 12PM BST May 19th - 12PM BST May 26th. Earn the Animated variant via Kinetic Games Partner streams, and the Standard via any Phasmophobia streams during the…
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Phasmophobia - Hotfix v0.17.1.2
Welcome back, Ghost Hunters. Today we have released an additional hotfix for Phasmophobia that is available now for all platforms. Patch notes: FixesFixed an issue that was causing a crash across all platforms.
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Phasmophobia - Hotfix v0.17.1.1
Welcome back, Ghost Hunters. Today we have released a small hotfix for Phasmophobia, addressing feedback from the community following our latest update. Patch notes can be found below. FixesFixed an issue that caused held equipment/items to visually stutter when moving. Fixed…
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'We want to start today by apologising': Phasmophobia is fixing issues with its Player Character update after a slew of complaints
Phasmophobia's latest update, which was pushed out prior to the Alan Wake collab that starts today, has not been received well by fans. So much so that the devs have issued an apology to players alongside a promise to fix the issues this update brought... Read more.
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About Phasmophobia
Phasmophobia is a 4-player, online co-op, psychological horror game. You and your team of paranormal investigators will enter haunted locations filled with paranormal activity and try to gather as much evidence as you can. Use your ghost-hunting equipment to find and record evidence to sell on to a ghost removal team. Immersive Experience: Realistic graphics and sounds as well as a minimal user interface ensure a totally immersive experience that will keep you on your toes. Unique Ghosts: Identify over 20 different ghost types, each with unique traits, personalities, and abilities to make each investigation feel different from the last…
Game details
- System requirements (minimum)
- Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64Bit Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 390 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 21 GB available space VR Support: OpenXR Additional Notes: Minimum Specs are for VR, lower specs may work for Non-VR.
- Languages
- English * , Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, German, French, Italian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian…
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Official site
- kineticgames.co.uk/
Frequently asked questions
- Is Phasmophobia free to play?
- Phasmophobia is a paid game ($13.99) on Steam.
- What is the latest Phasmophobia update?
- The most recent official update is "Phasmophobia v0.18.0.0 - 13 Willow Street Rework & Quality of Life #1" (Jul 21, 2026), categorized as News. Welcome back, Ghost Hunters. Today we have released Phasmophobia v0.18.0.0, our latest update that brings our reworked 13 Willow Street map as well as our first Quality of Life update for 2026. Patch notes can be found below. New13 Willow Street Rework: The map has received a…
- How many people play Phasmophobia?
- Phasmophobia peaked at 20K concurrent players in the last 24 hours, ranking #54 on Steam's most-played chart (it was #69 the previous week).
- When was Phasmophobia released?
- Phasmophobia was released on Sep 18, 2020 by Kinetic Games.
- What kind of game is Phasmophobia?
- Phasmophobia is a Action, Indie, Early Access game, featuring single-player, multi-player, co-op.
Live player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Jul 22, 2026). Excerpts are from official announcements; follow the source links for full notes. Phasmophobia and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.