Halloween has always been an important time for Phasmophobia. Though the paranormal horror game first hit early access in September 2020, it really hit its stride a month later, with countless Twitch streamers playing the game for Halloween. Phasmophobia's innovative multiplayer mechanics and premise made it the ideal experience for those streaming to an audience, and it quickly became an overnight social media sensation.
For the last four years, developer Kinetic Games has continued to work with the community to expand and improve Phasmophobia. While the game isn't quite ready for its full release just yet, it has just hit another major milestone, having launched on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation VR2. There's no better way to celebrate this momentous occasion than with a big in-game event, and Phasmophobia's 2024 Halloween event should keep fans busy this spooky season.
Phasmophobia Wants You to Feel as Helpless as Possible Against Its Ghosts
Phasmophobia was intentionally designed to ensure its players never have a fighting chance against ghosts, making them feel as helpless as possible.
Phasmophobia's Crimson Eye Event Explained
Available now on all platforms, Phasmophobia's 2024 Halloween event sees the return of last year's Blood Moon. This Blood Moon has introduced some new weather effects to the game, turning the skies of several maps blood-red. This limited-time event will run until November 13, giving players just a few weeks to nab some deliciously spooky exclusive rewards.
During Phasmophobia's Crimson Eye event, players will be asked to complete three objectives across the event's four altered maps: Point Hope, Grafton Farmhouse, Edgefield Road, and Willow Street. Players will need to identify the map's ghosts correctly, complete the optional objectives, and photograph any Blood Moon totems they find strewn across the map. Once photographed correctly, these totems will disappear.
Once all objectives have been completed, players need to interact with the Blood Altar located in Phasmophobia's lobby area. As the community continues to complete these objectives and bank their Blood Points, the game will reward everyone with some exclusive cosmetics. Completing the first stage of the event's community goals will reward everyone with a Blood Moon ID Card. Completing the second stage will grant them an Upgraded ID Card. Completing the final stage will present them with a Blood Moon Trophy and a permanent unlock for the Blood Moon weather effect.
However, completing these objectives might be easier said than done. Phasmophobia's Crimson Eye event will increase enemy aggression and power, resulting in a more difficult experience for budding ghost hunters. Thankfully, players completing these more difficult matches will be given an extra 10% bonus for their post-match rewards. Players will also be able to keep track of the community's progress via Phasmophobia's new Event Board, which can be found between the truck and the interior door of the Warehouse.
Everything Else Included in Phasmophobia's Halloween Update
While Phasmophobia's Crimson Eye event is the biggest element of the game's 2024 Halloween update, there have been several other additions, tweaks, and fixes that have also come with update 0.11.0. The latest Phasmophobia update includes the following additions and changes:
- Cross-play between PC and console players can now be used
- An Event Board has been added
- Improved environmental physics
- Latin American Spanish language support
- Option to invite friends directly via Steam friend list
- Improved optimization across the board, resulting in more consistent FPS
- A ton of fixes, including improved localization support, ghost animation fixes, controller input fixes, and investigation board tweaks
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 76 /100 Critics Rec: 62%
- Released
- October 29, 2024
- ESRB
- T For Teen // Blood, Use of Drugs, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Kinetic Games
- Publisher(s)
- Kinetic Games
WHERE TO PLAY
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.
Equipment: Use well-known ghost-hunting equipment such as EMF Readers, Spirit Boxes, Thermometers, and Night Vision Cameras to find clues and gather as much paranormal evidence as you can. Find Cursed Possessions that grant information or abilities in exchange for your sanity.
Full Voice Recognition: The Ghosts are listening! Use your actual voice to interact with the Ghosts through Ouija Boards and EVP Sessions using a Spirit Box.
Locations: Choose from over 10 different haunted locations, each with unique twists, hiding spots, and layouts.
Game Modes: With 5 default difficulties and hand crafted weekly challenges, there are plenty of ways to test your skills.
Teamwork: Dive in head first, get your hands dirty searching for evidence while fighting for your life. If you're not feeling up to the task, play it safe and support your team from the truck by monitoring the investigation with CCTV and motion sensors.
Custom Difficulty: Create your own games to tailor the difficulty to your or your group's needs, with proportional rewards and come up with crazy game modes of your own!
Co-operate: Play alongside your friends with up to 4 players in this co-op horror where teamwork is key to your success.
Play together: Phasmophobia supports all players together, play with your friends with any combination of input types.
- Engine
- Unity
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Number of Players
- 4
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Verified
- Early Access Release
- September 18, 2020
- PC Release Date
- September 18, 2020
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- October 29, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- October 29, 2024
- PSVR2 Release Date
- October 29, 2024
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Genre(s)
- Survival Horror, Puzzle
- How Long To Beat
- 36.5 hours (solo) / 28 hours (co-op) / 33 hours (vs.)
- How Long To Beat (Completionist Runs)
- T For Teen // Blood, Use of Drugs, Violence
- Supported VR Headsets
- PlayStation VR 2 Headset
