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Phasmophobia has certainly possessed a lot of playersMaybe even literally
Maybe even literally
The ghost hunting simulation sends you into haunted houses either alone or with friends to suss out what manner of dead jerk is hanging around the place. Armed with a book of notes on the differences between Shades and Wraiths and other spooks, you and your pals wander in with flashlights and crucifixes and other tools to stay safe. The real kicker seems to be the voice recognition the game uses to allow you to holler at ghosts directly. “Yo Robert! Come write your ghostly demands in this journal, you coward!” That’s what you yell right before Robert flips all the lights off in the house, slams the doors shut, and then gobbles your noggin.
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Phasmophobiais in early access and it does show. I’ve yet to play myself, but have watched a couple friends blunder their way through the game’s suburban houses. There’s the occasional jank of not being able to pick up items, weird clipping issues, wonky animations, and other standard early access woes.
Spooky misadventures are often best with pals, meaning friends like mine are all currently busy talking their resident cowards like me into playing together. The data seems to show they’re meeting success. According to Steam data tracking sitesSteam ChartsandSteamDB, Phasmophobia has been climbing higher concurrent player peaks each day so far this month. It topped out at around 26,000 players on October 1st, climbing to over 64,000 yesterday. I suspect it may go on and top that tonight.
It certainly feels like the kind of game that’s becoming popular in spite of, if not even because of, the silly bugs. That, and people just really love hearing others scream. People like me. This was all a ruse to post some clips of people flipping out. Their muffled screams give me life. Beware of swearing, as that’s what folks tend to do when they’re scared.
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If you want more—because I do—here’sa brave soul playing in VR, which I simply will never do, and a ghost hunter who got a warningjust a little too late.
Phasmophobia is in early accesson Steamfor £11/$14.
