2 people found this review helpful
Not Recommended
1.1 hrs last two weeks / 38.9 hrs on record (3.9 hrs at review time)
Posted: 29 Oct, 2020 @ 9:48am
Updated: 28 Mar, 2021 @ 9:47am

Early Access Review
Positive reviews don't make much sense to me, not a terrible game but the game is incredibly overrated due to the amount of YouTubers playing the game at the moment. Have yet to have a game where the ghost actually does anything to respond to any of the players at all.

No matter the type of ghost, they all do the same stuff and you basically have the same objectives each time such as get a photo of dirty water (what the ♥♥♥♥) and witness some ghost activity. Just to get some money to do the same thing again but with an extra item this time like a thermometer.

No jump scares at all, atmosphere is a bit spooky first couple of times but after that you get used to it and the "horror" aspect of the game really fades, how can you have a horror game with no jump scares?

The only real fun I had was when I got into a modded lobby with 30 other players, 10 ghosts and around 100 spawned in dead dudes.

Maybe the game will improve over time, after all it is in early access, but till then, BIG NOPE!

EDIT: After playing the game for a few more hours, the game can be fun when you are playing with friends in a comedic sense, similar to Garry's Mod. However the core gameplay is still very slow paced with no real incentives to keep playing.
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5 Comments
Jack03 5 Nov, 2020 @ 11:38am 
@TTV/jacket_au at this point in time the developer has had 112,241 players at peak, the game costs £10.99 which in total is £1,233,528.59 in profit. Minus the 30% cut that steam takes which takes the total down to £863,470.013. I think £800,000 is more then enough, to purchase any required assets and hire additional developers to work on the game. This doesn't account for other players that have bought the game so stfu, thank you.
Uniique TwiisT 3 Nov, 2020 @ 2:26am 
Surely the developer must've earned quite a substantial amount now though, enough to buy quite a lot more assets
JacketAU 30 Oct, 2020 @ 1:54pm 
It will never receive substantial new content, unless it is bought from the asset store. The developer himself has been quoted as saying he does not want to hire any artists or anything of the sort and every single object in the game is listed here on the asset store.

https://assetstore.unity.com/lists/phasmophobia-190537
Uniique TwiisT 29 Oct, 2020 @ 2:22pm 
Not even worth doing higher difficulties 🤦‍♂️
LuBurt 29 Oct, 2020 @ 1:46pm 
3.9 hours played lol defo not played any harder difficulties, silly billy :steamsalty: