Phasmophobia Gets Spookier: New Update Adds Ghostly Home Movies!
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
Phasmophobia's latest update adds new video evidence types, letting players capture ghostly shenanigans like crucifix burnings and Obake shapeshifting on tape! Kinetic Games also tweaked rewards and squashed bugs, keeping the Early Access title fresh and spooky.
Right, ghost hunters, gather 'round! Looks like Kinetic Games has dropped a fresh update for *Phasmophobia*, and it's all about capturing those paranormal moments on video. I'm talking about actual ghost home movies, mate! (Original story came out on Game Rant, for any fact-checkers out there.)
Remember that Chronicle update from last month? That’s what unlocked the video recorder in the first place, letting us all become amateur paranormal documentarians. Well, this July 2025 update (originally reported by Daniel Morris at Game Rant) adds *three* new types of video evidence. Imagine: the ghost turning a Crucifix in Sunny Meadows, a Crucifix spontaneously combusting in the chapel (bit dramatic, even for ghosts, innit?), and… wait for it… an Obake *shapeshifting*. Blimey!
I've been messing around with the sound recorder, too. The new update adds audio and visual cues for successful sound recordings. Tier 1 gets a flashing light, while Tiers 2 and 3 get a light *and* a sound. It's like they're trying to make it easier for us to prove these specters exist. (Or maybe it’s just to stop us complaining on the forums. You decide.)
Of course, no update is complete without some good old-fashioned bug fixes. They've apparently squashed a load of keybinding issues and toned down that pesky chromatic aberration in the warehouse (thank goodness, my eyes were starting to hurt). Plus, they’ve tweaked media rewards to make those trickier recordings feel more valuable. Finally, getting video of Freezing Temperatures or Ghost Writing will actually be worth the effort, rewarding $10 instead of $5! Hunting ghost sounds now get you $20 instead of $15. Even finding a dead body is worth less now: $5 instead of $10, so maybe leave them alone...?
Here's the kicker: *Phasmophobia* is *still* in Early Access. Bonkers, right? The Steam page initially aimed for a full release in late 2024, but clearly, that deadline has vanished like a ghost in the wind. But, let's be fair dinkum, Kinetic Games has been consistently updating the game, so who's complaining? It’s already a scream to play, so the promise of more improvements before that elusive 1.0 launch is, well, exciting.
They’ve also adjusted the number of media deletions you get depending on the difficulty. Amateur gets 5, Intermediate gets 4, and Professional only gets 3. Choose wisely, my friends. Choose wisely.
What's next on the horizon? According to *Phasmophobia's* 2025 roadmap, the Player Character Overhaul is up next, plus a rework of Grafton Farmhouse and a brand-new small map. Sounds like Kinetic Games is keeping busy, even if they are running on "ghost time".
Right, time to grab the video recorder and see if I can catch a poltergeist breakdancing. Wish me luck!
Tags: Phasmophobia, horror games, updates, ghost hunting, indie games
Original article: Game Rant