Phasmophobia
Games review
As of Jul 20, 2026, Phasmophobia is rated 94% positive on Steam (834,386 reviews), and 76/100 on Metacritic (10 critic reviews). Each source is shown in its own units, never blended into one score.
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Is Phasmophobia worth it in 2026?
Phasmophobia's 94% positive rating from over 834,000 Steam reviews reflects what this game was; the current complaint pattern reflects what it is now. The core co-op ghost-hunting concept is genuinely strong and the atmosphere is scary, but a character customisation update has left the game in a systemically broken state, widespread bugs and shattered animations dominate recent feedback across the sampled reviews, with multiple players explicitly withdrawing recommendations they would have given years ago. Six years of Early Access, slow development, broken roadmap promises, and unwanted map reworks have eroded that goodwill hard, and the gap between the 94% Steam score and the 76 Metacritic critic score likely reflects reputation built on an older, more functional build rather than the current one.
Groups of four friends who want a genuinely atmospheric co-op horror experience and understand they are buying a broken current build on the strength of a concept that has not yet been restored, solo players and those without a reliable friend group will find the experience notably weaker even if
The game has been in Early Access for nearly six years and its most recent major update introduced widespread, systemic bugs and broken animations that prompted reviewers to actively reverse prior recommendations; monthly updates have not resolved these issues, and a history of broken roadmap
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Pros
- fun with friends6
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- Good game almost every month getting update and doing these updates by listening their comunity thats not hard but some developers as we know doesnt do that so 10/10
- This game is SO MUCH FUN. But, in my opinion, it is DEFINITELY a co-op game. Playing solo is alright, and playing with random people is pretty meh. But, if you can get your friends...
- This game is full of bugs and half of the time doesn't work, BUT if you are gonna play with friends (The more scared they are, the better is) you are gonna have a lot of fun.
Cons
- widespread bugs and glitches10
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- im at a loss for words how awful the sorry state of this game is in right now. Ever since the character customisation update rolled out it has been embarrassingly buggy and janky....
- the game was pretty peak and then they forgot how to add anything of substance to it for like 3 years and then they added 500 bugs and now it just sucks (also kinetic mistreats the...
- I cannot believe that this game is still getting recent positive reviews. Are you not paying attention to any of the bugs happening? - After every update of the game, my brightne...
- broken animations update6
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- im at a loss for words how awful the sorry state of this game is in right now. Ever since the character customisation update rolled out it has been embarrassingly buggy and janky....
- Yeah, so. I don't know who was responsible for the latest update, but this ♥♥♥♥ needs to be reverted back. The new animations are COMICAL to say the least and the game feels like a...
- I used to love this game but after the character/animations update it sucks major ass
- broken promises and roadmaps6
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- If you had asked me several years ago if I recommend this game, I would have cautiously said yes. But after nearly 6 years of Early Access, it's honestly embarrassing what this gam...
- Game got stuck in a development loop and with the most awaited for features at this point being removed from the roadmap it pretty clearly points to the direction this game has gon...
- Not Recommended I've spent a good amount of time with Phasmophobia, and while the core concept is still excellent, I can't recommend it in its current state. This review isn't mea...
- poor quality assurance5
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- the game was pretty peak and then they forgot how to add anything of substance to it for like 3 years and then they added 500 bugs and now it just sucks (also kinetic mistreats the...
- 47 employees and it still develops at the speed and quality of 3 guys in the back shed. No QA, no art direction, half the game is still unity assets, and no social media management...
- What was once a fantastic game has been reduced to a buggy mess. While the map reworks have been great in my opinion, the animations are godawful and despite having over 20 people...
- slow development pace5
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- the game was pretty peak and then they forgot how to add anything of substance to it for like 3 years and then they added 500 bugs and now it just sucks (also kinetic mistreats the...
- 47 employees and it still develops at the speed and quality of 3 guys in the back shed. No QA, no art direction, half the game is still unity assets, and no social media management...
- Not Recommended I've spent a good amount of time with Phasmophobia, and while the core concept is still excellent, I can't recommend it in its current state. This review isn't mea...
- unwanted map reworks4
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- im at a loss for words how awful the sorry state of this game is in right now. Ever since the character customisation update rolled out it has been embarrassingly buggy and janky....
- Loved this game. Countless nights of dropping into Phasmo. Had some amazing times. Great game at its core. But the devs spend most of their time 'reworking' and replacing all the m...
- Maybe rework things that needs to be reworked instead of reworking maps that people frequently play on? Highschool you can't even see even with flashlights, the whole map is repeti...
Themes and quotes are drawn from 40 sampled reviews with text; the scores above reflect all 834.4K ratings. Counts are how many of the sampled reviews mention each point.