Phasmophobia has done a stellar job of scaring us, so we are excited to see what's next in the terrifying ghosthunting world. Check out the current Phasmophobia roadmap and all planned updates to see what's incoming.
Future Roadmap for Phasmophobia
Kinectic Games has released a new future roadmap for Phasmophobia of what they plan to hit in 2023 and 2024. They've had many great major updates during 2023, but I'm most excited for the Horror update that is coming in the future.
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Phasmophobia Progression 3 Update
The Progression update has been split into a few smaller parts in 2023. The first part turned into a separate update called the URP upgrade, while the second part became the Ascension update. Here is what is expected to come with the third part of Progression.
- New player models
- Player animations
- CCTV overhaul
- Player customization
Phasmophobia 2.0 Horror Update
Once the Progression update is fully completed, Kinetic Games will be focusing on the horror element of Phasmophobia. They will redo all ghost models, adding new sounds, effects, and more important interactions to focus on players feeling the utmost horror. Here is what Kinectic Games have planned:
- New Ghost Events
- Hallucinations
- Ghost Events Overhaul
- New Interactions
- New Equipment
- And more.
All Updates in Phasmophobia So Far
Phasmophobia 0.7 Apocalypse Update
The Apocolypse update came out on September 27. The update added a new main menu board and other additions like custom options players can select, such as how much evidence ghosts give during matches. The full list can be found below.
- New Features
- Custom Difficulty - A fully customizable difficulty that can change the player and Ghost stats as well as the details of the Contract for each investigation.
- New Main Menu
- New Lobby Room
- New Shop
- Equipment Loadouts
- Ghost Changes/Adjustments
- ID Cards
- Collectibles
- Report System
- New Fuse Box
- Player Stats
- New Interactables
- New Sounds
- New Maps
- Sunny Meadows - A mental institution expected to work similarly to the Asylum map.
- Sunny Meadows Restricted - A division of the Sunny Meadows map cut up into five small maps.
- Camp Woodwind - A small variation of the Campsite map.
Previously planned maps of the Mansion and the Apartment Building have not yet been included in any new update, nor is it known if they will be in the future.
Phasmophobia 0.8 Tempest Update
The Tempest update is a major Phasmophobia update that brought in small features, improvements, and options. It focused on various aspects, including new weather effects, lighting, and more. There was a complete overhaul of these areas in this update.
- Updates
- Reward changes
- Investigation bonuses
- Update to certain ghost types
- New
- Recreated weather effects
- Graphics
- Text option for voice recognition
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Phasmophobia 0.9 Ascension Update
Ascension is a major update in Phasmophobia that brought in a change in the leveling system with a wipe of all player progression at that moment. Here's everything that was added.
- Leveling system
- New rates of progression.
- New unlocks.
- New prestige system.
- Legacy badge.
- Equipment upgrades
- All equipment will have three tiers.
- The equipment count increased from 22 to 60.
- Most equipment is upgradeable, adding new gameplay features and visuals.
- Most of the equipment is being rebalanced.
- Some equipment has become consumable (similar to sanity pills).
- Rewards Rework
- No one should risk their life for $10
- Rewards have been increased drastically.
- Any experience earned gives you the same amount in dollars.
- Rewards for collecting the bone will no longer be affected by the reward multiplier.
- Updates
- Shop update
- Reward changes
- Training
Truck Overhaul in Phasmophobia
Phasmophobia's Truck overhaul was released on June 10, 2022. The Truck overhaul focuses on adding new ghost types, improving voice recognition, and improving the truck in many forms.
Known Bugs in Phasmophobia
These are all the known bugs that will be fixed.
- Can't connect to servers if you are on a US University internet (VPN is the only fix)
- Microphone audio input volume is being forced to 100% when Phasmophobia is focused.
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Hristina is a full-time Staff Writer at Pro Game Guides. She is an avid fan of horror video games, but she can barely handle live-action horror. She could replay Outlast, the Last of Us and Until Dawn a million times. Since getting her first PC 21 years ago to play Tarzan, her favorite way to play video games has been with friends. When she’s not gaming, you can find her creating cosplays of her beloved characters (so many), or relaxing with embroidery.