I returned to Phasmophobia while everyone else was playing Arc Raiders or BF6, and the horror hit has never been better

I write about videogames for a living, and even I can't find the time to play half of what I'd like to, doubly so when it comes to the world of live-service. I often have to leave the games I love by the wayside, and despite enjoying the time I spent with Phasmophobia in late 2020, the following five years came and went without me launching the terrifying, ghost-hunting horror game even once.

I'm a huge horror fan. From linear single-player games like Silent Hill and Crow Country to asynchronous multiplayer games like Dead by Daylight and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, you can be sure I've at least tried it, even if I haven't stuck it out. Naturally, when Phasmophobia was all over Twitch back in 2020, I had to pick it up.

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