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Phasmophobia might be getting a prison level in a later update

Phasmophobia has been a pretty great title in the series of games catching people’s attention recently. A co-op game in which you and up to three other players investigate locations to discover ghostly activity, the game has captured the attention of many players looking to enjoy another co-op adventure together, while also offering a rather enjoyable horror experience as you come up against the various spectral denizens. There’s no lack of desire for new content in the game, and it looks like developer Kinetic Games is putting its attention towards a prison-style map next.

Kinetic Games teased the upcoming possibility of a new prison level in Phasmophobia from the game’s twitter on November 11, 2020. We didn’t really get a look at the level or any concept of what it might look like; just a Trello task that shows it’s in the Kinetic Games team’s workload (a pretty funny way of revealing what they’re up to if you ask us). This also comes on top of a recent update to the game that now allows players killed by the ghost to fiddle with objects in the environment, which should be fun if you want to spook your friends.

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One of the most appealing factors of Phasmophobia has been the fact that you can play the game in both standard and VR modes, and players of both styles aren’t corralled away from each other. Getting face to face with a spectral apparition is a terrifying experience, and a great time if you’re looking for a good horror VR game that isn’t just Five Nights at Freddy’s characters getting up in your face to jumpscare you. And that’s what put this game firmly on our list of best VR titles of 2020.

With that in mind, it also looks like we have plenty to look forward to in Phasmophobia. As we await more details on the prison level and further updates, stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

Phasmophobia is getting a prison level, which we think may be haunted

It seems everyone loves getting their wits spooked out of them in Phasmophobia, the game about searching for ghosts in abandoned places and then screaming when you find them. It seems as though there's a new location in the works, as developer Kinetic Games has revealed that it's working on a prison level.

As spotted by Game Informer, Kinetic Games today tweeted a screengrab of Phasmophobia's Trello board, which tracks the game's progress through Early Access and provides a roadmap of sorts. The image shows a new entry in the 'In Progress' column, which reads: 'Make a Prison level.' We've analysed the image and we believe this means that the developers are making a prison level for Phasmophobia.

From what we've heard, prison seems like a pretty scary place to be under ideal circumstances, so a prison crawling with poltergeists sounds downright terrifying. What kinds of ghosts haunt a prison? They have to be the worst ghosts, right? It's a troubling theme, though - why would a ghost stick around in a prison anyway? Wouldn't you want to go, I don't know, haunt the bus station nearby instead? Maybe a cool old hotel?

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Phasmophobia continues to dominate Steam's top sellers list

Halloween may be done and dusted, but it looks like players aren't yet ready to get off this spooky ride anytime soon. Phasmophobia, the co-op ghostbusting game, has topped Steam's global weekly top sellers list for the fourth consecutive week.

Following its launch back in September, Phasmophobia attracted the attention of players in the run-up to Halloween. The game almost instantly became a smash hit on Twitch, peaking at over 100,000 viewers within its first two weeks according to TwitchTracker. Though viewership on the streaming platform has petered off since then, Phasmophobia continues to beat out heavy hitters like Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, and Destiny 2: Beyond Light on Steam.

Whether the ghastly game can retain its top spot for a fifth week in a row remains to be seen. There are a number of big upcoming PC games arriving on Steam this week, but Phasmophobia's comparatively low price could well see it continue to stay a tempting choice for some time. Similarly to Innersloth's Among Us, Phasmophobia is easy to hop into for beginners while offering plenty of content for returning players.

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