Celebrate one year of being habitually terrified with Phasmophobia's Anniversary Update Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Celebrate one year of being habitually terrified with Phasmophobia's Anniversary Update "Phasmophobia is one of the highest-rated games on Steam which is incredible and something I never imagined happening." News by Vikki Blake Contributor Updated on 19 Sep 2021 7 comments Phasmophobia developer Kinetic Games has pushed out a new update to celebrate the ghost investigation game's first anniversary. The Anniversary Update - I see what you did with the name there - is out now and introduces a handful of tweaks and improvements, including a journal "overhaul" that permits you to cross off evidence, change your settings, and generally make it "easier to use and navigate". You can also play offline singleplayer without forcing you to connect to the server, and will no longer get a pity payment of $10 when you fail a contract; now you'll "get the insurance depending on the chosen difficulty". My favourite change might be that failing will also reveal what kind of ghost was terrorising you now, too. Our one year anniversary update is now out!I would just like to thank everyone for their amazing support over the past year. It has been an incredible time!You can read the full patch notes here: https://t.co/CFpUQyo1rK#Phasmophobia- Phasmophobia (@KineticGame) September 18, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings A couple of hotfixes have been released on top of that too, chiefly to do with bugs and missing fonts and characters. There have also been some changes in VR too, so solo VR players will now get a photo reward, and the VR mute button has been changed to the pause button for all controllers. "It has been an amazing year for Kinetic Games and Phasmophobia and I would like to thank everyone for their amazing support," says a brief statement on the website. "Today, Phasmophobia is one of the highest-rated games on Steam which is incredible and something I never imagined happening. It doesn't stop there either, we have many great updates planned for the future including this Halloween!" To celebrate the anniversary, we have put together an anniversary update where you can party in the main menu area as well as some other additions and changes which you can read below. The co-op ghost-hunting game is created by 25-year-old UK indie developer 'Dknighter', who recently took to Phasmophobia's Steam page to announce the planned expansion of studio Kinetic Games. Its most recent update, Exposition - which launched a couple of weeks back - features "new and improved" equipment, which includes the DOTS projector, and two additional ghosts, "the newly discovered Myling and Goryo". Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store