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‘Phasmophobia’ Apocalypse Update Is Now Live, Adding New Locations, New Custom Difficulty and More
Three weeks after revealing their revamped roadmap for Phasmophobia, developer Kinetic Games has hit the switch on the game’s new Apocalypse Update. The v0.7.0.0 update includes a whack of changes, including a new difficulty setting, new locations, adjusted ghost types and more.
The custom difficulty option now allows players to tweak their game settings to essentially create their own challenges. Things like setting whether you lose items upon death, tweaking ghost behaviour and editing contract stipulations are all here. Each custom option is tied to a reward multiplier, so you can still earn money and XP from your Custom games.
The revamped Sunny Meadows Mental Institution map is finally here, as well as a RESTRICTED version that allows you to vote to play in a smaller section of the map. There’s also a small version of Maple Lodge Campsite called Camp Woodwind that features a brand new layout and fewer rooms.
Ghosts have also been tweaked in various areas, as well as having their ability to throw items adjusted to make it “impactful, noticeable, and more exciting each time”.
Phasmophobia‘s update also kicks off what Kinetic Games has deemed the Apocalypse Challenge v2. The event will begin later this week, and involves players earning three unique trophies for their collectible cabinet. Simply complete all 4 objectives and get a ghost photo in Sunny Meadows Mental Institution with the set custom difficulty multipliers.
Click here to see the entire list of additions/changes in the update.
We’ll have to wait longer for Frictional Games’ ONTOS. The Amnesia series developers have announced that the mystery thriller is being pushed to a 2027 release after previously being announced for release this year.
According to the post on X, the reasoning for the delay was due to ONTOS being the team’s “most ambitious game to date, both in terms of size and scale, and in the depth and layers of our story and gameplay.” As a result, the game is being pushed to the nebulous 2027 release date. The team will be sharing more updates about the game, including its world and characters, “soon”.
In ONTOS, players will become Aditi Amani, a resourceful engineer, as she explores the repurposed moon hotel Samsara in search of the truth around her estranged father. Samsara is a vast labyrinth built atop the ruins of a failed mining colony, and players will explore this open, interconnected environment in their quest for the truth. Every corner of Samsara tells a story, and every story has something hiding beneath the surface, waiting to be found…
Players will scavenge for helpful items, manipulate intricate machinery and face intense tests of morality as they encounter horrific Experiments throughout Samsara. There is no ‘one solution’ to the obstacles players will encounter in ONTOS. Players will need to use their wits and ingenuity to reach the narrative’s mysterious conclusions and face the consequences of their choices.
ONTOS is currently being developed for release on PC via Steam and GOG, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series.