Phasmophobia dev says there are ‘plans for 1.0’ and would not rule out a sequel: ‘It could be a enjoyable problem to see if we may do one other one’

Phasmophobia is a kind of video games that reveals early entry at its greatest. It first launched in September 2020 and had the core ghost-hunting expertise nailed from the beginning, nevertheless it additionally felt a bit like a proof-of-concept: There weren’t too many maps, the environments leaned closely on asset packs and shortly felt a bit samey, and there have been all kinds of tough edges.

The sport’s success allowed solo developer Kinetic Games to give attention to enhancing all of those points and start constructing a crew to take action. The 5 years since have seen Phasmophobia obtain common updates, each giant and small, which has progressively remodeled the look and improved practically each ingredient whereas protecting the center of what makes it particular: having the bejesus scared out of you with mates.

The latest update has revamped the Grafton Farmhouse map, and Phasmophobia art director Corey J. Dixon sat down with IGN to debate the sport’s journey right here and what lies sooner or later. Towards the top of the chat Phasmophobia’s early entry standing is addressed, with Dixon mainly saying a ultimate launch is on the horizon, although avoiding any particular timeframe.

“We definitely have plans for 1.0, probably in-line with our Horror 2.0 update is where we feel the game is feature-complete,” says Dixon. “It doesn’t mean we’ll stop working on it—we still want map reworks and new maps and stuff in the future, so there’ll be more stuff for the game. But I think once the Horror 2.0 update has been redone, which is the next thing we work on after the player update, the game will feel finished. Once that’s in, I think it will be in a good spot.”

The Horror 2.0 replace is scheduled for subsequent 12 months, however Dixon says “we haven’t set a date or an update that’s like: we’re done. I think we’ll just know: there’ll be that company-wide feeling that this project is done now, we’ve made it the best it can be, which is what [creator Dan Knight] wanted Day One. I think we’ll know when we hit that milestone—I don’t think we can plan for that.”

Dixon is stuffed with reward for Phasmophobia’s group, which has knowledgeable numerous modifications made over time, and in some circumstances has even advised concepts which have ended up integrated into the expertise. Some requests, nevertheless, would merely want a unique sport: rising the utmost variety of gamers above 4, for instance. That’s the sort of factor that would want a sequel.

“I wouldn’t write it off,” says Dixon. “It would be a fun challenge to see if we could do another one. There are a lot of things that I know we would change as a company if we went into Phasmophobia fresh. There’s definitely things we would all probably say, ‘Oh, let’s not do that!’ Or ‘that would be awesome. We should do that instead.’ So, yeah, you never know. It’s definitely not off the cards.”