Player

The player is the main character being controlled in Phasmophobia.

Carrying items

Non-VR players can carry up to 3 pieces of equipment. VR players have a toolbelt which carries a walkie-talkie and the journal by default. In total, VR players can carry up to 4 pieces of equipment, including one in each hand and two more on the toolbelt (excluding the walkie-talkie and journal). VR players cannot open doors while holding items in both hands.

Movement

By default, the player walks at 1.6 m/s, and sprints at 3 m/s for 3 seconds with a 5-second cooldown. Sprinting and player speed can be customised via custom difficulty settings. Walking is via the WASD keys, and the shift key is used to run. VR players also have the option of a "teleport circle" (point-and-trigger) which allows for moving a short distance at a time.

Death

Main article: Death

A player dies presumably if their collision box collides with the ghost (or a "kill area"), while there is line-of-sight. Once dead, they can only pick up items that are not considered equipment, and will see the world covered in a grey fog. Dead players can sprint infinitely.

Player model

On the player, there are six points, three on the head and three on the legs, that are used to determine whether the ghost has line-of-sight with the player during a hunt. These are anchored to the player's point-of-view, and not the actual model that is visible. If the ghost can see either all three points on the head or all three points on the legs, the ghost is considered to have line-of-sight with the player.

There are currently eight player models that are available; players can switch between any of them while in a server lobby by clicking the Change button towards the bottom left of the whiteboard. Multiple players can select the same model in the same lobby. When changing the player model, it will only update once in-game.

The player collision box is shorter while crouching.

Related difficulty settings

Main article: Difficulty

• Sprinting: The ability to sprint
• Player speed (%): How quickly players move

Trivia

• If the player plays the game for the first time, their default character will be the black-haired African female one.

Gallery

A blond haired Caucasian male character wearing a bluish shirt

A brown-haired Hispanic female character wearing a dark shirt

A dark-haired Caucasian female character wearing a white shirt

A brown-haired Caucasian male character wearing a tan shirt

A black-haired Asian female character wearing a grey shirt

A brown-haired Caucasian male character wearing a brown sweater and dark shirt

A black-haired African female character wearing a dark shirt

A black-haired African male character wearing a dark sweater and white shirt

History

Early Access (Steam)
0.3.0	Increased the walking and sprint speed to 1.6 m/s and 3 m/s respectively.
	Players can now sprint for only 3 seconds at a time.
0.4.0	The player collision box now shortens when crouching.
0.6.0	Dead players can now sprint infinitely.
	Added eyelashes to the player model.