{"id":263007,"date":"2026-02-01T21:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/263007\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T21:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:35:09","slug":"kinetic-games-reveals-2026-roadmap-for-phasmophobia-leading-to-its-eventual-full-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/263007\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinetic Games Reveals 2026 Roadmap for ‘Phasmophobia’, Leading to Its Eventual Full Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kinetic Games and Phasmophobia finished 2025 strong with the launch of the Nell\u2019s Diner DLC<\/a> and the Switch 2 release announcement<\/a>, and have hit the ground running this year with a new roadmap<\/a> to that elusive 1.0 launch. Calling 2026 \u201cthe biggest for Phasmophobia yet,\u201d the team laid out the plan for exiting Early Access after 6+ years of development.<\/p>\n

Aside from the obvious, Kinetic Games is planning other major updates for the game. That includes a Player Character update, an update to bring Phasmophobia to Unity 6, a netcode update, and with the eventual 1.0 launch, a \u201chorror rework\u201d, lore update and more.\u00a0Apart from delving into a few of the details for the Player Character update back in December<\/a>, Kinetic Games is keeping things under wraps for now until the updates are closer to launch.<\/p>\n

Fans were treated to revamped maps last year, and this year will continue that trend. The first of these, 6 Tanglewood Drive will \u201claunch soon,\u201d while 13 Willow Street will arrive later in the year. As with the previous reworks, the maps will receive updated visuals, slight but important gameplay\/layout changes as well as a host of new assets, interactions and more. The team also teased that an entirely new map will be added to Phasmophobia later this year.<\/p>\n

And of course, there as the events. Past annual events with Cursed Hollow, Crimson Eye and Winter\u2019s Jest will all return at similar times throughout the year, but the devteam will also be adding a new limited-time event. Once again, Kinetic Games is keeping things close to the chest for now, but do say that the event will be \u201cworth the wait.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can grab Phasmophobia for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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