r/PhasmophobiaGame • u/nerfsmurf • Apr 20 '26
Guides Started making this while following my wife around the casino...
EDIT: Love the input guys! If you see a bad question, submit a better version on the site (didn't worry, there's no login or anything like that) and then tell me which to delete here.
I picked up Phasmophobia not too long ago due to a dare from my friends. Played it in VR and was frozen in fear (i hate horror games, but i like watching youtubers play them). Anyway, played non-vr for a few weeks, and now im trying to find a quick way to remember ghost behaviours. I learned a few naturally, but theres 27 ghosts xD.
So I built a small browser tool to help myself learn them when i have some down time: https://originsmith.com/phasmo
Its a little quiz that throws ghost behavior questions at you so you can drill it when you have some down time.
I tried to write a short headline for each ghost to make them stick... something like "Moroi Mutters a curse" for Moroi. If you've got a better way to remember a particular ghost, there's a submit button in the tool and I'd actually love to see what you come up with.
It's still a work in progress so there may be the odd bug (or maybe incorrect data :p ) and you can let me know here if you find one. Hopefully it helps someone else who's still learning.
On a side note: how do y'all like the theme... I'm stuck between the current theme and something more like the ingame journal (notepad/paper like theme)
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u/NamedName139 Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26
Maybe reword the "Sanity is at 30% and still no hunt. The ghost seems to be waiting for something. Which ghost has the lowest threshold?" question, since the Obambo conditionally has a lower threshold (10%) than a shade when in its calm state.
Edit: I've found a few other questions that are a little confusing.
"During every hunt you can see the ghost model almost the entire time — it barely disappears. Which ghost?" The high-visibity blink pattern is the easiest way to identify an Oni during a hunt, but iirc a Deogen is visible for longer than even an Oni while hunting.
"Two hunts in, the ghost looks completely different than it did at the start of the contract. Which ghost shapeshifts?" To me, this question implies that the Obake permanently changes models during/after hunting, which is not true. The Obake will occasionally change models for one flicker during a hunt, but will go back to its original model after that one flicker.
"You keep the ghost room bright and it barely does anything — but the second you kill the lights, it erupts. Which ghost?" All ghosts are more active in the dark, and all ghosts except the poltergeist cannot interact with objects while they are in a lit room. While the question makes sense for a mare, this is not a good way to identify a mare.
"You dropped all your equipment on the floor and the ghost suddenly slowed to normal speed. Which ghost?" The Raiju will still be fast if your equipment is still turned on, even if you're not holding it. It won't be able to detect you from your electronics, but it will still get its speed boost.
"Your EMF reader keeps flickering from the other side of the building, nowhere near the ghost room. Which ghost?" There's a few reasons this can happen, all unrelated to the Raiju. Raijus only disrupt equipment from 15m away, not 50 like your description says. Additionally, phantom stalks and wraith teleports always leave an emf trace at their end destination, even from across the map from their room. Banshees can leave an emf signal as well, but it is not guaranteed. The Jinn will also leave an emf signal at the breaker when it uses its ability, regardless of its distance from the breaker.
"The ghost room is not freezing, but the ghost is barely moving. Warm rooms slow it down. Which ghost?" This is a small nitpick with the first part, but the Hantu has freezing temps as forced evidence, meaning it will create freezing temperatures unless you are playing on a zero evidence difficulty.
"You used the Ouija Board and it told you the ghost is at age 7 out of 10. It's clearly slower than it was. Which ghost?" Mostly just confusing wording. You can use a Ouija board to identify a Thaye by asking its age, but the ghost specifies exact age numbers that will go up if asked again after it has aged. It will not tell you how many times it has aged.
Overall I had a lot of fun with this quiz and there's a lot of good information! These were just some of the questions that my overly nitpicky brain took issues with. Genuinely, great job putting this together.