If you encounter unexpected behaviour while playing Phasmophobia, it may be due to a known bug or an intended feature. Below is a list of currently known issues and non-bug behaviours so you can identify which should be reported and which are functioning as designed.
1. Known Issues
Ghost
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Obake shapeshift can be difficult to record.
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Air ball ghost event cannot be both photographed and recorded on video.
Equipment
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If two players grab the same item, hands may disappear, items may become unusable, or duplicate.
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Hands can disappear when grabbing or replacing equipment.
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Lights may turn off after Crucifix hunt prevention.
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Dropping equipment while sprinting may stop sprinting.
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If a Video Camera on a tripod is picked up by another player after being dropped, it must be dropped again to record.
Map
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Maps may disappear or fail to render correctly through doorways.
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Prison computer monitors remain on when the breaker is off.
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Bones may spawn in unreachable locations (rare).
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Small items may fall through walls or floors in Point Hope.
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Lamps in the master bedroom may leak light through floors/ceilings in Point Hope.
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Deogen pathing at high speeds is not smooth in Point Hope.
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Mirrors may not update reflections.
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Setup timer does not display countdown animation for Amateur/Intermediate difficulty on High School map.
Cursed Objects
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Rapidly lighting candles on a summoning circle can bypass candle blow-out at 0 sanity.
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Ghost does not always spawn in the summoning circle.
Gameplay and Misc.
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“Most Played Map” stat may show the wrong map. (Note: Will only work correctly for new maps played after the fix; in multiplayer, non-hosts may still see incorrect results.)
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Dead body may be visible in death room.
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Gamepad navigation in the shop may not work correctly.
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Some sounds may not play when starting a game offline.
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Reopening the debriefing menu after closing it adds +1 to incorrect ghost stat.
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Certain sounds may not play when playing without an internet connection.
2. Not Bugs – Intended Behaviour
The following issues are intentional game mechanics and do not need to be reported:
🚫 Selection or “missing” items in Weekly Challenge Mode — Loadouts are pre-set by design.
🚫 Twins spawning on top of a Crucifix — The ghost checks its physical location before teleporting for a hunt.
🚫 Ghost photo objective stays complete after deleting ghost photo — This is intended.
🚫 Eye adaptation will not work without a graphics card.
🚫 Seeing cold breath with a non-freezing ghost.
🚫 Goryo changing rooms after Monkey Paw wish is used.
🚫 Summoning circle candles blowing out when lighting at 0 sanity.
🚫 Equipment errors due to unassigned key binds — Check your key binds before reporting.
🚫 Crucifix use from the truck — On Edgefield and Woodwind, ghosts can trigger Crucifix use within range even if you are in the truck.
🚫 Disturbed salt pile no longer photographable — This is by design.
If you’re experiencing an issue not listed here, feel free to reach out on our Official Phasmophobia discord server in the Bug Reports channel to ensure that it gets looked into. When making your report, please make sure to provide as much detail as you can, including videos or screen shots if available.