Welcome back Ghost Hunters, we’ve got an update for you!
Today marks the release of CHRONICLE, one of the biggest Phasmophobia updates to date. This major overhaul redefines how media is captured, progresses your investigations, and immerses you deeper into ghost hunting.
🟢 Now Live On:
Steam 🖥️ | PlayStation 5 🎮 | PlayStation VR2 🥽 | Xbox Series X|S 🎮
Have feedback or experiencing issues? Join the Official Discord: https://discord.gg/phasmophobia
🧾 MEDIA SYSTEM OVERHAUL
CHRONICLE introduces a complete rework of the Media system:
- New Equipment: 📷 Sound Recorder
- New Media Types: 🎞️ Video & 🎤 Sound
- Progression & Reward Changes
📸 PHOTOS
- 📉 Photo Limit Reduced: 10 → 5 per contract
- 📷 New Photo Types:
- EMF reading
- Ghost Forms: Physical, D.O.T.S, Shadow
- ❌ Removed from Photo Media (Now Video):
- Light switches, Door movements, Thrown objects, Object interactions
🗒️ The Journal now holds only 5 photos.
📹 VIDEO RECORDINGS
- 🎥 New Feature: Record up to 5 unique video clips per investigation
- 🎯 Hold USE to record while aiming the camera
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Examples of Recordable Events:
- Hunting ghost
- Crucifix usage
- Ghost orbs
- Thrown objects
- Candle blowouts
- Light sources shattering
- Much more to discover!
🎤 SOUND RECORDINGS
- 🎙️ New Equipment: Sound Recorder (Unlocked at Level 4)
- ⏺️ Capture up to 3 sounds per contract
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Examples of Recordable Sounds:
- Ghost singing
- Spirit Box responses
- Paranormal sounds
- Hunting ghost
Sounds can be reviewed in the Journal!
🎛️ CCTV SYSTEM
- 🚛 Truck UI Overhaul
- Live feeds now categorized: CCTV, Video, and Head Cams
- Up to 5 feeds viewable simultaneously
- Record video media from inside the truck!
🏆 UNIQUE MEDIA SYSTEM
Goodbye stars, hello Unique/Duplicate tagging!
- 🎯 First instance = Unique (full XP + $)
- ♻️ Duplicate = Reduced rewards
- 📓 Fill your Journal with all Unique Media for a Perfect Investigation
- 🗑️ You can now delete up to 3 media entries during a contract (was 2)
💰 REWARDS & 📈 PROGRESSION
Rewards:
- Tier 2 = +$1 | Tier 3 = +$2 bonus per media
- Media rewards are included in the final multiplier
Progression:
- Tier unlocks occur in groups, offering choice, not linear paths
- Example: Crucifix T3 and Incense T3 unlock at Level 80
🎯 CHALLENGES & OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES
Rotating Challenges:
We can now introduce unique time-based events!
- CHRONICLE challenge is live now
- Lights Out! progress wiped → replaced with On Record
- Expect future XP boosts, equipment-based tasks, and more
Optional Objectives (Updated):
🆕 New:
- Take 3 unique photos with Photo Camera
- Record 3 unique videos with Video Camera
- Capture 2 unique paranormal sounds
- Capture a ghost on video
🔁 Changed:
- EMF Photo replaces traditional EMF reading objective
🧰 GENERAL ADDITIONS
- Main Menu redesign (same functionality)
- Playstyle & Hardware Preferences added
- Lobby browser now shows:
- Difficulty/Multiplier
- Selected map
- Gamepad feedback UI added
- Twitch Drops now live!
- More ambient sounds
- VR enhancements (grabbing doors, flashlight angle fix)
- Trophy cabinet updates
- Post-game screen re-accessible
- Custom difficulties can now be renamed
- New Auto Aim option for gamepads
🔄 CHANGES
- Crucifix now visibly cools down post-use
- Region selection behaviour matched to PC
- Game now launches on Steam without internet
- Goryo DOTS chance increased
- Banshee can roam between rooms
- No more Ready click in Solo mode
🐛 FIXES (Highlights)
- Fixed various sound/media bugs
- Fixed salt floating and CCTV screen artifacts
- Fixed bone spawns and unreachable Cursed Objects
- Fixed VR-specific bugs (belt issues, interaction quirks)
- Fixed soft locks and interaction inconsistencies
- Resolved trophy visibility, flashlight alignment, and more
- Monkey Paw fog, Music Box flipping, UI/UX bugs all addressed
- Dozens of VR fixes, teleport bugs, interaction zones and visuals improved
- Many map-specific bugs cleaned up (e.g. Ridgeview walls, Maple tent chairs)
❗ KNOWN ISSUES
We’re aware of these and working on fixes in future patches:
- Trophies missing in lobby on PS5/PSVR2/Xbox
- Sound may spawn in unreachable spots
- Deleted videos cannot be replaced during the same contract
- Sound Recorder UI/audio balancing issues
- High Priestess may not revive
- Ghost footsteps missing in Training
- Difficulty capturing sound during hunts/events
👻 That's everything in the CHRONICLE (v0.13) update.
See you in the dark, Ghost Hunters.