V0.174: Phasmophobia

If you cannot find a hiding spot, run around corners to break the ghost's line of sight. Sanity Management:

The most detailed resource for this specific version's changes is the 0.174 Phasmophobia Wiki entry .

Phasmophobia (also known as Post Launch Update #2 ) was released on September 28, 2020

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The meta was stale: Find the ghost room, throw in a book and a camera, hide in a closet. v0.174 shattered that complacency. Phasmophobia v0.174

However, some players have reported encountering new bugs and issues, which the developers are actively working to address. The community's feedback has been invaluable in helping the developers identify and fix problems, ensuring that the game continues to improve.

: The Crucifix was limited to a maximum of 2 uses , preventing it from being an infinite safety net.

for using the updated Tier 3 Firelight.

Phasmophobia v0.174 — patch notes summary If you cannot find a hiding spot, run

The v0.174 update focuses on three primary pillars: content expansion, gameplay balancing, and technical stability.

The genius of v0.174 lay not in what it gave the player, but in what it withheld. Modern Phasmophobia (as of 2024-2025) is a robust, complex piece of software with progression systems, customizable difficulties, and a laundry list of evidence-gathering tools. v0.174 had none of that. Instead, it had a thermometer, a photo camera, a spirit box, an EMF reader, and a profound sense of amateurish desperation.

Phasmophobia , released on September 28, 2020, was a significant early-access update that focused on

: The Crucifix was limited to exactly two uses . Investigators could no longer permanently lock down a ghost room, forcing teams to carefully track how many times a hunt had been prevented before fleeing. This link or copies made by others cannot be deleted

On Amateur difficulty, you have a 5-minute timer before the ghost can hunt. This timer decreases on harder difficulties. Communication:

“The Crucifix now has a maximum of 2 uses. Smudge Sticks can no longer be used to take the Ghost out of its hunting phase.” Phasmophobia Wiki · 5 years ago

The Apocalypse challenges remove specific safety nets:

: Fixed a bug where VR players were unable to pick up items from the floor or could still interact with objects after dying.

While Phasmophobia does not have a traditional linear story, updates like v0.174 shifted the "story" of how investigators survive encounters by making the ghosts more formidable: The Crucifix Nerf : The Crucifix was limited to a maximum of 2 uses