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Phasmophobia's Player Character Update Arrives May 5th
For the first time ever, players can customise their character and experience all-new animations to heighten the ghost hunting experience
SOUTHAMPTON, UK – April 28th, 2026 – Today, Kinetic Games announced that Phasmophobia’s highly anticipated Player Character Update will launch on May 5th. The major overhaul will see each ghost hunter reimagined, adding new animations, movements, and in-depth character customisation.
From May 5th players can customise the new and improved character models with hairstyles, innerwear, outerwear, accessories, and more. All cosmetics can be unlocked through gameplay challenges or purchased via the new in-game store – entirely run on in-game currency, with no microtransactions.
Players had the chance to unlock new character customisation options during the 2026 Cursed Hollow event. Those who completed its limited-time missions will receive these exclusive items at launch, including a necklace, t-shirt, and Forest Spirit Mask.
Additional updates, such as the new death, revival, and EMF reader animations, were previously teased in Phasmophobia’s 2026 Roadmap, showcasing more dynamic, realistic movements as the game makes its way towards its 1.0 release. These are just some of the improvements arriving alongside further bug fixes on May 5th.
“Since Phasmophobia launched in 2020, the team has put in so much effort to make the game more immersive and replayable, and giving players the freedom to personalise their ghost hunters feels like the natural next step,” said Corey Dixon, Art Director at Kinetic Games. “Player customisation unlocks so many possibilities for us in the future, and paired with the updated models and animations we're also starting to up the scare factor even more - which is just a small part of the bigger journey to 1.0.”
Phasmophobia’s Player Character Update will be available for free from May 5th on all platforms. Phasmophobia is available in Early Access on PC via Steam, PS5, PS VR2, and Xbox Series X|S, priced at $19.99/£16.75/€19.50.
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About Kinetic Games
Founded in 2020, Kinetic Games is an independent development studio based in the UK. This small but mighty team’s goal is to create genre-defining games and build engaged communities around them. Kinetic Games’ first title, Phasmophobia, has sold over 25 million copies so far in Early Access thanks to an agile development team and a strong focus on player feedback.
In 2026 Kinetic Games launched Kinetic Publishing to champion and support the independent games development space.
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About Phasmophobia
Phasmophobia puts teams of up to four players in the role of paranormal investigators. Armed with specialist ghost hunting equipment, players collect supernatural evidence in a variety of haunted locations. Following its entry into early access in September 2020, Phasmophobia quickly became a global phenomenon, captivating millions of players with its immersive gameplay, chilling atmosphere and cooperative ghost hunting mechanics. All rights reserved© Kinetic Games. Phasmophobia, the Phasmophobia logo and Kinetic Games are either ® or TM, Kinetic Games Limited. All other trade names are © to the respective owner.
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