Phasmophobia Reveals Roadmap for 2026, Including 1.0 Release

It’s wild to think that Phasmophobia - the definitive ghost-hunting game that sparked countless clones - first dropped into Early Access back in 2020. Now, six years later, Kinetic Games…

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