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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
61 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“About as good as it gets for story-telling. Short, sweet, great OST (I recommend the original OST as opposed to the arranged tbh), and the puzzle/gameplay itself is really quite fun. Highly recommended if you like just…”
“This was quite a rewarding game to play and finish! The premise was interesting, the greater story was enjoyable and intriguing, and the gameplay mechanics were not only incredibly fun and slightly challenging at times,…”
“This game was an absolute delight. From the mind of Shu Takumi, creator of the Ace Attorney franchise, you have a quirky and fun adventure where you play a ghost that can manipulate objects in the real world, solving a…”
44 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“About as good as it gets for story-telling. Short, sweet, great OST (I recommend the original OST as opposed to the arranged tbh), and the puzzle/gameplay itself is really quite fun. Highly recommended if you like just…”
“This was quite a rewarding game to play and finish! The premise was interesting, the greater story was enjoyable and intriguing, and the gameplay mechanics were not only incredibly fun and slightly challenging at times,…”
“This game was an absolute delight. From the mind of Shu Takumi, creator of the Ace Attorney franchise, you have a quirky and fun adventure where you play a ghost that can manipulate objects in the real world, solving a…”
19 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“About as good as it gets for story-telling. Short, sweet, great OST (I recommend the original OST as opposed to the arranged tbh), and the puzzle/gameplay itself is really quite fun. Highly recommended if you like just…”
“Absolutely Peak Game. I 100% recommend playing it. It has a beautiful artstyle, amazing music and an insanely good story. 10/10”
“I used to play this game when it was on my Nintendo Ds Lite.. which was quite many years ago. It was nice to relive the nostalgia and get to experience it again and i must say; SUCH REPLAY VALUE <3 The art style, the…”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“As a big fan of the Ace Attorney series, I had been recommended this game countless times over the years, given that it is a Visual Novel-esque game by Shu Takumi. I finally bit this year, and I was not disappointed!…”
“Absolutely Peak Game. I 100% recommend playing it. It has a beautiful artstyle, amazing music and an insanely good story. 10/10”
“I used to play this game when it was on my Nintendo Ds Lite.. which was quite many years ago. It was nice to relive the nostalgia and get to experience it again and i must say; SUCH REPLAY VALUE <3 The art style, the…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“About as good as it gets for story-telling. Short, sweet, great OST (I recommend the original OST as opposed to the arranged tbh), and the puzzle/gameplay itself is really quite fun. Highly recommended if you like just…”
“Really good game. One of Shu Takumi's best work. Very interesting plotline and premise, good pacing, and most of all, it's on the shorter side and doesn't overstay it's welcome. Please buy so we can get a sequel :)”
“Its a classic puzzle game with a fun mystery story. Worth the short time it takes to play through. There's also a side slide puzzle mode that can be fun to waste time, if that's your cup of tea.”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Very good plot, dialog and unique characters. You know to suspend your sense of disbelief when you a re a ghost solving crimes. I loved absolutely everything except the chapter with its stupid once in a game stealth…”
“I bought & completed the game back when it released after enjoying the pre-release demo. I was expecting a mystery-detective puzzle game. While you do get that for the most part, you also get what might be one of the…”
“This was an absolute joy to play through. A fantastic story bundled up with super unique gameplay. I loved the characters, and enjoyed the way the game slowly trickled info to you. The moments of realization when a new…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought & completed the game back when it released after enjoying the pre-release demo. I was expecting a mystery-detective puzzle game. While you do get that for the most part, you also get what might be one of the…”
“The most bat*hit game I have ever played. After the ending I can't decide on whether this was the single most overcooked story ever or the best one I've experienced. I'll need a year or two to think about it. 10/10,…”
“9/10. Ace Attorney-style humor with a less episodic, more intimate storyline. The puzzles were all pretty much perfect difficulty, none of them required external hints and the murder mystery itself was excellently…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“[b]My Playtime:[/b] 13.3h (100% achievement, finished the game) [b]Grindy Achievement(s):[/b] No. [b]Optional Achievement(s):[/b] Yes (12 achievements). [b]Difficult Achievement(s):[/b] No. [h1]Intro[/h1] [i]Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective[/i] is a puzzle game where you play as a…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“"Oh it's just a funny boring ghost game-" OH NO ITS NOT, ITS DEEP AS HELL BRO Go play it now. Shu Takumi is the goat.”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“As a big fan of the Ace Attorney series (I got into it last year and have played through 6/11 games at this point), when I heard about Ghost Trick, I was intrigued. It's made by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi. The hook of "solve your own murder" is already really cool, but I…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Ghost Trick Available Now!
A remastering of the supernatural puzzle-solving thriller from Shu Takumi is out now! Check out the launch trailer! Featuring - Revived high resolution graphics - Newly rearranged music and 1 new trac
Try out the Ghost Trick Demo and carry your progress over to the full game!
The demo is playable up to Chapter 2 of the game's story and saved data can be carried over to the full release version. Use ghostly abilities to trace back your steps and solve your own murder! Exper
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Puzzle · Adventure · Mystery · Story Rich · Action · Detective · Singleplayer · Action-Adventure · Anime · Visual Novel · Great Soundtrack · Point & Click (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 30 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required) Processor: Intel® Core™ Core i3 8350k or AMD Ryzen3 3200G Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel® UHD Graphics 630 or Radeon™ Vega 8 Graphics DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 7 GB available space