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Ghost Watchers
Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
47 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Game has really cool looking ghosts, it progresses pretty cool for new players, but still requires around 3 games to mostly understand the game. The ghosts having special powers leads to planning, aka. finding the magic…”
“This game was gifted to me by a friend and it was so much easier to understand for me than other ghost hunting games. I have some slight cognative issues and with friends I can do this game and have so much fun! There…”
“Ghost Watchers: The Aggressive Evolution of Ghost Hunting If Phasmophobia is a slow-burn detective story, Ghost Watchers is a high-stakes survival horror movie. It takes the "investigation" genre and cranks the…”
12 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“My friends and I are obsessed with this game! Everyone has the chance to help in each task.”
“Uno dei punti di forza principali del gioco è l’atmosfera. Le ambientazioni sono cupe, dettagliate e ricche di particolari inquietanti. Ogni casa infestata ha una propria personalità: stanze buie, suoni improvvisi,…”
“This game is very fun to play with your friends and its super cool when it comes about finding ghosts ^^”
9 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Game has really cool looking ghosts, it progresses pretty cool for new players, but still requires around 3 games to mostly understand the game. The ghosts having special powers leads to planning, aka. finding the magic…”
“Definitely a learning curve here compared to Phasmophobia! Once you get your first successful job done things will fall in to place. The sequence for weakening ghosts has to be done EXACTLY in the right order or else…”
“can be a little laggy at time, but so much fun! There is definitely an adjustment period to learning the games, but have been playing for 5 months now and I love it!”
8 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“UPDATED REVIEW AT THE BOTTOM I wanted to recommend it. It's got good bones. But, ultimately, it's a tedious, endless grind for currency that becomes useless very quickly. The dev even said the ghost containment units…”
“Game has really cool looking ghosts, it progresses pretty cool for new players, but still requires around 3 games to mostly understand the game. The ghosts having special powers leads to planning, aka. finding the magic…”
“Ghost Watchers: The Aggressive Evolution of Ghost Hunting If Phasmophobia is a slow-burn detective story, Ghost Watchers is a high-stakes survival horror movie. It takes the "investigation" genre and cranks the…”
5 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“I personally think this game is better than phas. Its not as polished but with updates and qol fixes it could be the best ghost hunter game on the market.”
“This game was gifted to me by a friend and it was so much easier to understand for me than other ghost hunting games. I have some slight cognative issues and with friends I can do this game and have so much fun! There…”
“This is a SUPER fun game and has huge potential :D”
16 of the 84 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“3/10 finished tutorial, heres tons of RULES!!! went into a level wondered around using tools and leaving doors open and lights on, waiting for the ghost of my dad to come beat me could not find anything and i played for…”
“Don't buy the game :-) On the surface, from the trailer to the Steam game profile, everything looks really good. But when you actually spend 12.49€ on it and try it for yourself, it turns out to be a mess. I tried…”
“buggy unfun mess that one useless female NPC lurking around the lobby without any voice lines or purpose was funny tho”
8 of the 84 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“3/10 finished tutorial, heres tons of RULES!!! went into a level wondered around using tools and leaving doors open and lights on, waiting for the ghost of my dad to come beat me could not find anything and i played for…”
“Phasmo rip off.”
“buggy unfun mess that one useless female NPC lurking around the lobby without any voice lines or purpose was funny tho”
4 of the 84 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Can only use items against ghost when they "attack/grab" you which means you're just running or standing around waiting for it to do so before you can move onto the next steps of the catching mechanic. Game feels very…”
“The game is okay at best, but with a wide range of other ghost hunting games that are just better, I simply cannot recommend it. The large amount of positive reviews, including ones calling this much better than Phasmo…”
“I really like this game. I just wish that it would be a little easier on solo players. I am having a hard time progressing in this game. I haven't been able to make any equipment or use any extra features because I die…”
4 of the 84 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“UPDATED REVIEW AT THE BOTTOM I wanted to recommend it. It's got good bones. But, ultimately, it's a tedious, endless grind for currency that becomes useless very quickly. The dev even said the ghost containment units…”
“Can only use items against ghost when they "attack/grab" you which means you're just running or standing around waiting for it to do so before you can move onto the next steps of the catching mechanic. Game feels very…”
3 of the 84 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This is one of the best ghost hunting games I've tried out. I will always have a place in my heart for Phasmo, but Ghost Watchers takes it to another level. The game is giving Demonologist + Phasmo, but better! I can't…”
“Plez dont update”
“Very interesting to play with friends, game is well optimised, but the only negative is that they changed a few things and now you cant get the achievements for it like on abandoned house, but overall game is great”
Counted across 84 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I love this game. I've been playing it since early access in 2022 and I've been following the game's progress. The developers have put a lot of effort into it and the community that has developed around it. Is it like Phasmo? No! I often see reviews on Steam calling it a Phasmo…”
— a player, Steam review · 365 hrs played“Wilsoooon!🥺 Lo sientooo!😢😢 lo sientoooo Wilsooooon!😭😭😭😭”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Probably the most fun I've had hunting ghosts and throwing balls in a long time. Pros: - Runs perfectly, some FPS dips, but nothing major - Large amount of ghosts, locked behind progression sadly, but amazing regardless - Ghosts don't mess around, you want them to talk, they…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:17 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patch Notes 13 July
Reworked the save system Fixed pentagram activation with the dagger Fixed the pentagram's attack circle Fixed ghosts getting stuck in place and their false teleportations Fixed false transitions betwe
Gameplay 2.0 Devlog №3
Hello, hunters! Or perhaps not just hunters... We continue working on the Gameplay 2.0 update and have already added 4 faculties, each with its own specialization. You will be able to unlock in-game c
1 MILLION copies sold
Amazing News - Ghost Watchers Has Sold 1 MILLION Copies! This incredible milestone wouldn't be possible without you - our amazing community of ghost hunters. Thank you for every purchase, every review
Gameplay 2.0 Devlog №2
Hey hunters! We are back with another progress update Today we want to share some major milestones regarding the hunting phase, detection tools and mental health: The hunting phase is fully playable a
Gameplay 2.0 Devlog №1
Hey hunters! Feature reveal time! As we've said before, our team is currently working on a huge gameplay overhaul, so here's a quick sneak peek at the first batch of changes already in progress: Ghost
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Horror · Co-op · Survival Horror · Multiplayer · Demons · Adventure · Puzzle · First-Person · Action-Adventure · Cinematic · Dark · Realistic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Finnish, Czech, Swedish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Bra… |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://renderise-games.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5 or AMD equivalent (AMD FX 8500+ Series) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB Video RAM DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 18 GB available space