The 11 Best Games Like 'Phasmophobia'

To say that this game came out of nowhere to grab everybody's attention and become a go-to title for Twitch streamers would be an understatement. Lethal Company sets you and your co-workers from the "Company" up for some dirty scavenging jobs set across abandoned moons. Danger expectedly sets in when nighttime kicks in, so it's recommended that you and your hazmat suit-wearing buddies get in, pick up a bunch of scraps, avoid the clutches of death brought on by alien terrors, and get out with enough of a big haul to net a huge profit. The usage of positional voice chat for this game will produce moments that are equal parts alarming and hysterical.

We wouldn't advise perusing through some ancient Egyptian ruins in the dead of night in real life. We do recommend you perform that terrifying activity with your friends in another quality co-op horror game called Forewarned. While you and your fellow archaeologists try to amass as much buried treasure as possible, cursed " Mejai" mummies will hunt you down. Do your best to stay out of the clutches of those reincarnated beings, get your hands on the prized sacred relic, and figure out a way to exile your pursuers. Keep in mind that if you fall at the hands of a Mejai, you can come back as one of them and choose to terrorize your former human compatriots (which is just as fun as it sounds).

All you have to do is read the description provided by the developer of this game to get an idea of what it has in store for you (it's single-player, by the way!): "I made this first-person single-player ghost hunting simulation game, trying to take an authentic approach at investigating ghosts. Use essential paranormal tools to help your community alleviate their concerns and put their minds at ease." If you're ready to face your fears and confront paranormal terrors while playing as Conrad himself, then you'll be rewarded with a worthwhile ghost-hunting gameplay experience. With "Trigger" items in your possession that will hopefully give the spirits closure and the ability to exorcise demons, Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I. will have you feeling like a paranormal investigating pro.

Going to cursed locales, using your equipment to make the spirits within visible, and trying desperately to exorcise them are all at the heart of this one- to four-player first-person co-op horror experience. Demonologist will catch your guard and scare the hell out of you every time you play it via its usage of random horrifying events and ghosts that evoke real-life nightmares. One of the coolest mechanics of this game is how you can utter certain words that will either help you (like opening secret doors) or do the total opposite by hurting you (we'll leave the surprise of how a few of your spoken words will make your missions even harder).

You've already seen the name of this next pick on our list of the best games like Phasmophobia and probably have a clear idea of how its gameplay structure works out. Ghost Watchers gives you and your online teammates all the necessary tools needed to gather evidence and defend yourselves from vengeful spirits across spooky abandoned homes. You'll be confronted by eight different types of ghosts, get the option to equip yourself with a wealth of items spread out across 20+ types, and some of the most alarming moments you'll ever encounter in a co-op horror game.

On your own or with up to five other team members, Ghost Exorcism INC. will throw you into a bunch of haunted hubs that need its population of spirits exorcised. Prepare yourself for lengthy treks through spine-chilling castles, mansions, and abandoned houses that must be "cleansed" through the use of tools such as the "EMF K2 Detector," the "Entity Analyzer," the "Threat Detector," Holy Water, and so much more. This game's implementation of in-game proximity voice chat and the ability to use your microphone to communicate with in-game ghosts should entice you to hop into this one, too.

Ghost Exile's gameplay loop is going to sound familiar to you all - four players are placed in a world dominated by demons and ghosts that are considered active threats. Those aggressive entities must be exiled from 12 different locales, which means you and your team must accomplish your collective goals with the assistance of 25+ pieces of ghost-fighting gear. The usage of protective seals comes into play here, plus photographing all that paranormal evidence and speaking directly with the ghosts that want you gone are other key mechanics of this co-op ghost-hunting simulator.

The homes featured in Obsideo are amazingly lifelike, which makes them all the more harrowing during your and their friends' paranormal tours through them. With your essential items in hand and a crucial "Ghostpedia" at the ready to help you discover and analyze the spirits in your midst, you'll have everything you need to accomplish your ghost-hunting tasks. A huge variety of 55 ghost interactions will always keep you and your three allies on edge - stay as calm as possible and use a combination of EMF Readers, Thermometers, and RemPods to emerge from your paranormal work still in one piece.

This next pick on our list of the best games like Phasmophobia steers clear of players having to get rid of ghosts. MetaPhysical deals more with having to hunt down rabid creatures and get rid of them before they attempt to do the same to you. The good guys can choose between six roles (doctor, hunter, prepper, medium, psychologist, or priest) or you can hop into the PvP mode and take on the role of the creature itself to hunt down the opposing exorcists. You can rely on tools such as a shotgun with rock salt cartridges, a Ghost Box, and even a knife soaked in goat's blood during your time spent trying to rid haunted locales of their otherworldly beings.

Have you ever had a nightmare where you're locked in an eerily silent building that ratchets up the horror vibes thanks to some evil entities? That very same scenario that has constantly woken some folks out of a cold sleep forms the basis for this one-to-four-player co-op horror game that's simply titled Escape the Backrooms. Everyone must stick together if they have any hope of reaching the exit of this game's 20+ stage layouts. Along the way, you and your buds will need to stay abreast of 12 different enemy types. This game's proximity voice chat will become your best friend here as you chat with your fellow survivors to make sure they don't get caught by their many pursuers.

It's time to wrap up our list of the best games like Phasmophobia that do a good job of scaring your your friends to death! For this final pick, we made sure to serve the best for last. DEVOUR brings one to four players together for a journey into darkness as you all attempt to bring an end to the evil machinations of insane cultists. Positional voice chat comes into the picture here like some of the other picks on this list - you'll rely on it to map out your escape plans as those cultists grow in rage and speed over time. There's a high state of replayability in DEVOUR, which means every playthrough won't be the same as the last.