Nintendo Switch 2 Version of Indie Horror Hit Phasmophobia Confirmed for 2026

Indie deed ghostbusting crippled Phasmophobia is coming to Nintendo Switch 2.

Developer Kinetic Games utilized The Game Awards to denote a 2026 merchandise model for Phasmophobia connected Switch 2 without offering a steadfast merchandise date.

On Switch 2, up to 4 players tin squad up to behaviour paranormal investigations crossed 14 terrifying maps and yes, Switch 2 players volition beryllium capable to articulation pals connected different platforms acknowledgment to crossplay. The five-year-old crippled is besides owed to yet exit aboriginal entree adjacent year, too.

"We’re implicit the satellite to uncover that Phasmophobia is coming to Nintendo Switch 2. It’s thing some our assemblage and each of america astatine Kinetic Games person wanted for a agelong time, truthful we’re truly blessed this long-kept concealed is yet retired there," said Kinetic Games CEO and director, Daniel Knight.

"With 1.0 connected way for 2026, it’s an breathtaking clip to person caller players get to acquisition the game. We're truthful gladsome that Switch 2 players volition beryllium capable to articulation america for everything that’s coming, arsenic good arsenic leap into the wealthiness of contented we’ve added passim 2025."

It has so been a large twelvemonth for Phasmo fans, with representation reworks and the merchandise of the all-new location, Nell's Diner. We besides recovered retired Phasmophobia is getting the Hollywood attraction successful July. Horror specializer Blumhouse — the credits of which see Five Nights astatine Freddy's, The Conjuring, and M3gan — has partnered with the UK developer to make a diagnostic movie adaptation.

At the moment, thing other is known, truthful we're not yet definite who'll beryllium penning oregon directing it, fto unsocial starring successful the movie, but successful an interrogation with IGN, we asked creation manager Corey J. Dixon for his thoughts connected however fearfulness accumulation institution Blumhouse volition construe Phasmophobia's genre-defining gameplay to the large screen.

"We've got a truly bully concern with Blumhouse. It's brilliant," Dixon said astatine the time. "It volition beryllium a Phasmophobia film, it won't conscionable beryllium a shade hunting movie — we're going to marque definite it's a movie that fans privation to watch, and we're going to enactment with them truly closely."

Be definite to cheque retired everything announced astatine The Game Awards 2025 for more, arsenic good arsenic the winners database successful full.

Vikki Blake is simply a newsman for IGN, arsenic good arsenic a critic, columnist, and advisor with 15+ years acquisition moving with immoderate of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's besides a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her astatine BlueSky.