Phasmophobia takes an interesting and fairly unique approach to the co-op horror game subgenre, but it's definitely not without its faults.

Pros:
-A very interesting core game mechanic of jotting down observations about the ghost's activities in your in-game journal in order to score points at the end of the match.
-Each ghost offers a fair amount of gameplay variety, as do the maps themselves.
-The strong focus on communication, both to uncover clues and for teamwork purposes, adds to the immersion.
-Sound design definitely stands out.
-Player progression is a thing and is pretty well handled.

Cons:
-Networking and general optimization isn't great, lots of bugs, exploits, and crashes.
-The in-game tutorial is terrible and does a poor job explaining several things you need to know.
Players are oftentimes better served learning from YouTube let's plays than the in-game tutorial.
-Ghosts have a very limited number of animations. Get used to seeing the same jumpscare every single time.
-The process of identifying the ghost in your journal is far too simplistic at present, only requiring 3 basic symptoms. The mechanic needs a little more fleshing out and more detail.

Overall:
Phasmophobia is quite an enjoyable early access game. It has all the telltale bugs and issues of any early access game, and I do sincerely hope the game elaborates and adds onto its current map pool, ghost lineup, and ghost-hunting tools, to add even more gameplay variety in future.

I also put out a 20 min video review on this game, so if you're looking for my full thoughts on it, a link is provided below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMfyWJLdNWA

Also an updated video discussing the state of the game in 2021:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWPGVH7c1Kk

Phasmophobia takes an interesting and fairly unique approach to the co-op horror game subgenre, but it's definitely not without its faults. Pros: -A very interesting core game mechanic of jotting down observations about the ghost's activities in your in-game journal in order to score points at the end of the match. -Each ghost offers a fair amount of gameplay variety, as do the maps themselves. -The strong focus on communication, both to uncover clues and for teamwork purposes, adds to the immersion. -Sound design definitely stands out. -Player progression is a thing and is pretty well handled. Cons: -Networking and general optimization isn't great, lots of bugs, exploits, and crashes. -The in-game tutorial is terrible and does a poor job explaining several things you need to know. Players are oftentimes better served learning from YouTube let's plays than the in-game tutorial. -Ghosts have a very limited number of animations. Get used to seeing the same jumpscare every single time. -The process of identifying the ghost in your journal is far too simplistic at present, only requiring 3 basic symptoms. The mechanic needs a little more fleshing out and more detail. Overall: Phasmophobia is quite an enjoyable early access game. It has all the telltale bugs and issues of any early access game, and I do sincerely hope the game elaborates and adds onto its current map pool, ghost lineup, and ghost-hunting tools, to add even more gameplay variety in future. I also put out a 20 min video review on this game, so if you're looking for my full thoughts on it, a link is provided below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMfyWJLdNWA Also an updated video discussing the state of the game in 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWPGVH7c1Kk