Today, Kinetic Games announced that Phasmophobia’s highly anticipated Player Character Update will launch on May 5th. The major overhaul will see each ghost hunter reimagined, adding new animations, movements, and in-depth character customisation.
From May 5th players can customise the new and improved character models with hairstyles, innerwear, outerwear, accessories, and more. All cosmetics can be unlocked through gameplay challenges or purchased via the new in-game store – entirely run on in-game currency, with no microtransactions.
Players had the chance to unlock new character customisation options during the 2026 Cursed Hollow event. Those who completed its limited-time missions will receive these exclusive items at launch, including a necklace, t-shirt, and Forest Spirit Mask.
Additional updates, such as the new death, revival, and EMF reader animations, were previously teased in Phasmophobia’s 2026 Roadmap, showcasing more dynamic, realistic movements as the game makes its way towards its 1.0 release. These are just some of the improvements arriving alongside further bug fixes on May 5th.
“Since Phasmophobia launched in 2020, the team has put in so much effort to make the game more immersive and replayable, and giving players the freedom to personalise their ghost hunters feels like the natural next step,” said Corey Dixon, Art Director at Kinetic Games. “Player customisation unlocks so many possibilities for us in the future, and paired with the updated models and animations we’re also starting to up the scare factor even more – which is just a small part of the bigger journey to 1.0.”
Phasmophobia’s Player Character Update will be available for free from May 5th on all platforms. Phasmophobia is available in Early Access on PC via Steam, PS5, PS VR2, and Xbox Series X|S, priced at $19.99/£16.75/€19.50.
