Indie hit ghostbusting game Phasmophobia is coming to Nintendo Switch 2.
Developer Kinetic Games used The Game Awards to announce a 2026 release window for Phasmophobia on Switch 2 without offering a firm release date.
On Switch 2, up to four players can team up to conduct paranormal investigations across 14 terrifying maps and yes, Switch 2 players will be able to join pals on other platforms thanks to crossplay. The five-year-old game is also due to finally exit early access next year, too.
“We’re over the moon to reveal that Phasmophobia is coming to Nintendo Switch 2. It’s something both our community and all of us at Kinetic Games have wanted for a long time, so we’re really happy this long-kept secret is finally out there,” said Kinetic Games CEO and director, Daniel Knight.
“With 1.0 on track for 2026, it’s an exciting time to have new players get to experience the game. We’re so glad that Switch 2 players will be able to join us for everything that’s coming, as well as jump into the wealth of content we’ve added throughout 2025.”
It has indeed been a big year for Phasmo fans, with map reworks and the release of the all-new location, Nell’s Diner. We also found out Phasmophobia is getting the Hollywood treatment in July. Horror specialist Blumhouse — the credits of which include Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Conjuring, and M3gan — has partnered with the UK developer to create a feature film adaptation.
At the moment, nothing else is known, so we’re not yet sure who’ll be writing or directing it, let alone starring in the movie, but in an interview with IGN, we asked art director Corey J. Dixon for his thoughts on how horror production company Blumhouse will translate Phasmophobia’s genre-defining gameplay to the big screen.
“We’ve got a really good partnership with Blumhouse. It’s brilliant,” Dixon said at the time. “It will be a Phasmophobia film, it won’t just be a ghost hunting film — we’re going to make sure it’s a film that fans want to watch, and we’re going to work with them really closely.”
Be sure to check out everything announced at The Game Awards 2025 for more, as well as the winners list in full.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
