Can you trust Phasmophobia's Steam reviews? Adjusted rating 93.6%
Genuinely great 399 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-12
Summary
The adjusted rating for Phasmophobia is 93.6% (95% range 93.3–93.8%), in line with the official 94.4% on Steam. It is based on 399 positive and 400 negative reviews weighted by trust. Verdict: "Genuinely great" (the adjusted rating is 70% or higher and the positive reviews carry high average trust).
Positive reviews average 0.71 in trust and negative ones 0.81; the difference shifts the rating by less than one point. The most common discount factor is very short reviews (47% overall).
Across 74 months of history, no month shows a concentrated wave of negative reviews. There is no sign of coordinated review activity.
The last 180 days show 70.5%, 23.8 points below the all-time figure. Sentiment over the past six months is weaker.
Japanese-language reviews (2,034) show 91.8%, close to the overall rating. In the last 180 days, Japanese-language reviews show 79.3%.
The adjusted rating estimates trust from how reviews are written; it does not judge any individual review as fake. Data as of 2026-10-12.
Positive vs negative breakdown
Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.
| Condition | Positive reviews | Negative reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 hours played at review | 4% | 8% |
| Very short text | 49% | 21% |
| Key activated outside Steam | 20% | 22% |
| Received for free | 2% | 3% |
| Owns very few games | 24% | 12% |
| Over 100 reviews written | 0% | 2% |
| Average trust (1.0 = full) | 0.71 | 0.81 |
The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 35.2 hours.
Rating history
Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.
Recent sentiment
| Period | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 88.5% | 3,012 |
| Last 180 days | 70.5% | 30,198 |
| All time | 94.4% | 841,159 |
| Japanese, last 180 days | 79.3% | 82 |
About this verdict
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