Ghostist

Credit to Insym for seeing this game, what a nice change of pace from Phasmo. A great small game for the price. Would love to see more added to this game. Small size maps are more fun then the Large. Would like more to do like objectives, you spend more time just finding the 3 bones then I have to wait till I annoy the ghost to use the exorcism. Could make the game darker so you need room lights and your flashlight. Overall good game and hope they add more to it...

I think I've racked up enough hours to give this a real review now. Ghostist; is a pretty casual, but definitely charming; 2d ghost hunting game. You play alone as you work to identify ghosts across different job sites. And, as you complete jobs & earn money; you can buy extra items to assist in your investigations. There's a good variety in ghosts, & jobsites. And, investigations usually don't take too long to complete. So, it's definitely a game I like to jump into for some quick, play sessions. One thing that really stands out for me is the atmosphere of the game. It might be easy to underestimate being that the game is 2d, but it's done really well in my opinion. I've certainly been caught off guard a time or two, and jumped in my seat a little from the spookiness. Oh, and the game natively supports Linux; which is great! As for negatives. The only real "issue" so far; is the game is currently pretty easy. Which may disappoint some people expecting a steeper level of difficul...

[h1] Not The Best It Could Be [/h1] Would you rather watch some fairly raw gameplay instead of read? Me too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J3PaR-bxwo [b] [Thoughts and First Impressions] [/b] I got notified about this game quite a long while ago when Phasmophobia took off and have been excited for a release so that I could check it out. I have some 300+ hours in Phasmo so this game was right up my alley. A horror pixel game where you get to track down ghosts? Sign me up. Let's talk about where it starts strong: The Spirit Box (or spook-N-spell if you want) is REALLY cool. I think it trounces Phasmo's use of it. They have many different voices and sounds that come through and it works to really create a spooky atmosphere and setup. That is unfortunately where the strong sides of this game end. Let me just hit the reasons why I think this game really fails. 1) You can identify and purge a ghost in less than a minute. That's not exaggeration. Exploration consists of walking ar...

Obviously there are comparison points to Phasmophobia, but this carves out juuuuust enough of a niche especially for the price. This basically plays like a 2D, top-down, single-player version of Phasmophobia in very very short bursts. In the time it may take to go through a mission in phasmo, you can go through 4-6 of them in Ghostist! The missions themselves currently feel a tad easy; without giving too much away, there are some ghosts you have to worry waaay less about than other ghosts. Even for the more dangerous ones, it's fairly easy to pick up multiple pieces of evidence upon encountering the ghost, and then looking around for/deducing the last piece of the puzzle (this also makes the fact that some ghosts require a lotta evidence to correctly identify them less important). As you go through each mission, you get the sense that the tools you buy with in-game money are luxuries that feel nice to use but don't feel all the helpful for these already-easy hunts. ...And yet once y...

Fun game!! If you like phasmophobia or ghost hunting type stuff you'll like this game! Would be awesome to get a character sprite update or even character customization at some point, but base game is super good! Many ghost types to find, the ghost voices and spirit box add tension and fear and overall it's fun to play, I can't wait to see where this game goes update wise, and can't wait to keep hunting ghosties!

Cool proof of concept, it doesn't go beyond that but can't complain too much for 5 bucks. Lots of potential that is in need of more content. DLC model would work well here. I'd pay 15 bucks for a lot more content like new ghosts, many more kinds of ghost mechanics, new challenges, don't care much for more maps unless they allow for new mechanics.

This game is super fun! It has similar mechanics/objectives to other ghost hunting games, but the 2D design and lack of jump scares makes it very easy to play alone. I also enjoy how every mission is different in terms of ghost type, ghost behavior, and evidence to find. So the game has great replayability! Looking forward to future updates!

Thanks for so many hours between guessing and goosebumps. A game for in between, but unfortunately the in between often gets longer than expected... :-D It is nice to experience how the game and it's content are growing! Maybe there will be a mobile version for more "in between" on the road?

Thank you Insym for bringing this game to a wider audience and thank you dev for such a fresh entry in the ghost hunting genre. The fast missions make this a perfect "play for a few minutes before bed" game, which is huge for me while trying to balance work and classes. Can't wait to see what the updates might bring.

I am a big fan of ghost hunting games and I really enjoy this game for its unique style and speed. I do have some suggestions that I think will really improve this game that I already love. 1.) Costumes/outfits with names that you can purchase with money you earn (some cool styles and possibly a very expensive golden outfit that will give players a goal to save up and purchase and hopefully not die in the process) 2.) More ghost models that are randomized to make matches feel more unique 3.) A bar on the top or bottom of the screen that will allow you to select items with keybindings that you can customize so it will be easier to switch between items p.s. If you do make costumes you should name one Ghoulcaller ;)