If you’re a ghost hunter extraordinaire in Phasmophobia, you'll be thrilled to know that the game offers a rich array of 54 achievements (and 55 trophies including Platinum for PS5) to test your skills. Unlocking all these achievements not only showcases your mastery over the paranormal but also earns you the coveted Achievement Hunter ID Card and Badge for your character.
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The path to unlocking these achievements is diverse, ranging from completing basic training to tackling the game's most challenging feats. A key strategy to efficiently unlock most of these is by teaming up with friends. Collaborating allows for quicker equipment setup, second opinions on ghost identities, and can trigger certain ghost behaviors essential for some achievements.
Below is a comprehensive guide to all the current achievements in Phasmophobia, along with the best strategies to unlock each one.
| Achievement/Trophy | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| No More Training Wheels | **Complete training** Navigate to the 'Training' tab in the Main Menu and follow each step until completion. |
| Rookie | **Complete 10 Contracts** Finish 10 contracts by choosing a map, entering the location, selecting a ghost, and exiting via the van. Correct identification isn't required. |
| Professional | **Complete 50 Contracts** Complete 50 contracts by choosing a map, entering the location, selecting a ghost, and exiting via the van. Correct identification isn't required. |
| Boss | **Complete 100 Contracts** Complete 100 contracts by choosing a map, entering the location, selecting a ghost, and exiting via the van. Correct identification isn't required. |
| Extra Mile | **Complete 50 optional objectives** Fulfill 50 optional objectives during contracts. These are available upon arriving at the location and are marked complete with red checkmarks. |
| Dedicated | **Complete 30 daily tasks** Complete 30 daily tasks listed in the Main Menu, which refresh every 24 hours. |
| Devoted | **Complete 10 weekly tasks** Complete 10 weekly tasks, listed in the Main Menu and refreshed every Sunday. |
| Challenger Approaching | **Complete a Weekly Challenge Mode** Finish a Weekly Challenge Mode from the Main Menu. Complete the challenge 3 times within the same week to earn the achievement and the full $5,000 reward. |
| Rise to the Challenge | **Complete the Weekly Challenge Mode 5 Times** Complete the Weekly Challenge Mode 5 times, with each challenge completed 3 times within the same week. |
| Taking All Challenges | **Complete the Weekly Challenge Mode 10 Times** Complete the Weekly Challenge Mode 10 times, with each challenge completed 3 times within the same week. |
| Chump Change | **Spend $1** Spend $1 on the Equipment Manager screen after earning money from completed contracts. |
| Fat Stack | **Spend $10,000** Spend $10,000 on the Equipment Manager screen after earning money from completed contracts. |
| Cash Cow | **Spend $50,000** Spend $50,000 on the Equipment Manager screen after earning money from completed contracts. |
| Break The Bank | **Spend $100,000** Spend $100,000 on the Equipment Manager screen after earning money from completed contracts. |
| Bare Essentials | **Unlock all tier one equipment** Reach Level 16 and purchase all optional tier one equipment to unlock this achievement. |
| Tools of the Trade | **Unlock all tier two equipment** Reach Level 49 and upgrade all starter and optional equipment to tier two to unlock this achievement. |
| Fully Loaded | **Unlock all tier three equipment** Reach Level 90 and upgrade all starter and optional equipment to tier three to unlock this achievement. |
| Director | **Create a custom difficulty** Create a custom difficulty via the 'Difficulty' setting under 'Choose a Contract' in the Main Menu. Apply your settings to unlock the achievement. |
| Bronze Hunter | **Obtain the Bronze Apocalypse Trophy** Complete the Apocalypse Challenge at Sunny Meadows Institution in Singleplayer, fulfilling all 3 optional objectives, taking a ghost photo, correctly identifying the ghost, and surviving. The 'Insanity' difficulty can also unlock this. |
| Silver Hunter | **Obtain the Silver Apocalypse Trophy** Complete the Apocalypse Challenge at Sunny Meadows Institution in Singleplayer, fulfilling all 3 optional objectives, taking a ghost photo, correctly identifying the ghost, and surviving. |
| Gold Hunter | **Obtain the Gold Apocalypse Trophy** Complete the Apocalypse Challenge at Sunny Meadows Institution in Singleplayer, fulfilling all 3 optional objectives, taking a ghost photo, correctly identifying the ghost, and surviving. Completing Gold first also unlocks Bronze and Silver. |
| Banshee Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Banshee and survive** Identify a Banshee using Ultraviolet, Ghost Orbs, and DOTs evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Demon Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Demon and survive** Identify a Demon using Ultraviolet, Ghost Writing, and Freezing Temperatures evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Deogen Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Deogen and survive** Identify a Deogen using Spirit Box, Ghost Writing, and DOTs evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Goryo Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Goryo and survive** Identify a Goryo using EMF5, Ultraviolet, and DOTs evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Hantu Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Hantu and survive** Identify a Hantu using Ultraviolet, Ghost Orbs, and Freezing Temperatures evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Jinn Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Jinn and survive** Identify a Jinn using EMF5, Ultraviolet, and Freezing Temperatures evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Mare Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Mare and survive** Identify a Mare using Spirit Box, Ghost Orbs, and Ghost Writing evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Moroi Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Moroi and survive** Identify a Moroi using Spirit Box, Ghost Writing, and Freezing Temperatures evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Myling Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Myling and survive** Identify a Myling using EMF5, Ultraviolet, and Ghost Writing evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Obake Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Obake and survive** Identify an Obake using EMF5, Ultraviolet, and Ghost Orbs evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Oni Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Oni and survive** Identify an Oni using EMF5, Freezing Temperatures, and DOTs evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Onryo Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Onryo and survive** Identify an Onryo using Spirit Box, Ghost Orbs, and Freezing Temperatures evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Phantom Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Phantom and survive** Identify a Phantom using Spirit Box, Ultraviolet, and DOTs evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Poltergeist Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Poltergeist and survive** Identify a Poltergeist using Spirit Box, Ultraviolet, and Ghost Writing evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Raiju Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Raiju and survive** Identify a Raiju using EMF5, Ghost Orbs, and DOTs evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Revenant Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Revenant and survive** Identify a Revenant using Ghost Orbs, Ghost Writing, and Freezing Temperatures evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Shade Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Shade and survive** Identify a Shade using EMF5, Ghost Writing, and Freezing Temperatures evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Spirit Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Spirit and survive** Identify a Spirit using EMF5, Spirit Box, and Ghost Writing evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Thaye Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Thaye and survive** Identify a Thaye using Ghost Orbs, Ghost Writing, and DOTs evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| The Mimic Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Mimic and survive** Identify a Mimic using Spirit Box, Ultraviolent, Freezing Temperatures, and Ghost Orbs evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| The Twins Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Twins and survive** Identify the Twins using EMF5, Spirit Box, and Freezing Temperatures evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Wraith Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Wraith and survive** Identify a Wraith using EMF5, Spirit Box, and DOTs evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Yokai Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Yokai and survive** Identify a Yokai using Spirit Box, Ghost Orbs, and DOTs evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| Yurei Discovered | **Successfully identify your first Yurei and survive** Identify a Yurei using Ghost Orbs, Freezing Temperatures, and DOTs evidence, and survive the encounter. |
| I | **Reach Prestige I** Reach Level 100 and choose to 'Prestige' from the Main Menu. Note that this will reset your level and equipment. |
| II | **Reach Prestige II** Reach Level 100 after Prestige I and choose to 'Prestige' again from the Main Menu. Note that this will reset your level and equipment. |
| III | **Reach Prestige III** Reach Level 100 after Prestige II and choose to 'Prestige' again from the Main Menu. Note that this will reset your level and equipment. |
| Work Experience (Hidden) | **Complete your first contract** Finish your first contract in Singleplayer or Multiplayer by selecting a ghost and exiting the map via the van, not by selecting 'Leave Game' in the Journal. |
| Flawless Execution (Hidden) | **Complete a perfect investigation** During a contract, complete all three optional objectives, take nine 3-star photos, collect the bone, and correctly guess the ghost's identity. |
| They’re Here (Hidden) | **Witness a Poltergeist ability** Witness a Poltergeist throwing multiple objects by grouping items in the ghost's location. |
| Escape Artist (Hidden) | **Escape a Revenant** Successfully escape a Revenant during a hunt using tier 2 or 3 Incense to stall the ghost. |
| The Bait (Hidden) | **Get killed by a Banshee in multiplayer** Identify a Banshee in multiplayer, lower your sanity, and wait in the ghost's location for a hunt. |
| Doom Slayed (Hidden) | **Get killed by a Demon ability within the first minute** Enter a map with a Demon and be killed within the first minute due to their ability to hunt at any sanity level. |
| Paranormal Perfectionist (PS5 Platinum Trophy) | Obtain all trophies |
That concludes the guide on how to unlock all achievements in Phasmophobia. For the latest guides and news on the game, be sure to check out The Escapist, including the Phasmophobia No Evidence Cheat Sheet.
Phasmophobia is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
