ABOUT ME

MY STORY

I DISCOVERED PHASMOPHOBIA ON OCTOBER 5, 2020, ABOUT TWENTY DAYS AFTER ITS RELEASE, AND I'VE NEVER REALLY STOPPED SINCE. WHAT HOOKED ME FROM THE START WAS THAT UNIQUE MIX OF INVESTIGATION AND TENSION: EVERY CONTRACT IS DIFFERENT, EVERY ENTITY HAS ITS OWN RULES, AND NO TWO HUNTS EVER TRULY FEEL ALIKE. OVER TIME, I'VE RACKED UP 5030 HOURS OF PLAYTIME, AND I ENDED UP KNOWING EVERY MECHANIC LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND.

IN 2024, I HAD CREATED A FIRST SITE/GUIDE THAT DID WELL, BUT I HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN FOR LACK OF RESOURCES. NOW IN 2026, I'M BACK WITH A BRAND NEW SITE: SPOOKY GUIDE. I CREATED IT BECAUSE I FELT THAT INFORMATION ABOUT THE GAME WAS OFTEN SCATTERED, NOT ALWAYS UP TO DATE, OR NOT CLEAR ENOUGH FOR NEW PLAYERS. I WANTED TO BRING TOGETHER EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED FROM PLAYING OVER THE YEARS IN ONE PLACE, CLEAR AND PLEASANT TO USE, WITH A FEW MINI-GAMES ON TOP TO MAKE PLAYING WITH FRIENDS EVEN MORE FUN.

I'VE SEEN THE GAME CHANGE ENORMOUSLY THROUGH ITS UPDATES. WHEN I STARTED, THERE WERE ONLY 7 MAPS AND 12 ENTITIES — COMPARED TO TODAY, THE PROGRESS IS IMPRESSIVE, EVEN IF IT TOOK TIME. I'M STILL JUST AS THRILLED WITH EVERY MAJOR UPDATE, AND THAT'S ALSO WHY I MAKE A POINT OF KEEPING THIS SITE CONSTANTLY UP TO DATE.

I'M ALWAYS HAPPY WHEN AN UPDATE ADDS NEW ENTITIES OR NEW MAPS, BUT I ALSO STAY A LITTLE NOSTALGIC FOR THE OLDER VERSIONS THAT DISAPPEAR ALONG THE WAY. FOR EXAMPLE, ASYLUM EVENTUALLY BECAME SUNNY MEADOWS, AND FOR A WHILE NOW THE DEVELOPERS HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY REWORKING ALL THE OLDER MAPS. IT'S ALWAYS AN IMPROVEMENT, BUT PART OF ME WISHES THOSE OLDER VERSIONS STAYED ACCESSIBLE SOMEWHERE IN THE GAME.

WHAT STILL KEEPS ME PLAYING TODAY IS THE ATMOSPHERE AND PLAYING WITH FRIENDS. NOTHING BEATS A GOOD SCARE SHARED TOGETHER.

I ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE PHASMOPHOBIA FRANCE DISCORD AND COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DISCOVER AND ENJOY PLAYING IN A GROUP AS MUCH. I'VE MET GREAT PEOPLE, PLAYERS WHO HELPED ME AND WHO I HELPED IN RETURN, PLENTY OF LAUGHS AND LATE-NIGHT SESSIONS. IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT HAS GROWN WELL, WITH GENUINELY GOOD DISCORD MANAGEMENT BY ITS TEAM — WHICH WASN'T A GIVEN BACK AT THE VERY START OF THE GAME.