Halloween has become an iconic part of the year for the best horror games, giving developers an excuse to bring players back for seasonal events, limited-time challenges, and new ways to make already-scary games even more unsettling. Few games are better suited to the holiday than Phasmophobia, which has spent years turning ghost hunting into a multiplayer experience where even familiar locations can become dangerously fun when the lights go out.
Phasmophobia has also made seasonal events a regular part of its yearly schedule, giving players another reason to return as October rolls around. The game's Halloween celebrations have become especially recognizable, often changing familiar locations and adding special objectives that give investigations a different feel. Phasmophobia is keeping that tradition going again in 2026, with Kinetic Games now laying out exactly what players can expect throughout October.
Following the launch of the buggy Player Character Update, Phasmophobia releases a patch and promises more improvements are coming to the game.
Phasmophobia's Crimson Eye 2026 event will officially begin on October 8 and run through November 1. Kinetic Games says the update containing the event will deploy on October 7, one day before the event itself begins. Crimson Eye...
