Phasmophobia Achievements and Trophies Guide
Phasmophobia features a variety of Steam and console achievements tracking contract milestones, ghost identification streaks, prestige progression, and the legendary Apocalypse Challenge.
This guide lists every achievement along with unlock requirements and completion tactics.
Progression and Level Achievements
| Achievement | Requirement | Unlock Tip |
|---|---|---|
| First Contract | Complete 1 contract successfully | Complete any amateur contract on Tanglewood. |
| Rookie Investigator | Complete 10 contracts | Play small house maps on Intermediate for quick clears. |
| Professional Investigator | Complete 50 contracts | Grind speedruns on Tanglewood or Camp Woodwind. |
| Veteran Investigator | Complete 100 contracts | Unlocks naturally while earning money for equipment tiers. |
| Director of Investigations | Reach Prestige 1 | Reset your level after reaching Level 100. |
| Legacy Investigator | Reach Prestige 10 | Complete high-multiplier custom contracts. |
Equipment and Investigation Achievements
| Achievement | Requirement | Unlock Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Fully Equipped | Buy every piece of Tier III equipment | Requires unlocking Level 90 and spending accumulated contract money. |
| Tools of the Trade | Unlock all Tier I equipment | Achieved automatically upon reaching Level 16. |
| Upgrade Ready | Upgrade any single item to Tier II | Upgrade the Flashlight or Thermometer first for high early value. |
| Master Craftsman | Upgrade all 22 items to Tier III | Long-term progression goal requiring Level 90 and $80,000+ total investments. |
| Fatality | Die during a ghost hunt | Die once on any contract. |
| Survivor | Escape a hunt with less than 10% sanity remaining | Use Sanity Medication after surviving a hunt at zero sanity. |
Special Interaction and Daily Challenge Achievements
| Achievement | Requirement | Unlock Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Dead Silence | Escape a hunt while hiding in a closet | Hide in a closet on Tanglewood, hold the door handle, and remain silent. |
| Banshee Siren | Hear the Banshee scream on a Parabolic Microphone | Target a Banshee on any map, point a Parabolic Mic at it, and wait for the rare scream. |
| Doom Sayer | Draw the Hanged Man card from Tarot Cards | Draw Tarot Cards until you pull the 1% chance Hanged Man card. |
| The Extra Mile | Complete all 3 optional objectives and find the bone | Check the board for easy tasks (EMF, Smudge, Motion Sensor), pick up the bone, and escape. |
| Workplace Hazard | Have a teammate killed by a ghost you summoned | Light a Summoning Circle or drop a Music Box near a teammate. |
The Apocalypse Challenge Trophies
The Apocalypse Challenge requires completing a solo contract on the standard Sunny Meadows Mental Institution map (not the Restricted variant) under extreme custom difficulty multipliers with zero evidence. Account Level 50+ is required to access custom parameters.
Apocalypse Challenge Tier Requirements:
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│ Bronze Apocalypse Trophy │ ──► Complete Sunny Meadows Solo on 6.00x Multiplier
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│ Silver Apocalypse Trophy │ ──► Complete Sunny Meadows Solo on 10.00x Multiplier
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│ Gold Apocalypse Trophy │ ──► Complete Sunny Meadows Solo on 15.00x Multiplier
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Gold Apocalypse Challenge Settings (15.00x Multiplier)
To hit the exact 15.00x threshold, set these parameters:
- Player: Starting sanity 0%, sanity pill restoration 0%, player sprint speed 75% (no infinite sprint), flashlights disabled.
- Ghost: Ghost speed 150%, grace period 0 seconds, hunt duration High, evidence given 0, ghost roaming frequency High.
- Contract Parameters: Sunny Meadows (Large), fuse box broken, heavy rain or fog weather, 0 hiding spots, 0 cursed possessions, truck sanity and activity monitors disabled.
Winning Strategy for Gold Apocalypse
- Reroll Side Objectives: Restart until your three whiteboard objectives are low risk (e.g., "Detect EMF," "Smudge ghost," "Prevent hunt with Crucifix"). Avoid "Escape a hunt."
- Identify Ghost by Speed and Footsteps: Listen to footstep cadence from the chapel during the zero-grace-period hunt. Fast ghosts (Revenant, Deogen, Thaye) or distinct behavior ghosts (Hantu cold breath, Raiju electronic speed) are easiest to confirm.
- The Deogen Looping Meta: Reroll contracts until you get a Deogen. Because a Deogen decelerates to 0.4 m/s within 2.5 meters, you can loop it around chapel pews indefinitely even with 75% player sprint speed against a 150% ghost.
- Photo Capture and Escape: Throw Tier III Incense to stun the ghost at close range, snap a 3-Star Ghost Photo during the stun, log your guess in the journal, and leave in the truck to claim the Gold Trophy and badge.