Achievement Hunter Phasmophobia Guide

Phasmophobia offers over 50 achievements that test your ghost-hunting prowess, from basic training to elite feats like high-prestige runs and flawless contracts. Earning them all grants the prestigious Achievement Hunter ID and badge, marking you as a true paranormal expert. This guide breaks down every category with actionable steps, custom difficulty tricks, and multiplayer synergies to streamline your progress.

Easy Wins: Achievements That Come Naturally

Many achievements unlock through regular play, requiring no special setups. Focus on these first to build momentum and level up quickly.

• Training Completed: Launch the training mode from the main menu and finish the full course. It’s a quick tutorial that pops the achievement upon exit.
• Complete 50/100 Contracts: Simply finish investigations—survive, identify the ghost, and debrief. At 50 contracts, you’re halfway to veteran status.
• Ghost Discoveries (e.g., Discover Revenant, Shade): Play until you identify each ghost type. RNG plays a role, but consistent contracts guarantee progress—some like Twins may take persistence.

These build your experience naturally, unlocking gear and maps essential for harder tasks.

Daily and Weekly Grind: Building Consistency

Phasmophobia’s task system rewards routine logins. Check the truck or lobby daily for four tasks and weekly for another four sets.

• Dedicated (30 Daily Tasks): Log in daily; complete all four tasks per day. Takes about 8 days minimum.
• Devoted (12 Weekly Tasks): Similar process, but weekly—requires at least three weeks. No speeding up; patience is key.
• Extra Mile (50 Optional Objectives): Tackle bonus tasks like lighting candles or EMF readings during every contract.

Combine these with standard contracts for efficient grinding. Multiplayer speeds setup, letting you focus on tasks.

Custom Difficulties: Unlocking Creative Freedom

Custom modes are game-changers for targeted achievements. Access via the difficulty editor once unlocked (around level 5+).

• Creative Mode: Edit any difficulty preset and apply it—achievement triggers instantly upon loading a custom contract.

Use customs for sanity tweaks, speeds, and hunt modifiers to cheese tough ones without risking real runs.

Perfect Runs: Precision Ghost Hunting

Flawless Execution demands a perfect investigation: correct ghost ID, all optional objectives, bone photo, and three-star journal photos.

Attempt on Amateur/Intermediate for safety. Multiplayer divides labor—one handles photos, another objectives.

Prestige Ladder: Elite Progression

Prestige resets your level for multipliers but unlocks hardcore achievements.

• Reach Prestige 1-3: Hit level 100, prestige, repeat. Grindy but inevitable with consistent play.
• Hard/Insanity Prestige 1-3: Same, but only count contracts on those difficulties. Use friends for survival.

Prestige 1 takes focused grinding; higher ones demand optimized strategies.

Ghost-Specific Feats: Mastering Behaviors

Each ghost has unique achievements tied to traits. Custom setups accelerate these.

Die to Specific Ghosts in 10 Seconds

For speed kills like Demon or Revenant:

• Set starting sanity to 0%, player/ghost speed 150%, no grace/setup time, high hunt duration.
• Load Tango Wetlands, grab flashlight, sprint to living room, and bait hunt. Repeat per ghost.

Saves hours vs. natural hunts.

Banshee Target Mastery

Targeted by Banshee: In multiplayer, have one player die to its hunt while others confirm targeting (via journal or wails). Use Monkey Paw for revives if needed—works even if not initially targeted.

Revenant Evasion

During hunt, incense to slow it, then loop in a long hallway to safe spot. Outlast the hunt.

Rare RNG Challenges: Luck and Setup

These rely on probability but can be rigged.

• High Speed Demon: Custom: 80-100% start sanity, demon-only hunt threshold, 0% drain. Enter 6th Street at 80%+ sanity; die to rare hunt in 60 seconds from door open.
• Apocalypse Challenges: Sunny Meadows on Nightmare+: ID ghost, all objectives, ghost photo. Scale difficulty for Bronze/Silver/Gold.

Patience and retries key; multiplayer confirms RNG.

Equipment and Spending Milestones

• Spender ($1M): Buy cheap items after nearing total—tracks cumulative spend.
• Big Spender ($5M): Same principle; grind high-reward contracts.

Track via journal; no need to hoard.

Challenge Modes and Specials

Weekly Challenge achievements unlock by participating and completing them fully.

• Load Challenge mode, fulfill all requirements—auto-pops on success.

These rotate, so check often.

Multiplayer Strategies for Efficiency

Team up for everything: faster setups, role division (e.g., one dies for achievements), and shared RNG pools. Voice comms essential for coordination.

FAQ

How many achievements are there?

54 standard, plus platform-specific like PS5 Platinum.

Can achievements work in custom/friendly modes?

Most yes, including multiplayer customs. Exceptions rare.

What’s the hardest achievement?

High Speed Demon—pure RNG with tight timer.

Do dailies/weeklies carry over?

Daily reset at server time; weeklies every 7 days. Complete promptly.

How to track progress?

Steam/PS overlay or journal menu shows unlocked ones.

Final Tips for 100% Completion

Prioritize easy/grindy first, then customs for specifics, teams for RNG. Expect 50-100 hours total. Updates may add more—stay vigilant.