How to fix Phasmophobia freezing issues on PC (Steam)

Ali Hashmi

3 years ago

Phasmophobia is an online co-op psychological horror Kinectic Games. The game has launched as an early access title with a very small development team. Players should expect bugs, and technical problems during this period. If you are on PC, and are running into the Phasmophobia freezing issues, here is how you can fix it.

For three weeks straight, Phansmophobia has been the number one top seller, even during the Halloween sale. It has a peak player count of 112K according to Steamcharts, something only a few games have been able to reach.

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1 Phasmophobia freezing issues

1.1 Fix 1: UPDATE YOUR GPU DRIVERS

1.2 Fix 2: UPDATE YOUR WINDOWS

2 PHASMOPHOBIA SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

2.1 MINIMUM

2.2 RECOMMENDED

Phasmophobia freezing issues

Some players have reported that they are running into random freezing issues during the game. This can cause the screen to freeze entirely, or cause random stuttering. To fix this, follow the fixes mentioned below.

Fix 1: UPDATE YOUR GPU DRIVERS

Make sure you are on the latest versions of your GPU drivers. You can download these from the links below

Fix 2: UPDATE YOUR WINDOWS

Make sure you are on the latest version of your operating system. To update your Windows, follow the steps below.

Click on Start, and go to Settings
Here, select Update and Security
Click on Windows Update

If you have a pending update, it will give you the details for it.

While you are here, make sure you check out our other guides for the game as well.

PHASMOPHOBIA SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

To run the game on PC, you need the following specifications

MINIMUM

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64Bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 13 GB available space
Additional Notes: Minimum Specs are for VR, lower specs may work for Non-VR.