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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

"Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective" was created by Shu Takumi, the creator of the Ace Attorney series, and is now back in a long-requested HD remaster of the original 2010 release!

86 30 June 2023

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 30 June 2023 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Android.

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What Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 2023. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on RE Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective" was created by Shu Takumi, the creator of the Ace Attorney series, and is now back in a long-requested HD remaster of the original 2010 release!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 30 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-8350K / AMD Ryzen 3 3200G, 8 GB RAM and Intel UHD Graphics 630 / Radeon Vega 8 Graphics. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 7GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective launched on 30 June 2023, within three weeks of Final Fantasy XVI, Dave the Diver, Viewfinder and Pikmin 4. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 10 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy XVI, Dave the Diver, Viewfinder, Pikmin 4.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective — frequently asked questions

When did Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective come out?
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective was released on 30 June 2023 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective?
At minimum, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective needs Intel Core i3-8350K / AMD Ryzen 3 3200G, 8 GB RAM, Intel UHD Graphics 630 / Radeon Vega 8 Graphics graphics, 7 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective?
The PC version needs about 7 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("7 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
Can you play Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective on Mac?
Steam does not sell a macOS version of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective; the Steam release is for Windows.
Is Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective on Linux?
Steam does not list a native Linux version of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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