Phasmophobia is a game of spooks and repetition. Each ghost hunt has its own requirements and hidden elements to uncover. When you’re dealing with a certain type of ghost, it helps to know what to do. You need to know what tools to bring and what to expect if you’re going to be a good ghost hunter. Going into a haunt with no information or prep is tantamount to death. With this new guide, you’re going to learn all about one of the more mysterious mechanics in the game. That mechanic is Ghost Orbs in Phasmophobia.
When you’re dealing with things like a Poltergeist or Shade, you might sometimes encounter Ghost Orbs. These floating balls of light can be useful for getting payouts from hunts, but also tell you certain things about the ghost you’re facing. Each ghost has little telltale signs that give you hints about what to do and where to go, one is these orbs.
Ghost orbs are little flickers of light that show up on cameras when there’s ghost activity. The first thing you have to do to be able to capture them is set up your camera. You’ll want to grab a video camera, not a picture camera. Once you discover which room the ghost is haunting, set up the camera in a place where you can see the whole room.
How to spot Ghost Orbs
When you’re dealing with certain ghost types, more on that later, there are some that can trigger these orbs. You will sometimes see them as floating balls of light on your camera. In fact, that’s the best way to spot them. So start hunting for them by placing down a camera. When it’s on and recording, you will see the little green light. That’s the cue that your images and video will show up and be captured.
The best way to spot Ghost Orbs in Phasmophobia is to be liberal with your use of cameras. Make a beeline for various spots in the haunted house and start placing cameras in choke points and other areas. Once you’re more experienced at the game, you’ll be more aware of where to place cameras, but as a beginner, focus on doors and stairwells in high-traffic areas. Ghost orbs can sometimes be detected from the outdoor cameras as well, but it looks to be pretty rare. Ghosts seem more likely to appear where players are causing the biggest commotion, so that means Ghost Orbs pop up too.
Once you’ve placed cameras, have someone rush back to the van and keep an eye out. Anytime they see a bright flash of light randomly across a camera, that’s a sign that a Ghost Orb has just occurred. That basically means the ghost you’re dealing with is in stage one of being active. Depending on the type of ghost, you will find other clues. It’s those stage two and three clues that inform what kind of haunting you have. The progression of evidence that you gather is key to completing hints, so learn this info fast.
if you don’t see orbs for a while, trying going and moving the cameras to new spots or just swap between them more frequently.
To help you out, check below for the list of evidence pieces that include Ghost Orbs, and what ghosts have them.
What kind of ghosts trigger Ghost Orbs
Ghost Orbs will only appear during some ghost hunts. Here are the ghost types that can trigger these orbs:
- Jinn — EMF Level 5 — Spirit Box
- Mare — Freezing Temperatures — Spirit Box
- Phantom — EMF Level 5 — Freezing Temperatures
- Poltergeist — Fingerprints — Spirit Box
- Shade — EMF Level 5 — Ghost Writing
- Yurei — Freezing Temperatures — Ghost Writing
There, now you’re up to speed on Ghost Orbs in Phasmophobia.
