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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · 2023-06-29

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 28, 2024 (iOS), Mar 28, 2024 (Android), Jun 30, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 30, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 30, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Jun 30, 2023 (Xbox One)

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.

65
playing now
97%
positive of 8.5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
95/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

65 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is a 2010 puzzle adventure video game developed and published by Capcom. The story follows Sissel, an amnesiac ghost with supernatural powers, and his journey to rediscover his identity. Players solve environmental puzzles, interact with eccentric characters, and uncover the truth of Sissel's death over the course of one night. Gameplay is split into two sections: gathering information by navigating through the city, and saving lives by traveling back in time.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 65 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,085 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~136/week).
  • · Review velocity up 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 171k–384k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,534 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$8.87-70%
Gamesplanet$9.15-69%
IndieGala$9.89-67%
WinGameStore$9.89-67%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.89-67%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.92 at GameBillet (2025-11-22) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 130 of 172 observed days · $1.95 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20232026Week of 2023-06-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,247 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 516 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

90212026-08-11 19:00 — 33 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 74 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 56 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 34 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 49 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 53 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 45 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 82 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 33 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 37 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 41 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 37 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 36 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 39 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 21 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 43 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 58 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 33 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 77 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 51 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 21 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 57 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 52 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 28 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 87 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 51 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 43 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 90 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 65 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$7.192023-03-092026-08-302023-03-09 — best price $29.992023-06-25 — best price $29.992023-08-22 — best price $25.192023-11-11 — best price $29.992023-12-02 — best price $19.492024-01-02 — best price $26.062024-02-08 — best price $18.142024-03-15 — best price $16.992024-04-19 — best price $15.402024-05-10 — best price $19.492024-06-17 — best price $16.792024-07-26 — best price $17.612024-08-22 — best price $15.032024-09-17 — best price $16.492024-10-17 — best price $29.992024-11-22 — best price $14.312024-12-09 — best price $29.992024-12-29 — best price $11.812025-01-24 — best price $12.492025-02-11 — best price $12.492025-03-14 — best price $14.992025-04-17 — best price $14.702025-05-09 — best price $14.992025-06-03 — best price $24.872025-07-13 — best price $28.492025-08-16 — best price $13.492025-09-10 — best price $25.492025-10-08 — best price $14.852025-11-17 — best price $9.892025-12-06 — best price $25.492026-01-15 — best price $9.892026-02-17 — best price $8.972026-04-13 — best price $8.242026-05-21 — best price $9.602026-06-14 — best price $29.112026-07-10 — best price $29.992026-08-09 — best price $9.892026-08-28 — best price $8.872026-08-30 — best price $8.87
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3351102026-05-29 — 159 pageviews2026-06-01 — 154 pageviews2026-06-04 — 171 pageviews2026-06-07 — 209 pageviews2026-06-10 — 180 pageviews2026-06-13 — 243 pageviews2026-06-16 — 195 pageviews2026-06-19 — 215 pageviews2026-06-22 — 201 pageviews2026-06-25 — 210 pageviews2026-06-28 — 232 pageviews2026-07-01 — 187 pageviews2026-07-04 — 195 pageviews2026-07-07 — 203 pageviews2026-07-10 — 191 pageviews2026-07-13 — 190 pageviews2026-07-16 — 154 pageviews2026-07-19 — 151 pageviews2026-07-22 — 151 pageviews2026-07-25 — 146 pageviews2026-07-28 — 189 pageviews2026-07-31 — 196 pageviews2026-08-03 — 174 pageviews2026-08-06 — 179 pageviews2026-08-09 — 149 pageviews2026-08-12 — 137 pageviews2026-08-15 — 156 pageviews2026-08-18 — 164 pageviews2026-08-21 — 149 pageviews2026-08-24 — 178 pageviews2026-08-26 — 185 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
82.8%
earned "7:02PM - 7:31PM"
49.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,17323%30
PS4 (PlayStation)1,84667%30
Switch (Nintendo)7160%0
Xbox One (Xbox)34833%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

AnimeFunnyActionPuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveStory RichCult ClassicSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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