The online psychological horror co-op game Phasmophobia is back with a revamped version of their 13 Willow Street map. Phasmophobia was developed and published by Kinetic Games, and came out in 2020 (2024 for consoles). The 13 Willow Street had not gone through a major update since release, aside from minor big fixes, until recently.

The update launched on July 21, 2026, promising new assets, props, and a “full visual overhaul.” The development team at Kintetic Games explains that while “the original layout remains,” “some rooms have been repurposed and the flow of several rooms has been edited to improve gameplay.”

The 13 Willow Street update features changes specifically designed for PC players, in addition to different changes for console players. For PC players, the ability to “switch Equipment with the 1, 2, 3 and 4 keys.” has become available. The 1, 2, 3, and 4 keys are also capable of rebounding. Console work mainly appears to prioritize VR (Virtual Reality) experience, including “new character animations,” “Improvements to the belt to improve usability,” and a more responsive input system where “the character will now turn instantly depending on where you are looking instead of at set angles.”

Phasmophobia’s most recent update has dozens of general additions in store for fans as well. The changes, outlined below are quoted verbatim from Phasmophobia’s official website.

• The character hand animations for grabbing, dropping, moving doors and hovering over interactable or grabbable objects have been removed to speed up gameplay.
• The item drop animation will still play for others in the session, but will not be visible by the Player.
• Cosmetics that are no longer able to be earned will not be visible.
• The camera zoom in the Customisation shop will now focus on the selected part of the character.
• On Sunny Meadows, the Ghost will now only lock the doors to a wing if both it and a player are inside that wing.
• Eye Adaptation will now adjust the lighting quicker when opening and closing the Journal.
• Console players will now have the ability to enable/disable Eye Adaptation.
• The Obake’s shapeshift will now count towards the Ghost video objective.
• You can now capture any Media for the Apocalypse challenge, instead of only a photo.
• Recording the Ghost Orbs in the Tutorial is now required, instead of only getting it inside the video camera’s screen.
• Improved the lighting around the player, allowing for better visibility in darker areas.
• Added an icon to the Player ID Card to show if that player is speaking.
• Adjusted the visuals on the PSVR2 player list popup
• Event board map leaflets are now spread over multiple pages
• Players can now cancel Use animations by pressing the Use button during the animation, allowing for equipment to be quickly toggled without waiting for the animation to finish
• The Journal has now been moved closer for easier readability.
• The Journal animation is now significantly faster.
• Character legs will now use animations, instead of procedurally generated animations when moving
• Improved the detection of photo evidence.
• • Higher priority unique photos will always take priority.
  • Unique photos will always take priority over duplicates.

This update will be free to all Phasmophobia players who already own the game, and does not appear to be optional. The trailer begins as a parody of a real estate infomercial, boasting a “renovated basement” and “currently empty swimming pool” in between various electrical shorts and static. The full trailer is available for viewing below, courtesy of the official PlayStation Youtube channel.