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This is a Ghost

2024

Should you play it?

This is a Ghost is a ghost-hunting psychological horror game. Using your equipment, track down paranormal activity and gather evidence to identify the entity, then banish it from this world! Solo and online co-op play for up to 4 players. 👻

What works

  • Unique and challenging ghost hunting mechanics
  • Engaging progression and reputation system
  • Frequent developer updates and community interaction
  • Immersive atmosphere and sound design
  • Fun multiplayer cooperation with shared health

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Small player base and inactive community
  • Some ui and control clunkiness
  • Punishing difficulty and reputation loss on failure
  • Limited maps and cosmetic customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Project Unknown

  • Ghost Exile

  • DeathWatchers

  • Nuclear Nightmare

  • SCP: Labrat

  • Doll Impostor

More competitive

Games that feels like This is a Ghost but with more competition against others

  • Puppet Master: The Game

  • Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition

  • White Noise 2

  • Sinister Night 2

  • Ghost Watchers

  • SEVERANCE

Choose your own criteria ->

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with This is a Ghost. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with This is a Ghost. These titles are not in What to play next.

This is a Ghost: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026