Phasmophobia gamers cannot cease speaking about Obama after the sport launched a brand new ghost whose title is loosely much like that of the forty fourth U.S. President. The coincidence has snowballed right into a full-fledged meme that is at the moment flooding Phasmophobia‘s on-line communities.
The brand new ghost, formally referred to as Obambo, is likely one of the many additions included within the newest Winter’s Jest update for Phasmophobia. The patch rolled out on December 16, bumping the sport’s model quantity as much as 0.15.1.0 and kicking off the 2025 version of its annual vacation occasion.
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Phasmophobia’s Obambo Ghost Nicknamed ‘Obama’ by Followers
Inside hours of the brand new Phasmophobia update going stay, followers started nicknaming Obambo “Obama.” The truth that the patch launched a brand new vacation exercise seemingly helped the gag take off shortly, as loads of gamers logged into the sport with a view to play the annual seasonal occasion and instantly began posting about “Obama” hunts. The joke has already discovered its means into many fashionable meme codecs, together with the evergreen “thanks, Obama” template.
Some Gamers Are Amused ‘Obama’ Debuted in Phasmophobia Earlier than Specter
Amid the continued sea of gags that may be discovered on the sport’s largest subreddit, one meme that lately gained traction noticed its writer categorical amusement at Phasmophobia getting “Obama” earlier than Specter. For reference, followers have for years now been requesting a brand new ghost sort referred to as Specter, going so far as to develop detailed ideas for it, all of the whereas arguing such an addition can be an ideal match for Kinetic’s hit survival horror sport. The British developer has not but given any official indication of severely contemplating this transfer, which might probably trigger some localization difficulties seeing how Phasmophobia‘s terrifying teleporting Wraith is translated as “Specter” in some languages.
Phasmophobia Simply Hit Its Document Steam Participant Depend for December 2025
The Obama meme might have helped amplify the rollout of the 0.15.1.0 patch, which noticed the sport soar to 36,891 concurrent gamers on Steam, a brand new December 2025 document. In line with December 17 knowledge compiled by SteamDB, Phasmophobia is at the moment the thirty ninth greatest sport on Valve’s storefront by every day lively consumer rely, in addition to the forty fifth best-selling sport on the platform.
Severe Participant Reactions to Phasmophobia’s ‘Obama’ Ghost Are Blended
Memes apart, critical participant reactions to Obambo at the moment seem like a blended bag. Whereas some followers praised the ghost’s design as sufficiently scary to maintain them on their toes, others do not seem like having fun with its oscillating exercise, which reportedly swings sharply between lulls and spikes, probably making its hunts really feel abrupt. Some participant frustrations are usually not directed on the ghost itself, however quite on the in-game journal, which prioritizes taste textual content over clear steerage on establish Obambo. This difficulty additionally impacts the opposite two ghosts launched in replace 0.15.1.0: Gallu and Dayan. Consequently, detecting Phasmophobia‘s three new ghost types with out exterior assist could be a irritating expertise—one more likely to persist till Kinetic provides clearer hints or the proof mixtures turn into extra broadly recognized amongst gamers.
What’s Subsequent for Phasmophobia in its Put up-Obama Period
The 0.15.1.0 patch is anticipated to be Phasmophobia‘s ultimate content material replace in 2025. For 2026, Kinetic has already confirmed a number of main additions being within the works, together with the so-called Horror 2.0 replace that is anticipated to coincide with the sport leaving early entry after greater than 5 years. This rework of Phasmophobia‘s core mechanics is anticipated to introduce new ghost occasions and interactions, amongst different novelties. Individually, Kinetic can be engaged on further maps and seasonal occasions. Phasmophobia has also been announced for the Switch 2 throughout The Recreation Awards 2025, with its eShop launch at the moment deliberate for 2026. In line with Kinetic, the Swap 2 model of the co-op horror sport will provide the identical content material as its PC, PlayStation, and Xbox counterparts.
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October 29, 2024
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T For Teen // Blood, Use of Medicine, Violence
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Kinetic Video games
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Kinetic Video games
