Phasmophobia

Phasmophobia haunted StreamerHouse in 2020, hitting 324 peak viewers during the ghost hunting phenomenon that dominated Twitch's Halloween season. British indie studio Kinetic Games launched Early Access September 18th, then watched their $14 co-op horror explode in October as streamers and YouTubers turned it into the sixth-most popular game on Twitch that month. StreamerHouse sessions featured 1-4 players investigating haunted locations to identify ghost types using equipment and optional objectives—all while proximity chat captured genuine terror. The game became Steam's global best-seller for weeks from October through November 2020, achieving "Overwhelmingly Positive" reviews with 15,000+ reviews in under a month. Pandemic timing proved perfect—remote co-op horror where friends screamed together through VR headsets or monitors became essential 2020 content. By February 2022, the game hit 15 million players, climbing to 20 million by 2024 with 550,000+ overwhelmingly positive Steam reviews. The Game Awards 2020 awarded Best Debut Game, validating Kinetic's vision. For StreamerHouse, Phasmophobia represented viral success through authentic scares and community-driven growth, proving tiny indie studios could dominate Twitch without AAA budgets.