Phasmophobia Hotfix on May 13 Released as Update 1.000.037

by Alex Co May 13, 2026 2:38 pm in Title Updates and Patches
Phasmophobia update 1.000.037

After yesterday’s Alan Wake crossover update for Phasmophobia, Kinetic Games has released a new hotfix on May 13, and this resolves some key issues.

Console gamers will see this download as Phasmophobia update 1.000.037, and this doesn’t resolve all the known issues from the Alan Wake update.

Read on for the complete changelog for today, as well as the known issues being looked into that will get patched at a later date.

Phasmophobia Update on May 13 Delivers Kormos Fixes

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that caused held equipment/items to visually stutter when moving.
  • Fixed several issues that lead to game crashes.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Kormos to detect dead players and attempt to kill them.
  • Fixed an issue where the Kormos could detect sound from dead players.
  • Fixed an issue where the Coffee World tent names were incorrect.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

As for the known issues, the one listed for today include:

Phasmophobia Known Issues as of May 13, 2026

  • Players can become locked when interacting with the Truck’s CCTV screen while using a Spirit Box.

However, aside from that, a slate of issues from the Alan Wake update have yet to be resolved, and these include:

  • Visual issues may be experienced using the Angel Lamp while holding an EMF Reader.
  • Page dropping audio may be heard while solving Nursery Rhyme riddles in Multiplayer.
  • Photos taken with the Tier 1 Photo Camera by a player may appear incorrect in another player’s Journal.
  • A slight delay in the EMF Reader animation, but no effect on gameplay (console only).
  • Slight visual issues with various equipment animations.
  • Slight visual issues with host’s ID Card if another player leaves a lobby.
  • Tier 1 Spirit Box may become invisible on Oh Deer Diner if held while interacting with the Truck’s CCTV.
  • If a player moves a door, other player’s will not hear the audio.

Expect another patch from Kinetic to be released in the coming days/weeks.

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