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Demonologist
You and your friends identify spirits in cursed places, then complete the work needed to exorcise them.
Online co-op for up to 4 players. No crossplay.
- 4 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- NoSame platform onlyFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You search cursed buildings with equipment that helps you identify the spirit haunting them. Once you know what you are facing, you can take on extra objectives and attempt an exorcism. The steps change with the location. Strange events interrupt your search, and speaking aloud can trigger a reaction from the building.
Up to four of you investigate together online. You divide the tools, compare clues and warn each other when the ghost becomes dangerous. Between cases, you return to a safe house and spend your earnings on equipment or changes to your home. It suits friends who enjoy searching for evidence and reacting to sudden scares, with a loop you can repeat instead of one campaign to finish.
How it feels
Kind of game
A group of friends, loose goals and a lot of messing around. Failing is part of the fun, and the best moments are the ones nobody planned.
- At its heart
- A big part
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Story
- Exploring
- Fighting
- Getting better
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Ghost hunting
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Demonologist
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
Phasmophobia
Why it scores 93%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Fear
- About
- Ghost hunting
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Time to hang out, Puzzles and figuring out, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Phasmophobia differs
- More slapstick than Demonologist
- Early access
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are often scary. Both are about hunting ghosts.
But more slapstick than Demonologist.
Ghost Watchers
Why it scores 91%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Fear
- About
- Ghost hunting
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Puzzles and figuring out, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
- 4 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both are often scary.
No big difference from Demonologist.
FOREWARNED
Why it scores 89%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Fear
- About
- Ghost hunting
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Puzzles and figuring out, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
- 4 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are often scary. Both are about hunting ghosts.
No big difference from Demonologist.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 12
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay between
- Does not apply
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
Sources
12 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Genres, About, Fear, Sessions, Calm and coziness, Unlocks and progress.
- Online co-op: The maker describes cooperative investigations alone or with a team.
- Most players online: The maker states one to four players. Online Co-op is the listed cooperative mode.
- Genres: The maker calls the game horror.
- About: The team identifies and exorcises spirits in cursed places.
- Fear: The maker describes random ghost events. Shown tags include Horror and Psychological Horror.
- Sessions: You choose a paranormal place for each investigation and earn money between games.
- Calm and coziness: The safe house is a place to invite friends and spend time between investigations.
- Unlocks and progress: Earnings buy safe house improvements, another safe house and a pet.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Platforms, Release status, Release date.
- Platforms: The listing supports Windows, without a Mac or Linux build. A released console version is not confirmed.
- Release status: The game is available and its genre list has no Early Access entry.
- Release date: The current store data gives September 25, 2023, separate from its March Early Access start. The maker announcement was published September 27 but gives no explicit first launch day. The exact day lacks an independent maker confirmation.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 23 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres.
- Wikidata item: The item matches Clock Wizard Games and Steam app 1929610.
- Genres: The genre statement is horror video game. Its March 2023 publication date predates full release.
sirusgaming.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Crossplay.
- Crossplay: Sirus Gaming, April 17, 2023, explicitly denies crossplay for the PC release. This is historical press evidence. Current primary pages confirm Windows but provide no newer explicit statement.
spite.czPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger, Fighting, Puzzles and figuring out, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead, Working in sync, Getting better.
- Tension and danger: Spite.cz, 2024-02-29, describes sanity falling while the team gathers evidence, followed by dangerous hunts.
- Fighting: Spite.cz, 2024-02-29, describes a salt gun used for one location's exorcism. Fighting is a small part of the larger investigation loop.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Spite.cz, 2024-02-29, describes matching evidence and solving location specific exorcism tasks.
- Unlocks and progress: Spite.cz, 2024-02-29, describes levels unlocking maps and difficulty settings, plus money for equipment.
- Planning ahead: Spite.cz, 2024-02-29, describes deciding whether to leave after identification or risk extra objectives with limited sanity supplies.
- Working in sync: Spite.cz, February 29, 2024, describes a team using evidence tools before shared location tasks and exorcism. Coordination two is an assessment of these shared jobs, rather than mandatory fixed classes.
- Getting better: Spite.cz, February 29, 2024, explains evidence tools, changing exorcism tasks and differing ghost behaviour. These rules support a minor learning score.
steamcommunity.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Story, Time to hang out, Kind of game, Laughter and chaos.
- Story: The ten helpful visible reviews include one describing background lore rather than a story campaign.
- Time to hang out: The helpful sample describes friends joking during investigations, which reviews compare with Phasmophobia. Hunts still need attention, the same level as Phasmophobia.
- Kind of game: The inspected helpful Steam reviews describe friend groups sharing scares, mistakes and repeated investigations.
- Laughter and chaos: Helpful Steam reviews inspected on October 24 describe laughing at frightened friends and fatal mistakes during group cases.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 23 October 2026
Backs Story, Exploring.
- Story: The maker's news includes named locations and staged supernatural events, supporting background horror fiction rather than a campaign.
- Exploring: The 2026-10-22 update adds an investigation map and a new safe house. Searching locations and finding hidden reactions are supporting activities.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release status.
- Release status: The maker announces v1.0.0 and the game release in a post dated September 27, 2023. It does not state a first launch day or say today, so its publication date does not override the precise store date.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Voice chat by distance.
- Voice chat by distance: The shipped June 25, 2026 v2.1.0 voice update makes in-game voices quieter with distance and inaudible beyond range. Later Spirit Box communication with deceased friends is a separate route.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release status.
- Release status: The September 27, 2023 v1.0.0 post establishes full release. Its publication day does not settle whether the first full build was September 25 or 27. The current Steam product explicitly gives September 25.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.