Phasmophobia - Microphone not working

A detailed guide on how to set up a microphone in multiplayer horror with all sorts of Phasmophobia ghost types.

Phasmophobia is a cooperative horror game where players take on the role of ghost hunters. One of the interesting mechanics in the game is that co-op members can communicate with each other via a walkie-talkie, as well as try to summon spirits and ghosts using voice commands through a microphone. At the moment, this feature is intermittent, and many users are unable to properly set up their microphone. Especially for such players, we have prepared this guide.

How to set up the microphone in Phasmophobia

No matter how trite it may sound, the first thing you need to do is make sure that your microphone is connected to the PC and set as the default device . This can be done by right-clicking on the speaker icon in the lower right corner of the screen, then selecting " Open Sound Options ".

Here?In the opened window, select the item in the panel on the right " Sound Control Panel ".

Go to the " Recording " section and, if necessary, set the microphone found by the system as the default device .

Now open the properties of your microphone and go to the " Advanced " tab. There are two items that need to be ticked:

• Allow applications to use the device in exclusive mode;
• Give priority to exclusive mode applications.

When you are done with this item, you can start checking the microbackground in the game. Open settings and try test microphone. If everything works, then you do not need to follow the steps in this guide. Otherwise, read the following instructions.

Microphone still not working in Phasmophobia

If you have completed the above steps, and your voice in the game is not determined, then you will have to resort to drastic measures. So:

1. Open the Steam client.
2. Find Phasmophobia and right click on the game.
3. Select " Properties ".
4. In the Local Files tab, click on Verify Integrity of Game Files .
5. Also check for updates to the beta version ( some users reported that this helped to solve the problem of sound recognition in the game ).

How to Fix Phasmophobia Voice Chat Not Working Error

This is actually a fairly common mistake among Phasmophobia users. There are a lot of ways to solve it, but it is impossible to say for sure which one is the most effective. Here is a list of solutions that gamers use today ( only if the microphone is already defined in the game settings! ):

• Restarting the game in most ??luchaev will solve the problem with voice chat;
• Close all third-party programs before launching Phasmophobia so that no application can use the microphone in exclusive mode;
• Do not run the Steam client as an administrator ( this blocks some features in the game and may result in a microphone error );
• During gameplay, avoid using the Alt + Tab keyboard shortcut to exit to the desktop or another application.