Hey Ghostist Players, I hope you're all doing great! It's been an amazing journey since the release of Ghostist, and I can't thank you enough for your support. Your enthusiasm and feedback have been invaluable. I'm excited to share that I've been working on a new game called "Housekeeping To Room 501". This casual horror game dives into mind-bending liminal spaces within a haunted old hotel. Your task is to clean the hotel while avoiding its otherworldly inhabitants. You can find more details on the Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3307410/Housekeeping_to_Room_501/ I wanted to give you a heads-up about the upcoming release because I think you might like it. Wishlisting the game would be a BIG help! Thank you once again for being such an amazing community. Your support means the world to me, and I can't wait to hear your thoughts on "Housekeeping To Room 501"! And if you're interested in creating some prerelease videos - don't hesitate to contact me! Best, taxicomics

[ 2024-11-15 15:22:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Players! This month has been quite busy on the boring side of things, a lot bureaucracy behind the scenes kept me from developing the game further. But I don't want to bore you with that, so here are the new things/changes:

new ghost behaviour! The ghosts articulations have been reworked, sometimes you have to deal with little ghost girls, sometimes you have to deal with big ghost boys. Enjoy!
new ghost model was added along with some animations
rearranged the EMF (sorry)
made the toilet a little less prone to flushing

[ 2022-05-14 12:48:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

The "Welcome Back!"-Update

Reading and hearing your feedback was the greatest part of this last week. And it has inspired me to make another update for Ghostist. Let's start with what you came here for:

What has changed?

- new music was added and some old music was cut - the activity levels of different ghosts should now better reflect their personality - gave the GIC some common sense ( Id like some feedback on that ) - removed the social links - fixed some noise-bugs - changed some item prices(you get to keep your saved items though) - made toilets flushable These might seem like rather minor changes, but under the hood a lot has changed. And it enables future features that I won't discuss just yet. This is not meant as a "Horse Armor DLC"(comment if you got that reference) but rather as a "Hey, I'm still here and I'm so happy that you are, too!"-Update. But that was too long a title, so Welcome Back!-Update it is. Once again, I'm really happy you're here, and I hope you enjoy your time with Ghostist. I love watching you play my game :)

[ 2022-04-06 19:11:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

Welcome, new players. Thank you, Insym.

Hello World!

This recent week has been crazy. Insym, one of my favourite Phasmophobia-Youtubers made a video about Ghostist. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNMILb_hTss&t=2829) After that video came out Ghostist got a lot of love from you, the players. You helped a lot with your reviews, screenshots and comments, which made me very happy. This has been a passion project, and now being able to see more people enjoy that is the greatest thing one could wish for.

Possible Future Updates

I want to give back a little. I am thinking about another update, and i liked the suggestions Insym and some of you made. One thing I have to say first: Multiplayer is not something you can just include in a game, it is a design decision that has to be made early on in the development. But if you have other ideas do let me know. Customization is a big topic, and I'd love to include more options. In the meantime, if you crave more Ghosthunting, I have made a demake that is free to play. A demake is an existing game reimagined for older hardware/consoles/platforms. It also features local multiplayer. This is my demake of Ghostist. You can find the controls in the description. Have fun, thank you all for stopping by, and have a great day. taxicomics

[ 2022-03-31 09:35:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

Possibly last early access upate

Hi everybody! Thanks again for your patience. After the early access I got great feedback, and hearing from you was honestly one of the best experiences I ever had in the creative field. Thanks again for that! Some time after publishing I got tons of mail and messages, I got really excited. Turns out there are a lot of people trying to scam you for free games-which wouldnt be thaaaat bad-but they are not interested in your game, they just want to resell the bounty on other pages. Thats how those cheap steamkeystores work. I got really frustrated with that and took a big break from gamedev. But then I remembered all the nice people who helped me make this game a reality and slowly got back into it. Thanks for that! Im now putting the finishing touches on the game, so this might be the last update before full release, depending on the amount of bugs that you might find ^^

Whats new?

New Level (studio apartment)
more music and better radio
bugfixes, bugfixes, bugfixes

[ 2021-04-17 09:51:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

The "Exorcist" - Update

NEW LATEGAME CONTENT

This is a very experimental update. Every bit of feedback is highly appreciated!

Ghosts were always able to hunt you, but now you can hunt back! Buy the Exorcismkit and banish the ghosts!

in order to banish ghosts you first need to be sure what type of ghost you are dealing with. And be absolutely sure! No ghost likes being taunted.

Collect all the bones scattered across the level.

Draw the correct symbol for each ghost

Ghosts can break your bones

aggressive ghosts will now break your bones to make your escape a little harder. Stock up on Medkits (new item!)

various small stuff

nerfed the emf more, so now you need to be around the ghost longer
improved lamps a little bit
added the TV
various tiny map changes
lots of sound changes

Have fun <3

[ 2021-03-12 20:34:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Interview: New Updates, Indiegamedev and Publishing

[previewyoutube=KeeTC6mRJZw;full][/previewyoutube] Thanks again for your great questions and taking the time to prepare them so thoroughly. Also there will be a huge update very soon, stay tuned!

[ 2021-03-08 15:46:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

The "Yes, this gets updated a lot"-Update

A Few Words

This game has been out for just a few days and i could not be happier. Thanks for the feedback and everybody reaching out, it means a lot. I sadly had to work in my real life job a lot, but dont worry, im still hard at work developing GHOSTIST further. Thanks for sharing the early-access lifestyle with me!

What is new?

changed emf to red emf on ghost identification chart(thanks ASHZBASHZ)
made the Ghost Identification Chart agGressive(thanks VertigoCharades)
added coffeemachine with the first base upgrade
added another base level(pun?)
included autosave(yay for convenience, nay for the closed loophole of just reloading after dying)
made ravesticks glowier(thanks VertigoCharades)
made smokebombs last longer(thanks VertigoCharades)
new painting
nerfed coffee a tad
nerfed a really good joke
revisited the cafe
corrected credits
PauseMenu readability improvements
new huge level(you read down to this last point? Congrats!)

[ 2021-03-05 22:52:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Last (?) Prerelease Patch

added Credits
added Social Media Links
little tweaks and fixes
changed cheats again
this might be the release version :)

[ 2021-02-28 23:56:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hotfix for the BFS Update

Thanks to Tetragramat for the quick feedback. Some collision issues have been resolved and the coffee effect got re-activated. Also the info and tutorial have been reworked to reflect the emf changes.

[ 2021-02-27 20:20:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Faster Better Stronger Update

This is a lot, so brace yourself

We were hard at work and reworked a lot of the game based on your feedback. The artist did a wonderful job tweaking lots of big and small stuff. Lets get started:

Gameplay

Big Ghost-B-Gone Changes, it is now a much more important tool. All ghosts emit EMF's, but only some reach the tip of the scale
Added the "expert guess" bonus for experienced hunters. If you have not yet experienced an effect but think you know which ghost you are dealing with you get a bonus if youre right
Ghosts really hate cross breezes now and are eager to close open doors
Ghosts hate being constricted. That means less being stuck but also less catching the ghost with salt. Ghosts will now try to free themselves after some time
changed cheats

Items

Added coffee! Use it for big maps or just to increase your blood pressure

Maps

Lots of big and small map changes, some changing features, some just adding bathrooms
Added a new map!

Art

Reworked the tools in small and big ways, most prominent changes to the spirit box
Lots of new bathroom stuff
some new furniture
changed the shadows
added more lamps

General

small bugfixes
got first hatemail
got lots of very nice mail too!
got excited for release on Tuesday

[ 2021-02-27 18:13:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Small Bugfix Update

reduced camerashake(thanks Michael)
glued the lightswitches to the Off position(thanks again Michael and s**tpost
reduced ghosts attackspeed
made "circle of death" more prominent
changed cheats
removed the "no ghost"-feature

[ 2021-02-25 08:17:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Feature Complete Version Is Out!

Hello dear paranormal friends! I know you have become great ghostists on your journey through the betaphase of this game. Now its time to really get to work. There is a lot of new stuff here, so strap in:

What is new?

added a new level
added new control scheme
rebalanced everything(but you beta testers get to keep your saves and all that money)
changed the glowsticks a lot - they are now a toy ghosts enjoy to hate
improved ghost hunting and wandering AI
added statistics so you can keep track of your progress
added upgrades to your base (earn 'em by doing a good job)
added cheats for development but left them in for fun-try to find them!
got real happy
improved existing maps
got the nicest betatesters in the world

What got fixed?

had a talk with ghosts about their trips into walls(thanks corestrategy!)
made the flashlight stop bending the laws of physics
made the ghosts a little less snackish
stopped the tutorial from invading missions(thanks michael and corestrategy!)
got rid of the foggy indoors(thanks, yusuf!)

What now?

Were very happy about this v1.0 release, every planned feature is now implemented. Now you, the community, can help to sculpt new ideas and give your feedback so more people can enjoy Ghostist :) If you have any problems dont hesitate to contact us via Instagram or our Subreddit r/Ghostist. There is one week left before release (2nd of March, next Tuesday), that should be enough time to discover and fix potential bugs. Thanks for your support so far, youre really what kept me going, taxicomics

[ 2021-02-24 00:00:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update v0.9

- new item - made ghosts smarter - better Post-Job explanations - added Ghost Catcher 3000 for Documentation and G.host I.dentification C.hart - made ghost snackish - improved tutorial - added Controls in "Settings" Tab

[ 2021-02-20 13:07:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ghostist
taxicomics

Developer

BeanCanStudios

Publisher

soon

Release

Indie Casual Singleplayer EA