Gamespot iconGamespotAug 12, 2026 ~1 min source read

Phasmophobia Studio Launches A Publishing Label With These Five Exciting Games

Before today, Kinetic has only been known for Phasmophobia, its four-player ghost-hunting game that first exploded during the COVID pandemic and has remained a favorite since then. It has apparently done well enough to allow the team to expand its business into publishing, as it's announced a group of five games that make up its initial publishing efforts.

Phasmophobia Studio Launches A Publishing Label With These Five Exciting Games

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Before today, Kinetic has only been known for Phasmophobia, its four-player ghost-hunting game that first exploded during the COVID pandemic and has remained a favorite since then.

It has apparently done well enough to allow the team to expand its business into publishing, as it's announced a group of five games that make up its initial publishing efforts.

Precognition Developed by Half Mermaid In terms of name recognition, Sam Barlow's team at Half Mermaid is the biggest one attached to the new label.

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Before today, Kinetic has only been known for Phasmophobia, its four-player ghost-hunting game that first exploded during the COVID pandemic and has remained a favorite since then. It has apparently done well enough to allow the team to expand its business into publishing, as it's announced a group of five games that make up its initial publishing efforts. Precognition Developed by Half Mermaid In terms of name recognition, Sam Barlow's team at Half Mermaid is the biggest one attached to the new label.

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  • Project C, Half Mermaid's previously announced working-title project with Brandon Cronenberg (of the Cronenberg body-horror film dynasty), has officially been revealed as Precognition.
  • The team behind Immortality, Her Story, and Telling Lies is back again with another blend of full-motion-video gameplay, non-linear st...

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Kinetic Games is expanding into the games publishing business.

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