# Phasmophobia Phasmophobia Hotfix v0.14.2.1

- Product: Phasmophobia (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/phasmophobia)
- Vendor: Kinetic Games
- Date: 2025-10-16
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/739630/view/549001115675394184
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/phasmophobia/releases/2025-10-16-phasmophobia-hotfix-v0.14.2.1

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- **fixed** — Fixed players getting stuck on "Connecting" screen when joining lobbies via friend invite
- **removed** — Removed a pop-up message when unlocking the Child of the Cult foil badge
- **changed** — Main menu radio will now play spooky sounds
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue with CCTV which was causing reduced performance until focusing on the CCTV

Welcome back, Ghost Hunters. We’ve got an update for you.

Today, we have deployed a hotfix for Phasmophobia across all platforms. This addresses issues that arose following the release of the [Crimson Eye event](https://www.kineticgames.co.uk/blog/phasmophobia-crimson-eye-v01420).

**Fixes**

- Fixed players getting stuck on “Connecting” screen when joining lobbies via friend invite.

- Removed a pop-up message when unlocking the Child of the Cult foil badge.

- Main menu radio will now play spooky sounds.

- Fixed an issue with CCTV which was causing reduced performance until focusing on the CCTV.

_As you continue your investigations in Phasmophobia, if you encounter bugs, issues or simply have feedback for our team, please use the dedicated channels in the official [Phasmophobia Discord](https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2FPhasmophobia)._

Thanks,

The Kinetic Games Team