Guide: Voice Recognition

[Kinetic Games]

Here are some steps you can take to fix the voice recognition. This will get updated as more info is found.

Please make sure you don't skip a step.

1. Make sure your input device on windows is the microphone you want to use.
2. Go into "Speech Settings" on windows and download and install the English US language package. This will install the necessary voice recognition drivers.
3. In "Speech Settings" at the top check the box "Recognise non-native accents for this language".
4. Select your language as your voice language.
5. Under language settings click on your language, go to options and then download the speech package.
6. Go into "Online Speech Recognition" on windows and make sure that is turned on.
7. Go into "Microphone privacy settings" and make sure Phasmophobia has permission to use your microphone.
8. Go to "Cortana Language Settings" and apply your language at the bottom.
9. Update your windows 10. Go to "Check for updates" and make sure you are on version 2004.
10. Do not run Steam as Admin. For some reason this is breaking the voice recognition.
11. Head into the "other" page in options on the main menu and set your voice language there.
12. Go to the audio options in the main menu and use the voice recognition test to check if it is working.
13. If it still isn't working some people have got it working by moving the game onto their main hard drive.
14. Make sure no other application on your computer is taking control of your microphone before playing.
15. If it still doesn't work at this point try using the English UK voice pack instead.

Please make sure your voice recognition is setup and working in Windows 10.

[Super Weenie Hut Jr.]

I cannot get this game to recognize my mic. The audio test will not pick it up, I can't communicate with the ghost or use the spirit box at all. But I can use the in-game voice chat just fine. My mic works everywhere else except in this game. This problem came out of nowhere and after following every piece of advice I could find in this thread and none of it fixing the issue, I have no idea where else to go to fix this. This was not an issue before.

[Blue Mountain State]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Camel habib habab:

i tried all of it and nothing worked even tho my friends could here me perfectly fine

Try this one. Go to Control Panel -> Sounds -> Choose Recording Tab -> Right click your microphone and select Properties -> Go to Advanced Tab and UNTICK BOTH OPTIONS UNDER EXLUSIVE MODE. Restart phasmophobia and then check. If this didn't work then try to delete nahimic/A-volute because it messes with your voice recognition. If anything of these worked answer here so we can help people who face the same issue as yours.

[P A R A N O I D || WENDIGO]

Początkowo opublikowane przez SUPERIOR MAN OF WONGUS WORDS:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Kinetic Games:

Here are some steps you can take to fix the voice recognition. This will get updated as more info is found.

1. Make sure your input device on windows is the microphone you want to use.
2. Go into "Speech Settings" on windows and download and install the English US language package. This will install the necessary voice recognition drivers.
3. In "Speech Settings" at the top check the box "Recognise non-native accents for this language".
4. Go into "Online Speech Recognition" on windows and make sure that is turned on.
5. Go into "Microphone privacy settings" and make sure Phasmophobia has permission to use your microphone.
6. Update your windows 10.
7. Make sure you are not running Steam as admin. This breaks it for some reason.
8. Go to the audio options in the main menu and use the voice recognition test to check if it is working.

Please make sure your voice recognition is setup and working in Windows 10.

Any steps for this on Win 7?

ignore me

[ohorange123 【TW】]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Kinetic Games:

Here are some steps you can take to fix the voice recognition. This will get updated as more info is found.

Please make sure you don't skip a step.

1. Make sure your input device on windows is the microphone you want to use.
2. Go into "Speech Settings" on windows and download and install the English US language package. This will install the necessary voice recognition drivers.
3. In "Speech Settings" at the top check the box "Recognise non-native accents for this language".
4. Select your language as your voice language.
5. Under language settings click on your language, go to options and then download the speech package.
6. Go into "Online Speech Recognition" on windows and make sure that is turned on.
7. Go into "Microphone privacy settings" and make sure Phasmophobia has permission to use your microphone.
8. Go to "Cortana Language Settings" and apply your language at the bottom.
9. Update your windows 10. Go to "Check for updates" and make sure you are on version 2004.
10. Do not run Steam as Admin. For some reason this is breaking the voice recognition.
11. Head into the "other" page in options on the main menu and set your voice language there.
12. Go to the audio options in the main menu and use the voice recognition test to check if it is working.
13. If it still isn't working some people have got it working by moving the game onto their main hard drive.
14. Make sure no other application on your computer is taking control of your microphone before playing.
15. If it still doesn't work at this point try using the English UK voice pack instead.

Please make sure your voice recognition is setup and working in Windows 10.

I've been waiting two years for when speech recognition will work on Win7.

[Walter]

ghost seems to be reacting to speaking, but spirit box still does not work, even oujia board is working

[BDLNL]

People can hear me in the game but when I do test the game doesn't hear me. When I am using the Ouija board or the spirit box, it will not detect my voice. How can I fix this.

[William Bergvik (Salma King)]

Początkowo opublikowane przez SUPERIOR MAN OF WONGUS WORDS:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Kinetic Games:

Here are some steps you can take to fix the voice recognition. This will get updated as more info is found.

1. Make sure your input device on windows is the microphone you want to use.
2. Go into "Speech Settings" on windows and download and install the English US language package. This will install the necessary voice recognition drivers.
3. In "Speech Settings" at the top check the box "Recognise non-native accents for this language".
4. Go into "Online Speech Recognition" on windows and make sure that is turned on.
5. Go into "Microphone privacy settings" and make sure Phasmophobia has permission to use your microphone.
6. Update your windows 10.
7. Make sure you are not running Steam as admin. This breaks it for some reason.
8. Go to the audio options in the main menu and use the voice recognition test to check if it is working.

Please make sure your voice recognition is setup and working in Windows 10.

Any steps for this on Win 7?

Why tf are you running no wondows 7 bro, widows 11 is already out

[FOMDJ]

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[zDestroyer]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Kinetic Games:

Here are some steps you can take to fix the voice recognition. This will get updated as more info is found.

Please make sure you don't skip a step.

1. Make sure your input device on windows is the microphone you want to use.
2. Go into "Speech Settings" on windows and download and install the English US language package. This will install the necessary voice recognition drivers.
3. In "Speech Settings" at the top check the box "Recognise non-native accents for this language".
4. Select your language as your voice language.
5. Under language settings click on your language, go to options and then download the speech package.
6. Go into "Online Speech Recognition" on windows and make sure that is turned on.
7. Go into "Microphone privacy settings" and make sure Phasmophobia has permission to use your microphone.
8. Go to "Cortana Language Settings" and apply your language at the bottom.
9. Update your windows 10. Go to "Check for updates" and make sure you are on version 2004.
10. Do not run Steam as Admin. For some reason this is breaking the voice recognition.
11. Head into the "other" page in options on the main menu and set your voice language there.
12. Go to the audio options in the main menu and use the voice recognition test to check if it is working.
13. If it still isn't working some people have got it working by moving the game onto their main hard drive.
14. Make sure no other application on your computer is taking control of your microphone before playing.
15. If it still doesn't work at this point try using the English UK voice pack instead.

Please make sure your voice recognition is setup and working in Windows 10.

[tYman]

good

[SwampThang]

my issue is no one online can hear me. the game recognizes me and i get conformation that i said "give me a sign" and i get responses from ghost
ive done all the steps but still nothing. i can hear people talking but they cant hear me and so i get kicked.

im on windows 11

[𝑻𝒆𝒕𝒔𝒖]

:)

[Squiggles]

Either the guide or the game needs an update because this doesn't fix anything for vr.

[Ratcharmer]

I have tried multiple headsets and for both of them windows has told me they are "not compatible" with voice recognition. My mic is working fine--other players can still hear me, but the ghost/Ouija can't. I feel like I'm missing out on a pretty immersive element of the game.

I can't find any info on what makes a headset compatible versus incompatible with the voice recognition, except for an occasional "well, this one specific $250 headset will work"

Any tips on finding a budget friendly headset that will work? Can anyone explain to me why you even need mic compatibility for voice recognition?

[S p e x z]

super