Why do females like this game so much?

[KalkiKrosah]

Not saying its a bad thing, just that all the females I know of on my friend list all play this game. What is it about that game that appeals so much to female players you guys think?

[MekaDovah]

Same reason it appeals to male gamers.

The notion that there's some kind of distinction is just some ancient marketing nonsense.

[Myth Alric]

My guess would be that it is a social game. It is kind of a generalization but games with social aspects tend to be popular with woman.

[Power-Mad]

Somehow I don't think you're going to get a very good discussion of the complex field of gender studies outta a steam forum discussion nor is the premise of "What games do females like" a particularly good topic. That being said I will go forward with the topic for this:

Are you seeing more females or is it just because this game forces voice chat that you are able to notice there's more females (or at least feminine voices) playing games than you thought. I think in a lot of games a majority of people tend to be quiet or text, and trash talking which is mostly aggressive males is the majority of what you get outta a voice function. Phasmophobia you need to use voice for basic game functions and even leaving those functions to others, you still have to share with your allies what information you get. A mute player is a huge liability.

All of that aside: What might attract a different crowd to Phasmophobia is it's kinda a rarity in that it's a multiplayer game you can play with strangers that's not about violence. The one aggressor is the AI you're working against and you're here for science, not to defeat it. You don't shoot or punch anything, just grab pictures and gather evidence. I'd bet it has a very different crowd playing it from your average match of Halo, even if you'll still find overlap.

[TaterTot]

This game appeals to anyone that enjoys ghost investigation. Not just females.
People of both genders do love scary and spooky things. Any paranormal enthusiast would absolutely love this game.

[[💩]ImWeTodd-Ded]

social casual game

[Mysmarionette]

Why does it even matter? Games aren't gendered.

[Agarillobob]

this game def has a higher female split compared to most other games

OP seems to be interested why that is

theres probably a lot of game devs trying to appeal to the female video game market maybe OP is one of them just asking LMAO

[Neopatra]

I would say all games appeal to everyone depends what your into regardless of gender lol

[Agarillobob]

Originally posted by Neopatra:

I would say all games appeal to everyone depends what your into regardless of gender lol :cute:

some games appeal more to a certain type of people tho and this game def appeals a lot more to women then other games do
so why is this a game that appeals to what women are interested into

[AJ]

A lot of females that I know like the paranormal stuff. However it is a fun game regardless of gender. Though this game does oddly have a higher female player base.

[Yellow]

Das Spielt hat keine Waffen, keine Möglichkeiten andere zu töten, auch nicht aus Spaß und es ist einfach gruselig. Frauen lieben gruselige Dinge. Ich kenne mehr Männer, die vor dem Spiel schiss haben, als Frauen. Die Ausrede bei ihnen ist immer, dass es ihnen zu langweilig wäre. Jaja, wer es glaubt XD

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The game has no weapons, no ways to kill others, not even for fun, and it's just plain creepy. Women love scary things. I know more guys who are scared of the game than women. The excuse they give is that they're bored. Yes, who believes it XD

[Mini The Short]

because it has ghosts you can set onto the creeps trying to chat you up so they don't bother you anymore.... thats one reason :3

[KalkiKrosah]

I was pretty vague in my initial post, I'll elaborate more through this comment.

Agarillobob hit it on the head on me wanting to know why this game appeals to females so much. The part he got wrong is that I could be an anonymous game developer. I am not, I am just someone who is curious about why females gravitate to this game.

The reason why I asked in the first place is because of this: I have 17 female friends I play games with when I combine Steam, Epic Games & Discord. Out of those 17 friends 14 of them play this game (I do not). 2 of them have it wishlisted. Only 1 if them has zero interest in this game.

Now nearly all of my female friends do not know each other; only 2 of them I know in real life. The ones I met online I met them playing games such as Don't Starve Together, Project Zomboid, Overwatch, Rocket League, Soul Calibur 6, Counter Strike, 7 Days to Die, League of Legends, New World, RimWorld, GTA6 Online & Valheim. That's a pretty diverse group of games that bridges multiple genres so it's even more puzzling how none of them know each other and yet they all play this one game despite it being far-removed from the usual games they typically played in the past.

I do not play this game. I only know what my friends said of the game and what you can see on the store page and read in discussions. I still don't get why the game appeals so much to girls and women from different parts of the world and of different ages... But it does. And I just want to know why simply out of curiosity because I can't figure out what it is on my own. I hope that clears things up for anyone who was unsure on why I asked in the first place.

[Abysmal]

Its a little deeper than malding down a scope, eh?

[Punished Vorst]

I don't understand how people are so confused and get things wrong about OP's question.
OP notices/sees this game has a higher female player count than most other games, and is curious as to why.

If I had to guess, it's because the game is a more casual and social experience, especially compared to most other games. It's pretty simple to play, and is a nice way to hang out with friends whilst being a fun and engaging experience that doesn't require a lot of playtime investment to be good at it.