Phasmophobia: How To Complete Apocalypse Challenge

The Apocalypse Challenge in Phasmophobia is the ultimate test for even the most seasoned ghost hunters. This challenge is considered one of the hardest in the game, pushing your skills to the limit - but completing it is the key to getting the game's final few achievements. To tackle this daunting task, you'll need to dive into a single-player lobby on the full Sunny Meadows map. Here's how to survive the terror and conquer the challenge step by step. 

Phasmophobia Apocalypse Challenge Setup & Difficulty

Completing the Apocalypse challenge requires you to successfully identify the ghost on Sunny Meadows and survive, but you'll have to be in a single-player lobby. You'll also have to complete all three optional objectives, and earn a ghost photo for your Journal.

To make things even harder, you won't have any Sanity, and you can't increase it with Sanity Pills, either.

Depending on the custom difficulty you choose, you'll earn a different badge tier:

• 6x - Bronze (Apocalypse I)

• 10x - Silver (Apocalypse II)

• 15x - Gold (Apocalypse III)

If you complete a higher tier, you'll also complete every tier beneath it; so to complete all the challenges at once, you'll need to complete Apocalypse III, or the Gold Challenge.

This challenge is so difficult because Sunny Meadows is a huge map, and turning up the difficulty level makes the game a lot harder. Not only does the ghost hunt more often, but you'll also get less evidence.

Phasmophobia Apocalypse Challenge Rewards

For completing the challenge, you'll get a Trophy for each level you complete - so there's a Bronze Apocalypse Trophy, a Silver Apocalypse Trophy, and a Gold Apocalypse Trophy.

You'll also get a shiny new ID card and badge!

How To Complete Phasmophobia Apocalypse Challenge

Sunny Meadows Map

Sunny Meadows is a huge map, so finding the ghost here can be pretty difficult. With its labyrinthine hallways and numerous rooms, the search can feel overwhelming - and to make things even harder, you can't finish this challenge on the Restricted version of the map. You've got to go all in and brave the whole thing. Patience and careful searching are essential as you navigate this large map. 

To find the ghost room, it's a good idea to look around to listen for sounds; if you hear the ghost interacting with an object, you can head in that direction. Using an EMF reader can help point you in the right direction, too, especially if you've already got a lead.

Holding out a Thermometer and checking for temperatures that are nearly freezing - or at least lower than in other rooms - can also help you pinpoint exactly where the ghost is.

Once you've found the ghost room, you'll need to set up Video Cameras, throw down some DOTS Projectors and other equipment, and pay careful attention - the ghost can change rooms, so if you begin to get no evidence, the ghost may have moved.

Apocalypse Challenge Equipment

You should ensure that you have all Tier III items before heading into Sunny Meadows and starting the Apocalypse Challenge. Otherwise, the challenge will likely be extremely difficult; while Tier I and II items are certainly functional, they take longer to give evidence and are thus riskier.

You'll want to bring along some Head Gear as a light source, along with the standard loadout of evidence-seeking items (DOTS, Spirit Box, Ghost Writing Book, etc). Don't forget to bring along some Incense and a Lighter so you can protect yourself in case of a hunt.

Strategies for Identifying The Ghost

Before trying to identify the ghost, you'll want to locate any nearby hiding and looping spots once you've found its location. This ensures you have somewhere to go if the ghost hunts - and since you have 0% Sanity throughout this challenge, this can happen very early on.

When the ghost does hunt, you'll want to pay attention to its behavior, including its speed, blink rate, and special behaviors, since you'll need more than just evidence to identify the ghost in this mode. For example, if you notice that the ghost is throwing multiple items, you can identify a Poltergeist.

There are some specific ghost behaviors to take note of when searching for the ghost's identity during the Apocalypse Challenge:

With those strategies and tips and tricks in tow, you can go tackle the Sunny Meadows challenge for yourself and earn the Apocalypse Challenge badges and trophies. These are some of the most challenging and thus most rare badges in the game, so give yourself a pat on the back if you manage to complete this challenge!