Phasmophobia’s sudden boom in popularity is definitely a timely event, especially since Halloween is just around the corner. Developer Kinetic Games was able to piggyback off of this good timing by releasing the third major update for the horror game.
Most of the update contained a slew of bug fixes that will surely make your gameplay a much smoother experience. However, Kinetic Games didn’t miss out on adding new features to the ghost hunting title, and it appears that the developer may have added a Breaking Bad reference to the game.
Since Phasmophobia is all about hunting ghosts, one might expect it to feature or reference other, more similar shows such as Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures or even Syfy’s Ghost Hunters.
After all, these three are similar in the sense that they feature a group of ghost hunters who make use of various devices such as EMF meters as well as find paranormal evidence within an area. However, the developer’s recent teaser appears to have nothing to do with ghost hunting at all.
I will say there's a new potential ghost name. He's the one that knocks! #Phasmophobia
— Phasmophobia (@KineticGame) October 29, 2020
According to Phasmophobia’s tweet, a new potential ghost name has to do with someone who does the knocking. Given the fact that AMC’s Breaking Bad aired its last episode in 2013, you might not be familiar with this phrasing.
You see, it’s highly likely that this is a reference to a line that Walter White, the infamous Breaking Bad protagonist, says in Season 4 of the series. During this part of the TV series, Walter White attempts to assure his wife that they are not in any danger, instead, he is the one who poses a threat to others.
That being said, the Phasmophobia reference probably won’t go deeper than just using a name from the series, especially since Kinetic Games’ tweet only mentioned a potential ghost name.
Even though AMC has had experience when it comes to crossovers – such as when characters from The Walking Dead appeared in Brawlhalla – it doesn’t appear to be an official collaboration.
If anything, it simply feels more like the developer is just showing its appreciation for the highly-acclaimed TV series. Although, if Kinetic Games truly wanted to officially partner up with AMC, the developer probably wouldn’t have any problems doing so.
After all, the ghost hunting multiplayer has been experiencing success upon success. In fact, Phasmophobia was recently the best-selling game on Steam, and it has even outsold the pre-order sales of highly-anticipated titles such as Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur’s Gate 3, and The Outer Worlds. Plus, the title has such a huge presence on the streaming platform Twitch.
Other simple multiplayer games have been experiencing success as well thanks to platforms such as Twitch. Two great examples of such games are Among Us and Fall Guys. Speaking of Fall Guys, this platformer battle royale has recently announced a new Godzilla skin, which is scheduled to release next week.
That being said, Fall Guys collaborating with other companies has become more commonplace for the game, as it has even previously partnered with indie title Gris to release a crossover skin.
Phasmophobia is an up and coming game, so it’s definitely possible that it will follow Fall Guys’ footsteps and collaborate with other popular series or games beyond Breaking Bad’s Walter White.
