Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed

 PC
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. GameSpace
    Oct 14, 2022
    90
    Overall, I love all the little nuances of Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed It’s the small details that you notice that draw you into the Ghostbusters universe. Seeing Ray and Winston right at the beginning of the game are big on this and it really ties the new group together with the old group. Seeing Ecto-1 is a real nostalgia hit and it makes you wish you could get behind the wheel.
  2. GameWatcher
    Oct 21, 2022
    80
    Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is the closest we’ve yet come to an authentic Ghostbusters experience. Undoubtedly better with friends, it’s still a genuine thrill to play alone - especially if you’re the ghost.
  3. Screen Rant
    Oct 16, 2022
    80
    Both its asymmetrical multiplayer gameplay and story are so enjoyable and well-constructed that big fans of either will find a lot to enjoy in Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. It's not perfect, but it is an earnest and successful attempt to bring the spirit of the movie's best qualities into a video game, and it just so happens the game is also strong enough to create some satisfying feedback loops, too.
  5. CGMagazine
    Oct 19, 2022
    75
    Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is a fun experience for friends packed with nostalgia in the form of iconic characters and imagery and its fair share of easter eggs, but there is concern that love for the game could flame out faster than if you crossed the streams. If you are a fan of the franchise, though, it brings just enough joy to make it worth the price tag no matter what.
  6. SECTOR.sk
    Oct 24, 2022
    70
    Ghostbusters has shown itself to be a solid game with asynchronous multiplayer, but it doesn't have enough content to keep players engaged. It's a shame that the creators didn't prepare at least a more extensive and engaging story.
  7. Multiplayer.it
    Oct 19, 2022
    70
    Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is a simple and straightforward title. If you are looking for an asymmetrical title that will make you smile, this could be for you. On the contrary, however, the experience is really basic, without any particular flicker. The AI is deficient, the situations that follow are often repetitive beyond belief and the lack of depth in the gameplay also turns into listlessness on the part of the player. Perhaps Illfonic's best release so far, albeit with a lot to improve.
  8. Everyeye.it
    Oct 14, 2022
    70
    The new IllFonic title manages to express the best of itself in short sessions spent in the lightheartedness of a game aware of its limits, capable of challenging fans of the Ghostbusters brand with its continuous quotes but also to intrigue those who are not accustomed to the saga with an immediate and easy to master gameplay.
  9. GameStar
    Oct 21, 2022
    68
    A lot of fun for Ghostbusters fans and nostalgists, but it runs out of breath in the long run.
  10. Worth Playing
    Jan 10, 2023
    65
    Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed may not be perfect, but as a Ghostbusters fan, I'm really enjoying it. If you're not a fan of the franchise, there are better multiplayer options out there, but for the Ghostbusters faithful, it's a blast.
  11. TheSixthAxis
    Oct 26, 2022
    60
    Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed has potential, but game balance, a lack of content and some uninspired gameplay makes me want to come back to it after a few updates. Busting ain’t making me so feel good right now.
  12. Checkpoint Gaming
    Oct 24, 2022
    60
    Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed succeeds when it suits you up as a Ghostbuster for the first time. You relish the thrill of capturing your first ghost and learning how to hunt them down. Playing as a ghost is equally fun, learning how to haunt and scare everyone out of the building. Unfortunately, playing this game by yourself will quickly become boring, as the single-player experience grows dull quickly. With friends or other players, the true fun of the game comes out. But even that will be short-lived if played too often, as a lack of variety and objectives to achieve will dull the fun.
  13. PC Gamer
    Oct 21, 2022
    55
    Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is an unsatisfying multiplayer experience that lacks the wry character of the movies it's based on.
This publication does not provide a score for their reviews.
This publication has not posted a final review score yet.
These unscored reviews do not factor into the Metascore calculation.

In Progress & Unscored

?
  1. 3DJuegos
    Nov 5, 2022
    Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed is the more faithful recreation of what we see in the movies for the multiplayer terrain, but has a notorious lack of content that won't be able to ensure a long life span for it unless Illfonic starts to add maps, ghosts, and perhaps some other options.

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 4 out of 17
  1. JaxDaggerTV
    Oct 28, 2022
    2
    Absolutely dreadful game and I usually eat up anything with ghostbusters thrown on it, but this is a clunky horrible mess of an idea and theAbsolutely dreadful game and I usually eat up anything with ghostbusters thrown on it, but this is a clunky horrible mess of an idea and the majority of the mechanics feels useless and added just for filler, like talking to scared members of the public in the buildings who for some reason haven't just left the building while it's being haunted, just something to keep players distracted, the tutorial was nice although it felt awfully like a fortnite DLC package than an original game, I found myself missing the Ghostbusters remastered game pretty quickly while wandering around, best thing about the game is probably the chat with dan akroyd at the start, once the game started you will lose interest very very quickly, it is a hollow empty shell of a game trying to capitalize on the DBD style 4 v 1 gameplay, but the ghosts in this game have boring abilities and instead of attacking the players you basically spend your time running away from them playing hide and seek which is essentially what this is, it's prophunt, and the prompt for messing with their backpacks pops up but you can't use it most the time, so they'll just keep firing into your rifts destorying them while you can't do a thing about it, you'll play for time at the end simply flying around and finding tiny little spots to hide in very easily that take the players forever to find a way up to or climb to and then it ends, games can be EXTREMELY short when people don't know what they are doing and when you do you'll just float around spamming click when you see ghostbusters waiting for the end timer to hit, honestly an absolutely hollow shallow game with the ghostbusters logo plastered onto it to convince people to buy it, no thank you, already returned it. Also with each rift that get's closed while you are a ghost you lose about 30% of your frames until you are quite literally stuttering around at the end, horrifically optomized and I'm running a 3060ti with a 5800x and playing on 1080p just to get a smoother experience there is just absolutely no excuse for, uninspired game with very little content that will leave you scratching your head wondering why you spent your own money on it.… Full Review »
  2. grihajedy
    Oct 25, 2022
    6
    The concept of sucking ghosts into traps together is cool, the visuals are good. But so far there is not enough sense in all this, theThe concept of sucking ghosts into traps together is cool, the visuals are good. But so far there is not enough sense in all this, the gameplay is too simple and quickly gets boring+terrible optimization and terrible lags with sound+awfull weapon effects, but there is potential.… Full Review »
  3. Ratboi
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    So tired of games forcing me to “make impossible morally grey choices” and “spend 500 hours grinding” I just want to HAVE FUN for f sake andSo tired of games forcing me to “make impossible morally grey choices” and “spend 500 hours grinding” I just want to HAVE FUN for f sake and this nails it… Full Review »
See all user reviews »