I crouch inside a locker while the team radios in a whisper. The DOTS projector blinks once, twice, then stays dark—and my gut tells me this isn’t a regular hunt. You can feel the difference the moment the pattern doesn’t match anything you’ve learned before.
I’ve spent enough nights on Steam contracts to read a ghost’s breathing; here I’ll tell you what I watch for, why it matters, and how to confirm an Aswang without wasting a minute of a paid session. You’ll get clear signs, the exact tools to use, and what to do when the behavior contradicts the evidence.
Thermometer drops below 1°C on a second sweep — Aswang evidence in Phasmophobia
You want certainty fast. The Aswang has a unique evidence set: DOTS Projector, Freezing Temperatures, and Ghost Writing. If you collect those three on a single contract, you have an Aswang—no second-guessing.
What evidence identifies an Aswang in Phasmophobia?
Use the right gear and you’ll stop guessing. Place a DOTS Projector in the suspected ghost room and either watch in person or monitor a Video Camera for the ghost to pass through the laser grid. Drop a Ghost Writing Book on the floor and check later for marks. Finally, sweep the room with a Thermometer—you need a reading below 1°C (33.8°F) in the ghost room to log Freezing Temperatures. Note: visible breath does not count; the Thermometer reading does.
| Evidence | How to get |
|---|---|
| DOTS Projector | Place a DOTS Projector down in the ghost room and witness the ghost pass through it. You can catch this behavior in person or through a Video Camera. |
| Freezing Temperatures | Use a Thermometer to check the temperature on the map. If you get a reading below one degree Celsius or 33.8 Fahrenheit in the ghost room, you’ve caught Freezing Temperatures. Seeing your breath in the air does not count as evidence. Instead, you must rely solely on the Thermometer to accurately check for this. |
| Ghost Writing | Place a Ghost Writing Book in the ghost room and have the ghost write in it. Any writing or drawing in this book counts as evidence, as ghosts who do not have this type will never do either. |
If the three pieces line up, mark the case and call it in. If one behaves oddly—say you see DOTS but no writing—keep testing the room before blaming your equipment. Tools like the Thermometer and DOTS Projector are cheap insurance compared to wasting a full-session run; treat them like essentials in your bag alongside a Video Camera and Spirit Box.
You hide in a closet and the hunt ends instantly — Aswang behavior, patterns, and clues in Phasmophobia
Small clues tell you more than a frantic checklist. The Aswang can’t kill you in any official hiding spot—closets and lockers are safe—yet if it detects and reaches you while you’re hiding, the hunt immediately ends. That contradiction creates odd hunt patterns you’ll learn to recognize.
Can the Aswang kill you while hiding?
No. Official hiding spots are safe from death by Aswang, but there’s a catch: if it finds you while you’re in that spot, the current hunt ends and the Aswang can mark your position as a waypoint for the next hunt. That allows it to begin the next hunt already moving toward you even during the grace period.
- Hunt acceleration: The Aswang accelerates faster when it has line of sight. Its acceleration rate is 0.0375× base speed per second versus the usual 0.025×, letting it reach its maximum hunting speed more quickly. When it locks on, it moves like a freight train through fog.
- Top speed and base speed: The Aswang’s top speed caps at 2.53 m/s, but its base hunt speed is slower, at 1.53 m/s. That means surprise and sight matter more than raw chase potential.
- No-grace hunts: Because it can place waypoints on detected hiding players, sometimes hunts start with no grace period—be ready to sprint at the first sign.
If the behavior doesn’t match the Aswang after you’ve collected evidence, widen your search to similar ghosts such as the Kormos, Obambo, Gallu, and Dayan. Cross-check patterns against the journal entries you capture; the in-game journal and Video Camera clips are your record when you need to argue a case on forums like Reddit or show screenshots to friends on Discord.
I’ve watched teams mislabel an Aswang because they skipped a Thermometer sweep or forgot to check DOTS footage; your short habits will win more games than flashy gear. Keep your kit lean: DOTS Projector, Thermometer, Ghost Writing Book, and at least one Video Camera. Treat each contract like a lab test—you collect reproducible data or you guess.
So next time your breath fogs out in the camera and the room reads below 1°C, will you trust your tools and call the Aswang—or wait until you’ve been surprised again?