Yesterday, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (the remaster) (Free) hit iOS and Android worldwide following its release on PC and consoles last year. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective isn’t the first time the game has been on iOS. In fact, aside from the original Nintendo DS release, the only way to play Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective officially was on iOS. Read our review from back in the day here. That iOS version was delisted this month to make room for a remaster simply titled Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. I’ve loved this game for a long time and I never pass up a chance to recommend it, but there’s a lot to cover in this mobile version. How has Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective aged? Does it play nice on modern iOS devices? Is it worth buying if you already own the original? I’m going to answer all of that in my review and also compare the mobile version with Switch (read Shaun’s review of that here) and Steam Deck as usual.
If you’ve not played Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective before, just go download the iOS version or demo on any platform. Stop reading this and do it. I promise it will be worth it. If you’re still here, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is a puzzle adventure game from Capcom directed and designed by Shu Takumi who is most known for the Ace Attorney franchise. As the name suggests, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective has you playing as a ghost (Sissel) with special powers. As Sissel, you can swap between the real world and the ghost world as you “trick" and interact with certain objects to change specific outcomes and try to get to the bottom of your murder. After a short introduction that not only lays the foundation for the story and also gives you a tutorial, the real game begins. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is so good with its narrative that you most certainly will revisit the story after beating it with your new perspective.
