Phasmophobia‘s latest Winter 2025 update adds three new ghost types that can throw off your usual read: Dayan, Gallu, and Obambo. If you’re getting normal evidence but the ghost “feels” wrong, these three are likely why.
This page gives you the journal-accurate descriptions, then turns each ghost’s Strength, Weakness, and Evidence into a clean checklist you can use mid-contract.
1. Phasmophobia New Ghosts Details
Phasmophobia’s new ghost types (Dayan, Gallu, Obambo) are built around player behavior, not just pure evidence-gathering, especially for Gallu. If you treat them like “evidence-only” ghosts, they’ll waste your sanity and force bad hunts.
Below is the fastest way to narrow them down early, then confirm with one clean test.
| Ghost | Evidence | Strength | Weakness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayan | EMF 5, Ghost Orb, Spirit Box | Gets stronger when people “dance” too close to Dayan | Loses strength when people close to Dayan stand still |
| Gallu | EMF 5, Ultraviolet, Spirit Box | Using protective equipment provokes it and can weaken the equipment’s effects over time | Being enraged exhausts the Gallu, which can make protective equipment more effective |
| Obambo | Ghost Writing, Ultraviolet, D.O.T.S Projector | While aggressive, it’s quicker to start hunting | While calm, it’s slower to start hunting and easier to track |
2. Dayan Ghost in Phasmophobia
Dayan in Phasmophobia is a ghost excelling in a proximity-based mind game. It wants you close, but it reacts sharply to how you move once you’ve “danced” into its space. The cleanest tells come during hunt speed and the stand-still weakness test.
The journal frames the Dayan as a hyper-vigilant spirit that reacts to how investigators behave up close. Positioning and movement matter more than usual when you’re testing it safely.
“The Dayan is born from the soul of someone who suffered immense cruelty in life.”
2.1 All Dayan Evidence Items in Phasmophobia
| Evidence | What to prioritize first |
|---|---|
| EMF Level 5 | Best early signal if the area is active and you’re getting consistent interactions. |
| Ghost Orb | Quickly confirm with camera coverage once you’ve narrowed the room/route. |
| Spirit Box | Do it once you’re confident you’re near the ghost’s actual presence. |
2.2 How to Find Dayan in Phasmophobia
- Stand-still test: Once you know the Dayan is close, stop moving (don’t just slow-walk). If it “softens” when you freeze, that’s your biggest tell.
- Movement-speed tell (during hunts): If it speeds up when you move and slows when you stop, treat that as supporting evidence, not your only proof.
- Safety setup: Place crucifixes to prevent chain-hunts while you attempt the stand-still confirmation.
Dayan Tips
- Don’t do the stand-still test in a dead-end. Use a loopable route and commit to the stop only when you’re safe.
- If you’re missing evidence on harder difficulties, Dayan is one of the few ghosts where a single behavior test can help you identify it more closely.
Dayan in Phasmophobia.
3. Gallu Ghost in Phasmophobia
Gallu in Phasmophobia is a pressure ghost that interacts with your defenses. It punishes teams that rely on crucifixes/incense as a crutch, but it also has a built-in “burnout” angle you can exploit once it’s enraged.
Gallu is built around a simple idea: your defensive tools (Crucifix and Smudges) influence it, and the relationship swings both ways. If your protection plan starts feeling unreliable, Gallu is a prime suspect.
“Another form of demon, the Gallu is a reminder that death comes for us all.”
3.1 All Gallu Evidence Items in Phasmophobia
| Evidence | What to prioritize first |
|---|---|
| EMF Level 5 | Best early signal if the area is active and you’re getting consistent interactions. |
| Ultraviolet | Prioritize door/touch checks to lock in a second piece of evidence early. |
| Spirit Box | Do it once you’re confident you’re near the ghost’s actual presence. |
3.2 How to Find Gallu in Phasmophobia
- Protective equipment interaction: Using protective items such as the Crucifix should provoke Gallu and make your tools feel less effective over time.
- Exhaustion window: Once it’s enraged, that state should also exhaust it, letting protection become more effective again.
- Practical test: In a controlled setup, use Crucifix and Smudges consistently and track whether you get a “worse → better” rhythm rather than a flat trend.
Gallu Tips
- If you or your group randomly spams defensive items, you’ll blur the pattern. Keep the test deliberate: place one defensive item at a time, then observe.
- Gallu is easiest to ID when you treat Crucifixes and Smudges like a trigger, not a safety blanket.
Gallu in Phasmophobia.
4. Obambo Ghost in Phasmophobia
Obambo in Phasmophobia is the “two moods” ghost. It can feel like two different ghosts across the same contract: one phase pushes early aggression, and another feels slow and almost harmless. Your goal is to catch which state you’re seeing during hunts.
Obambo is defined by two states that can make it feel inconsistent. If the ghost swings between “chill” and “hostile,” Obambo is designed to mimic that unpredictability on purpose. The Obambo can trick inexperienced ghost hunters into thinking that it is either a Shade or an Oni, thanks to its dual-state behavior.
“The Obambo is the ghost of someone never properly laid to rest.”
4.1 All Obambo Evidence Items in Phasmophobia
| Evidence | What to prioritize first |
|---|---|
| Ghost Writing | Best early signal if the area is active and you’re getting consistent interactions. |
| Ultraviolet | Quickly confirm with camera coverage once you’ve narrowed the room/route. |
| D.O.T.S Projector | Do it once you’re confident you’re near the ghost’s actual presence. |
4.2 How to Find Obambo in Phasmophobia
- Aggressive state: Expect earlier hunt pressure and faster tempo. Some early reports mention hunts above ~70% sanity, but treat that as observational unless you confirm it yourself in-match.
- Calm state: Hunts take longer to start, and when they happen, the ghost can feel slow and easy to track.
- Best confirmation: Track when the hunts start (sanity threshold feel) and how the hunt plays (pace + trackability), then match it to the calm/aggressive swing.
Obambo Tips
- Obambo can bait misreads on “one-hunt logic.” Try to observe two hunt cycles if your sanity and evidence settings allow it.
- If evidence is limited, Obambo’s identity is usually more apparent from hunt pacing than from interactions.
Obambo in Phasmophobia.
And that’s everything you need to know about the new Phasmophobia ghosts, the Dayan, Gallu, and Obambo in the game’s latest Winter update. Happy hunting.
