How To Complete Survival of the Fittest Challenge in Phasmophobia – Weekly Challenge

Phasmophobia's Survival of the Fittest Weekly Challenge is a terrifyingly unique way to experience the game. This guide will help you survive—and succeed.

Survival of the Fittest is arguably Phasmophobia's most challenging weekly challenge to date. The challenge strips away almost all your usual tools, forcing you to rely on instinct and observation to identify the ghost.

You'll face this challenge at 42 Edgefield Road, a claustrophobic house map that adds another layer of difficulty to ghost hunting and evasion.

Tips and Tricks for Completing Survival of the Fittest

This challenge presents unique limitations. As mentioned, traditional evidence gathering is impossible. Your starting equipment lacks essential tools like the Ghost Writing Book, DOTs Projector, and even Video Cameras.

Instead, focus on behavioral clues: the ghost's movement speed, model, and unique actions. The provided tools offer some assistance. The Parabolic Microphone can identify a Banshee's scream or a Myling's frequent noises. Salt reveals Wraiths, and three consecutive Firelights might reveal an Onyro. If you're struggling, consult a comprehensive cheat sheet detailing ghost behaviors without evidence.

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You begin with **zero sanity** and almost no setup time (five seconds), making you instantly vulnerable to hunts. Sanity restoration is impossible, even with the two provided (and insufficient) Sanity Medications. Prepare for a high-pressure investigation.

Expect high ghost activity and frequent events, which can help you identify the ghost despite the lack of traditional evidence. While the ghost roams, its favorite room remains consistent.

Most doors start ajar, hindering location deduction based on door states. However, the fuse box is functional and initially on, a rare advantage in these challenges. All nine hiding spots in 42 Edgefield Road are available for safety during hunts.

Your only Cursed Possession is the **Monkey Paw**. Risky, especially solo, but "wishing for knowledge" can eliminate incorrect ghost types and evidence from your Journal, improving your guess. This comes at the cost of temporary blindness, deafness, and a nearby Cursed Hunt. This strategy is better suited for teams, allowing one player to act as a sacrificial distraction.

Accessing Challenge Mode in Phasmophobia

Challenge Mode is a weekly task accessed via the Difficulty Settings in the Main Menu. Select Singleplayer or Multiplayer to create a lobby, then choose the Difficulty tab. Find Challenge Mode and select ‘Apply’. Remember to manually select 42 Edgefield Road on the map screen; Challenge Mode doesn't automatically assign it.

For the full $5,000 reward, complete the investigation three times. Correctly identifying the ghost is the only requirement.

When Does the Next Weekly Challenge Begin?

The Weekly Challenge resets at Midnight UTC on Monday. For North American players, this translates to:

• 5:00 pm Pacific Time
• 6:00 pm Mountain Time
• 7:00 pm Central Time
• 8:00 pm Eastern Time

Complete your challenge before the reset to claim your reward.

Phasmophobia is available now on PC.