GhostControl Inc.
Released Jun 2014
Manage a team of ghosthunters and free London from paranormal terror in turn-based battles. Develop your own strategy and build your business well.
72% positive · 179 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
GhostControl Inc. launched on Steam on June 6, 2014 and received a steady series of updates through its post-launch life. The developer shipped four major content updates, with the most recent being version 3.5 on October 26, 2017, which added Ironman mode, a new gas station scenery, new explosive items, new ghost hunter portraits, and additional achievements. The last developer communication of any kind was a November 19, 2018 post about a newly accessible in-game manual — a minor housekeeping notice with no mention of upcoming content or further development plans. No new content has been released or announced since October 2017, and there has been no developer communication since November 2018. The store description reads as a finished product with a fixed feature list, and no DLC or expansion is listed. The developer's last substantive update was nearly nine years ago as of mid-2026, and the pattern of communications — which had been active from 2014 through 2018 — has been completely silent since November 19, 2018. The game was released as a complete, self-contained experience and its post-launch content cycle has long since concluded.
Evidence
Version 3.5 shipped with Ironman mode, new gas station scenery, explosive items, new ghost hunter portraits, and four new achievements — the last major content update for the game.
Version 3.0 shipped as a major upgrade with a new ghost type, exploding items, and numerous gameplay improvements.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Application Systems Heidelberg
Achievements
53
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Manage a team of ghosthunters and free London from paranormal terror in turn-based battles. Develop your own strategy and build your business well.
Let's be honest - a ghost in your house can be a real pest. For centuries we have accepted hauntings as unexplained phenomena which we can do little to stop. Side affects of living in a haunted home can include sleepless nights, headaches, smog everywhere and in some cases even physical damage in the house.
Enough is enough, with your help we intend to put an end to these paranormal pests. Build, manage and develop your own team of talented ghost hunters.
With the income from your team's work you can equip them with some amazing gadgets, but manage your budget with care not everything is as useful as it may appear. Hunt your customers ghosts down - property damage should be kept to a minimum. Take on the ghosts, follow the map, take in the lovely sites and stunning landmarks.
Different level settings like apartment, office, graveyard, The Tube or restaurant will create different challenges for the player.
About 150 ghost hunter portraits for „Harry Frankle“, „Hazel Nuts“ or „Roger Rapid“ - some of them depicting well known gaming celebrities.
About 20 hours of game play.
18 different ghost types and numerous variations with nifty AI. Challenging boss fights with special scripting and a story line for each of them.
More than 58 achievements.
Alarm phone calls start a mission with a unique dialogue systems that creates about 70,000 unique dialogues. On top 800 hand written crazy phone call lines for surprises and to develop the story line.
More than 350 funny context sensitive shoutouts that pop up in speech bubbles and as audio, recorded with female and male voices of professional voice actors.
Over 100 hidden references to other classical video games, movies or books are hidden as text or graphics in the game.
We have created over 90 devices of which most are actually useful in the game and a few dozen are actually pretty useless, but funny.
About 100 news messages are sent to the in-game smartphone to tell players about the story line or some absurd 100% made up stories that the player may or may not read. Also presenting 20 manufacturers of ghost hunting equipment in company profiles.
Original music score composed by Sound Of Games.
Over 100 hand crafted original sound effects.
In it's classic pixel art retro style the game comes with outstanding original graphics and a funny story line.
Let's be honest - a ghost in your house can be a real pest. For centuries we have accepted hauntings as unexplained phenomena which we can do little to stop. Side affects of living in a haunted home can include sleepless nights, headaches, smog everywhere and in some cases even physical damage in the house.
Enough is enough, with your help we intend to put an end to these paranormal pests. Build, manage and develop your own team of talented ghost hunters.
With the income from your team's work you can equip them with some amazing gadgets, but manage your budget with care not everything is as useful as it may appear. Hunt your customers ghosts down - property damage should be kept to a minimum. Take on the ghosts, follow the map, take in the lovely sites and stunning landmarks.
Features
Be the hero of the day and save the city!- True, challenging turn-based strategy gameplay
- Loads of ghost hunting with various equipment
- Team management and strategic investment decisions
- A London city map with famous landmarks
- Tons of humour in text messages and game action
- Original game music soundtrack
GhostControl Inc. Backstage Some data
London Map pixeled in 786,432 dots with several well known buildings like Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, London Eye, St Paul's Cathedral and many more.Different level settings like apartment, office, graveyard, The Tube or restaurant will create different challenges for the player.
About 150 ghost hunter portraits for „Harry Frankle“, „Hazel Nuts“ or „Roger Rapid“ - some of them depicting well known gaming celebrities.
About 20 hours of game play.
18 different ghost types and numerous variations with nifty AI. Challenging boss fights with special scripting and a story line for each of them.
More than 58 achievements.
Alarm phone calls start a mission with a unique dialogue systems that creates about 70,000 unique dialogues. On top 800 hand written crazy phone call lines for surprises and to develop the story line.
More than 350 funny context sensitive shoutouts that pop up in speech bubbles and as audio, recorded with female and male voices of professional voice actors.
Over 100 hidden references to other classical video games, movies or books are hidden as text or graphics in the game.
We have created over 90 devices of which most are actually useful in the game and a few dozen are actually pretty useless, but funny.
About 100 news messages are sent to the in-game smartphone to tell players about the story line or some absurd 100% made up stories that the player may or may not read. Also presenting 20 manufacturers of ghost hunting equipment in company profiles.
Original music score composed by Sound Of Games.
Over 100 hand crafted original sound effects.
Background information:
The developers of GhostControl Inc. are big fans of classic games such as GhostBusters, the original XCOM, Theme Hospital and FTL.In it's classic pixel art retro style the game comes with outstanding original graphics and a funny story line.
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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