The Other Side

The Other Side

Early access since Mar 2025

The Other Side is a co-op psychological thriller for up to 6 players. Your goal is to investigate haunted locations using modern ghost hunting equipment, gather evidence, identify entities, and cleanse them from the location. Customize your character, headquarters, and more.

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Evaluation

The Other Side entered Steam Early Access on March 7, 2025 and remains explicitly in that unfinished state. Vectora Games has maintained an exceptionally high and consistent pace of development throughout the Early Access period. Six major content updates have shipped since launch: a ghost behavior overhaul and equipment additions (July 13, 2025), the Abaddon Hallows cemetery location (September 6, 2025), the Christmas Event 2025 with a new contract location at 317 Aspen Heights (December 27, 2025), St. Joseph's Orphanage with new ghost scares and gameplay changes (March 7, 2026), the Custom Difficulty System (June 16, 2026), and Version 0.9.8.1 on August 15, 2026 — which added 7 brand-new ghost types drawn from real-world folklore, Ghost Orbs as a new evidence type, a Wireless Camcorder, dynamic lighting, a cellphone UI overhaul, and multiplayer synchronization improvements. A follow-up patch (v0.9.8.1_d) was published on September 1, 2026 with a Sanctified Cross rework and graphics technology updates including AMD FSR4 and updated Nvidia DLSS support. The June 26, 2026 announcement previewing the next major update was fulfilled by the August 15, 2026 release of Version 0.9.8.1. Developer communication has been continuous and frequent with no meaningful gaps, and the game's version number remains in the 0.9.x range, signaling that a 1.0 release remains ahead. The game is clearly in active, well-supported ongoing development.
Evidence
Patch v0.9.8.1_d shipped with a full Sanctified Cross rework, new ghost interaction and desecration mechanics, and updated graphics tech (AMD FSR4, Nvidia DLSS 4.5, Frame Generation). Most recent developer communication.
news post · Sep 1, 2026 source development ongoing
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Version 0.9.8.1 shipped with 7 new ghost types, Ghost Orbs as a new evidence type, a Wireless Camcorder, dynamic light detection, a full cellphone UI overhaul, and multiplayer synchronization improvements — fulfilling the content announced on June 26, 2026.
news post · Aug 15, 2026 source content shipped
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Details

Developer
Publisher
Vectora Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

  • The Other Side is a 1-6 player cooperative paranormal investigation game. Players work together to identify and cleanse entities using a range of equipment, and environmental tools. Gather evidence, track ghost behavior, and complete objectives across different locations using both traditional, and modernized tools.

  • Players can customize their characters and unlock items to personalize their headquarters. Built in Unreal Engine 5, the game focuses on modern, functional investigation systems and detailed environments.

  • Play solo, or with up to five other players as you investigate haunted locations. Work together to identify and cleanse entities by gathering evidence and completing objectives.

  • In-Game Voice Chat:
    Communicate with your team using proximity-based voice chat. Share information, coordinate movement, and respond to events in real time. Players can even communicate with their fallen friends by using the spirit box.

  • Shared Equipment:
    Players can bring and use equipment during contracts, allowing teams to coordinate loadouts and approach each investigation strategically. Success depends on how effectively tools are used, and information is shared.

  • Progress through the game to unlock more customization options across your loadout, character, and headquarters. Earn money via contracts to spend on customization options for yourself, your vehicle, and headquarters. Upgrading to a larger vehicle increases the number of items you can bring into investigations.

  • Character Customization:
    Customize your character with a range of apparel, hairstyles, and skin tones.

  • Headquarters Outfitting:
    Unleash your creativity as you furnish and upgrade your base, sculpting its appearance to reflect your success in completing contracts and tasks. Create an atmospheric hub that fellow ghost hunters envy.

  • Identify:
    Determine the ghost type by gathering evidence, and observing behavior. Use investigation tools to track activity, collect date, and correctly identify the ghost haunting the location.

  • Cleanse:
    Now that the Identify Team has done their job, it's time for you to do yours. Work as a team to cleanse the location of the ghost haunting it. Use your ghost-hunting tools to identify the ghost's characteristics, and input them into the Spectral Affixer, revealing the location of the artifacts binding the ghost to the location. Find the artifacts and destroy them to banish the ghost from the location.

  • Investigate a range of locations, each with distinct layouts, environmental details, and each with their own gameplay challenges. Every location is designed to support evidence gathering, ghost tracking, and contract objectives.

Last evaluated Sep 9, 2026
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