Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective vs Life is Strange 2
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is an action-adventure puzzle game from Capcom (2010) while Life is Strange 2 is a puzzle game from DONTNOD Entertainment (2018).
What each one is
Steam files Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective under Action-Adventure and Puzzle. In contrast, it files Life is Strange 2 under Puzzle.
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At a glance
| Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective | Life is Strange 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.9/10 | 7.6/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (97%, 8,549) | Very Positive (87%, 40,943) |
| Critic aggregate | 90/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | $29.99 | Free |
| Install size | 7 GB | 40 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | verified |
| Released | 2010 | 2018 |
| Developer | Capcom | DONTNOD Entertainment |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective vs Life is Strange 2, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Ghost Trick: Phantom DetectiveAction-adventure puzzle gameLife is Strange 2Puzzle gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Ghost Trick: Phantom DetectivePuzzle, Adventure, MysteryLife is Strange 2Choices Matter, Story Rich, AdventureThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective ✓Score 7.9 · 97% on Steam · 90 criticLife is Strange 2Score 7.6 · 87% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective8,549 reviews · 2 add-ons · 7 GBLife is Strange 240,943 reviews · 6 add-ons · 40 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective$29.99Life is Strange 2 ✓FreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Ghost Trick: Phantom DetectiveVerifiedLife is Strange 2VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueGhost Trick: Phantom Detective and Life is Strange 2 on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (GamingPickz Score 7.9)
- The cheaper right now: Life is Strange 2 (Free)
- Lighter on storage: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (7 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Life is Strange 2 (40,943 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
PuzzleAdventureMysteryStory RichSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackPoint & ClickFunny
Where they differ
ActionDetectiveAction-AdventureAnimeVisual NovelSupernatural
Choices MatterEpisodicDramaSexual ContentChoose Your Own AdventureLGBTQ+
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Life is Strange 2 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective | Life is Strange 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 / Radeon Vega 8 Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2GB |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i3-8350K / AMD Ryzen 3 3200G | Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz) |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Install size | 7 GB | 40 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective · Life is Strange 2.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective and 4 for Life is Strange 2. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective and Life is Strange 2 in scope?
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective has drawn 8,549 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 7 GB. Life is Strange 2 has drawn 40,943 Steam reviews, ships 6 add-ons and installs in 40 GB.
Is Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective or Life is Strange 2 better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective rates higher (7.9 to 7.6). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective or Life is Strange 2?
Life is Strange 2 is cheaper right now at Free, against $29.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.