How to complete Glow in the Dark challenge in Phasmophobia

Phasmophobia has many different ways you can put your ghost-hunting abilities to the test, but weekly challenges are one of the most formidable—and rewarding. The Glow in the Dark weekly challenge isn’t one of the toughest trials you’ll face, but it’s one of the scariest.

As the name of this challenge suggests, you don’t have any solid light sources to work with while hunting the ghost, which makes it a whole lot more terrifying.

Even though you’re likely to get jump-scared, this trial isn’t too tough to finish when you know what needs to be done, so here’s how to complete the Glow in the Dark challenge in Phasmophobia.

What is the Glow in the Dark challenge in Phasmophobia?

The Glow in the Dark challenge is a weekly feat you can complete for a cash bonus of $5,000 plus 5,000 experience. Compared to most weekly challenges, this one’s fairly easy to tackle once you know how it works.

Phasmophobia Glow in the Dark challenge rules

The Glow in the Dark challenge has a specific set of rules you want to be aware of before you embark on your first contract for this challenge.

• This challenge must be completed on 42 Edgefield Road.
• You only have Tier I equipment to work with.
  • The equipment you have includes UV Lights, Head Gear, Salt, Photo Cameras, DOTS Projectors, Thermometers, Spirit Boxes, EMF Readers, Incense, Ghost Writing Books, Parabolic Microphones, Crucifixes, Igniters, Sound Sensors, and Sanity Medication.
• Some equipment is missing including Flashlights, Motion Sensors, Video Cameras, Firelights, and Tripods.
• You have no grace period or setup time.
• Your sanity starts at 100 percent.
• All of the screens in the truck are working.
• The fuse box is accessible but starts turned off.

How to complete the Glow in the Dark Phasmophobia challenge

To complete the Glow in the Dark challenge, correctly identify what kind of ghost is present on 42 Edgefield Road in three different contracts. You can fail this task many times and still successfully complete this challenge, so long as you mark the right ghost three different times before the weekly trial concludes.

Phasmophobia Glow in the Dark challenge tips

The Glow in the Dark challenge isn’t too imposing as long as you have solid mastery over how Tier I items work, but here are some tips to make this Phasmophobia task easier.

1) Use a UV Light

Not having any Flashlights or even a Video Camera to look through is the worst part of this challenge, so your only real option for consistent and reliable lighting is a UV Light. Since all your gear in this one is Tier I, you only have a glowstick which doesn’t provide amazing lighting, but it’s all you’ve got.

The Tier I UV Light darkens after one minute, but you can make it bright again by selecting the primary use button while the light is in your hand. You can do this endlessly, so even though the lighting isn’t great, it’s certainly better than nothing.

2) Start with an equipment pile

You have no time to set up which means the ghost can hunt you as soon as you walk inside, so consider starting this challenge by making an equipment pile right by the door. The truck isn’t too far away from the front door on this map, but you can’t waste any time if you want to succeed.

The contract doesn’t officially begin until you open the front door for the first time. This means you can bring all the equipment you think you need to the front door so it’s much easier to grab and you don’t waste any time later on venturing back to the truck.

3) Turn on the fuse box first

Before you leave the truck, take advantage of the interactive map to figure out where the fuse box is located. Then, head inside and turn it on before you do anything else.

The investigation is a lot less terrifying and tough to navigate if you can keep the fuse box on so you can have lights on throughout the map. The ghost can and likely will turn off the fuse box during the contract though, so keep its location in mind as you will likely need to revisit it at least a few times.

4) Take risks because you can

One of the best features of the weekly challenge system in Phasmophobia is that all of your equipment for it is given for free which also means you have nothing to lose. Because of this, the weekly challenge mode is the perfect time and place to take risks like using Cursed Possessions or otherwise purposefully trying to draw the attention of the ghost so you can get evidence.

There’s nothing to lose, so you can be as risky as you want without fear of losing all your equipment and money.

5) Pay attention to ghost behavior

Ghosts are less inclined to interact with Tier I equipment and you cannot concretely test for two out of the seven evidence types since you are missing a Video Camera, so paying attention to how the ghost behaves is key for successfully finishing this challenge.

You can use similar tricks as you would for challenges like No Evidence or The Apocalypse Draws Near to try and pick up on any unique ghost patterns.

6) Make a guess and try again

Since you don’t have Video Cameras, it will be impossible to identify some ghosts with 100 percent certainty. Because of this, sometimes your only option is to make an educated guess based on the evidence and behaviors you have seen and reroll for a new contract.

Some ghosts will just be much easier to spot than others, so luck plays a key role in the challenge which means you may just need to keep trying until luck ends up on your side.