Ghost Souls

Ghost Souls is an American horror-action video game developed by Hoodlum Interactive and published by PlayStation on June 17th, 2021.

Synopsis
Set in a small American town, a young woman known as Mona March begins seeing a mysterious man named J as Mona gets thrust into being a detective, especially when people start becoming mysteriously more and more hostile.

Main

 * Mona March (voiced by Erika Harlacher) - a confident and headstrong aspiring investigative journalist who learns she is a Seer (someone who can be bonded with a spirit without going mad) as she has to work with her bonded spirit to investigate mysterious cases of people going mad, learning she has enhanced powers as well.
 * J (voiced by Cody Christian) - a mysterious and sarcastic spirit who is a deceased detective as he bonds with Mona after overhearing plans for something sinister as he helps guide Mona in investigating mysterious cases.

Supporting

 * Echo (voiced by TBD) - a shy spirit who resides in Joan's bathroom as she wants to be helpful, being able to help J get more powerful to help Mona out.

Antagonists

 * Shawn Crone (voiced by Troy Baker) - an eerie and terrifying mortician in Shimmer Hallow who is also a Seer as he wants to create a new world where spirits rule, being responsible for turning people all over Shimmer Hallow mad by fusing them with ghosts.
 * TBD
 * Vlad Credence (voiced by TBD) - Mona's childhood friend who has always had a crush on her as he gets fused with a spirit by Shawn and becomes bitter, murdering his own girlfriend because she is not Mona and soon planning to kill Mona herself.

Gameplay
The game is a third person shooter with a semi-open area as you can explore Shimmer Hallow but always has a destination you have to go. Despite the more limited scope and not being a true open world, there is both secret unlockables you can find and side missions you can do. The game has an inventory system as you have a limited space to fit ammo, healing supplies and your weapons, with you able to use safe rooms to store anything you don't need. You also unlock special abilities due to fusing with J, allowing you to do things a normal human can't such as do a phase dodge among others. The game also has a detective section as in certain locations, you have to investigate locations to find clues for certain mysteries and interrogate suspects and witnesses. All the clues you get are attached to a mystery board as you have to order everything correctly to make deductions and figure out the truth behind the cases.