9 Best Ghostbusters Games of 2026

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered takes the No. 1 spot because it is the franchise game that feels most like a third film and is still sold new at a low price. Saber Interactive's remaster, published by Mad Dog Games, features the voices and in-game likenesses of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson in an original story penned by Aykroyd and Ramis. You scan rooms and artifacts with the PKE Meter, wear ghosts down with the proton stream, and use experimental firing modes such as a slime string to fling ghosts into traps and solve puzzles. The Steam version costs $24.99, needs only an Intel i3 and 4 GB of RAM, and has full controller support. The limits are clear: the Steam listing is single-player only and Windows only, and the install takes 24 GB. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not play-test it for this list.

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition ranks second because it is the best way to bust ghosts with other people, and at $19.99 it is the cheapest new full game on this list. IllFonic built it as an asymmetrical game of hide and seek: four players carry Proton Packs, PKE Meters and Ghost Traps, while a fifth plays the Ghost, possessing objects and sliming the team. The Ecto Edition bundles the base game with all four DLC Drops released in 2023, and Steam lists cross-platform multiplayer, online co-op and PvP. Solo players are not left out, because bot-assisted play works online and offline. As matches go on you earn cosmetics and upgrades for both sides. It does not tell a long story the way the 2009 game does, and the PC minimum is higher: 8 GB of RAM and 31 GB of storage. We compared documented features and published prices only.

Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord is the pick for anyone with a Meta Quest headset, because it is the only game here where you physically aim the Proton Wand and wave the PKE Meter. nDreams designed it for VR, and the Meta Store lists single-user and co-op modes, with squads of up to four players who revive each other with a high five. The Frozen Empire update added missions across New York and San Francisco, a visit to the firehouse and calls from Ray Stantz, played by Dan Aykroyd. On Meta Quest 3, Mini-Puft Mayhem uses mixed reality to put the creatures in your living room. The base game costs $29.99 and the Full Containment Edition bundle $46.99. It needs a Quest 2, 3, 3S or Pro, an internet connection and 8.05 GB of space. Its 4.0 store average comes from 707 ratings. We compared store listings only.

Ghostbusters: The Video Game on Xbox 360 is the same adventure that the Remastered edition updates, sold here as a used original disc. DKOldies lists it at $14.99, which is $10 less than the Remastered version on Steam, and the store says every disc is cleaned, tested and covered by a 1-year warranty. You can choose game only, game in case or a complete copy, with the manual and cover art included when available. The listing gives the region as NTSC for the US and Canada, an ESRB rating of Teen and one player. The catch is hardware: you need an Xbox 360, and condition varies with any used copy. Players without that console get the same story more easily from the Remastered edition. We compared retailer listings and published prices only and did not test the disc.

Stern Pinball Arcade: Ghostbusters Premium is the budget pick at $9.99, and it is a different kind of Ghostbusters game: a digital copy of the real 2016 Stern pinball machine rather than an adventure. FarSight Studios' Steam page says the table was designed by John Trudeau to be easy to play but difficult to master, with hand-drawn art by Jeremy Packer, known as Zombie Yeti. It recreates the machine's two-way ramps with a magnetic diverter, drop targets, a captive ball, magnetic slingshots and an interactive ghost hologram target. You install the free Stern Pinball Arcade app, then add this table, and it needs only 4 GB of storage. Steam lists shared and split screen PvP. The trade-offs: it is one table with no story, controller support is partial, and it runs on Windows only. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not play-test it.

Ghostbusters on the Sega Genesis is the strongest of the cartridge-era games on this list, and the store treats it as a collectible: DKOldies files it under Genesis Rare Games and lists it at $69.99, with sale prices lower at times. The listing describes a used, cartridge-only copy in the action adventure genre, rated Everyone, for one player, in the NTSC region for the US and Canada. DKOldies says every used cartridge is cleaned, tested and backed by a 1-year warranty. You can pick a good cartridge or a cosmetically flawed one. It ranks below the modern games because it needs a working Genesis and costs nearly three times the Remastered game. Buy it if you collect 16-bit Sega games or want the original hardware experience. We compared retailer listings and published prices only and did not test the cartridge.

Ghostbusters on the NES is a piece of franchise history more than a modern recommendation. DKOldies lists the used cartridge at $36.99 and describes it as an original Nintendo NES game, cartridge only, in the action adventure genre, rated Everyone, for one player, for NTSC consoles in the US and Canada. DKOldies says every used cartridge is cleaned, tested and backed by a 1-year warranty. It is about half the list price of the Genesis cartridge and works on original NES hardware. It ranks low because it needs an old console and offers far less than the modern games for more money than Spirits Unleashed. Buy it to complete an NES shelf or to see where the franchise started on Nintendo hardware. We compared retailer listings and published prices only and did not test the cartridge.

Ghostbusters on the Atari 2600 is the oldest hardware on this list and the cheapest cartridge. DKOldies lists it at $24.99, with sale prices lower at times, and describes it as a classic video game, game only, in good used condition, tested and working, rated Everyone, for one player, for NTSC consoles in the US and Canada. The store backs it with the same 1-year warranty as its other used games. It ranks last because it needs an Atari 2600 and offers the least depth of any game here. It still has a place for collectors of the console, and the list price is the same as the Remastered game on Steam, which is the better buy for anyone who simply wants to play. We compared retailer listings and published prices only and did not test the cartridge.

Ghostbusters II on the NES is the sequel tie-in for Nintendo's 8-bit console, and it suits fans who want the second film represented in a retro collection. DKOldies lists the used cartridge at $34.99, with sale prices lower at times, and describes it as cartridge only, action adventure, rated Everyone, for one player and NTSC consoles. DKOldies says every used cartridge is cleaned, tested and backed by a 1-year warranty. You can choose a good cartridge or a cosmetically flawed one. Like the other cartridges here, it needs original hardware, so it ranks below every modern game. It sits just above the Atari 2600 cartridge on our scores because it costs about the same as the first NES game and pairs naturally with it on a shelf. We compared retailer listings and published prices only and did not test the cartridge.