To open the house door in Phasmophobia , grab the main house key from the van near the monitor/keyboard, then walk up to the front door and interact with it to unlock and open it. On PC, that usually means holding the interact button and moving your view a bit to swing the door; if it feels stuck, try the opposite direction because some doors push and others pull.

How it works

  • The first door is locked at the start, so you need the key from the van first.
  • Once unlocked, the door opens like other doors in the game by holding interact and moving the camera to swing it.
  • If you are in VR, you aim at the door to open it.

If it still won’t open

  • Try the other direction, because the door may be configured as push or pull.
  • Make sure you are using the correct key for that door, since some areas need different keys.
  • If a ghost is locking or holding a door during a hunt, the safest move is to hide until it calms down.

Quick example

If you grab the key from the truck, approach the front door, interact once to unlock it, then keep holding interact while moving your mouse or stick slightly to swing it open.

TL;DR: key from the van first, then interact with the front door and swing it open; if it resists, try the opposite push/pull direction.