Ghostbusters: Franchise 84 is not a conventional Ghostbusters video game, but it is absolutely a Ghostbusters game. Sony built it as an interactive audio adventure for Alexa-enabled devices, which means the interface was your voice and the play experience unfolded through spoken commands instead of a controller.
That sounds odd because it is odd. It is also kind of perfect for Ghostbusters. A voice-led paranormal mission format gets surprisingly close to the feeling of being the person back at headquarters feeding information to the team in the field.
So while this sits at the edge of what people usually mean by a video game, it still belongs in the archive.
Release, developer, and credits
- Release year: 2021
- Format: interactive audio adventure / Alexa skill game
- Publisher: Sony Pictures Entertainment / Ghost Corps
- Voice talent: Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson
- Story structure: five story missions plus side missions
An Alexa Ghostbusters game is exactly as odd as it sounds
The official setup asked players to say, “Alexa, open Ghostbusters!” and step into a paranormal-adventure format where voice commands drove the action. Instead of running around a 3D map, you were effectively guiding events through spoken choices and interactive story beats.
That makes Franchise 84 feel closer to a radio-drama mission game than to a traditional action title, which is a big part of its charm.
What the game actually offered
Sony described it as a five-mission audio adventure with side missions, while Ghostbusters Wiki fills in the broader setup: you act as a remote comms lead helping a new field team, with Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddemore tying the story back to the larger Ghostbusters world.
Why it belongs on the games list
- it turned Ghostbusters into a voice-controlled interactive story
- it used recognizable cast connections instead of feeling generic
- it had a campaign structure rather than being a one-note novelty
- it shows the license trying something genuinely different