Great fun once you learn it
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“its genuinely so fun after you learn what you need to”
Steam review · 147.3 h played ↗
Town of Salem 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 76%Mostly Positive · 76%BlankMediaGames LLC2023Social Deduction · Casual · Strategy
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A deep, role-rich social deduction game that fans love, but it is currently hurt by DDoS-driven server outages and a harsh community. Skip it if you want stable servers or a gentle start.
Great for
Social deduction fans willing to learn many roles and chat jargon, and to tolerate a sweaty community
Main risk
Servers down or disconnecting from DDoS attacks, plus a toxic community that punishes new players
What changed in the last 30 days
67 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews describe months of DDoS attacks since the voice chat update, with disconnects, freezes and penalties for leaving. Several mention a freeze bug after the last update.
67 recent reviews
What players love
Fun, deep social deduction with many roles
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The best social deduction game out there. Has a ton of roles and deeper mechanics than any other game in the genre.”
Steam review · 503.5 h played ↗
PipeTron videos make learning easier
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“pipetron is genuinely the only reason why i didn't have a bad time getting into the game”
Steam review · 45.3 h played ↗
Free or cheap to get into
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“5€ for unlimited play. nothing else required. insane value for me as you can see from my playtime.”
Steam review · 260.5 h played ↗
Better than Town of Salem 1
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“It is a much improved upon remake of Town of Salem 1 with more depth and fun mechanics.”
Steam review · 25.3 h played ↗
Chaotic, unpredictable matches
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“great game lots of chaos. the special modes on the weekends for all any are the best.”
Steam review · 69.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Servers down from constant DDoS attacks
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The game has been under ddos attacks for months. Even when the servers are up you cant play due to constant Dc's and game crashes.”
Steam review · 393.4 h played ↗
Toxic community hostile to new players
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“saying this game is hostile to new players is an understatement.”
Steam review · 199.3 h played ↗
Harsh bans and hostile moderation
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“claiming Jester while not being Jester is automatically considered throwing, regardless of intent or outcome.”
Steam review · 71.2 h played ↗
Free-to-play game limit and paywall
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Not really a F2P, you get 5 free matches then you have to wait 3 hours to play again.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Rigid meta and forced claiming
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“every single person must claim their alignment (a generic category of their role) or get lynched instantly.”
Steam review · 39.4 h played ↗
Unbalanced roles
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Lots of roles need rebalancing where either their potential for value is comically low or their potential for value is comically absurd.”
Steam review · 216.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable6 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64-bit
Processor2 Ghz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDX10, DX11, DX12 capable GPUs 2gb+ VRAM
Storage6 GB available space
Recommended
Memory8 GB RAM
OSWindows 7 64-bit
Processor2 Ghz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDX10, DX11, DX12 capable GPUs 2gb+ VRAM
Storage6 GB available space
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