Deep social deduction with many roles
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“A deeper "Mafia" game with more roles and more interaction”
Steam review · 303.8 h played ↗
Town of Salem
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Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%BlankMediaGames2014Mystery · Social Deduction · Strategy
$4.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A deep, classic Mafia-style social deduction game with many roles, but a shrinking, toxic playerbase and harsh bans sour it. Skip it if you have no friends to play with.
Great for
Players with a friend group who love Mafia/Werewolf-style lying and deduction with many roles
Main risk
Toxic throwers and slurs, long lobby waits, and a chance of an abrupt permanent ban
What players love
Hilarious and chaotic, best with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This game is old but man its fun to play with friends!”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Every match feels different
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“It's very interesting to play, the matches are always different.”
Steam review · translated · 5.5 h played ↗
Better balanced than the sequel
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“This game is much better balanced than the sequel”
Steam review · 69.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Arbitrary permanent bans, weak moderation
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“NO warnings, NO temp bans. They just straight up perma ban you.”
Steam review · 303.8 h played ↗
Toxic community, racism and slurs
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It's non-stop insanely racist ♥♥♥♥ 24/7.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Constant game throwers and leavers
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Just about every match has someone throwing, or leaving because they got a role they don't like.”
Steam review · 49 h played ↗
Dead playerbase and long lobby waits
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This game is completely dead it takes 1-15 minutes in lobby waiting for a game to start”
Steam review · 2236.1 h played ↗
Devs neglect it and focus on sequel
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“They released ToS2 before the first one could even succeed”
Steam review · 658.6 h played ↗
No Russian language or chat support
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“For years I've been waiting for Russian language and Russian servers.”
Steam review · translated · 18 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64-bit
Processor2 Ghz
Memory2 GB RAM
Storage3 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64-bit
Processor2 Ghz
Memory2 GB RAM
Storage3 GB available space
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