Fondly remembered, better than Deceit 2
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This game is so much better than the second one.”
Steam review · 163.8 h played ↗
Deceit
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 59%Mixed · 59%World Makers2017Horror · Social Deduction · Shooter
The verdict
Deceit was a tense social-deduction horror game that shone with friends, but servers were shut down in November 2025 and it can no longer be properly played. Skip it, since there is nothing to buy or play.
Great for
Nostalgic fans who want to remember a paranoia-fueled party game played with friends
Main risk
The servers are shut down, so the game is effectively unplayable.
What players love
Great paranoia and betrayal with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Nothing beats the paranoia when your friend swears they’re innocent and then turns into a monster.”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗
Unique social deduction and horror mix
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Honestly the best version of the Secret Hitler/TTT/Among Us genre”
Steam review · 23.1 h played ↗
Memorable moments and lasting friendships
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Have so many fun memories and made long lasting friendships thanks to this game.”
Steam review · 933.2 h played ↗
Free to play and runs on weak PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“For a free-to-play game, it is certainly worth picking up.”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dec 2020 update ruined the gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“all the old reviews are praising a completely different game.”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Toxic community and trolls
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“However, the absolute garbage player base ruins the game.”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Servers shut down, game unplayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“don't work anymore, the servers are dead”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Devs killed it to push Deceit 2
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Feels like the devs actively ruined their first game to push people into the pay to win second game”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Cheaters and weak moderation
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“There are a lot of cheaters in this game now.”
Steam review · translated · 84.1 h played ↗
Only fun with friends; dead matchmaking
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“You will not enjoy this unless your lobby is with like 5 of your good friends, playing this on public is a nightmare otherwise.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64 bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 265
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64 bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5 or higher
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290X or higher
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64 bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 265
Storage20 GB available space
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