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About Deceit
Deceit dropped on March 3, 2017 from developer Automaton. This title lands as a multiplayer tactical shooter built for PC and Linux users. You start in a creepy asylum setting where six players wake up together. One voice calls out over the intercom to set the scene. Three of your squad members carry a hidden infection that turns them against the healthy ones. The infected players must sabotage the escape while looking like normal people. Everyone else needs to spot the liars before they die. It is a tense social deduction game wrapped in a first-person shooter package. You do not get a choice about who joins you, only who survives until the end.
Gameplay
Sessions start with six players spawning in an asylum map. Three are randomly assigned as infected while the others remain healthy. Infected players can shoot anyone to kill them or sabotage doors and generators to slow progress. Healthy players must gather resources to craft antidotes at a specific station. The core loop involves hunting for supplies while listening for suspicious movements or shooting sounds. You talk constantly to build alliances or plant doubt about your own group. Controls feel like a standard shooter with first-person aiming, but the real work happens in voice chat. A typical run lasts twenty minutes of frantic searching, bluffing, and sudden violence when someone gets caught.
What Players Think
Critics and players have given this title a mixed reception. The IGDB score sits at 50.5 out of 100 based on forty ratings. PlayPile data shows an average completion rate that struggles to get high, suggesting many players quit early. Achievements are notoriously difficult since you need to coordinate well with strangers. Only 16.1% of users unlock the average achievement. The rarest badge "We The Best" has a 1.50% unlock rate, meaning almost no one finishes the game successfully. Community moods lean toward frustration when teams fall apart due to bad communication. Reviews often mention the high stakes of betrayal but note the technical limitations of the early access build.
PlayPile's Take
This game is for people who enjoy loud voice chat and psychological pressure over precise shooting mechanics. The price is usually low on sale, making it a cheap gamble for a few hours of chaos. You will rarely earn achievements unless you play with a dedicated group. The 14 total trophies feel designed to punish isolation rather than reward skill. If you want a polished shooter, look elsewhere. If you need a reason to argue with friends about who the traitor is, this fits the bill. Expect long matches where trust breaks down in seconds.
Game Modes
Multiplayer, Co-operative
IGDB Rating
50.5
RAWG Rating
2.9
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