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- Automaton
- Automaton
- Automaton
- Automaton
Deceit
Released On: Oct 4, 2016
Metascore
Available after 4 critic reviews
7.0
All Platforms
The concept is great and the execution is far from bad, but there is room for improvement. The maps are rich and make each game feel incredibly singular and flustered in a different way. But, the weapons feel weak and movements feel awkward. There’s much potential and excitement to be had in Deceit, and even more screams and scares.
Deceit’s concept is fantastic and the psychological aspect of gameplay is great, but ugly visuals and Early Access level of polish make the game harder to enjoy than it should be. [09/2017, p.72]
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 65 User Ratings
7.0
46% Positive
30 Ratings
30 Ratings
37% Mixed
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
17% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 65 User Ratings
7.0
46% Positive
30 Ratings
30 Ratings
37% Mixed
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
17% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
Deceit. A game so bad for my social Anxiety i don't even know what I'm doing playing a game like this. You're stuck in a place with a bunch of strangers trying to escape hell. A Person like me who don't like to be around people would probably think, Oh! sure, i guess you'll just have to find my own way until you realize, 2 out of the 6 of you are monsters that have been sent to kill you. Now it's not just a simple "escape this place" scenario. You have to work together with the other who may or may not be the monsters hunting you. Work together with people suspicious of each other that any wrong move made may result in death of another. It is certainly a very fun engaging game to play with complete strangers or with a group of friends. Where do you go? Who do you trust? Who will betray the team? Will you ever be able to escape this hell of a place? It's kill or be killed in this game of Deceit.
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Deceit is a game of deception and co-operation. A concept excellent on paper. In practice though, it does fall flat on itself. It has a problematic community which can be tough on new players. If Deceit allowed friends to play together it could make for a great party game. Unfortunately, this is not the vision of the developers. They'd rather see strangers forced to work together in dire situations.
Very very fun game. Ideal with a group of 6 friends. This is the only online mafia-style game that can simulate how mafia works, replacing reads on physical reactions and body movements with evaluation of their actions and position ingame. The primary complaint I have is that it is far too hard for Infected to win. This could be pretty easily fixed with less overpowered protective devices available or making Infected need less bloodbags to execute.
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liked to play with friends, quite fun, interesting, the only negative is poor optimization
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Great little horror game, alot of fun to play with friends, throwing people off the scent having to prove your innocence and help each other survive.... or being infected and having to stop them making it to the end.
Here is a short video of my gameplay with friends
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EDIT: In December of 2020, the new owners of this title decided to scrap the original gameplay formula and force Deceit's mechanics into a poor imitation of Among Us. Instead of adrenaline filled gunfights and monster chases, players now jump to a conference table room every time someone is selected (by bullet) to vote. It is no longer the same game.
Old Review:
Fun mafia/werewolf style horror game where 2/6 players are "infected." Survivors need to identify the infected and kill them.
I enjoy this game because (unlike the turn by turn board games) there is a desperation in trying to prevent yourself from being discovered, but you still have options.
Gameplay mechanics are quite fair and well worked. The only exception being that some people enter the game with Discord and help their friends on the other team (which ruins the deception).
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deceit a game about deceiving people. I'm just gonna out right say it the new one is way worse than the early one this new update changed the voting system from a skill based system to a among us type system, and how one guy gets to decide who is your team yea it might be good for people with there friends but also if you play it alone with randoms well you will never get picked, the random based system was grate at pairing you up with interesting terror in ways you didn't think you could also they changed the fuses so its way to hard to be a innocent now. overall the old deceit is a 9/10 had ways to improve put really good, new deceit 3/10 they changed the game in ways that didn't improve the game. otherwise if you get a group of friends to play it will still be fun but its still a 3/10 in my eyes which is a shame i liked the game a lot before, i hope the devs will make it better and for now goodbye.
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Summary Deceit tests your instincts at trust and deception in an action-filled, multiplayer first-person shooter. You wake up in unknown surroundings to the sound of the Game Master's unfamiliar voice, surrounded by five others. A third of your group have been infected with a virus, but who will escape? Deceit combines the frenzy of fast paced...
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Oct 4, 2016
Developer:
- Automaton
Publisher: Automaton
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