Dark Deception

Buy88%

Very Positive · 24k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth playing.

Glowstick Entertainment · Horror · Sep 27, 2018

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
40
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Dark Deception?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 24k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Each level introduces new enemy types and mechanics, which helps prevent the gameplay from becoming too predictable.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's easy to understand the controls, rounds are unique with different characters with different backgrounds, the entire plot is well thought out, and I have had no bug issues while playing (only when my internet was slow I ever encountered issues).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are on spot, lighting and high-energy soundtrack make it an immersive horror game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The developers really know how to make a soundtrack so goofy, scary, and unnerving at the same time.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay44 reviews
Story23 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
100% still recommend
Characters
67% still recommend
Monetization
33% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
51% still recommend
Crashes
10% still recommend
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Multiplayer
17% still recommend
Interface
40% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable