This game is currently in the Humble Choice for September 2023, and this is part of my coverage of the bundle. If you are interested in the game and it's before October 3rd, 2023, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle.
Multiplayer spy game.
Deceive Inc.’s idea is that multiple groups of spies are trying to get access to a secret vault. Players will go undercover to search for intel, hack into systems, and find the vault. It’s a bit of a deduction game where you have to figure out who is a real person, as well as a combat game once you identify an enemy. The NPCs act believably, I’ve even seen them start running out of nowhere, so it’s possible to mistake them for players. The player base appears steady at about 300 active players at any time on Steam Charts.
However, at the end of the day, the game itself feels limited. It’s just going around and hacking multiple locations, and hacking is holding X. There are gadgets and some good ideas, but overall there’s very little “Spying” or deception, and with everyone working towards that same goal, it’s a lot like a Battle Royale, with only one team or person winning, and a smaller lobby.
Of course, there are also season passes and Microtransactions and the prices are out of whack. 10 dollars for a premium-only legendary skin or a battle pass? Like a skin for characters, no one will see 99 percent of the time? I also saw a few full black outfits on different players which probably has a competitive advantage as well.
Pick this up if you want to play a multiplayer spy game, but there's no deception here. I’d go play Town of Salem or Throne of Lies. The art style is ok but the gameplay just never got me that excited, though I was glad to win a gun battle. Overall this left me feeling that it was lacking something.
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Multiplayer spy game.
Deceive Inc.’s idea is that multiple groups of spies are trying to get access to a secret vault. Players will go undercover to search for intel, hack into systems, and find the vault. It’s a bit of a deduction game where you have to figure out who is a real person, as well as a combat game once you identify an enemy. The NPCs act believably, I’ve even seen them start running out of nowhere, so it’s possible to mistake them for players. The player base appears steady at about 300 active players at any time on Steam Charts.
However, at the end of the day, the game itself feels limited. It’s just going around and hacking multiple locations, and hacking is holding X. There are gadgets and some good ideas, but overall there’s very little “Spying” or deception, and with everyone working towards that same goal, it’s a lot like a Battle Royale, with only one team or person winning, and a smaller lobby.
Of course, there are also season passes and Microtransactions and the prices are out of whack. 10 dollars for a premium-only legendary skin or a battle pass? Like a skin for characters, no one will see 99 percent of the time? I also saw a few full black outfits on different players which probably has a competitive advantage as well.
Pick this up if you want to play a multiplayer spy game, but there's no deception here. I’d go play Town of Salem or Throne of Lies. The art style is ok but the gameplay just never got me that excited, though I was glad to win a gun battle. Overall this left me feeling that it was lacking something.
If you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games in the bundle, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/BxErSXqL82A