Deceit
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
First-person gunfire and melee among six players, with blood, as infected players transform into monsters and attack the others; no gory dismemberment.
Dark, tense environments and infected 'terror-form' monsters that stalk and murder survivors create a fright-driven atmosphere.
The premise centers on being trapped, infected with a virus, and murdered by hidden members of your own group.
The free-to-play game offers optional cosmetic items purchased with real money.
Cosmetic purchases are entirely optional and do not affect gameplay.
Who can reach your kid
What it is
Deceit was a free-to-play online multiplayer game blending a first-person shooter with social deduction and horror. Six players wake up in a dark facility guided by a mysterious Game Master; two of them have secretly been infected and must murder the other survivors before the group escapes, while everyone tries to figure out who to trust. Gameplay centers on shooting, tense standoffs, and hidden monsters transforming to attack, with moderate violence and blood. Much of the experience runs on open voice and text chat with strangers, where reading and deceiving other players is the core mechanic. It is free with optional cosmetic purchases. The game's public servers were shut down in November 2025.
How it's framed
The game frames its violence and paranoia as a game of trust and betrayal: killing is the monsters' win condition and survivors defend themselves, all presented as a tense competitive round rather than a story that condemns or celebrates the bloodshed. Deception and manipulation of other players are the intended, rewarded skills.
Details
- Developer
- World Makers
- Publisher
- World Makers
- Released
- Mar 3, 2017
Similar games
We built this because we needed it
Balanced Play pools your kids' game time into one budget across Steam, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and more. We're taking 100 founding families — free for life.
Claim a founding spot →Free for life for the first 100. No card, no spam.