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Dark Deception

Glowstick Entertainment · 2018-09-26

SteamEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndieFree To Play

Franchise: Dark Deception · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Auditory

Releases: Sep 27, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (Xbox One), TBD (Xbox Series X|S)

Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.

Dark Deception is a free-to-play Action, Adventure, Indie, and Free To Play game released in 2018, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 24318 reviews).

62
playing now
88%
positive of 24k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
7
Nexus mods (712 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

62 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Dark Deception trailer thumbnail

DARK DECEPTION [ENHANCED] | CHAPTER 1 TRAILER

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 62 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,977 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~247/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

All-time low: $4.99 at IndieGameStand (2014-08-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20182026Week of 2018-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 417 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,204 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 245 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 609 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 420 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,400 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 269 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 48 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

248472026-09-15 12:00 — 144 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 55 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 80 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 170 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 93 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 62 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 92 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 100 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 79 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 155 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 75 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 62 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 148 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 236 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 78 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 174 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 213 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 47 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 118 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 248 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 91 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 81 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 107 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 62 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
47910Oct 2018Aug 2026Oct 2018 — avg 29 · peak 69Jan 2019 — avg 25 · peak 120Apr 2019 — avg 33 · peak 119Jul 2019 — avg 96 · peak 192Oct 2019 — avg 47 · peak 109Jan 2020 — avg 65 · peak 130Apr 2020 — avg 92 · peak 281Jul 2020 — avg 118 · peak 208Oct 2020 — avg 88 · peak 188Jan 2021 — avg 91 · peak 162Apr 2021 — avg 70 · peak 155Jul 2021 — avg 91 · peak 172Oct 2021 — avg 479 · peak 1,266Jan 2022 — avg 196 · peak 327Apr 2022 — avg 131 · peak 249Jul 2022 — avg 164 · peak 272Oct 2022 — avg 119 · peak 240Jan 2023 — avg 166 · peak 312Apr 2023 — avg 135 · peak 269Jul 2023 — avg 282 · peak 487Oct 2023 — avg 153 · peak 356Jan 2024 — avg 148 · peak 279Apr 2024 — avg 124 · peak 280Jul 2024 — avg 255 · peak 499Oct 2024 — avg 136 · peak 324Jan 2025 — avg 192 · peak 705Apr 2025 — avg 110 · peak 247Jul 2025 — avg 220 · peak 347Oct 2025 — avg 139 · peak 297Jan 2026 — avg 131 · peak 273Apr 2026 — avg 113 · peak 277Jul 2026 — avg 179 · peak 320Aug 2026 — avg 136 · peak 244
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.002015-01-012026-01-082015-01-01 — best price $9.992018-09-27 — best price $0.002021-10-30 — best price $19.992024-05-16 — best price $9.992024-06-13 — best price $19.992024-07-18 — best price $9.992024-08-01 — best price $19.992024-09-05 — best price $9.992024-09-12 — best price $19.992025-10-23 — best price $9.992025-11-01 — best price $19.992025-12-11 — best price $9.992026-01-08 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
45.3%
earned "Shard Enthusiast"
3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCaptions availableSteam CloudFamily Sharing5 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Japanese

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2019-01-22, latest 2021-09-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,5471%40

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieActionArcadeHorrorRunnerSurvivalAdventureDark HumorStory RichMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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