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Games like Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals

  • 22 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals also play

The closest matches to Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals: Dark Deception, CASE 2: Animatronics Survival, Last Year, Propnight, and Secret Neighbor: Hello Neighbor Multiplayer. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares procedural generation with Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals.

    • Free
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018
  1. Rank 04

    Propnight

    Why this: Same stressful mood as Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals.

    • 2021
  2. Rank 06

    Contagion

    Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2013

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Dark Deception

    Shares procedural generation with Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals.

    • 88% of 7,632 reviews
  2. 2
    CASE 2: Animatronics Survival

    Shares tactical positioning with Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals.

    • 76% of 423 reviews
  3. 3
    Last Year

    Genres: Action, Free To Play

    • 62% of 5,104 reviews
  4. 4
    Propnight

    Same stressful mood as Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals.

    • 65% of 4,731 reviews
  5. 5
    Secret Neighbor: Hello Neighbor Multiplayer

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 4,795 reviews
  6. 6
    Contagion

    Same atmospheric mood as Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals.

    • 73% of 5,535 reviews
  7. 7
    Hunt: Showdown 1896

    Genres: Action

    • 77% of 93,211 reviews
  8. 8
    Dead by Daylight

    Genres: Action

    • 80% of 253,618 reviews
  9. 9
    Backrooms: Escape Together

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 11,255 reviews
  10. 10
    Dead Effect 2

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 75% of 913 reviews
  11. 11
    DEVOUR

    Genres: Indie

    • 91% of 20,582 reviews
  12. 12
    Amnesia: The Dark Descent

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 12,717 reviews
  13. 13
    Murky Divers

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 2,182 reviews
  14. 14
    Lethal Company

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 274,553 reviews
  15. 15
    Evil Dead: The Game

    Genres: Action

    • 67% of 626 reviews
  16. 16
    Masked Forces: Zombie Survival

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 74% of 174 reviews
  17. 17
    Dungeon Done

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Early Access

    • 65% of 51 reviews
  18. 18
    Don't Starve Together

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 96% of 80,691 reviews
  19. 19
    Home Sweet Home : Survive

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 57% of 2,170 reviews
  20. 20
    Half Dead

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 76% of 1,132 reviews
  21. 21
    Handy Harry's Haunted House Services

    Genres: Indie, Early Access

    • 91% of 461 reviews
  22. 22
    Masks Of Deception

    Genres: Indie, Free To Play, Casual

    • 64% of 151 reviews
  23. 23
    Dying Light

    Genres: Action, RPG

    • 94% of 96,634 reviews
  24. 24
    Monstrum

    Genres: Indie

    • 89% of 1,281 reviews
Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2020
  • Developer: Glowstick Entertainment
  • Price: $4.99checked Nov 5
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 80% of 1,343 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Characters have unique abilities
  • Maps offer strategic challenges
  • Atmospheric
  • Stressful
  • Character abilities
  • Map variations

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About Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals

The closest matches to Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals: Dark Deception, CASE 2: Animatronics Survival, Last Year, Propnight, and Secret Neighbor: Hello Neighbor Multiplayer. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dark Deception, CASE 2: Animatronics Survival and Last Year — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric and stressful, and single out its character abilities and map variations. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals is an asymmetric multiplayer horror game released in 2020 by Glowstick Entertainment. Players compete as either monsters or mortals in nightmarish maze environments, collecting soul shards through character-abilities and tactical-positioning. The game features procedurally generated map-variations that create different strategic challenges across matches. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and stressful, with reviewers highlighting how characters have unique abilities and maps offer strategic challenges that reward thoughtful play. The game supports online co-op and is verified to run on Steam Deck. Priced at $4.99, it has received 80% positive feedback from 1343 Steam reviews, presenting a challenging difficulty level suited for medium-length sit-down gaming sessions.

About Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals: Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals is a multiplayer horror party game with multiple modes where players take on the role of monsters or mortals from Dark Deception's universe (and other universes) and fight for soul shards in nightmarish mazes!

Is Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals worth buying?

  • 80% of 1,343 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 8).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 13 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 6 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“I Love this game a lot. but any chance you can make a offline mode or a versus bots? took me a solid 10-15 minutes to find a second online person to go against. till then I just cant leave a good review. it is near impossible to play…”
2 h played
“I don't really recommend games that get you banned for leaving the game. what if your down to your last warning and your power goes out. turning your game and pc off. it's VERY dumb”
1 h played
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People who play it also play: Dark Deception, CASE 2: Animatronics Survival, Last Year

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Frequently asked about Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals

Can I run it?

Is Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.

How much does Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals cost?

Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).

What games are most similar to Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals are Dark Deception, CASE 2: Animatronics Survival, Last Year.

Who developed Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals?

Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals was developed by Glowstick Entertainment.