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Games like Great Deceiver

If Great Deceiver is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Wolf Among Us and Kuroinu 2 Redux — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bold unapologetic narrative tone, character driven psychological tension and bleak. 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.

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About Great Deceiver: Marie Mamiya reigns supreme, and by her whim, she'll train an ordinary man into shape—in the pursuit of beauty.

2022Adventure19.99 USDWindowsby Empress, Elf
Great Deceiver — Steam game cover
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Artwork praised for its skill and styleBold unapologetic narrative toneCharacter driven psychological tensionBleakDarkIntense

Reviewers mention these as similar to Great Deceiver

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Starless

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Great Deceiver.

    Reviewers of Great Deceiver cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Great Deceiver.

    In Starless, navigate a space Ark infested with terrifying monsters in this stealth-action game inspired by classic sci-fi. Can you help the colonists survive, or will they be doomed to roam the endless void of space forever?

    2022ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Able Black

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Great Deceiver cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Able Black is an immersive story experience that uses images and sound to guide you through a series of puzzles.

    2016Indie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sleepless Night

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Great Deceiver cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Your nightmare haunts you every night, but... are they really nightmares? You better survive them!

    2023IndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Great Deceiver at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Great Deceiver on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Great Deceiver.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Great Deceiver on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Great Deceiver.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Great Deceiver on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Great Deceiver.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Great Deceiver on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Great Deceiver.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Great Deceiver on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Great Deceiver.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Great Deceiver on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Great Deceiver.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~95% under Great Deceiver on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Great Deceiver.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Papers, Please

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Great Deceiver on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Great Deceiver.

    Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

    2013IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Great Deceiver.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Great Deceiver.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Great Deceiver.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Great Deceiver.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Great Deceiver

Does Great Deceiver work on Steam Deck?
Great Deceiver is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Great Deceiver cost?
Great Deceiver is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Who developed Great Deceiver?
Great Deceiver was developed by Empress, Elf and published by Shiravune.

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