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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Sweet Bandits Studios
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 85% of 3,682 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Variety of characters with unique abilities
- Challenging
- Competitive
- Agent loadouts
- Objective based missions
- Private matchmaking
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About Deceive Inc.
The closest matches to Deceive Inc.: Perfect Heist 2, Rogue Company, Friends vs Friends, LOCKDOWN Protocol, and Wildgate. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Deceive Inc. is your kind of game, the closest matches are Perfect Heist 2, Rogue Company and Friends vs Friends — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging and competitive, and single out its agent loadouts and objective based missions. 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.
Deceive Inc. is a competitive multiplayer stealth shooter released in 2023, blending Action and Strategy genres at a $19.99 price point. Players assume the roles of undercover agents navigating objective-based missions, selecting from various operatives who each possess unique abilities and customizable loadouts. The stealth and cover system creates tense tactical encounters where positioning proves crucial, while disguise mechanics allow agents to infiltrate and deceive opponents. High-tech gadgets and voice-line interactions provide additional strategic options during matches. The game supports online cooperative play alongside private matchmaking for custom sessions. Verified on Steam Deck for handheld play, reviewers highlight the challenging competitive nature and the variety of characters that keep gameplay fresh across longer sessions. Current Steam reviews sit at 85% positive from 3,682 total reviews.
About Deceive Inc.: Go undercover as the world’s greatest spies in this tense multiplayer game of subterfuge. Disguise as anyone, deploy an arsenal of high-tech gadgets or neutralize the competition. As long as you extract with the objective, no trick is too dirty when you work for DECEIVE INC.
Is Deceive Inc. worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 85% of 3,682 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 34 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 47 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Variety of characters with unique abilities
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The Devs publicly dropped the game in December 2024, community is entirely dead, yet Tripwire keeps it on the steam store and still advertises it in sales... DO NOT BUY, YOU WILL WASTE YOUR MONEY.”
“They killed the game by announcing its shutdown. Servers are still up, but good luck finding a match... Should’ve gone free-to-play a long time ago!”
People who play it also play: Perfect Heist 2, Rogue Company, Friends vs Friends
Frequently asked about Deceive Inc.
Can I run it?
Is Deceive Inc. verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Deceive Inc. 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 Deceive Inc. cost?
Deceive Inc. is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Deceive Inc. have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Deceive Inc. supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Deceive Inc.?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deceive Inc. are Perfect Heist 2, Rogue Company, Friends vs Friends.
Who developed Deceive Inc.?
Deceive Inc. was developed by Sweet Bandits Studios and published by Tripwire Presents.