# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Dark Deception](https://imho.run/games/332950/dark-deception) — Shares procedural generation with Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 7,632 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/332950/)
2. [CASE 2: Animatronics Survival](https://imho.run/games/722960/case-2-animatronics-survival) — Shares tactical positioning with Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 423 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/722960/)
3. [Last Year](https://imho.run/games/1195460/last-year) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 5,104 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1195460/)
4. [Propnight](https://imho.run/games/1549180/propnight) — A frequent pick in Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals players' libraries, and another Action. 4,731 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1549180/)
5. [Secret Neighbor: Hello Neighbor Multiplayer](https://imho.run/games/859570/secret-neighbor-hello-neighbor-multiplayer) — Shares tactical positioning with Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 4,795 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/859570/)
6. [Contagion](https://imho.run/games/238430/contagion) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 5,535 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238430/)
7. [Hunt: Showdown 1896](https://imho.run/games/594650/hunt-showdown-1896) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 93,211 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594650/)
8. [Dead by Daylight](https://imho.run/games/381210/dead-by-daylight) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 253,618 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/381210/)
9. [Backrooms: Escape Together](https://imho.run/games/2141730/backrooms-escape-together) — Shares procedural generation with Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 11,255 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2141730/)
10. [Dead Effect 2](https://imho.run/games/394760/dead-effect-2) — A frequent pick in Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals players' libraries, and another RPG. 913 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394760/)
11. [DEVOUR](https://imho.run/games/1274570/devour) — A frequent pick in Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals players' libraries, and another Indie. 20,582 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1274570/)
12. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
13. [Murky Divers](https://imho.run/games/2963880/murky-divers) — Shares procedural generation with Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 2,182 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963880/)
14. [Lethal Company](https://imho.run/games/1966720/lethal-company) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 274,553 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1966720/)
15. [Evil Dead: The Game](https://imho.run/games/1493750/evil-dead-the-game) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 626 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1493750/)
16. [Masked Forces: Zombie Survival](https://imho.run/games/654850/masked-forces-zombie-survival) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 174 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654850/)
17. [Dungeon Done](https://imho.run/games/2939830/dungeon-done) — Shares procedural generation with Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 51 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2939830/)
18. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Shares procedural generation with Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
19. [Home Sweet Home : Survive](https://imho.run/games/1056600/home-sweet-home-survive) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 2,170 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1056600/)
20. [Half Dead](https://imho.run/games/434730/half-dead) — Same stressful mood as Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 1,132 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/434730/)
21. [Handy Harry's Haunted House Services](https://imho.run/games/1310510/handy-harry-s-haunted-house-services) — Shares procedural generation with Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 461 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1310510/)
22. [Masks Of Deception](https://imho.run/games/1946300/masks-of-deception) — Same atmospheric mood as Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 151 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1946300/)
23. [Dying Light](https://imho.run/games/239140/dying-light) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 96,634 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/)
24. [Monstrum](https://imho.run/games/296710/monstrum) — Shares procedural generation with Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals. 1,281 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/296710/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1266690
- **Developer:** Glowstick Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Glowstick Entertainment
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Stats, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Online PvP, Online Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Nov 2, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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