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Social Deduction games on Steam

37 games carry the tag · 2 released in the last 12 months (vs 14 the year before) · median price $9.99

The verdict

Not enough estimated games in this niche for an honest verdict yet — a median under the coverage floor would be a lie with confidence. The counted facts below stand on their own.

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 1,342 stored reviews from 34 games.

Multiplayer & community64% positive · 842 mentions · 30 games
Gameplay & mechanics70% positive · 307 mentions · 33 games
Price & value59% positive · 229 mentions · 29 games
Content & longevity68% positive · 181 mentions · 31 games
Visuals & audio75% positive · 161 mentions · 31 games
Performance & stability56% positive · 160 mentions · 24 games
Difficulty & balance62% positive · 155 mentions · 22 games
Story & writing72% positive · 134 mentions · 29 games
Controls & UI65% positive · 96 mentions · 27 games

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 83% of the niche's 57,514 reviews; it takes 5 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Social Deduction games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
LOCKDOWN Protocol 2025 19,992 Very Positive
Town of Salem 2 2023 9,268 Mixed
Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies 2024 9,010 Very Positive
Deceit 2 2023 6,885 Mixed
DEATH NOTE Killer Within 2024 2,749 Very Positive
Oh Deer 2024 2,595 Very Positive
Sinister Night 2 2025 2,019 Very Positive
BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION 2025 1,671 Very Positive
Deducto 2 2023 576 Very Positive
Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity 2023 413 Mostly Positive

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Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.