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Social Deduction games on Steam

23 games carry the tag · 4 released in the last 12 months (vs 10 the year before) · median price $7.99

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 1,054 stored reviews from 21 games.

Multiplayer & community68% positive · 678 mentions · 20 games
Gameplay & mechanics73% positive · 243 mentions · 21 games
Price & value63% positive · 189 mentions · 20 games
Content & longevity69% positive · 154 mentions · 19 games
Performance & stability58% positive · 130 mentions · 19 games
Difficulty & balance63% positive · 127 mentions · 19 games
Visuals & audio75% positive · 116 mentions · 20 games
Story & writing73% positive · 94 mentions · 20 games
Controls & UI67% positive · 73 mentions · 18 games

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 84% of the niche's 56,274 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 19,718 Very Positive
Town of Salem 2 2023 9,116 Mixed
Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies 2024 8,907 Very Positive
Deceit 2 2023 6,725 Mixed
DEATH NOTE Killer Within 2024 2,705 Very Positive
Oh Deer 2024 2,567 Very Positive
Sinister Night 2 2025 2,023 Very Positive
BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION 2025 1,549 Very Positive
Deducto 2 2023 570 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.