Social deduction games have seen a considerable rise in interest due to the popularity of Among Us. Aside from usually having great gameplay mechanics, these games offer fun ways to test your critical thinking skills and outmaneuver your friends through clever strategies. They challenge you to read social cues, deceive your opponents, and work together to achieve goals.
Whether you are playing with your friends or random people, social deduction games always offer a unique and engaging experience. We look at five such alternatives that you can consider.
Deceit is a multiplayer first-person shooter game that offers a great blend of action and horror and tests your social education skills as well as your aim. You can play the game with up to nine people, among which two have been infected. It is the job of the remaining members to work together to try and escape whilst figuring out who is working against them.
Deceit has a sequel lined up for release within a year, so it is the perfect time to get into it. The game is available to download for free on Steam
Betrayal is a web browser game that takes heavy influence from games such as Among Us and Mafia to bring the social deduction element to it. Similar to Among Us, you can play Betrayal.io on your PC as well as your phone.
It is a 6-12 person game where you either play as a crewmate or a secret saboteur called a “betrayer." The objective of the betrayer is to sabotage operations while crewmates try to complete their task without being killed.
Betrayal.io is a free-to-play social deduction game and can be played on Android and iOS platforms along with any device with a web browser.
Released in 2022, Dread Hunger is a social deduction game of survival and betrayal. It is a
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