Steam app 332950 · updated 13 Sep 2026, 04:28 UTC
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
97 months, September 2018 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 429 hourly samples from 14 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
13 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 290 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Dark Deception was released on Sep 26, 2018.
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40 achievements in total.
25 developer announcements, Sep 2018 to Jun 2026 · times in UTC
Dark Deception plushies (Joy Kill, Malak, and Murder Monkey) are on sale for a limited time at Youtooz!https://youtooz.com/collections/dark-deception
Glowstick EntertainmentDark Deception's horrifyingly cute Dready Ducky is back with a new pink look as Flamingo Dread Ducky! Bright & flamboyant, Dready Ducky's done hiding and ready to shine in Monsters & Mortals! Don't be fooled by the colorful appearance and…
Glowstick EntertainmentSuper Dark Deception's Demo is now live on Steam. This is the mini-game that will be playable in Dark Deception CH5. It's a fun 2D reimagining of Dark Deception. Be sure to give it a try! Super Dark Deception Demo
Glowstick EntertainmentDark Deception finally has vinyl figures! Murder Monkey & Dread Ducky are now available on Youtooz!
Glowstick EntertainmentDecrease in GPU usage by anywhere from about 10% to 45% across the board on Dark Deception, enjoy the faster frames!
Patch notesThe wait is over! The enhanced update to Dark Deception Chapters 1-3 and the (brand new) 4th chapter are officially released! Get it now while it's on sale!
Glowstick EntertainmentIt's finally almost time! Dark Deception Enhanced is finished (you can watch it on YouTube) and Chapter 4 is almost done! Dark Deception CH4 will release on September 28th. The enhanced versions of CH 1-3 will release at the same time.…
Glowstick EntertainmentHey everyone! We have just pushed a patch that includes new languages and difficulty adjustments. School will now be quite a bit harder! Malak's Phantom Form has also been buffed globally. The languages (and their respective contributors)…
NiksonHey everyone! The past few days Vince and I have been working on fixing the most important bugs still left from the launch of Chapter 3. Thank you all for the feedback and bug hunting! Here are the most important fixes/changes: Teleport…
NiksonThe wait is finally over! Chapter 3 will be out on June 24th at 8PM PST (midnight EST). Get ready to run for your life from dread duckies & clown gremlins! As usual, we will continue to improve the chapter even after release based on…
Glowstick EntertainmentChapter 3 is nearing completion and I plan to announce a release date over the next 2 weeks as well as launch the coming soon page for Chapter 3. It won't be much longer now! We also have some other DD related big news that we may or may…
Glowstick EntertainmentHey everybody, There's been many reports of the game crashing on startup after the 1.4 update. We've tracked down the issue to the launcher that starts up before the game, it has now been removed. I'd appreciate to hear if this issue has…
NiksonHey everyone, We've been hard at work on Dark Deception the past few days. This is a pretty big update, full of bug fixes and quality of life changes and features! The additions: Tablet Map Zoom You can now zoom out the map by pressing M to…
NiksonHey everyone! We've been working very hard to find and fix as many bugs as we can. Fixes Opening the ring altar after beating the Hotel erases save file. Secrets not unlocking in the Extras Menu. Watchers moving while being in camera view.…
NiksonHey everyone, I'm trying to address the black screen issue after school, as well as the resume button disappearing after beating school and hotel not showing up in the replayable levels list. I pushed a patch that tries to fix all of these.…
NiksonHey everyone, We would like to apologize for any inconveniences caused by the bugs that came with the new Chapter 2 release. Save Corruption I have tracked down the save corruption bug, it was present in the Hotel level and is now patched.…
NiksonHey Everyone! Dark Deception Chapter 2 is only a few days away. The Chapter 2 release was delayed from Jan 4th to make some fixes. We have not announced an official launch date yet, but barring a last minute catastrophe, it should be on…
Glowstick EntertainmentHey everyone, we've released an update for Chapter 1 that adds Achievements and a custom mouse cursor. If you already got S rank for Hotel before this update, the achievement should unlock as soon as you get to the title screen. Please let…
Niksonhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33629056/815c75d9ba1182c2ce3ff8c6a9399bb86b1e8e1e.jpg Hello everyone! Many have asked about Chapter 2's release date and I've delayed on a response until I had a more…
Glowstick EntertainmentThere's a a lot of excitement building up for Chapter 2, which is great :). Nikson and I are hard at work on wrapping it up and making improvements based on feedback from Chapter 1. That said, we are targeting a late November/early December…
Boomstick_KingHey everyone, we've seen a lot of people complain about the mouse smoothing present in the game. I just pushed a quick patch adding a toggle setting in the options menu, for all of you who want that accuracy and precision :)…
NiksonGood news! I've heard the feedback and I understand your concerns that Dark Deception is way too easy ;). Nikson and I have updated the monkeys and their AI to provide a more robust and fair gameplay experience for Chapter 1! Here's what's…
Boomstick_KingDark Deception has passed 10k units in 4 days! It's a great start and a big thanks from myself (Vinny) and Nikson to everyone who has given our silly little horror game a try. Keep helping us share the game with other gamers and Youtubers…
Boomstick_KingGood news! We have an update with some bug fixes and improvements incoming. Stay tuned! Here's a list of some of the changes that will be in the update: - Map now has a detector that points to remaining shards and level objectives once the…
Boomstick_KingHello everyone! Let me take a moment to breath a long and weary sigh of relief. Dark Deception is the effort of myself (Vinny)and Nikson (creator of TJOC: Story Mode). As everyone who has been following DD since the original Unity demo…
Boomstick_KingEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Dark Deception Chapter 4 | Windows | 28 Sep 2021 |
| Dark Deception Chapter 3 | Windows | 25 Jun 2019 |
| Dark Deception Complete | Windows | 29 Jan 2019 |
| Dark Deception Chapter 2 | Windows | 22 Jan 2019 |
| Dark Deception Chapter 5 | Windows | no date |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | DDeception.exe | windows 64 |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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WinAppDataLocal | DDeception/Saved/SaveGames | * and below |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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