Dark Deception

Dark Deception

Glowstick Entertainment · 2018 · Horror, Free to Play, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, First-Person

PC
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About Dark Deception

✦ AI summary

Sprint through nightmarish mazes in this story-driven arcade-horror hybrid where you must outrun and outwit relentless monsters instead of fighting them. Earn powers as you progress, navigate environmental hazards, and face uniquely designed creatures with distinct AI patterns in darkly humorous worlds designed for all players.

Dark Deception is a story driven first-person horror action maze game that mixes the fast-paced style of classic arcade games with fun horror game design. Trapped in a dark world full of nightmarish mazes and ridiculous monsters, the only way out is to face the darkness and find a way to survive.

This is the first chapter in the Dark Deception story. Investigate and survive the first maze. Be careful though. You are not alone. There are monsters in there and they are looking for you. You will face your fears. The question is - what are you afraid of?

Features:
  • Fast-paced Arcade Horror: No hiding in lockers here. Run for your life and run fast. Enemies can be stunned and avoided, but not killed.
  • Power System: Earn XP and unlock powers as you progress that will allow you to even the odds and survive longer against horrendous creatures.
  • High Quality: AAA-quality graphics and creative designs give players a variety of unique and terrifying worlds and enemies to survive.
  • Hazardous Environments: Enemies are not the only danger. The mazes themselves are full of traps, hazards, and other dangers to watch out for.
  • Unique Enemies: Every nightmare presents a unique creature that has its own distinct AI. Players will have to change up their tactics in order to survive.
  • Dark Humor: While scary, Dark Deception is not a bloody or gory game and features it's own stylized brand of dark humor. Dark Deception was designed to be enjoyed by everyone.

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 17, 2026
this game is fire but they did not have to make it where you have to buy 7 dlc for 28 dollars for all dlc they could have made it a all in one 5 dollar game
Recommended Jul 16, 2026
Coryxkenshin Played this and it look so fun when i tried it IT WAS SUPER AWSOME AND FUN
Not recommended Jul 16, 2026
This is a great game, and I honestly enjoy the lore hidden inside and the idea of running around from enemies with granted abilities, but it isn't so much the waiting for CH 5 that bothers me so much, it's more the bugs. Just by playing the game you are guaranteed at least FIVE TIMES to run into a bug, and they're usually not just a visual bug, but a softlocking bug which forces you to restart the whole level. Whether it be from using the teleport in either strange sewers or deadly decadence, or it could be a run ending bug. Oh but don't worry because they released more of Super Dark Deception!! Thank you wow just what we wanted, a spinoff!
Recommended Jul 16, 2026
its good but BIERCE more like BIEBS J BIEBS JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
Not recommended Jul 15, 2026
Game is not for me 4/10. Would not do any of the achievements
Recommended Jul 15, 2026
This game was harder than i once thought, but with enough trial and error it's playable and fun

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