Fake Illusions

Fake Illusions

Auroriax · 2020 · Puzzle, Experimental, Hidden Object, Abstract, Minimalist

PC
Positive96% · 27
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About Fake Illusions


Fake Illusions is a collection of optical illusions—but some aren't playing fair! Where straight lines look diagonal, one line actually is, and circles look like they differ in size, but secretly, one one of them is actually bigger or smaller, camouflaged by the illusion. The goal is to accuse these cheating illusions! But beware—the fakers will do everything to stay unnoticed... It's the ultimate test of your focus!

Featuring more than fifteen illusions about color, perspective, and movement, with lots of variants and distractions. Try the relaxing Zen mode, or the hectic Shuffle mode! Oh, and you can record GIFs, too!

Photosensitive Epilepsy Warning


This game features optical illusions, repeated patterns and high contrast images. Stop playing if you start feeling dizzy or sick.

Accessibility info

  • Color blind friendly: the game uses mostly greyscale colors, and brightness can be adjusted. Illusions that require you to spot differences in color can be skipped.
  • Textless: Very little reading is required to play Fake Illusions.
  • Autosave: Quit at any time and continue where you left off next time you play.
  • Difficulty: You can freely adjust how much the faker stands out for every illusion.
  • Controls: Completely playable with either mouse, keyboard, or gamepad. Keyboard and gamepad are remappable.

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Sep 7, 2024
Quick and fun, would like a color blind option as some boarders in sections are red and green.
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Recommended Jul 6, 2026
Wonderful game, magnificent intro to the world of fake illusions. I'd have loved a bit more clear playing instructions, but it wasn't hard to get it after a little bit! Highly recommended for those interested in illusions in a more scientific manner, good training for the mind! My eyes beg to differ though regarding the tiredness if one plays it all in one sitting :D
Not recommended Jan 6, 2026
Neat concept on paper - locate the fake optical illusion - but the puzzles either overstay their welcome by being way too repetitive, or become too confusing for the chosen difficulty. It should play in the same vein as Warioware, where you get a random puzzle and have to pick the painfully obvious answer in a matter of seconds, but instead it just turns into a painfully eye-straining endeavor. The 'arrows' puzzle gets boring fast, the 'white grid' was fun, the different-sized circles were just terrible. TL;DR It's a real hit and miss - great concept and woefully paced, poorly play-tested execution
Recommended Dec 20, 2025
Very Cool little game, worth it for 5 buck and even more on sale
Recommended Oct 30, 2024
Nice (some levels are a bit dazzling)
Recommended Oct 12, 2024
spoilers for the solutions: on the left, no dog, no surfboard on the right, no volcano, the chinese is flipped

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