Is Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry free?

Yes — Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Can I play Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry on Mac?

Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.

Is Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry multiplayer?

No — Steam lists Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry as single-player only.

Is Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry on PC Game Pass?

No — Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry is not on PC Game Pass right now.

Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry

Name: Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry
Brand: Spiky Duck
Availability: InStock

Spiky Duck · March 29, 2025 · Adventure, Action, Casual, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry price

Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry

CABARETAll the game takes place in: Lumière Du Néant, a fascinating, unreal, and mysterious place, in equal parts, where evil and perversion corrupt everyone who enters it.NARRATIVE-DRIVENMeet the different characters who have been corrupted by the curse of the masks that emanates from the cabaret. Discover their darkest secrets and find a way to escape the place.EXPLORATIONExplore the cabaret in order to advance inside its flaunting and mysterious rooms, hiding from enemies and solving all kinds of intricate situations.STEALTHUse your wits to get through areas guarded by workers. They are looking for you in the least expected places, nowhere is safe. Be careful not to get caught!

Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry — game info

Platforms: Windows
Player modes: Single-player
PC Game Pass: Not included

What Steam players say

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

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Players praise the game's unique atmosphere, cool art style, and solid craftsmanship for a free title, with several recommending it despite its quirks. However, common complaints include frustrating maze-like navigation sections, repetitive deaths that feel tedious, occasional crashes with progress loss, and overly complicated puzzle design that doesn't always feel purposeful. The game shows promise but leaves some players wishing for longer content and more polished mechanics.

Recommended Jul 1, 2025

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7 found this helpful

Not recommended Apr 13, 2026

It's not bad for a FREE game, from what I saw... Actually quite good until it randomly crashed. I lost a lot of progress. Worth a try though. YMMV.

1 found this helpful

Recommended May 15, 2025

A really cool game, even though some moments are really iritating and weird. I would have loved it iv it went a bit longer (and also if it had achievements:)) The graphic style is really cool and the overall game is really weird but also really cool and well made. Its also FREE. I can really highly recommend it.

1 found this helpful

Recommended Nov 29, 2025

Vibe is nice, atmosphere as well but some games are complicated for no reason

Not recommended Sep 13, 2025

I really hate games that make you run around all over the place looking for sh!t just for the sake of making you run around. Kept getting caught in the maze area. This game had potential, but the repetitive deaths just made it frustrating and boring.

Recommended Jul 30, 2025

Maskerade: The Deadpan Cry is a first-person narrative oriented Survival Horror game, where you incarnate a young girl who has been kidnapped and forced to work as a ballerina in a terrific and mysterious cabaret, from which she must find a way to escape from the clutches of the Madame who runs

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