Best Social Deduction Linux Games on Steam

Steam currently has 246 Social Deduction games, but not all of them are able to be played on Linux builds. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Social Deduction game rankings were last updated on 10/27/2025.

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1. Hidden in Plain Sight

Hidden in Plain Sight is a local-multiplayer stealth party game. Blend into the crowd of AI characters and eliminate the other players before they eliminate you!

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Hidden in Plain Sight holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Social Deduction game on Steam" with a Player Score of 93. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 886 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 878 positive reviews and 8 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $5.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $5.99
Release Date 7/16/2014
Developer Adam Spragg
Publisher Adam Spragg
Steam App Id 303590

2. The Jackbox Party Pack 6

It’s the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.

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The Jackbox Party Pack 6 has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,008 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,859 positive reviews and 149 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $29.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $29.99
Release Date 10/16/2019
Franchise Official Jackbox Games
Developer Jackbox Games, Inc.
Publisher Jackbox Games, Inc.
Steam App Id 1005300

3. Perfect Heist 2

Perfect Heist 2 is a round-based online game, where robbers try to hide in plain sight while robbing a bank without being noticed by the cop team!

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Perfect Heist 2 has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,280 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,975 positive reviews and 305 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $3.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Perfect Heist 2 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $3.99
Release Date 12/10/2021
Developer yeswecamp
Publisher yeswecamp
Steam App Id 1521580

4. It Has My Face

IT HAS YOUR FACE. Now it wants your life. Hide, seek, and try to kill your clone in this deceptively simple first-person horror roguelite.

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It Has My Face has achieved a Player Score of 86, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 425 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 394 positive reviews and 31 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 9/23/2025
Franchise Behaviour Interactive Inc.
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Steam App Id 2506530

5. Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition

This is an outdated, public beta for Siren's Call: Escape Velocity. Home is where your body is. And like any good tourist trap, Siren’s Call will do whatever it can to keep you there as long as possible. They will drag you down like crabs in a bucket. They will make this place home.

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Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition has achieved a Player Score of 86, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 208 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 197 positive reviews and 11 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 4/15/2022
Developer ThePenSword
Publisher ThePenSword
Steam App Id 1915740

6. MINDNIGHT

Inspired by the party games Werewolf and The Resistance, MINDNIGHT is a cyberpunk online social deduction game of deceit, accusations and unpredictability. It challenges your ability to lie and detect others that are trying to be deceptive.

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MINDNIGHT has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,974 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,526 positive reviews and 448 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 8/4/2017
Developer No Moon
Publisher No Moon
Steam App Id 667870

7. Paper Pirates

Grab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship for a social deduction party game, using your phones as controllers! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw your crewmates overboard, but fear not - nobody’s ever out of the game!

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Paper Pirates has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 127 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 116 positive reviews and 11 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $12.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $12.99
Release Date 2/28/2020
Franchise Iteration Games
Developer Iteration Games
Publisher Iteration Games
Steam App Id 1234220

8. Untrusted

Untrusted is an online multiplayer (10 to 16 players) hacking / social deduction game: as an hacker, hack your target - as an undercover agent, disrupt the operation. Follow your objective or kill everyone - the choice is yours.

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Untrusted has achieved a Player Score of 80, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 968 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 821 positive reviews and 147 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 5/9/2021
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Steam App Id 1502660

9. Azoove

Overcome limited communication with strategic cooperation in this co-op roguelike! Endure the Azoove desert to return a stolen spellbook — before it consumes your city. Trust your friends, play cards, manage resources and defeat the Fiend of Fortune!

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Azoove has achieved a Player Score of 79, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 56 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 51 positive reviews and 5 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Azoove on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 5/1/2025
Developer Timeless Toucan
Publisher Timeless Toucan
Steam App Id 2435450

10. Neon Knives

Two of you do not belong. Neon Knives is an award-winning couch multiplayer game of stealth and deception. Blend into the crowd, hunt down your opponent, and take them out—all while being hunted yourself. Trust no one.

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Neon Knives has achieved a Player Score of 77, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 12 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 12 positive reviews and 0 negative reviews — making it "Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 2/3/2025
Developer Cookiecrayon
Publisher Cookiecrayon
Steam App Id 3317170

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Hidden in Plain Sight steam charts
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7/16/2014
93
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The Jackbox Party Pack 6 steam charts
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10/16/2019
91
$29.99
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Perfect Heist 2 steam charts
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12/10/2021
89
$3.99
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It Has My Face steam charts
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9/23/2025
86
$9.99
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Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition steam charts
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4/15/2022
86
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MINDNIGHT steam charts
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8/4/2017
82
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2/28/2020
82
$12.99
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5/9/2021
80
$4.99
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5/1/2025
79
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2/3/2025
77
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, December 5). It Has My Face on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, September 30). Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, December 7). MINDNIGHT on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, November 9). Paper Pirates on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, November 2). Untrusted on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, November 4). Azoove on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, November 25). Neon Knives on Steam. Steam Store.

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