Free Social Deduction Games on Steam

Steam currently has 221 Social Deduction games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best free games ranked by popularity and ratings. Data for this list is calculated from reviews and player counts reported directly by Steam and will be updated in real-time. Free Social Deduction game rankings were last updated on 7/8/2025.

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1. Goose Goose Duck

Goose Goose Duck is a game of social deduction for up to 16 players. Players are separated into different groups that are each assigned a different objective. Complete your team’s objective to win!

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Goose Goose Duck holds the #1 spot for "best free Social Deduction game on Steam" with a Player Score of 85. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 73,497 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 63,706 positive reviews and 9,791 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Goose Goose Duck on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 10/3/2021
Developer Gaggle Studios, Inc.
Publisher Gaggle Studios, Inc.
Steam App Id 1568590

2. Fear Surrounds

Fear Surrounds is a horror-tinged take on the werewolf-style social subterfuge genre, where two evil spirits hide within a group of players and attempt to sabotage and murder them.

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Fear Surrounds has achieved a Player Score of 84, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 10,755 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,261 positive reviews and 1,494 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

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

Release Date 10/20/2021
Developer SaltyEgg Studio
Publisher Yooreka Studio
Steam App Id 1526490

3. Town of Salem 2

A multiplayer online social deduction game for 7–15 players. Use deception, strategy, and teamwork to find the truth—or get away with murder.

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Town of Salem 2 has achieved a Player Score of 71, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,921 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,761 positive reviews and 2,160 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Town of Salem 2 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 8/25/2023
Developer BlankMediaGames LLC
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Steam App Id 2140510

4. Deceit 2

Deceit 2 is an online social deduction horror game. Inspire fear as the Infected, play detective as the Innocent, or create mayhem as the Cursed. Trapped with friends and strangers: who can you trust to help you escape?

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Deceit 2 has achieved a Player Score of 59, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,390 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,199 positive reviews and 2,191 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Deceit 2 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 9/14/2023
Franchise World Makers
Developer World Makers
Publisher World Makers
Steam App Id 2064870

5. Deceit

Test your instincts at trust and deception in an action-filled, multiplayer first-person shooter. You wake up in unknown surroundings to the sound of the Game Master’s unfamiliar voice, surrounded by five others. A third of your group have been infected with a virus, but who will escape?

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Deceit has achieved a Player Score of 78, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 92,930 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 73,510 positive reviews and 19,420 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Deceit on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 3/3/2017
Franchise World Makers
Developer World Makers
Publisher World Makers
Steam App Id 466240

6. Sneak Out

Sneak Out is a free to play multiplayer game full of mischief and fun for up to six players. Enter the Haunted Castle and prepare to hunt, hide, or prank 'em all, causing all kinds of hilarious mayhem while trying to win the deadly game of hide and seek!

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Sneak Out has achieved a Player Score of 68, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,336 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,420 positive reviews and 1,916 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Sneak Out on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 6/6/2024
Developer Kinguin Studios
Publisher Kinguin
Steam App Id 2410490

7. Deducto

A fun hidden role game where you backstab your co-workers and get mad at your co-workers for backstabbing you. (6-10 players)

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Deducto has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,204 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,772 positive reviews and 432 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

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

Release Date 2/10/2022
Franchise Red Fox Studios
Developer Red Fox Studios
Publisher Red Fox Studios
Steam App Id 1453490

8. Wolves Online

Werewolves Online is a cross-platform multiplayer role-playing and strategy game where each player is assigned a unique role at the start of the game. Each role has a different power and purpose that will bring you to win alone or as a team.

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Wolves Online has achieved a Player Score of 51, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 57 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 29 positive reviews and 28 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.

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

Release Date 10/20/2020
Developer ComputerDev
Publisher ComputerDev
Steam App Id 1417340

9. Spy Rumble

Kill the spy who has blended in! Up to 8 players battle royale imposter

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Spy Rumble has achieved a Player Score of 65, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 58 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 41 positive reviews and 17 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Spy Rumble on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 6/28/2023
Developer nekogameteacher
Publisher nekogameteacher
Steam App Id 1794490

10. Prison Life

An online game that you'll play with 3-11 players as a Prisoner or a Guard and will try to escape or prevent escapes. Loot, Craft, and make your way to the exit, or investigate and arrest wanted players as a guard!

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Prison Life has achieved a Player Score of 76, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Social Deduction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,858 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,259 positive reviews and 599 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Prison Life on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 9/23/2022
Developer AO Games
Publisher AO Games
Steam App Id 1904820

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85
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8/25/2023
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52
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68
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19
2/10/2022
87
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8
10/20/2020
51
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7
6/28/2023
65
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7
9/23/2022
76
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6
5/6/2024
73
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65
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64
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6/26/2023
79
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3
6/30/2025
60
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2
8/4/2017
82
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Unfortunate Spacemen steam charts
2
6/12/2020
84
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Crowd Diver steam charts
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4/24/2024
79
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Republic of Jungle steam charts
2
2/8/2024
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5/7/2020
56
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 7). Fear Surrounds on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 11). Town of Salem 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 11). Deceit 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 2). Deceit on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 3). Sneak Out on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 7). Deducto on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 2). Wolves Online on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 25). Spy Rumble on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 12). Prison Life on Steam. Steam Store.

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