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Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals
Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals is a multiplayer horror party game with multiple modes where players take on the role of monsters or mortals from Dark Deception's universe (and other universes) and fight for soul shards in nightmarish mazes!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“seek and/or piggy will save this game, there may be toddlers coming but the servers will be necromanced! now all we need to do is to get them as far away from learning about yandere simulator as possible”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“ITS FUN ^^”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“You'd be extremely lucky to get in a match with more than 2 people. Let alone a match in the first place Pros: Coryxkenshin DLC (will be buying sometime) Silent hill collab Actually a fun concept Cons: Abandoned Empty Gambling”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:00 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch 3.0.2 - Fix achievements + general bug fixes
- Fixes to achievements not unlocking in certain situations - Fixed Clown gremlin ultimate issues - Fixed bots when stunned - Fixed Kill feed issue - Fixed issue with stats updating
16th June Update
- Audio issues fixed - Ui fixes for solo play character selection - Controller icons for PC - Monstrum map bot navigation improved
Solo play added to game
Solo Play mode added to game as new mode. Play against up to 5 bots to earn red and purple shards.
The House of Ashes DLC is being retired.
As mentioned previously on our social media channels, the House of Ashes licensing term is over and the DLC is being retired for Steam. It remains available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Game Update - Version 2.0.0
The latest build - ver. 2.0.0 - is now live! Here's a list of the changes: - Achievements added. - 19 Sweets themed character skins added to the base game store and the Monstrum + US Creators DLCs. -
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Horror · Multiplayer · Action · PvP · Survival Horror · Casual · Co-op · First-Person · Funny · Hentai (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-4330/AMD FX-6300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB/ AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: 60fps low settings at 1080p