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The Purge Dilemma

The Purge Dilemma

Do you have the intuition and cunning to successfully save yourself from the purges of a paranoid dictator? Prove your loyalty to the Tyrant in this social deduction game designed for 5-10 players.

Released Jun 26, 2023 Developer deemaso Platforms Windows Free to PlayMultiplayerSocial DeductionStrategyPsychological
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

85.4%positive295 reviews
Recommended · 115 found this helpful

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 81 found this helpful

“Social deception except your friends will be racist towards you because you chose to be "The Foreigner".”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 37 found this helpful

“always vote out the immigrant- the brexit way”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

21achievements
1.6%median completion
0.7%rarest: Tyrant
37.1% of players 27.2% of players 23.8% of players 23.5% of players 16.8% of players 13.3% of players 6.4% of players 6.4% of players 5.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.6% of players 1.3% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 37.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
37.1%Scab — Win once as a Loyalist.
27.2%Paranoia — Purge a Dissident.
23.8%Autocrat — Win once as the Tyrant.
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Tyrant — Win 30 games as the Tyrant.
0.7%The Great Purge — You purged 100 Dissidents. You are unstoppable.
0.7%Master Saboteur — Win 30 games as a Dissident.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 31, 2024
More lobby options, vote history window and rebalancing changes! (1.4.2)

UPDATE 1.4.2 FEATURES: Vote History tab https://i.imgur.com/I6k7uC5.png It is now possible to view the vote of each player on a specific Commissariat Proposal. Tyrant Special Permit Self Assignment op

Jan 15, 2024
Patch notes for v1.4.1

Patch notes for v1.4.1 BUGFIXES: Fixed a bug that would cause the creation of a "ghost Commissariat" in the background which would enact decrees. This was caused by a duplicated timer end event on the

Jan 06, 2024
Viva la Purgación!

Viva La Purgación! After MONTHS of no updates, we're back with something big. We've pretty much added all of the features we intended to add from the release. Today we're proud to announce the Viva La

Sep 07, 2023
Achievements and Stats

Achievement and Stats! Well, after a few weeks of no updates, we're back with something. First of all, a big thank you to the Community that continues to help the game grow and develop, both by joinin

Aug 14, 2023
Emotes

EMOTES Three new emotes available to all, usable in game! As you can see, two new more options are available in the Main Menu... https://i.imgur.com/DuQJbb5.png ...ignore Stats for now. They are still

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresFree To Play, Strategy
Player tagsFree to Play · Multiplayer · Social Deduction · Strategy · Psychological · Dialogue Heavy · Funny · Stylized · First-Person · Dystopian · Survival · Online Co-Op (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
Achievements21
Official sitehttp://www.deemaso.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1 GB available space