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Town of Salem
Inspired by the party games Werewolf and Mafia, Town of Salem is a game of murder, mystery and deception.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
66 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“I love this game. However the moderation and player base has become unbearable, and sucked all the fun out of the game. People join the game and will throw the game by outing all there mafia partners and leaving the…”
“The game has a fun concept, but is full of bad people.”
6 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Getting, for the most part, 15 strangers together, and trying to find out who are guilty, Is absolutely hilarious! Some games you'll Rage. Sometimes you feel like a Puppet Master, Or a Hero of the Town! And as jailor,…”
“A game of deceit and cunning. This game is awesome with a good group. On public rooms, has a lot of trolls though which the developers don't seem to care to fix.”
“Town of Salem is an in depth role playing game based of the game Werewolf. But it sucks because people are toxic and stupid. 7.5 game if you have a good group of players. 2 if you have idiots”
4 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“strategy game super addicting especially with coven expansion pack would recommend to anyone who is into strategy games”
20 of the 99 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“I love this game. However the moderation and player base has become unbearable, and sucked all the fun out of the game. People join the game and will throw the game by outing all there mafia partners and leaving the…”
“Really sad, but the game is unplayable now. Nothing but dreadful players and trolls. You spend forever in the lobby waiting for a game that just is no longer fun. They do nothing to ban cheats.”
“In 2026 the community of this game is like a consortium of users banned on twitter. Don't bother downloading.”
11 of the 99 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“I doubt anyone will read this but Town of Salem is a very good game. Takes a long time to learn but every game is fun and chaotic and I would highly suggest. NEVER GET TOS 2”
“i used to play this game a lot. not sure if i'd pick it up now because honestly it's just a me thing but being an evil role was stressful for me, i would buy the thing that increases the odds to be a town role just so i…”
“yeah i dont understand how to play in the least but this game is really fun”
10 of the 99 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I love this game. However the moderation and player base has become unbearable, and sucked all the fun out of the game. People join the game and will throw the game by outing all there mafia partners and leaving the…”
“Really sad, but the game is unplayable now. Nothing but dreadful players and trolls. You spend forever in the lobby waiting for a game that just is no longer fun. They do nothing to ban cheats.”
“got a 2 day ban for hate speech by saying femboys are gross in a kids game where nobody should be talking about sexuality smh, im sure they let pedos on here like roblox”
5 of the 99 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Really sad, but the game is unplayable now. Nothing but dreadful players and trolls. You spend forever in the lobby waiting for a game that just is no longer fun. They do nothing to ban cheats.”
“I was a much more active player around 2015-2017 and while the game wasn't perfect, it was in a much better state than it is now. Most games will only last around 2-3 nights because people will dc over the smallest…”
“bad game”
3 of the 99 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Really sad, but the game is unplayable now. Nothing but dreadful players and trolls. You spend forever in the lobby waiting for a game that just is no longer fun. They do nothing to ban cheats.”
Counted across 99 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I’m convinced this game created a generation of gaslighters and narcissists”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“im talking best social deduction game ive ever played i started in 2016 (i was a mobile and web player) switched to pc cuz its better IMO and ive never stopped loving it def give it a good try. i say spend the extra money if you can for the dlc cuz its so much better especially…”
— a player, Steam review · 115 hrs played“Type in "town of salem banned" and you will find the creators of the game deactivated their forums and are personally banning players over annoyance or grudges in their discord chat. Do not spend your money here or else creators and moderators will ban you without recourse and…”
— a player, Steam review · 543 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:18 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.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
ToS1 Patch 3.3.15 - QoL Patch 📜🎉
ToS1 Patch 3.3.15 - QoL Patch 📜🎉 Hey Townies! This patch introduces some QoL features to the party menu, and brings moderation improvements to prevent "Lobby Stalling". Please review the patch notes b
📢 Town of Salem 1 Now on Discord Activities! 🎉
📢 Town of Salem 1 Now on Discord Activities! 🎉 Hey Townies! Town of Salem 1 is now playable through Discord Activities. Join friends to deceive, deduce & survive 👀Launch Discord Activities to play now
Town of Salem Games: December 2025 Update
Howdy Townies, Lance here, sharing some important updates for Town of Salem games. Over the past several months, we’ve been focused on a range of behind-the-scenes improvements aimed at enhancing the
ToS1 Patch 3.3.13 - Unity Security Update 📜
ToS1 Patch 3.3.13 - Unity Security Update 📜 Hello Townies! We have a quick patch regarding a unity Security issue that was recently announced, but otherwise no game changes to ToS1 at this time. --- -
New Town of Salem FAQ & Support ℹ️
New Town of Salem FAQ & Support ℹ️ Hey Townies! We have launched a brand new FAQ & Support page on the ToS website. Our goal is to make receiving support & information quicker & more seamless for you.
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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, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Multiplayer · Strategy · Mystery · Indie · Social Deduction · RPG · Casual · Werewolves · Funny · Survival · Tactical · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Spanish - Spain, Turkish * |
| Achievements | 361 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.townofsalem.io/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: 2 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space