Free to Play Social Deduction Games on Steam

Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play social deduction games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on October 20th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Explore the complete list of the best free to play social deduction games.

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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! Goose Goose Duck is a game developed and published by . Released on October 03rd 2021 has received 75,401 reviews of which 65,337 were positive and 10,064 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played social deduction game, thanks to its 2,010 peak concurrent players over the last day.
8.5
65,337
10,064

2,010
players

2. 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. Town of Salem 2 is a game developed and published by . Released on August 25th 2023 has received 7,784 reviews of which 5,692 were positive and 2,092 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. While seeing 382 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among social deduction games based on player count.
7.2
5,692
2,092

382
players

3. 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. Fear Surrounds is a game developed and published by . Released on October 19th 2021 has received 10,756 reviews of which 9,267 were positive and 1,489 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. While seeing 222 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among social deduction games based on player count.
8.4
9,267
1,489

222
players

4. Super Sus

Welcome to join the multiplayer social deduction game - Super Sus! Engage in intense gameplay with global players, as you strategize to safeguard your spaceship from the cunning Impostors determined to sabotage the mission and eliminate everyone aboard! Super Sus is a game developed and published by . Released on July 30th 2024 has received 1,687 reviews of which 1,170 were positive and 517 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. With 191 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played social deduction games.
6.7
1,170
517

191
players

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? Deceit is a game developed and published by . Released on March 03rd 2017 has received 93,027 reviews of which 73,606 were positive and 19,421 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. With 155 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played social deduction games.
7.8
73,606
19,421

155
players

6. 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) Deducto is a game developed and published by . Released on February 10th 2022 has received 4,265 reviews of which 3,828 were positive and 437 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played social deduction games.
8.7
3,828
437

74
players

7. 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. MINDNIGHT is a game developed and published by . Released on August 04th 2017 has received 2,985 reviews of which 2,533 were positive and 452 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played social deduction games.
8.2
2,533
452

14
players

8. Klaus Veen's Treason

Treason is a 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal, set among Italian mobsters. Use proximity voice chat, unique abilities/gadgets, and strategy to prove your innocence or deceive others. Klaus Veen's Treason is a game developed and published by . Released on January 31st 2023 has received 1,438 reviews of which 1,291 were positive and 147 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played social deduction games.
8.5
1,291
147

2
players

9. Throne of Lies®: Medieval Politics

The 3D online multiplayer game of social deduction and mischief, inspired by medieval politics and the Werewolf/Mafia (1986) genre. Gather 'round the tabletop, uniting allies of the realm with strategy to distinguish friend from foe. Throne of Lies®: Medieval Politics is a game developed and published by . Released on September 29th 2017 has received 2,718 reviews of which 2,070 were positive and 648 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played social deduction games.
7.4
2,070
648

1
players

10. 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. The Purge Dilemma is a game developed and published by . Released on June 26th 2023 has received 302 reviews of which 257 were positive and 45 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played social deduction games.
7.9
257
45