Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals

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Be the monster or the mortal in Dark Deception's mazes, with friends.

Platforms: PC
Stores: Steam
Price: Paid
Rated: Mostly Positive on Steam (79% of about 3,000 reviews)
Players: 2-6 (online)
Made by: Glowstick Entertainment
Released: 2020

What frightens Players take the role of monsters or mortals from Dark Deception and other horror games and fight over soul shards in nightmarish mazes: in Maze Escape four mortals collect shards to open a portal while two monsters hunt them, and in Soul Collection the mortal with the fewest shards each wave has their soul taken and turns hunter.
Content: blood.

Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals is the online multiplayer spin-off of Dark Deception by Glowstick Entertainment. Players are mortals collecting soul shards in nightmarish mazes, or the monsters from Dark Deception and other horror games hunting them, across several modes for up to six.

About Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals

Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals is a multiplayer horror game by Glowstick Entertainment, the makers of Dark Deception, released on Steam in 2020. Players take on the roles of monsters and mortals from the Dark Deception universe, and from other horror games, and battle each other in nightmarish mazes, some familiar from Dark Deception and many new.

There are three main modes. In Maze Escape, four mortals must collect enough shards to summon a portal and escape while two monsters try to stop or kill them before time runs out. Shard Mayhem is monsters only: six players compete to collect the most shards and can steal them by attacking each other. In Soul Collection, six mortals compete for shards, and after each wave Malak comes for the one with the fewest and takes their soul, turning them into a monster who hunts the rest until one mortal is left.

Each character has a special ability of its own, item boxes give powers, health and traps, and traps and bosses can turn a match around. It is a horror party game more than a slow scare: its chases and monsters are built to startle, but the mood is competitive.

It suits groups of friends who liked Dark Deception's chases, and players who enjoy asymmetrical games like Dead by Daylight in a shorter, faster form.

How to play Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals

Buy it on Steam for Windows and find a match or invite friends with a code.
Choose a mode: Maze Escape, Shard Mayhem or Soul Collection.
As a mortal, collect shards and avoid the monsters; as a monster, hunt the mortals down.
Pick up item boxes for powers, health and traps, and use your character's special ability.

Screenshots

A grinning cartoon monkey chef with bloody teeth looming in a red hotel corridor, a maze map in the corner

A monster with a pyramid-shaped helmet walking down a foggy street, a shard counter on screen

A hulking monster with a glowing face stepping through a dark doorway

Tips

In Maze Escape, mortals should split up to collect shards faster.
Save your special ability for the moment a match turns.
Item boxes can carry traps; use them to cover your escape.

Questions

Is Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals single player?

No. It is an online multiplayer game for up to six players.

Do I need to play Dark Deception first?

No, but its mazes and monsters come from Dark Deception, so fans will recognise them.

Which modes does it have?

Maze Escape (four mortals against two monsters), Shard Mayhem (six monsters, free for all) and Soul Collection (six mortals, one by one turned into monsters).