Deceptor
A social deduction murder mystery for 4–10 players. One of you is the killer.
Deceptor blends the deduction of a classic whodunit with the paranoia of a hidden-role party game. Everyone at the table plays a detective working the same murder case — but one detective is secretly the killer, quietly picking off the competition while pretending to investigate.
You each play on your own phone, in the same room, arguing out loud. There are no teams and no shared victory: the first detective to name the killer, the weapon, the room, and the motive wins alone. The killer wins by making sure nobody lives long enough to do it.
Sir Charles Wadsworth was found dead at his manor in the middle of the night. His widow has summoned the best detectives to solve the case. One of them is the killer. Solve it first, or you're next.
What makes it different
- Everyone is a suspect. The killer isn't a spectator with a night action — they sit at the table, take turns, and make guesses like everyone else. They just already know the answer.
- Individual win. No villager team, no shared victory screen. Detectives race each other to the solution, so every clue you reveal helps your rivals too.
- Four-part deduction. It's not just who, where, and with what — you also have to uncover why. Motive is a full deduction category of its own.
- Real-time tap duels. Tied votes are settled with a five-second tap-off called the Tussle, and once the killer is exposed, they hunt survivors in one-on-one duels. Deduction gets you to the endgame; reflexes get you through it.
- Deaths leak clues. Every victim drops one of their findings for the whole table to see. Even a bad night moves the case forward.
How a night plays out
Each day, every detective takes one turn: name a suspect, a weapon, a room, and a motive. If another player holds a card that contradicts your guess, they show it to you privately — one more thing ruled out. Get all four right and the game ends on the spot.
When the turns are done, night falls. The table argues, votes on a suspect, and confirms. Vote out an innocent detective and one of their findings goes public. Corner the killer and the vote exposes them — but exposed is not the same as finished. While all of this happens, the killer is quietly marking their next victim.
Read the complete rules for the full picture, including the Tussle and the Hunt.
Play it now
Deceptor runs free in any modern browser — no download, no account, no sign-up. The host creates a room, shares the code, and everyone joins from their phone. iOS and Android apps are on the way.
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