Dark Deception overview

Overview

Dark Deception comes from Glowstick Entertainment and is published by Glowstick Entertainment. It arrived on Steam on Sep 26, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Dark Deception's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 206 players at 4 October 2026 - 10:10:00 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,419. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 88% positive across 24,225 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Dark Deception is available in 12 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Dark Deception has sold up to 836,000 units and has 1,367 Steam recommendations. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Dark Deception overview details

Dark Deception combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Dark Deception is a story driven first-person horror action maze game that mixes the fast-paced style of classic arcade games with fun horror game design. Trapped in a dark world full of nightmarish mazes and ridiculous monsters, the only way out is to face the darkness and find a way to survive. This is the first chapter in the Dark Deception story. Investigate and survive the first maze. Be careful though. You are not alone. There are monsters in there and they are looking for you. You will face your fears. The question is - what are you afraid of? Features: Fast-paced Arcade Horror: No hiding in lockers here. Run for your life and run fast. Enemies can be stunned and avoided, but not killed. Power System: Earn XP and unlock powers as you progress that will allow you to even the odds and survive longer against horrendous creatures. High Quality: AAA-quality graphics and creative designs give players a variety of unique and terrifying worlds and enemies to survive. Hazardous Environments: Enemies are not the only danger. The mazes themselves are full of traps, hazards, and other dangers to watch out for. Unique Enemies: Every nightmare presents a unique creature that has its own distinct AI. Players will have to change up their tactics in order to survive. Dark Humor: While scary, Dark Deception is not a bloody or gory game and features it's own stylized brand of dark humor. Dark Deception was designed to be enjoyed by everyone.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Dark Deception is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 206 players at 4 October 2026 - 10:10:00 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,419, and 88% positive reviews.

Overview tags

HorrorFree to PlayMultiplayerSingleplayerFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorRunnerSurvival HorrorIndieActionSurvivalDark HumorAdventureStory RichArcade

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