Developer World Makers has debuted the new teaser trailer of Deceit 2 as part of this year’s Streamer Awards. The trailer for the anticipated sequel showcases the first snippets of gameplay from the upcoming PC, Xbox and PlayStation game.
The teaser features a first look at some of the items at the Survivors’ disposal for sussing out who the Infected are and the overhauled shooting mechanics for when it’s time to “vote” these suspected infected players out. Deceit 2 places a greater emphasis on social deduction strategy.
The game features overhauled gameplay and visuals, thanks to Unreal Engine 5. Both characters and monstrosities feature high-fidelity textures and maps are appropriately foreboding with a new lighting engine that will make players fear the dark.
Check out the new trailer:
Deceit 2 features:
- Deceive and manipulate: Infected players can activate blood altars located across the map, weakening the veil of reality until it breaks. This transports all players to the in-between, a parallel dimension in which the Infected have terrifying powers. Infected players will wreak havoc and sabotage the efforts of innocent players, but can be eliminated if exposed outside of the in-between.
- Hunt and kill: Once the Infected players summon the in-between, you’ll need to continue making progress towards escaping whilst evading the empowered Infected. Your mind will be warped as they chase you down amongst the horrors of the In-Between, and one player must die for the ritual to be satisfied. Who will be sacrificed?
- Deduce and escape: Innocent players have power in numbers. They can eliminate any suspected infected player by damaging them to trigger a banishing ritual. Make sure the player is convinced of their guilt though, or they’ll be thinning out their own team. Complete tasks and collect souls for the mysterious Peddler, who’ll exchange useful items to aid in investigations, survive the dreadful in-between, and eventually escape.
- Immersive freedom: Deceit 2 is designed as a social sandbox with unique and creative ways to play both roles. Social deception is at the core of this game—you’ll have to study other players’ behaviour and evaluate the situation before making any hasty decisions. There are plenty of tools to assist but with item and map variations between games, you’ll need to adapt strategies on the fly.
The highly anticipated sequel to one of the “Best Multiplayer Horror Games in 2022” (Dexerto), Deceit 2 brings an all-new authentic horror asymmetric multiplayer experience to players on console and PC next year. Re-built from the ground up using Unreal Engine 5, players enter one of many visually striking and foreboding maps to figure out who among the group is a murderous Infected Terror. Featuring new items, nine player matches and overhauled gameplay, Deceit 2 is a fully engrossing and truly terrifying multiplayer game where only the sane will survive.