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Art of Deception (2020)

Art of Deception cover
Developer
Dreamers
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.8 of 5, 33 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense, story-driven pixel-art thriller where you methodically manipulate and assassinate through dialogue and disguise.

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What players say

Players describe this as a 2D Hitman-like game set in a medieval fantasy world, made in RPG Maker. The standout feature is shapeshifting into other characters to complete assassinations in multiple ways. The story is well-regarded but buried under heavy dialogue, and the English translation is incomplete, with one mission entirely in Russian and menus left untranslated.

Screenshots

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