Social deduction roguelike Dupery announced for PC
Yogscast Games and Gilded Rune Games have announced a brand-new title today.
Social deduction roguelike Dupery is a single-player game slated for release later this year on PC (via Steam). An announcement trailer can be seen below.
A synopsis for Dupery reads:
A terrible syndicate has infiltrated society, so players explore cases, listen to what the citizens have to say and use that information to root out the wrong ‘uns. Over the course of their investigations, detectives must gather clues, question suspects and piece together conflicting information to identify hidden roles within a criminal syndicate.
The problem? Not everything revealed is true.
Each run is made up of procedurally-generated cases, spread across multiple regions, each with its own mechanics, rules, and quirks. Through Colombo-like deduction, players must build an understanding of how different roles behave, learning to spot inconsistencies, rule out impossibilities and slowly untangle what’s really going on.
Runs culminate in a final deduction challenge, where players must correctly identify and eliminate the syndicate leader based on everything they’ve learned. Every mistake along the way carries consequences, meaning progress is always balanced against risk.
Simon Byron, Managing Director, Yogscast Games said this about the game:
“I only got five GSCEs, but there have been runs in Dupery which have made me feel like the cleverest man on the planet. It’s a brilliant twist on social deduction without the need to organise groups of players, yet a game which feels perfect for both playing solo or collaboratively in groups.”
Matthew Brebner, Developer at Gilded Rune Games also said:
“We’ve loved getting Dupery to where it is. It really makes you feel like a true detective, without having to do all the paperwork, of course, and we’re excited to be working with Yogscast Games to bring it to a huge global audience.”
A demo for Dupery is available on Steam right now here.
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