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Is Art of Deception worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy assassination scenarios built around disguise and dialogue
- Fans of branching mission approaches who want environmental interaction
- Story-focused players interested in wartime political conflict and morally mixed characters
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-focused action, since the described mechanics center on dialogue, impersonation, and environmental interaction
- Those wanting open-ended objectives beyond killing, because the stated mission goal is assassination
- Players looking for conventional high-fantasy settings with dragons, orcs, or elves
Our take on Art of Deception
The listing presents multiple methods and mission paths, but the central objective remains fixed: killing the target. That makes the apparent freedom about execution rather than about changing the purpose of each mission.
What is Art of Deception?
Art of Deception is an interactive assassination simulator set in a conflict between the Kingdom and the Empire, rival powers whose fighting has lasted over a century.
As the Royal Phantom, a figure able to take on other people’s appearances, the player carries out missions by finding a route to each target through dialogue and environmental interaction. Conversations and role-playing choices can preserve a disguise or expose it. Characters have their own motives and aims, without a simple good-versus-evil divide. Missions offer different approaches, including deception, manipulation, theft, and impersonation. The setting is a realistic fantasy world without dragons, orcs, elves, or similar beings, accompanied by an atmospheric soundtrack.
How Art of Deception plays
- 01Identity Assumption
- The Royal Phantom can take the forms of other people while carrying out missions.
- 02Dialogue Consequences
- A poorly chosen line during conversations can expose the player's deception.
- 03Multiple Mission Routes
- Tasks can be completed through different approaches involving conversation and environmental interaction.
- 04Moral Ambiguity
- Characters are given their own motives and goals instead of being presented as simply good or evil.
- 05Realistic Fantasy Setting
- The world excludes dragons, orcs, elves, and other similar supernatural creatures.
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Art of Deception: platforms & release
Is Art of Deception worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy assassination scenarios built around disguise and dialogue. Skip it if: players seeking combat-focused action, since the described mechanics center on dialogue, impersonation, and environmental interaction.
Where can I download Art of Deception?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Art of Deception's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Art of Deception on?
Windows only.
